09级第三学期AB班期末口语话题

A、B班期末口语话题A班1.The fame gameOur textbook tells us, “An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, doesn’t know what else to do but to continue chasing it.” What do you think the author intends to tell us?1.What is your opinion on fame?2.Nowadays, many people try every possible means to become famous. Can you guesswhy?3.If we shouldn’t seek fame, what else should we seek instead.2.Crushed by misfortuneWe hope every day is a nice day. But things don’t always happen as we expected. Some sad accidents might run into our peaceful life, taking away our properties, our beloved, even our ability to speak, listen or move. Suppose the misfortune really happened to you, what would you feel and do?1.If one of your friends were crushed by misfortune, what would you do?2.For those who got hadicapped from accidents, what do you think the government shoulddo to help them?3. A good welfare system is very important for the stability of society and the wellbeing ofpeople. Can you describe the ideal welfare system in your imagination?3. Zooming up the information superhighwayNowadays, information superhighway is nothing new to our life. Thanks to the advanced technology, we lead a convenient and colorful life that could not be imagined by our ancestors. But each coin has two sides:1.What are the advantages of information superhighway?2.What are the negative effects of it?3.give some suggestions to those net addicts (网络上瘾者).4. My roommate, my friend?Entering the college, moving into the dormitory, you have to share the little space with someone---- your roommates. With the passage of time, all the roommates become a part of your life, some in a positive way(friends), but others, probably sad enough, in a negative way(troublemakers or enemies).1.What are the main causes of roommate conflicts?2.Share your ideas or stories concerning how to solve the problem.3.What are the qualities the ideal roommate in your eyes should have?5. Criminal actsRecent years have witnessed enomorous waves of crime crackdown (打黑) in Chongqing. The campaign exposed the links between organized crimes and some corrupted high officials. This fact proves that the harm of bribery is so severe that it serves as the hotbed (温床)of other evil things. In order to maintain a clean, equal and orderly atmosphere in society, what should our coutry do tostop bribery?1.In the campaign against bribery, what role does mass media play?2.As students, what can we play a role in it ?3.Can you explain the importance of moral education?6. The truth about your genesTo some extent, nobody influences you more than your parents. They take you to this world, giving you the unique DNA carrying chains of secret codes of genes which largely shape what you are. Meanwhile, their style of parenting and their affection accompany your growth even throughout your lifetime.1.Describe one special talent or character you get from your parents’ genes.2.Nobody is perfect, including your parents. Maybe their parenting is not good enough to fosteryou to be a genius, or even hurts your feeling in some way, how would you comment on them?3.Apart from genes and parenting, what do you think are the important factors determiningone’s success?7. EQ, more important than IQBoth EQ and IQ are important measurements to judge people’s intelligence. But do you know the difference between them? Do you believe that EQ is more important than EQ? Can you demonstrate your point by giving some examples?1.What benefits will the person get if he/she increases his/her EQ?2.How can we cultivate our EQ?3.If you were a parent of a young child, what would you possibly do to cultivate yourchild’s EQ?8. Lifestyles (新时代P.11)As many people know, generation gap is a fact of life. The lifestyle parents expect their kid to follow is not necessarily the one the kid really wants. However, there are some cases that the parents and the kid communicate so well that they can meet an agreement on that issue. So in terms of lifestyles, what is the story in your family?1. What is the current lifestyle your parents are having?2. What is the ideal lifestyle you want to have?3. Are you willing to live with your parents after you get married?9. Today’s headlines (新时代P.25)Looking back upon the year of 2010, which news is the one impressing you most? Please describe the news to us.1.Why do you choose it as the most impressive news?2.What is your opinion on the news?3.Do you want your name to appear in the news headlines?10. Going to the city (新时代P.68-69)Please look at the pictures on P69(NEIE), work with your partners to describe the picture on the top and imagine what the people will do when they arrive in the city.1. Which one among those people is the one you want to be? Why?2. Suppose you are the one you want to be in the picture, imagine what you are going to dofor the rest of the day.3. Do you like urban life? Why?11. The college romance (新时代P.96)College romance has become a common phenomenon on campus. People’s opinions on it vary greatly. Share your viewpoints with your partners.1. Why are you for or against it?2. What is your parents’view on it?3. Descibe the Mr/Miss Right in your mind.12. Graduation party—keep in touch (新时代P.156)Develop a conversation with your partners at your graduation party, recalling the unforgettable events you have shared in college life and sharing your future plans.1.Do you have any progress in English after taking College English course for one yearand a half? If yes, what are they? If no, why no?2.Can you give some advice to the freshmen on how to study English well?3.After graduation, which way will you choose, finding a good job or persuing apostgraduate degree? Why?B班1. Step up to better healthExercise is important for both the body and the mind. However, many people do not realize the importance of exercise and live a passive life, which generates many negative effects physically and mentally.1.What are the benefits of exercise on people’s health?2.Do you have any exercise problems? Wha t’s your exercise program?3.How to live a healthy life?2. Ways to winAll roads lead to Rome. It means that there are many different ways to achieve the same goal. Ideas about success are relative to culture and vary depending upon where we are, what we teach and how we teach it. The demands of an ever-changing world require that we constantly evaluate our education system and experiment with creative ways of educating for success.1.What’s moral (quality) education? Is it applicable in present China?2.Do you think going to college is the best way to win success? Why?3.By the teacher’s standard, how can we be good students?3. Symbols of AmericaA symbol is the sign or mark that is looked upon as representing something. The symbols describe and exemplify the qualities of one’s culture and people and the values people share.1.What are the symbols of Amerian culture?2.What does a nation value as her symbols?3.In your opinion, what can be regardesd as symbols of China?4. Death’s lessons for lifeLife is valuable for people, and almost everyone is in fear of death. But the brave and mature people are prepared to die because they have understood the meaning of life.1.What is the meaning of life in your understanding?2.In what cases will a life-death decision be in need? Please list some typical examples.3.How to face difficulties in your life?5. Defending ourselves against disastersDepending on its climate and geological envrionment, each country is stricken by this or that natural disasters. What’s more, humans are using up the natural resources and disturbing the balance of nature. We need solutions to our ecological problems in the present and in the future as well as make preparation for defending disasters.1.What are the natural disasters the human beings are confronted with?2.How should we prepare for earthquakes?3.What destruction do natural disasters cause? Please choose a specific disaster to illustrateits destructive force.6. GreatnessDo you want to make your mark in the world? Who is your role model? Is your role model Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandi, or Bill Gates? How about you? Will your career path make a difference in the world?1.What is your dream, and how to realize it?2.How to interprete “greatness”?3.Do you want to be an ordinary person or achieve fame in the world?7. Premarital agreementsThe move toward equality for women and their increasing economic power as well as the need for both parents to work to support the family are all factors leading to trends like premarital agreements, unmarried mothers, smaller households and higher divorce rates. All the changes bring about new thinking on social policy.1.Have you ever heard of premarital agreements? What do you think they are for?2.Would you ask for a premarital agreement before your marriage? Why or why not?3.Do you think premarital agreements will take the romance out of marriage?8. Offering some advicePeople often meet some difficulties and hesitate to make decisions. Offering some advice to others may help them overcome their problems and take them out of troubles.1.When your friends come across some troubles, are you willing to offer some advice for themor just let them deal with problems by themselves?2.Do you think the advice from others sometimes may hinder a person’s decision?3.If your advice is turned down by others, do you feel embarrassed or persuade others to acceptyour advice?9. Advertising campaignWith the development of economy, advertisements have played an essential role in people’s life, and exerted an impressive influence on people’s choices of buying something. As a result, companies put more energy and efforts to conduct advertising campaigns so as to make more profits.1.What’s the function of advertisements in the society?2.Do you believe anything that advertisements advocate? Why?3.How can we distinguish the cheating behaviors of advertisements?10. Improving teaching and learning of EnglishWith the globalization of the society, English has played an increasing role in people’s life. As for a foreign language, English learning needs people’s hard work and consistent efforts. To learn English well is the task of both teachers and studetns for their mutual efforts.1.What are the most difficult points when learning English?2.How was your English teacher in middle school?3.What suggestions do you want to give for your teacher to help improve your English?11. International student programCultural exchange encourages implementation of international student programs in many universities for purpose that students can share experiences for study and life as well as have access to a new culture.1.If permitted, which country do you want to go for study? Why?2.When you come to a new country, you may come across culture shock. Hwo to cope withit?3.If you were the President of your university, what measures could you take to promotethe international student program?12. Touching: a sign of friendship?When people get close to each other, they often use body languages to show their intimacy and friendship, say, hand in hand, or arm in arm. But in different cultures, people may have some different ideas about touching.1.What kind of roles do body languages play in people’s communication?2.What can we do to reveal our friendship with others?3.What happened when touching is misused?。