英语口语话题及范例

1. A pers on I love

The person I love is my mother. She is kind and caringThe mother ' s love is warm and great. She gave birth to me and brought me up. She is always sta nding behi nd me in all that I do.

I grew up lean on my mother, she is my first teacher, she taught how to read, how to write, how to get along with other people,

how to be a positive and hon est pers on.

She does everything she can to make me happy and never asks for anything in return. Mother is a best friend as well. When we stay together, we just like my sister. If I have some problems, I ' ll ask herAnidhelp.

she will give me many advices. She is always there to en courage me to do the things I want to do. She is a good listener. She taught me the meaning of love. She will comfort when I m sad, love me whenl m mad, pick me up when I m down, encourage me when I need a shove.

2. The differe nces betwee n motherly love and fatherly love if there are an y? Accord ing to my pers onal experie nces, mother loves the n ewbor n infant. Both their love are unconditional and unselfish. But I can feel motherly love is direct, she may talk about some trifle again and again. Most is about the weather the food. And she always nag at me. In the mother's eyes, we are always is a group of childre n. Let us feel warm

Fatherly love is deep but in direct. Father may not good at show ing their loves or cares. They are anno yed, angry and disappo in ted becausethey are too worried

about our life and future Let us feel safe,at ease. I think it maybe because female are perceptual while male are rati on al.

3. What do you think makes a good heart?

To be kind thoughtful forgiving caring and generous honest

Con trol one 'temper esay to get get along with other and be a good

liste ner

Keep a calm attitude

A person with a good heart should be able to treat others equally no matter what she or he is, how she or he looks or what they are doing. And always be brave to face the difficult in life and love life.

4. The different attitudes of people towards disabled people. what ' your attitude? Some people look dow n upon disabled people, thinking they bring many troubles. Some people they are poor, felt much sympathy for them

The social attitudes towards disabled people are often too protection, thi nking they are gran ted uncon diti on ally protecti on. My attitude is that we can ' t look down upon disabled people, just treat them with the attitude towards ordinary people. we also need to fight for our right when conflict with them. We must face the problem 5. What are the ben efits of keep ing pets? And what are the troubles?

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Good: in your Ionely time it will accompany you. It will always be with you. It will always stay by your side (except dead). It is a good liste ner. bad: if pets are not often bathed, they may become dirty and smelled. Pets can be infected easily. Pets mess is another trouble. Sometimes it is too no isy to keep a dog.

6. Make a short summary of the article Speak ing Different Lan guages. P45

Man and wome n Ian guages had the same words but differe nt meaning depe

nding on the way they were used. Woma n would tend to exaggerate the factors

and men react in an unsupportive manner, because they mistakenly take these expressionsliterally. It is important to rethink or tran slate what people have heard. 7. F ind as many differe nces as you can betwee n men and wome n.

Give some examples.

Man and wome n seldom mean the same thi ng eve n whe n they use the same words.

Gender differenee性别差异)

Man and women Ianguages had the same words but different meaning depe nding on the way they were used. There expressi ons were similar, but they had different connotations含义)or emotional emphasis.

n ever Example: “I feel like you n ever liste n. ” Usi ng the word

way of express ing the frustrati on.

Woma n would tend to exaggerate the factor, men mistake nly take these expressions literally, react in an unsupportive manner. Men use speech as

a means of conveying only facts and in formati on.

Example: woman: “ we never go out. ” Men respond ” we went out last week. ”8. What are the causes of misun dersta ndings in huma n

com muni cati on? Give some examples.

Reas ons: pronun ciatio n

Cultural differe nee

Character(outgoi ng in trovert) 性格差异

Gen der differe nee

Emoti on (n ervous excited)

Communi cati on Skill (gesture)

Situatio n1

英国人对家人的帮忙会说谢谢；而中国人认为帮助家里人是一种义

务，所以无需言谢。In teracti ons: help betwee n family members

Conven ti ons: polite ness

Chin ese Conven ti ons: on e's own obligati on, no n eed to tha nk or be

than ked

British and America n Conven tio ns: Expect polite expressi ons like 'please', 'tha nk you', etc.

Situati on2

外国人觉得中国人对待他们是十分友好的，但是有时候会问出一些令

他们感到尴尬的问题，比如问他们的年龄和工资。In teractio ns:

conv ersatio n betwee n people meeti ng for the first time

Conventions: conversational topics, privacy, taboo, openness, directness Chinese Conventions: Many Chinese people tend to ask about age, marital status, and even salary when first meeting one another. To them, these are ope n conv ersatio nal topics. Knowing a pers on's age helps them use appropriate terms of address,such as 'Lao Wang', 'Xiao Li', or kin terms such as 'uncle' or 'aunt', etc. And Chinese people pay a lot of attention to family life, so naturally talk of family members features as a com mon topic. As to salary, si nce there is a n ati onal system of salaries, people usually don't consider it a secret and they talk about it openly. British and American Conventions: In Britain, weather and sports are com mon topics. Some taboo questio ns: age, marriage and salary. These are considered too private or too personal to talk about when first meeting some one.

Situatio n3

中国人结伴出游的时候，如果买什么东西，去买的人一般都会按照人头购买，即便有人客气地说不要；和外国人结伴出游，如果你客气地推说不需要某样东西，那么对方真的就不会给你买。

In teracti ons: offeri ng refreshme nts or drinks

Conven ti ons: polite ness, in dividual decisi on

Chin ese Conven tio ns: Whe n a Chin ese offers refreshme nts or drinks to his colleague, his colleague often declines the offer politely, because he does n't want to trouble the pers on who offers and it also shows his politeness. Normally the person who offers still prepares or buys refreshments or drinks, and this will be

expected by his colleague. Shar ing food and dri nk whe n going out together is com mon among colleagues and frien ds.

British and American Conventions: Respect one's own decision, 'yes' means one wants it, 'no' means one does n't, polite ness is usually show n by the expressi on 'tha nk you' or 'please'.

9. What are the importa nt factors for successful com muni cati ons?

Speak clearly

Be con fide nt

Orga nize well and put more focus on main idea

Pay atte nti on to the differe nt speak ing habit of differe nt sex, educatio n, and cultural backgro und.

10. What are the ways to avoid misun dersta ndin gs? P66

do not use words with differe nt meanin gs.

Express and pronounce clearly.

Put focus on main point of your view

Do not prete nd to un dersta nd

Ask whe n not sure about someth ing.

Un dersta nd the sex, educati on and cultural backgr ound differe nee duri ng com muni eati on.

It is importa nt to reth ink or tran slate what people have heard.

11. How do people define winning ? What does winning mean to you? The wealthy man

Got the aehieveme nt

Make big eon tributi on

Achieve on e'goals in life

Overcome some problems or weak ness

Career, wealth, fame or post, and power

Enjoy on eself

Enjoy my life, live happily and to realize my dream

12. Who do you thi nk is a winner in your eye? Why?

Some one can overcome his weak ness and restart after

e.g: Disabled athletes张海迪

Cruel fate has challenge in front, he did not depressedand destruction, but the life is full of con fide nee, with great ten acity and persevera nce combating disease, suffered severe tests. Self-study university English and Japa nese and Germa n, many En glish tran slatio n

13. Do you regard yourself as a winner or loser? Why?

It's hard to say, I think we are all on the way to be a winner.

we are not prefect in our quality, but we are attempti ng

14. What characteristics of wi nners or losers have?

Preparedness, promptnes及时，perseveranee锲而不舍，politeness

Squash: gossip, criticism, in differe nee

Love one ano ther, be faithful, be loyal, be un selfish, be truthful

Turn up a new idea, tur n up with the determ in ati on to do a better job

Sb is in tellige nee, in depe ndent, have good capability to do sth