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Questions for oral exam:
一What do you think are the problems with the present education system in China?
Overemphasize the importance of academic performance;
Key schools for academically superior students;
criticized in public because of poor performance;
Pay less attention to the physical health and mental health;
二What shall we do if we want our children to grow up in a healthier way?
the right encouragement and a lot of support
a sense of duty;
build their self-confidence
how to apply and conduct themselves in an interview for work and school.
help them decide on their future career and get prepared for their future professional lives
三What do you think are the benefits of studying abroad?
Help you have a good command of a foreign language
have a better understanding of a different culture and broaden you horizon
acquire practical working skills rather than just educational background
Improve their social skills by meeting people from different cultural backgrounds
learn how to take care of themselves and live independently
四What do you think are the problems of studying abroad?
Add the financial burden to your parents
High cost of living
difficult for overseas students to apply for scholarships
encounter cultural shock
risks of unsafe sex and illegal drugs
五What are reasons of mobile phone addiction?
The popularization of smart-phones partly contributes to the cell phone addiction.
a mean of communication;
functions of cell phone vary from handy net-surfing to fantastic video games;
Apart from the amazing functions of the cell phone, psychological factors may cause the cell phone addiction.
Not believing in others; Lack of real friends
六What are problems of mobile phone addiction?
Mobile phone addiction may interfere with people work, social or home life.
you may run up huge bills;
waste of time and hav ebad effect on study or work
cause accidents when you driving
. anxiety if they do not take their cell phones for a day.
七What are the reasons for Chinese style of crossing road?
the law will not punish numerous offenders.
People are in a hurry, rushing for companies and school
They have no sense of traffic laws.
unscientific planning of urban transport, short green light
八What measures should be taken to stop Chinese style of crossing road?
we should strengthen education and guidance to improve people’s awareness of obeying traffic rules.
impose more strict punishment
people should make better use of public transport
improve urban management ,for example, install traffic lights in a scientific way
九What are the benefits that ads can bring people?
It is useful and it can inform people of more valuable information;
It is often educational and involves a lot of knowledge;
With advertisements, people save a lot of time in shopping, looking for jobs,
Advertising is a process of artistic creation
Some ads are very inspiring.
十What are the problems that ads can bring people?
Fake advertising cheats consumers and, in some serious cases, threatens people’s lives.
We may be confuse by many kands of ads,waste a lo tof time and don’t know which to choose
Protecting Endangered animals
Reason Pollution of their habitats
Poaching for food, medicine, trade, etc
The destruction of their habitats because of global warming and human development
Idea
Create reserves
Raise endangered animals by human
Send wild animals back into their natural habitats
Enact laws to protect endangered animals
Raise people’s awareness of protecting wild animals through media, school education, etc;

Situations for pair work:
1. A finds B working hard at his/her spoken English and asks for the reason. B mentions that he/she wants to go abroad to continue his/her study after graduation. Then they exchange their ideas about studying abroad.
2. A meets B at the bus stop. B doesn’t see A because he/she is busy surfing the net with his/her mobile phone. Then they begin to exchange their ideas about mobile phone addition.
3. A tries to cross the road even though the green man signal is not on. B reminds him/her about the danger of getting injured in a car accident. Then they exchange their ideas about crossing road in Chinese style.
4. A finds B watching a TV program about endangered animals in the world. They talk with each other about the reasons for the present situation and try to come up with ideas to protect those endangered animals.
5. A and B are watching an interesting TV program together but there are too many TV commercials which interrupt the program again and again. A begins to complain about these commercials and starts a conversation with B talking about the advantages and disadvantages of ads.
6. A looks quite upset because he/she had a quarrel with his girl friend / her boy friend yesterday. B inquires about the problem and A complains about the different interests between he/she and his girl friend / her boy friend. B tries to comfort A and offer some suggestions to help A solve the problem.
7. A finds B look quite upset and inquires about the problem. B mentions the fact that he/she is in love with a girl/boy but he/she doesn’t know how to express his/her love. A tries to comfort B and offer some suggestions to encourage him/her to seize the chance.
8. A finds B look quite upset and inquires about the problem. B mentions the fact that he/she is deep in love with a girl/boy. They want to get married in the future but his/her parents are against this for some practical reasons (e.g. different family backgrounds, difficulty of finding jobs in the same place, different personalities, etc.). A tries to comfort B and offer some suggestions to help B solve the problem.
9. You wants to take your niece to a cartoon movie because it’s his/her 12th birthday, but he/she can’t go with you because there is too much homework for him/her. Since you have already bought the tickets for the movie, you invite one of your friend to watch the movie and exchange your ideas about the problems of the education system in China.
10. Your friend is listening to an English song with his/her mobile phone. You start a conversation with him/her talking about your favorite music. Then you ask him/her whether people rely on too much on their mobile phone nowadays and exchange your ideas about it.