华中师范大学英语期末考试口语topic

5/5华中师范大学英语期末考试口语topic1.Whatishappiness?Whatarethepersonalityfactorsinhappypeople

andunhappypeople?

范：Well,Iguesseverybodygothis/hercertaindefinitionabouthappinessandthatdefinitionvaryfrompersontoperson.Itdependsonwhat’syourexpectationaboutlifeandwhatdoyouthinkaboutit.Doyouthinkso?王：Yes,Iagree.Happinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Ifyouareoptimisticaboutyourlife;you’llseehappinessanywhereandanytime.Ithinktomehappinesswouldbeplentyofmoneyandplentyoftime,whichmeansIamfreetodowhateverIwant.

李:Suretheyareimportantinlife.ButIwouldrathertakeprominentsocialstatus.Moneyandtimecan’tguaranteeyouarealhappinesssometimes.Itissocialstatusthatbringsyouarealhappinesstosomewheredeepinyourheart.

周：Forme,happinessiscloselytiedtomystudies,myworkandmyfamily.WhenImadegreatprogressinmystudies,whenImadecontributionstothesocietythroughmywork,whenallthemembersinmyfamilyliveinharmony,sharinggoodandsadtimes,Iamhappy.

范：Well,generally,mydefinitionisalittlebitdifferentformyouguys’.Tome,happinessmeansquitesimple.Somethinglikesgettingpraise,winningagame,chattingwithmyfriends.Theseallmakesmefeelhappy.AndasyouallknowthatIgotaniceguy,beingwithhimismybiggesthappiness.

王：Yes,youareright.Wethinkwearehappysometimes,notsohappyatothertimes.Wecaneven,attimes,beeuphoric!Butwhatmakeshappiness?Whatarethepersonalityfactorsinhappypeopleandunhappypeople?

李：Ithink,firstly,ahappypersonmustbesatisfiedwiththemselveswhichmeansthattheylikethemselvesastheyare,andthey’rehappywithwhattheyhave.Happypeoplemaynotlikeeverythingabouttheirlives-theymaybealittlebitoverweight,ormaynothavethebestjob,ormaynotliveinabig,fancyhouse,buttheydon’tneedtochangethosethingstobehappy.

周：Yes,Iquiteagreewithyou!Theythinkmoreaboutthethingstheyaresatisfiedwith,notthechangestheywanttomake.Thisfeelingofhappinesscomesfromtheinside,notfromsomethingoutside.Ontheotherhand,unhappypeopleareoftendissatisfiedwiththemselves.Theyfeelthatsomethingmustchangesotheycanbehappy.

范：Yeah!Theythinkiftheylosesomeweightorgetabetterjoboranicerhousetheywillbehappy.Theyarealwayslookingforsomethingoutsidethemselvestomakethemhappy.Buttheproblemis-theyneverfindit!Nomatterwhattheyget,they’restilldissatisfiedandunhappy.王：OK,optimisticisalsoveryimportant.Anoptimisticpersonoftenlooksatthepositivesideoflife,notthenegative.Now,weallhaveproblems,whetherwe’rehappyornot.Butwhenhappypeoplehave

problems,theyassumethatthingswillimprove.Theydon’tworryalotandthinkaboutallthebadthingsthatcanhappen.Instead,theyhaveapositiveattitude.

李：However,unhappypeoplearetheopposite.Theyarenotoptimisticanddon’thaveapositiveattitude.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theythinkabouthowbadeverythingisandassumethatit’llgetworse.Sotheymakethemselvesevenmoreunhappywhentheythinkaboutallthebadthingsthatmighthappen.

周：Good！What’smore,happypeopleshouldhavegoodrelationshipswithotherpeople.Theytrytohaveclose,lovingrelationshipswithfriendsandfamily.Studiesshowthatclose,lovingrelationshipsareoneofthemostimportantfactorsinachievinghappiness.Sohappypeopledon’tspendalltheirtimebuildingtheircareersortryingtomakemoney.范：Theyalsospendtimebuildingrelationshipswithfriendsandfamily.Ontheotherhand,unhappypeopledon’thaveasmanycloserelationships.Right?

王：Yes.Theymayhavetroublemakingfriends.Ortheymayspendalltheirtimeworkingandthenfindthatthey’reverylonelyandunhappy.李：Butforwhateverreason,theydon’thavecloserelationshipsandthismakesthemunhappy.

周：Iknow.Well,ifyouwanttobehappier,don’tassumethathavingalotofmoneyandposition.Thereareother,moreimportantfactors.

2.What’syourpointofviewonwomen’sroleandpositioninthemodernsociety?

范：Todayourtopiciswomen’sroleandpositioninthemodernsociety.WangKai,astheonlyboyinourgroup,Iwanttoaskyouaquestion.What’syourpointofviewonwomen’sroleandpositioninthemodernsociety?

王：Well,it’sreallyveryhardtosay.I’mafraidifIsaysomethingwrong,youwillhateme.Buttobehonest,Ipreferwomenstayingathomeandtakingcareofchildrenandhusband,somencanworkbetteroutside.

李：Ok,youareright,weallhateyounow.Nowadays,womenareplayingallincreasinglyimportantpartinsociety.Inmanycountries,moreandmorewomenarenotonlyactingasworkers,farmers,scientists,theyarealsotakinganactivepartinpolitics.Wecansaythatalmostalljobswhichmencandoarenowcloneperfectlybywomen.

周：Yes，withthechangesintheirsocialrole,woman'spositioninthefamilyhasbeenimprovedaswell.Husbandandwifearenowequalinthefamily.Theycopewithproblemsofdailylifetogether,andsharehappinesswitheachother.

范：Surly,youcannotseethetraditionalpatternthatmengooutworkingtosupportthefamilywhilewomenstayedathometakingcareofthehusbandandthechildren.Norcanyouseewomenbusywithdishes,whereasmensittingcomfortablyinarmchairs,readingnewspapers.

王：OK.OK.Don'tgetexcited.Iamjustjoking.Inmodernsociety,thewomenandmenhaveequalpositioninthefamilyaccordingtothemarriagelaw.Womencanalsochoosetoworkoutside.Inmyopinion,awomanlivinginmodernsocietyishappierthanawomanlivinginthelastcentury.

李：Itotallyagreewithyou,becausethewomenisnotconfinedtothehouseandfreeenoughtodowhatshelikestodo.Thus,theycanenjoyamorecolorfulandmeaningfullife.

周：Yeah,Womanisnotinthelastcenturytostayathomedoingthehousework,theycangoouttolookforajobandalotofjobsaretendtobewomen.Forexample,nursesandpreschooleducationaretendtobewomen.

范：So,womeninthemodernlifeplaysaveryimportantrole,theyarenotonlythetraditionalwithchildren,butalsoindependentinwork.

王：Inspiteofthesechanges,theliberationofwomenhasnotbeencompletelyrealized.Anumberofmenstillregardwomenasinferior.Somewomenarestillfacedwithinequalitywhentheyarelookingforjobs.That'sreallytheproblemweshouldsolveimmediately.

李：Becausethestatusofwomeninoldsocietyisverylow,andingeneral,theywereinferiortomen.Womenweretoremainignorantandtoobey--first,theirfathers;aftermarriage,theirhusbands;duringwidowhood,theirsons.Themajorroleofwomen,consideredtheprivate

propertyofmen,wastopleasetheirhusbandsandtobearchildren.

周：Andastimegoeson,thesocietyisdevelopingconstantlyinallfields.Women'sroleinsocietyofChinaalsohasbeenundergoinggreatchanges.However,theeffectofancientthoughtshasn’tcompletelydisappeared.范：So,somepeoplestillthinkthata“goodmother”isonewhogivesupworktostayathomewithherchildren.Sothereexistsomeproblems.Especiallyinsomeruralareas,womenarestillinalowerposition.

王：Theyhavetoobeytheirhusbandsandarealmostilliterate.Therefore,womenstillhavealongwaytogotowardsacompletelyequalsociety.李：No,Idon’tagreewiththisview.AsfarasIamconcerned,agoodmotherdoesn’thavetoquitherjobanddevoteallofherselftoherchildrenandfamily.Theycanmakebothworkandhomedon’tdelay,Ibelievetheyhavetheabilitytohandleworkoftherelationshipofthefamily.

周：Allinall,women’sroleinsocietyofChinaisbeingmadevariousandsignificant,whichiscertainlythetrendofthewholeworld’sdevelopment

3.Whodoyouthinkisbetteratlearninganewlanguage,anadultorachild?Whatmakesthemlearnanewlanguagedifferently?

范：Todayourtopicislearninganewlanguage.Whodoyouthinkisbetteratlearninganewlanguage,anadultorachild?

王：Ithinkthatachildcanlearnanewlanguageeasierthananadult.李：Ihavetheoppositeopinionwithhim.Ithinkthatanadultcanlearnbetterthanachildatlearninganewlanguage.

周：Eachcoinhastwosides.Inmyopinion,Bothchildrenandadultshavetheirownadvantagesanddisadvantages.

范：Ok,differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Soletusmakeadiscussionaboutit.Asweallknow,languageneedmorelisteningandpractice.Whenchildmakemistakes,theydon’tworryaboutbeinglaughedbyothers.SoyouthinkachildisbetteratlearningEnglish.Right?

王:Yes,itiseasierforchildtospeak.Childrenhaveastrongercuriositythanadults.Itmakesthemgoodatdiscoveringandfindingthefeatureswhichisnotobvious.Theyaresensitivetothingsaround.Everythingintheworldisnewforthem.itiseasyforthemtoacceptnewthinglikenewlanguage.

李：Ok.Inmyopinion,notonlystudyingEnglishorothersarebothneedagoodmethodtolearn.Throughseveralyearsofstudying,theadultsarewellinformed.Comparedwiththechild,theyaremoreadeptatfindingthebestwaytolearnlanguage,insteadofputtingallsortsofthingstogether.

周：Theadultshavemoreexperiencethanchildren.Theyaregoodat

learninggrammar,meaning,andvocabularyandsoon.Theadultsarefamiliarwithreadingskills,soadultscanlearnfasterthanthechildren.范：Memoryisanimportantfactorforpeopletolearnlanguage.Ibelieveweallknowthatmemorywouldnotstayaplaceandwaitforus.Itisgraduallydecliningwiththeage.Sothememoryofchildrenmustbebetterthanadults.

李：Surveyonthephysiologicalstructureindicatesthatthebrainofadultshasalreadymatured.SochildrenhavestrongerPlasticitythanadults.Thustheycanacceptnewthingsmorequickly.

周：Well,linguistsbelievethatthechildrencanlearnlanguageeasilyandwell.It’sbecauseofthecriticalperiodoflanguagedevelopment.Thecriticalperiodisatheorythatexplainswhyitiseasierforchildrentolearnlanguagesthanforadults.

范：Yes，Iknowthat.Theygotthistheoryfromthestudyofanimals.Asongbirdlearnstosingthefirstfewmonthsafterit’sbornbylisteningtoitsparents’songandrepeatingit.Thebirdcanonlylearntodothiswhenitisababy.Anadultbirdcannotlearntosing.

王：Thatsaid,thereisevidenceforacriticalperiodforlearningtospeakwithanativeaccent.Somehowchildrencanhearthedifferentsoundsbetter,andtheirmouthmusclescanhearthedifferentsoundsbetter,andtheirmouthmusclescanmakethenewsounds

李：Inmanycases,achildwillspeakanewlanguagewithnof