英语口语辩论话题

口语考试时间：2014年5月25日（13周周日）

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2012级的同学们：

外国语学院本学期继续举行2012级大学英语口语考试，切实引导学生重视口语，提高英语应用能力。口语考试成绩将占期末考核总评成绩的15%。 考试题型为话题辩论，有的话题涉及本学期所学七个单元的主题，有的话题涉及日常生活或社会热点问题，要求考生2人一组围绕所抽到的话题展开辩论，时限3分钟，要求辩论对话不少于10个英语句子，否则严重影响成绩。每个话题下面有单词或表达等提示信息供大家参考。考官将按照评分标准根据你对问题的见解、个人观点的阐述、持续时间、参与程度、熟练及流利程度、语音语调等判分。

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以下为10个口语考试题签，请同学们认真准备。祝大家考试成功！

外国语学院大学外语第二教学部

2014年4月

2012级英语4口语考试辩论话题

Topic 1 It’s good / not good for college students to have a part-time

job.

Side A: It’s good for college students to have a part-time job.

learn much different knowledge; gain working experience; make students more confident; realize their own value and prove themselves; adopt themselves into the society early and make progress to their study as well

Side B: It’s not good for college students to have a part-time job.

fall behind others if they get the part-time job; spend too much time and energy on part-time job; inevitably lessen his time and energy for academic learning; corrupt the students' motivation for academic success; interfere with their studies

Topic 2 Should we diet in order to keep fit?

Side A: Yes, we should diet in order to keep fit.

keep a balance of nutrition; diet is indispensable for keeping healthy

Side B: No, we should not diet in order to keep fit.

The fun of enjoying delicious food overweighs everything

Topic 3 About advertising

Side A: Advertising can do more good than harm.

useful in our life; compare prices when they are listed in ads; buy things at the lowest prices; TV commercials can be very entertaining; informative; a quick access to the products

Side B: Advertising can do more harm than good.

be misleading; make people buy goods on impulse; People will be easily swayed by ads featuring beautiful movie stars; probably lose their individuality

Topic 4 About what is happiness.

Side A: achieve success, money can buy happiness, buy whatever we

want, hold a high position, stand out among one's peers

Side B: make contributions to the society, live in harmony, share good

and sad times, value sb’s health, become who you want to be, keep the faith

Topic 5 Studying in China or abroad, which is better?

Side A: Studying abroad is better.

enrich our knowledge and make us board-minded; Knowing customers and traditions of foreign countries is useful for working in multinational corporations.

Side B: Studying in China is better.

Education abroad is not quite suit for our national Situation; have many good universities at home; Studying abroad is a huge finical burden for many middle-income families

Topic 6 Should violent video games be banned?

Side A: Yes, violent video games should be banned.

impact on impressionable children; cause society to become more violent; blood, strong language, strong sexual content; intense violence, use of drugs and alcohol; do harm to kids’ mental health; not mature enough to understand

Side B: No, violent video games should not be banned.

There is already a suggested age limit; No way to enforce such a rule; Limit creativity; video games meant for adults; the economy would suffer

Topic 7 Which is more important to a person, money or personality? Side A: Money is more important.

do nothing without money; Without money, education and medicare can not be assured.

Side B: Personality is more important.

Good personality helps people have many good friends which can speed up one’s process of success; good personality is also the key of changing one’s life; help someone overcome hardships calmly with an appropriate attitude.

Topic 8 Does reading English language and literature prepare you for

any career whatsoever?

Side A: Yes, reading English language and literature prepares me for

career.

English language and literature, prepare for, the purpose of education, broaden one’s horizon, good at

Side B: No, reading English language and literature doesn’t prepare

me for any career.

there is no value in, point out, waste of, out of date, in theory

Topic 9 Cars are doing more good / harm than good.

Side A: Cars are doing more good than harm.

be convenient of, be available for, speed up, be safe, enjoy life Side B: Cars are doing more harm than good.

result from, resource limits, be jammed with, bring out, unbearable noise

Topic 10 Which one would you like to choose, better husband or

better job?

Side A: I would like to choose a better husband.

happy marriage, easy life, be accustomed at, a woman behind the man, pay for

Side B: I would like to choose a better husband.

luxury possessions, launch into, compete for, be able to, be

independent of

Topic 11 Who should pay the university tuition? Students on their

own or their parents?

Side A: Students should pay the university tuition on their own.

adults, do part-time jobs, loans, scholarships and grants, achieve financial independence, gain work experience, learn more of society, lighten financial burdens

Side B: Parents should pay the university tuition.

high tuition, rising of university tuition, beyond students’ ability, not realistic, too…to…, devoted to study, the main task, distract from academic learning.

不是所有兼职工作都能起到锻炼实践能力的作用，而在校时光非常宝贵，不必急着提高实践能力，不如用宝贵的4年时间多泡泡图书馆，因为打工以后还可以打，但这样接受文化熏陶的机会却不会再有了。如果想提高实践能力，还有其他方式，如参加学生会，学校社团，学校组织的公益活动等。Not all part-time work can play a role in the practical ability to exercise, and time is very valuable in school, do not hurry to improve the practical ability, it is better to use more than four years of valuable library bubble, because you can play after work, but this access to cultural influence, but no longer have. If you want to improve the practical ability, there are other ways, such as participating in student government, school clubs, schools and other charity organizations.

Topic 12 If you got 5,000,000 Yuan by winning lottery ticket, what

will you do?

Side A: spend immediately, buy luxury goods, a big house, travel around

the world, gamble

Side B: save in the bank, spend in the future, donate, charity, sensible

investment, meaningful, ruin one’s life

如果你中了500万元彩票，你会做什么？

立刻花钱，买奢侈品，一所大房子，周游世界，赌博

保存在银行，花费在将来，捐赠，慈善事业，明智的投资，有意义的，毁灭一个人的生命

Topic 13 Should the CCTV Spring Festival Gala be canceled or not? Side A: The CCTV Spring Festival Gala should be canceled.

on the eve of the lunar New Year, stereotyped Gala, replace, give way to diverse modern celebrations, increasingly difficult to cater for all tastes, focus attention on other forms of celebration instead of immersing in TV

Side B: The CCTV Spring Festival Gala shouldn’t be canceled.

the most popular TV events, established status, at home and abroad, an indispensable part of the festival, creative programs,

colorful, appealing, meet the needs of people 在农历新年前夕,

刻板的联欢晚会,

取代,

让位于不同的现代庆祝活动, 越来越难以满足所有的口味

,关注其他形式的庆祝活动,而不是沉浸在电视

你要考虑到了中国城乡差距较大，一些偏远山区没有什么娱乐设施，仅仅可以收到的中央台，全家围坐在一起，暖洋洋地享受这个节日给全家带来的欢乐，对他们这样就足够了。

Topic 14 Would you like to buy or DIY the things you need? Side A: I’d like to DIY the things I need.

become a trend, make things on sb’s own, high living costs, cut expenses, save money, meaningful and colorful life, do good to sb’s creativity(n.创造力)，make toys, make furniture, decorate(vt. 装修) houses, fix(vt.修理) cars, turn trash into wealth

成为一种趋势，使事情对某人自己的，高生活成本，削减开支，节省资金，有意义和丰富多彩的生活，做好对某人的创意，制作玩具，做家具，把垃圾变成财富

Side B: I’d like to buy the things I need.

save time, guarantee(vt.保证) quality, defects(n.缺陷), return(vt.退换), save natural resources, specialized(a.专业的) workmen, be more skilled than, use less resources, clumsy(a.笨手笨脚的)

Topic 15 Do you think celebrities should be protected from the

media?

Side A: No, celebrities should not be protected from the media.

career; accept risks; media influence; a part of life; deal with; play important role in; official; corruption;

Side B: Yes, celebrities should be protected from the media.

personal problems; keep their personal life private; have the right to; tabloid; ordinary people; respect;

你认为名人应该受到保护，免受媒体？

方答：没有，名人不应该受到保护，免受媒体。

职业生涯;接受风险;媒体的影响力;生活的一部分;处理;发挥重要作用;官员;腐败;

B面：是的，名人应该受到保护，免受媒体。

个人问题;保持他们的个人生活私;有权;小报;普通百姓;尊重;

Topic 16 Should we get married in college?

Side A: Yes, we can get married in college.

pursue the true love; cultivates your sense of responsibility for your family; of grate significance to your career; so you can benefit a lot from your marriage in the college; improve our ability to manage the money well; help each other and overcome the obstacles.

Side B: No, we should not get married in college.

pay much attention and energy on it, influence study; emotional but not rational, might break down easily; not good for respecting basic state policy on family planning; with no earning, a heavy burden to our parents; all in all,…

Topic 17 Should we inherit or innovate our Chinese culture? Side A: We should mainly inherit our Chinese culture.

historical; learn from Chinese traditional culture; formed in the long history; begin with its own feature.

Side B: We should innovate our Chinese culture.

development; encourage; cultural innovation; creative; in order to get victory in competition.

Topic 18 Should motorcycles be encouraged in Zhongshan? Side A：Yes, motorcycles should be encouraged.

a good transportation; convenient and fast; to ease traffic； easy to put on steam; easy to stop; low cost; run around；

look manful whenever riding.

Side B：No, motorcycles should not be encouraged.

having unsafe factor；less comfortable than car；no beauty； bring danger to pedestrian traffic；environmental pollution； wet all over like a drowned rat when raining.

Topic 19 Will you give street beggars money?

Side A: Yes, I will give street beggars money or help.

beggars in the streets; give money to beggars; the beggars’ thanks to you

Side B: No, I won’t give street beggars money or help.

refuse to give money to beggars ; make the false beggars do what they can; prevent somebody from committing crimes

Topic 20 “The Relation Between Man and Nature”

Side A: Some people believe that man can conquer nature.

have boundless intelligence and creativity, have the ability to explore , master and follow the regularities of nature, make use of science and technology to transform nature,

Side B: Some people don’t believe that man can conquer nature.

depend on nature for survival and development, interdependent, harmony, interdependent, harmony, seek its revenge, in face of natural disasters. the ultimate victim of environmental problems