研究生英语口语对话
My ideal graduate English teaching
A: Hello, Jean.
B: Hi, Judy. What are you doing?
A: Well! My teacher asks me to write an article about “my ideal graduate English teaching”. I’m preparing for it. Do you have any ideas?
B: Um… I think graduate English teaching aims at training students’ practical competence effectively at a higher level. So it should highlight the practical application. Only in this way can those graduates be comprehensively improved. A: Yes. You are right. So in my mind, the student-centered teaching method should be put to use. Because it can not only improve the students’ English skill, but also strengthen the interaction between students and teachers.
B: In addition, it can also foster the students' spirit of cooperation and the ability of innovative. And I think the number of each class should be controlled in 30. Then students will be much accounted of and can communicate well with their teachers.
A: I can’t agree with you more. With so many students in one class, I always can’t listen clearly to the teacher and have few chances to communicate with our teacher. What’s more, would you like more advanced English courses be opened besides the existing courses such as basic reading and speaking?
B: Good idea! For example, LELTS, TOEFL, translation of science and technology, Overview of British and American culture, English film appreciation, English practical writing, etc.
A: Yeah! And also international conference exchange English. By the way, many universities have already established English language Practice Centers aim to provide students a site to practice English and study independently, do you think that will be more and more popular in the future?
B: Yes, I do. It can provide us with all sorts of study resource and more personalized study method guidance for Language learning methods diagnosis, speech correction, and language ability evaluation and so on. Since our university has no one yet, I always dream to have an English language Practice Center in our university.
A: The same to me. Ok! You have give me a lot of inspiration about my ideal graduate English teaching. Thank you!
B: That’s all right. I will call you later. See you later.
A: See you.
Traditional Chinese way of strict parenting
A: Hello, Jean.
B: Hi, Judy. Long time no see. What are you doing recently?
A: I read a book named “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” recently. Do you know about it?
B: Yes. Of course. It was written by Yale law professor Amy Chua. Her views are controversial even with her own husband and her book has already become one of the most controversial books in 2011.
A: You are right. Traditional Chinese parenting has been labeled as “authoritarian” by some researchers. Authoritarian parenting is a style of child-rearing that emphasizes high standards and a tendency to control kids through shaming, the withdrawal of love, or other punishments.
B: But Researchers like Ruth Chao argue that the authoritarian label doesn’t quite map onto the strict, controlling parenting style of many traditional Chinese. “Authoritarian” implies that parents are rather cold and distant. But strict Chinese parents enjoy a sense of closeness with their kids.
A: Yeah. The traditional approach to Chinese parenting isn’t just about strict rules. And the kids may interpret their parents’ coercive tactics as evidence that they are loved. This, says Chao, is why some studies have failed to show a link between poor outcomes and authoritarian parenting among Chinese immigrants. Unlike children in Western authoritarian families--children who feel alienated by their parents--the Chinese kids feel connected.
B: What’s more, whether or not traditional Chinese parents are authoritarian, there is much more going on. We Chinese kids have two big advantages that have little do with authoritarianism: Chinese parents emphasize effort, not innate ability. Chinese peers support them when they work hard at school.
A: Yes. Traditional Chinese parenting has one clear advantage over contemporary Western parenting: Chinese parents--like many other Asian parents--are more likely to emphasize effort over innate talent. Experiments show that people learn more when they believe that effort, not innate intelligence, is the key to achievement. And other research suggests that Westerners are more likely to assume that a child fails because he lacks innate ability.
B: Yeah. Effort--and the belief that effort pays off--is a key ingredient to Chinese success. Chua herself makes this point in the Wall Street Journal. She doesn’t let her kids believe they can’t succeed. But some educators in China have expressed concern that traditional Chinese parenting doesn’t foster creativity or divergent thinking. And it seems reasonable to assume that kids won’t develop skills they don’t practice.
A: Well. Like a coin has two sides, there is a positive aspect and a negative aspect to our traditional Chinese way of strict parenting.
B: Yes. I agree with you. And we should take the essence and discard the dregs.
Low-carbon life
A：Hello, nice to meet you again.
B：Nice to meet you too. You also have class in this building?
A：Yes, we have the English listening and speaking class. What a cold day today. B: Indeed. You’d better to wear more clothes to keep you warm.
A：Think you for your concern. Actually, I think it is much warmer this year than it is last year.
B：I agree with you, our Environmental conditions is becoming worse. The Deterioration of the atmosphere environment is also very serious. Global warming, ice melt and the sea level rise accordingly, coastal lowlands are submerged threats.
A：This also damage human’s health. carbon dioxide is increase, the ozone layer is reduce, which can ease the ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer over the earth's poles appeared empty, there are a variety of components which is harmful to human are also increase.
B: And the emission of carbon dioxide which scientists say is a major cause of global warming.
A：Nowadays ,Low-carbon life is becoming a popular topic.
B：Right, Low-carbon life encourages people to minimize energy use and greenhouse gas emission,. In other words, we are encouraged to leave less carbon footprint in our daily life. What do you think about this?
A：Yes ,there are some actions creates a certain amount of carbon dioxide. All those activities can put strains on the environment and lead to a worsening climate change.
B：I really agree with your ideas. That’s why low-carbon lifestyle is advocated. And that’s why low-carbon lifestyle is also called environment-friendly lifestyle. A：Everybody has to share the responsibility to tackle climate change. B：Some changes in your life can make a big difference to the environment.
A：Would you please give some examples
B：Well, Firstly, choose public transport instead of private cars. Secondly, switch your computers, air conditioners, and other electronic appliances to energy-saving mode;
A；I think choose energy-efficient bubbles is also a good idea.
B；Right! Find out what the recycling options are in your area. Then make sure you keep items such as paper and plastic bottles separate so that they can be recycled ,then use reusable carrier bags, cups, chopsticks as more environmentally-friendly alternatives to disposable commodities.
A；In this way, we can make our environment better.
Green development
A：Hello, nice to meet you again.
B：Nice to meet you too. You also have class in this building?
A：Yes, we have the English listening and speaking class. What a cold day today. B: Indeed. You’d better to wear more clothes to keep you warm.
A：Thank you for your concern. Actually, I think it is much warmer this year than it is last year.
B：I agree with you, our Environmental conditions is becoming worse. The Deterioration of the atmosphere environment is also very serious. Global warming, ice melt and the sea level rise accordingly, coastal lowlands are submerged threats.
A：This also damage human’s health. carbon dioxide is increase, the ozone layer is reduce, which can ease the ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer over the earth's poles appeared empty , there are a variety of components which is harmful to human are also increase.
B: So every country all around the world should act to protect the environment. A: I approve of your opinion. We need green development urgently. Green development is becoming a development trend of our world. What do you think about it?
B: Green development is to point to each one of us, every family, every unit, every company, every government department should be go into action, like energy conservation and emission reduction, and promote a low carbon economy.
A: Right, Green development is based on the traditional development in a pattern of innovation, and is also based on the ecological environment capacity and the bearing capacity of resources constraint conditions, take the environmental protection as an important pillar to realize the sustainable development of.
B: For our country, we should transform the development pattern and promote all-round development. We should transform the economic development pattern in keeping with global trends, restructure our economies, build capacity for scientific and technological innovation, and develop the green economy.
A: At the same time, China will make great efforts to build a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society. We will, raise energy efficiency, cut the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions, develop a circular economy, promote wider application of low-carbon technologies, and actively respond to climate change.
B: For our people. Everybody has to share the responsibility to tackle environment damage. Firstly, choose public transport instead of private cars. Secondly, switch your computers, air conditioners, and other electronic appliances to energy-saving mode; thirdly, choose energy-efficient bubbles are also a good idea.
A: By doing so, we hope to balance economic and social development with population, resources and the environment, and embark on a path of sustainable development.
Our country is facing the challenges from the environment
A: Hello, nice to meet you again。
B: Nice to meet you too. You also have class in this building?
A: Yes, we have the English listening and speaking class. What a cold day today. B: Indeed. You should better to wear more clothes to keep you warm.
A: Thank you for your concern. Actually, I think it is much warmer this year than it is last year.
B: I agree with you, our Environmental condition is becoming worse. Our country is facing the challenges from the environment. The deterioration of the environment, like dust storm, soil and water loss, air pollution, is more and more serious.
A: This also damage human’s health. For example, carbon dioxide is increase, the ozone layer is reduce, which can ease the ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer over the earth's poles appear empty , there are a variety of components which is harmful to human are also increase.
B: So our country should act to protect the environment.
A: I approve of your opinion. Our country needs environment protection urgently. We should transform the economic development pattern in keeping with global trends. Environment-friendly development is becoming a development trend of our world. What do you think about it?
B: Environment-friendly is to point to each one of us, every unit, and every government department should be go into action, like energy conservation and emission reduction, and promote a low carbon economy.
A: At the same time, China will make great efforts to build a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society. We should raise energy efficiency, cut the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions, develop a circular economy, promote wider application of low-carbon technologies, and actively respond to climate change.
B: For our person. Everybody has to share the responsibility to tackle environment damage. Firstly, choose public transport instead of private cars. Secondly, switch your computers, air conditioners, and other electronic appliances to energy-saving mode; thirdly, choose energy-efficient bubbles are also a good idea.
A: By doing so, we hope our country can face the challenge effectively.