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ContentsUnit One Brief Introduction to CDUTUnit Two Campus and Campus LifeUnit Three CoursesUnit Four EvaluationUnit Five Foreign Language Self-access Learning Center Unit Six Joining a ClubUnit Seven EntertainmentUnit Eight FriendshipUnit Nine Climate and WeatherUnit Ten TravelingUnit Eleven The FutureUnit Twelve Job InterviewUnit Thirteen Chinese traditional customsUnit Fourteen Social FocusUnit One Brief Introduction to CDUT1. A: What college are you attending?B: I am attending Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT).2. A: Where is your university located?B:Our University is located in the east suburbs of Chengdu / at Shilidian in the east of Chengdu. / The CDUT campus is located at the center of Chenghua District of Chengdu City near the Shanghai-Chengdu Freeway. Presently, in addition to the main campus, CDUT has two non-adjacent campuses.3. A: When was your university founded?B: Sure. Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT) was founded in 1956. It was called Chengdu College of Geology before the year 1993. It is now one of Sichuan Province key universities.4. A: Is CDUT a diverse university?B: Yes, it’s a diverse university with 15 teaching units including 14 colleges.5. A: How many students are studying here?B: More than 25,000 students are enrolled full-time. There are 53-degree programs for undergraduate students, 39 master programs and 16 doctoral programs. In addition, CDUT operates two post-doctoral research stations.6. A: Is there any laboratory?B: Yes. CDUT has 2 key laboratories at the national level and other 6 key laboratories at the provincial level.7. A: Can you show me around your campus?B: It’s my pleasure. Our campus is really beautiful with a clear rippling lake in the center, surrounded by trees and flowers and a man-made irrigation canal running through. Many buildings stand around the lake, including the teaching building, the library and the museum of dinosaur which is very famous in our country.8. A: It’s said that there is a famous Museum of dinosaur. Can you make a briefintroduction?B: Yes. The CDUT museum, with more than 60,000 specimens, is one of the largest natural museums in Western China. On display are many world and national class treasures.Unit Two Campus and Campus Life9. A: Do you live in the dormitory?B: Yes. I live in Room 1234, Dorm 1. I share a room with some other girls/boys..10.A: What time is the light out in your dorm?B: AT 11 pm. on weekdays, and 12 pm. on weekends.11.A: Where do you prefer to have dinner, in the canteen or the restaurant?B: We usually dine in the university canteen on weekdays. Sometimes we shall eat our and go Dutch.12.A: How many canteens there are in your university?B: There are four canteens on campus.13.A: Which one do you like most?B: The 1st canteen is the best one. You will find it near the club.14.A: Do you like the food served in the canteens?B:It’s delicious / not bad / just so-so / too spicy.15. A: Is the service good in the canteen?B:Generally speaking, it’s not bad. / I should say it is very good. / Frankly speaking, I hate to queue for a long time everyday. You see? Too many people are there. Maybe they should do something for it.16 A: Are there any sporting facilities?B: Yes, there is a gymnasium and it’s near the gate. We can play basketball, table tennis and badminton indoors. Besides, the swimming pool is now open for summer..Unit Three Courses17. A: What are you majoring in? /What's your major?B:I’m majoring in engineering. / My major is electronics.Substitute expressions: 地质学geology, 地理学geography, 旅游管理tourism management资源勘探resource prospecting and exploration，生物工程biology engineering, 材料科学与工程materials science and engineering, 工商管理business administration, 信息管理information management, 化工与制药chemical engineering and pharmacy, 应用化学applied chemistry, 化学chemistry, 土木工程civil engineering, 环境工程environment engineering, 建筑学，architecture, 石油工程oil engineering, 信息工程information engineering, 计算机科学与技术computer science and technology, 地球物理学geophysics, 软件工程software engineering, 核工程与核技术nuclear engineering and technology, 地球化学geochemistry, 机械制造及其自动化mechanical design, manufacture and automation, 电气工程及其自动化electrical engineering and automation, 数学与应用数学mathematics and applied mathematics人力资源管理human resource management, 土地资源管理land resource management, 国际经济与贸易international economics and trade市场营销marketing, 经济学economics, 会计学accounting, 法学law, 社会学sociology, 公共事业管理science of public management, 政治学political science, 艺术设计artistic design, 广播电视新闻学radio and television journalism 勘察技术与工程exploration technology and engineering, etc.18. A: What grade /class are you in?B: I am in Grade One / Two.I am a freshman / sophomore / junior / senior.19. A: Which college are you in?B: I am a student of College of Energy Resources /College of Information Engineering / College of Materials and Bioengineering / College of Humanities and Law / College of Earth Sciences / College of Environment and Civil Engineering / College of Applied Nuclear Technology and Automation Engineering / College of Foreign Languages and Cultures / College of Communication Science and Art / College of Energy Resources / College of Information Management / Commercial College / Sino-Australian Institute of Tourism and Hospitality / College of Network Education20. A: How many courses are you taking this semester?B: I am taking 8 courses.21. A: How many credit hours are you taking every week?B: 19 credit hours.22. A: Do you like this course?B: I find it rather confusing / difficult to understand / beyond me.23. A: What is the most useful / difficult / interesting course you have taken?B:The most useful /difficult / interesting course I have taken is advanced mathematics / computer science / English.Substitute expression:psychology, politics, physics, electronics, architecture, computer science, geology, statistics, college English, economics, etc.24. A: What is your favorite course? / Why do you choose it as your major?B: English / computer science is my favorite. I t’s very important in any field. / It will help me in my career in the future, so it is my favorite subject./ so I choose it as my major.25. A: Do you like the teacher?B: Yes, the teacher is humorous, and he can make such boring things interesting.She / He is easy-going./ responsible / dedicated .All of us like to attend his class.26. A: What do you think is the most important lesson you have learnt atuniversity?B: I think the most important thing I have learnt at university is learning to get along with people / learning skills I need to get a job / learning to think on my own / finding out what I am good at / developing good communication skillsUnit Four Evaluation27. A: What has impressed you most in the university?B:Well, maybe it’s the nice and beautiful campus, and all sorts of interesting people I’ve met here. M aybe it’s our teachers’ friendliness, and their hard work and dedication.28.A: Are you satisfied with the academic atmosphere and discipline of theuniversity?B: Yes, very. Our university offers us possible accesses to knowledge and practice, through instructive lectures and challenging seminars, modern facilities for experiments and researches. It also opens up good chances for us to develop our creative abilities. We can easily access the on-line resources, multimedia classrooms,and the self-access center. Basically, most of us are disciplined to work hard at our subjects.29. A: How does your teacher work through the class?B: Sometimes, we have a lecture, sometimes a discussion, a situational case study, or a seminar…. As far as I’m concerned, I enjoy most of my classes.30.A: How do you like your teachers?B: Most of our teachers are dedicated and responsible. They are popular with students and can create an encouraging atmosphere./Most of them are respectable and admirable. They have abundant experiences and profound knowledge. Some of them are even leading experts in their fields. And different teachers adopt various methods to motivate us to think creatively and independently.31. A: Who do you think is the best teacher you have ever met here? And why?B:Now let me see, Mr. Lee is. He is always giving us food for thought.Meanwhile, he always shows his confidence in us. Also, his class often fascinates me. It’s hard for us to feel bored in his class. That’s to say, we can experience the pleasure while feeling enlightened. Besides, he always gives us considerable individual autonomy, and let us have our own decisions.32. A: Will you say something about the worst class you have had?B: Hmm, I remember one class in which the teacher almost read the text with little interpretation.33. A: What improvements do you think the university still needs to make?B: On the whole our university is very good and of course it can be better. We expect more instructions on professional developments, and more opportunities for fieldwork.34. A: What courses have you taken to earn your degree?B: I’ve taken both compulsory and optional courses. All the courses have helped me gain the qualifications. The compulsory courses lay a solid foundation for my professional skills. And the optional courses enable me to pursue my own interest in my field..35. A: What do you think of the educational philosophy of the university?B: I think it inspiring and invaluable, since it emphasizes learning with independent thinking on the basis of practices and insights. I believe it will enable me to be capable and perceptible, and will give a good start for my future life as well.36.A: By the way, how is the food in your canteen?B: To be honest, it’s less expensive than eating out, and the taste is not bad.37. A: How are the facilities for sports and amusement?B: We have different sports grounds for different games and a big cinema and a large youth club discoUnit Five Foreign Language Self-access Learning Center38.A: What do you know about foreign language self-access learning?B: I think it is a way of learning foreign languages without the direct control of a teacher. It is necessary these days that the individual needs and interests should be cared for.39.A: Have you ever been to the foreign language self-access learning center?Do you know its opening-time?B: Yes, I have been there many times since it is open. Usually, I go there twice or three times every week. It is open to every student from morning till night every day.40.A: What about the scale of the Foreign Language Self-access learning center?B: There are four classrooms for self-access learning. The center provides 324 seats for the students at a time. Everyone who comes to the center can use networked computer with CD ROM and Internet access.41.A: What materials are provided in the center?B:In the self-access learning center, we can find many sorts of materials of foreign languages, e.g. reading materials, learning tips, tests, stories, foreign cultures, anecdotes celebrities, songs and movies, etc. We may choose whatever we are interested in to read, to listen, to watch and to practice. It’s so wonderful and we can learn a lot from it.42.A: Can you tell me among such large amount of materials, which one is yourfavorite?B: I like reading vocabulary interpretation. /learning tips /stories /anecdotes of celebrities / foreign culture /songs and movies Because it tells me how to use a word correctly. /How to learn a foreign language cleverly and efficiently. /a lot of interesting stories in foreign languages. /Because I am interested in theanecdotes of some famous people in the world. /the different culture between China and foreign countries. It’s useful for my foreign language learning. / Because I love music and movies. To learn foreign language by this way is efficient.43. A: Can you tell me how to make good use of the study center?B: First, I should decide on what to learn according to my needs and interest and it is also my choice as to how long I want to spend in the self-access center. And then I will finish the assignments my teacher set to me. If I am tired I will find something more enjoyable and try to relax myself by listening some Englishsongs and watching some English movies. I’m sure I can learn more effective in this way.44.A: What do you think the students should be required to do while they arelearning independently?B: I think firstly, we should be clear about procedures; secondly, we should makea good autonomous learning plan in advance; thirdly, we should keep noteswhile learning.45. A: Do you still need a teacher in self-access learning?B: In self-access learning, I take an active role in planning my learning. Myteacher is not in direct control of my learning. But, on the other hand, myteacher will play a different role to facilitate learning in various ways, e.g.providing and organizing materials, giving advice etc. I am not left alone in my own learning. There is a teacher-consultant on duty in the center whom I canapproach for advice on any point in my study.46. A: Does self-access learning take place only in the self-access center?B: There are many other ways of studying independently. The self- accesscenter contains a lot of useful materials and facilities. Other resources are also useful. e.g. the library, the Internet class, the on-line learning, etc.Self-access learning can happen anywhere.47. A: What progress have you got from the self-access learning center?B: I think I am learning HOW TO LEARN. It mobilizes my initiative oflearning foreign language. I can decide on what to learn according to my needs and interest. So, my study will be more efficient.Words for reference:1) cater v. 迎合，特殊照顾2）self-access 自主3） anecdote n. 轶事4）autonomous adj. 独立的，自主的5） facilitate v. 促进，帮助6）consultant n. 咨询，顾问7） the Internet-class 网络课堂 8）the on-line learning 在线学习9） mobilize v. 动员，调动10）practical adj. 实用的Unit Six Joining a Club48. A: Have you seen the club recruiting notice?B: Yes, I have. And I have been thinking of joining the Drama Society.49. A: How many clubs are there in your university?B: About 9 or 10, such as the English Club, the Drama Society, the Basketball Club, the Guitar Club and so on.50. A: Why do you choose this club?B: Because I think it will be easier to attract the girls’ attention if I join the Drama Society.51. A: How many people are there in your club?B: There are more than 500 students in our club as it is one of the most popular clubs in our university.52. A: What kind of activities does your club organize?B:We stage a drama every month such as a living theatre adapted from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.Words for referenceDrama Society 戏剧社English Club 英语俱乐部Movie Club 电影社团Aerobic Club 健美操社团Poetry Club 诗社Basketball Club 篮球社Football Club 足球社Badminton Society 羽毛球协会Guitar Club 吉他社团Science Club 科学社Fine Arts Society 美术协会Unit Seven EntertainmentA. Music53. A: Do you prefer pop music over classic?B:Yes, because I think pop music expresses the feelings that are of the young generation.54. A: What types of music do you like to listen to?B: I like rock music very much and pop music is also my favorite.55. A: Who is your favorite singer?B: Mariah Carey. I like her Butterfly very much.56. A: What is your favorite musical instrument?B: It must be the piano although I am not a good player.57. A: Do you feel that music is important? In what ways?B: Music helps us to relax. It expresses feelings such as love of country, love ofnature, and love of home. Besides, it can suggest activities and feelings which we all share.Words for referenceMusic types:rock music jazz music rap musicclassical music country music popular musicNew age music electronic music folk musicdisco music western musicMusic instruments:pipe violin flute drum guitar piano organ horn mouth organWords about music:female singer male singer band Karaokecomposer beautiful boring horribleinteresting lively lonely loudstrange relaxing nothing special terribleB. Sports58. A: Do you like sports?B: No, I am not very keen on it. It is too competitive.59. A: What kind of games do you often play?B: I often play basketball and badminton in my spare time.60. A: Do you think we should do more physical exercise?B: Yes, it will help you to keep fit and to make more friends.61. A: Would you like to join in the football match?B: Sorry, I wouldn’t. Personally I think it’s barbaric.62. A: Why do people play games?B: People play games to keep fit, to use up excess energy or to make more friends through their cooperation with others.Words for referencetable tennis basketball race joggingswimming dash diving cyclingyachting boxing football chesssoccer skiing shooting skatingbadminton judo wrestling Marathonweight lifting gymnastics golfindividual sports outdoor games indoor gamesC. Internet63. A: Do you like surfing on the Internet?B: Yes, I like it very much. Whenever tired of working, we enjoy music and movies, watch sports matches or play games with other friends on line.64. A: Do you think Internet plays an important part in your daily life?B. In the modern society, the Internet is playing a more and more important part inour daily life as it has made our life more colorful and convenient.65. A: What can you get from Internet?B: On the Internet, we can learn news both at home and abroad and all kinds ofother information as well. Besides, we can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, go to net school, read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves. Furthermore, we can enjoy music, watch sports matches and play chess or cards on the Internet, and we can also do shopping, have a chat with others and make friends with them.66. A: What kind of effect does the Internet have on you?B: Generally speaking, most of the effects are positive as it has made my life more colorful and convenient.67. A: Do you prefer a real life or a virtual life?B: A real life, of course. But sometimes when I am tired of working, I many turn to virtue life for relaxation and refreshment.Words for referenceInternet addicts e-mail surflog onto unpredictable virtual lifereal life telecommuter communicaterelationship on line cyber-interactionkeep up with abuse order foodmanage money take data in commercials (n.)click on the mouse enter password be hooked onworldwide Internuts information bankUnit Eight Friendship68. A: What is your best friend? And how did you meet?B: My best friend is Mr.Shen. I met him in 2003.He is my schoolmate. When Icame to the high school for the first time, I had difficulty in English study. He encouraged and supported me. We have a lot common in hobby, such as playing Chinese chess, badminton.69. A: Could you please tell me what you best friend looks like?B: She’s small and exquisite, and her eyes are expressive. What’s more, she has silky and black hair. Everyone admires her.(He’s in the early twenties. He has a round/square/oval face and is tanned. He has brave personality and is a man of good manners. His temper is sweetened.) She’s an extremely cute girl and there is something unusual in her. But sometimes she likes to show off. Anyway, she’s still charming.70. A: Tell me the way you make friends with others. And you think what peopleshould be your friends?B: I make friends in many ways, for example introducing my friends to otherones, sometimes with Internet. I believe in the maxim "prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them" I can give my friend help if he needs, but if he did not do the same for me when I need, I will not consider him my friend festival.71. A:What does friendship mean to you?B: Friendship is very important to me. It is a small umbrella in the rainy season and props up a stretch of clear sky. Friendship is lamp on a cold night, burning warm flame. It is a fate that can’t be pulled and torn,passing through many hands or places to the end of life with the growth ring of time.72. A: How to make friends and form strong and lasting friendship?B: In my opinion, if you want to make friend s, you need to meet people. You can join a club, go to school, or get online. Then, you still won't make friends if you don't actually talk to people. Any time you talk to someone, you have a chance at making a lasting friend.You don't have to be a superstar to be fun.But be positive and friendly, so that people feel good when they're around you. From the very first conversation you have with someone, use body language to convey that you are approachable. Smile frequently, laugh often,and make eye contact. Furthermore, to form strong and lasting friendship, it’s important to be a good listener, reliable, trustworthy and be prepared to make sacrifices of your time and energy in order to help out your friends. The last but not the least is don’t forget your old friends.Unit Nine Climate and Weather73．A: What a loving weather we’re having! Nice and cool.B: Yeah, I really like this kind of weather.74. A: What’s the temperature today?B: About 26degrees.The weather forecast says the good weather is likely to last, too.A: I hope so.75. A:It’s hot and humid, isn’t it? I can hardly breathe.B: Yeah. I feel suffocating too.76. A: Are summers always this hot here? It’s almost like in the desert.B:Yes, especially in July and August. The average temperature is over 30 degrees.77. A: What did the weatherman say?B: He said another heat wave is on the way.78. A: How about going out to the beach to cool off?B: Good idea! Maybe it’s the only place for this sort of weather.79. A. What’s the weather like in your hometown?B: In my hometown, the four seasons are clearly distinguishable. In spring between March and May, the average temperature is 10 degrees to 22 degrees and is windy and dusty. In summer between June and August the average temperature is about 30 degrees, not too hot. Autumn, which falls between September and November is the best season. In winter between December and February, it is usually freezing. We have to wear thick coats, down jackets, sweat pants, gloves and hats.Unit Ten Traveling80.Asking for tourist informationA: Th is is my first trip to Chengdu, and I’d like to see some of the city’s sights.B: I see. As the capital city of Sichuan province of China, it is an incredibly modern and vibrant place. There are many tourist attractions in Chengdu. I recommend you Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Temple of the Marquis of Wu and Giant Panda Breeding Research Institute81. Inquiring for Sightseeing ProgramsA: Do you have city tours?B: Yes. We have a half day tour and full day tour.A: What is the schedule of your half day tour?B: It sets out at 8:30 a.m. and returns to the hotel at 1:30 p.m.A: It sounds good. I’ll take the half day tour.82. Inquiring for famous local productsA: What’s this cit y famous for?B: Bamboo production. Chengdu is home to the panda, the area is also home to bamboo. Only a special type of bamboo is used to make covers, teapots, bowls etc. This kind of stuff is very fashionable in the west at the moment and the Chengdu Bamboo Weaving Factory, is the most famous factory making bamboo products. The prices here are much more reasonable than in the west too!83. Inquiring typical cuisineA: I’ve heard that Sichuan food is one of the four major schools of Chinese cuisine. Would you please introduce it briefly?B: My pleasure. Sichuan food is characterized by hot and peppery seasoning.It skillfully combines several different flavors in one dish. Once you get used to the spice, it becomes easier to enjoy Sichuan food. The most famous dishes include Spicy chicken with peanut(Gong bao ji ding), and spiced tofu with chili(Ma po dou fu). Hotpot is also very popular here. The best places to sample typical Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu are the Chengdu Restaurant and Grandma Chen's Bean curd Restaurant.A:I can no longer wait to try!Unit Eleven The Future84. A: Do you have a future plan?B: Well, after I get my bachelor’s degree next year, I’ll try to work for MA degree./ I’d like to get a job after graduation.85. A: Are you optimistic about your future?B:Not very much. You know, I’m to be faced with fierce competitions after graduation.86. A: What are your lifelong dreams?B:I have a dream of traveling around the world. I’d like to experience lots of different cultures.87. A: What will you do to make a living?B: I want to be an engineer in a factory./ I am interested in IT, so I’d like to havea business of my own.88. A: Are you very ambitious?B:Yes, for me, ambition means hope, discipline, courage, self-esteem and self-confidence. It can open up opportunities for me.89. A: What will your life be like in ten years?B: It’s hard to predict, but I hope for the best, a business of my own, long vacations, a summer house, things like that..90.A: Do you think that your education here will bring many changes to yourpersonal life or career?B: Yes, college experience has broadened my vision, and most subjects I learn are helpful. I believe the academic study provides me with a good start forthe future.91.A: What factors would you particularly care about when you hunt for ajob?B: I think the prospect of the job and the opportunities it may bring.92.A: What would you do if you had trouble in finding a job aftergraduation?B: I would adapt myself to any situation then, being flexible and adaptable.93. A: When you retire, what do you think you will say about your career?B: When I look back to my career, I hope I will have no regret. I will accept what I have achieved as long as I have tried my best in everything.94. A: If you could start your life again, would you do anything different?B: Well, even if I could start my life again, I would probably have the same life as I do now. It’s not because I have no regrets about my life, but justbecause I always focus on the present.Unit Twelve Job Interview95.A: What kind of person do you think you are?B: Well, I am always energetic and enthusiastic. / I’m honest and helpful./ I’m quick in learning a nd hardworking. That’s my strongest personality.96.A: What are your strengths and weaknesses?B: Er, I’m not a genius, but I have always been diligent and industrious. As for my weaknesses, sometimes I’m working too hard and I put myself under to o much pressure to make things perfect.97. A：How would you react to your failure？B:I would ask myself not to be discouraged. No one was born "perfect".Studying it again may be helpful.98. A: What qualities would you expect of persons working as a team?B: To work in a team, in my opinion, people have to be cooperative andaggressive.99. A: How do you spend your leisure time?B: I like playing games and having sports./watching movies or TV/reading. They are my favorite hobbies.100.A: What are your qualifications for this job?B: Well, four years of university education has equipped me with a lot of theories and knowledge. Social practices and other voluntary work have given me some practical experience. Besides, I have a good command of English language and computer technology. I think I am a competitive candidate for the job.101.A: Do you have any work experience in this field?B:Right now I’m still a student./ I’ve just left the university and haven’t startedworking yet. /but I have done some related part-time jobs.102.A: What salary did you have in mind?B: (Salary is how much money you earn, usually per year. When asked this, it's best to answer with a salary range or approximation and not an exact figure.This shows that you are familiar with the industry if you know what the approximate salary should be.)。