英语角话题汇总

一、D irect and Indirect Communication

1. Do you feel that you are a direct communicator or an indirect communicator? Give an

example.

2. Who do you feel you can communicate directly with and who do you feel you should

communicate indirectly with?

3. In the following situations, is direct communication or indirect communication more

effective? Why?

a) Asking a favor

b) Breaking up with a boyfriend/girlfriend

c) Telling your teacher you didn’t do your homework

d) Firing an employee

4. Have you ever had a bad experience in which someone said something to you too

directly?

5. If someone is communicating with you indirectly and you don’t understand the message

they are trying to tell you, how do you deal with the situation?

二、F riendship

1) Come up with a definition for what friendship means in China.

2) What are 3 qualities you want in a good friend? What are 3 qualities you don’t want in a friend?

Why?

3) How and where do people in China make their closest friendships?

4) If you move to a new place, what is a good way to make new friends?

5) What advice would you give a foreigner about how to develop good friendships with Chinese

people?

6) If there is a foreign volunteer in your group, ask him/her what advice he/she has about being

friends with westerners.

三、E ducation

1. Tell your group about your most enjoyable learning experience of the past. What made it good?

2. Describe what qualities you think the ideal teacher must have. What are some qualities you don’t

want in a teacher?

3. In Chinese society, do teachers have a high status or a low status? Do you think being a teacher

is a good job? Why or why not?

4. Is it the teacher/school’s or the parents’ responsibility to teach a child good morals and behavior?

5. In your opinion, do men or women make better teachers?

四、H olidays

1. What is your favorite Chinese holiday? Which Western holiday most interests you?

2. Do you think holidays are very significant? What meanings are expressed by such holidays as

National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, Spring Festival and Thanksgiving?

3. What is the history of your favorite Chinese holiday? (For example, what’s the history of Dragon

Boat Festival?)

4. What did you think of the National Day celebration?

5. Describe your ideal holiday.

五、R ich and Poor

1. Rank the following in order of importance to you: a) health b) family c) money d) a good reputation

e) education. Why did you choose that order?