北京理工大学研究生英语口语考试对话材料

1 Holidays

A：Good morning, B.

B：Morning, A. Have you got a train ticket?

A：Yes. I will go home on January 2. How about you?

B：Oh, four days earlier than you. I can’t wait to go home. Do you like the Spring Festival?

A：of course, I like it very much. It’s a precious time for all family members to get together. And my mother will prepare so many delicious food for the new year's eve. Besides，the fireworks on this night are really wonderful. Are there any traditions in your hometown?

B：Yes. According to the tradition, we will play new year visits to out eldership and eat different kinds of dumplings at different time.

A：Really? Different kinds of dumplings?

B：Yeah. During supper time, we eat meat dumplings, while at 0:00, we eat dumplings without meat. I don’t know why.

A：Sounds interesting. The Valentine’s Day is just two weeks after the Spring Festival this year, will you celebrate it?

B：Maybe not. Though the Western Holidays are becoming more and more popular in China. What’s your opinion?

A：To be frank, I prefer Chinese traditional holidays. I love the beautiful legends behind them. As for the western holidays, I think that the commercial benefits are the greatest motivation.

B：I agree with you. Businessmen are trying their best to make a fortune from those Western Holidays. But some western holidays are really meaningful, such as Thanks giving day, giving us an opportunity to express our gratitude to the person who have helped us.

A: yes, you are right. As we all know, Every coin has two sides

2 Travel

A：Good morning, B.

B：Morning, A. Have you got a train ticket?

A:yeah, I will go home on January 24. How about you?

B: four days earlier than you. I can’t wait to go home!

A:What’s your plan of this vacation?

B:Yeah, As I like travel, I will go to Yunnan

A: wow, that’s wonderful! I have heard that there are many amazing sceneries you can never find in other places, it’s beauty is out of words. But it is really far away from your home, How will you go there?

B:by train. It will be safe and cheaper.

A:I agree with you. To by air is faster, but too more expensive. Who will you go with?

B: I`ll go with my sister. We have been longing for this travel for a long time.

A: sounds great! I wish I could have a chance to go to yunnan too.

B: I also hope to travel with you, next time, let`s go together. I`ll send you postcard! A: Thank you very much! By the way, I have received your postcard from mountain huang, it’s beautiful!

B: yeah! If you go there by yourself, you’ll find it more beautiful than the scenery in the postcard.

A: I believe it must be. Now I think I should find a part time job to save money for my next relaxing holiday. Maybe I’ll go to mountain huang.

B: Oh, great! If you really go there, I can give you some useful tips.

A: that’s great! I’ll contact you later. Thanks a lot!

B: that’s all right! Keep in touch!

A: Sure! Have a good time in Yunnan!

3 Education

A: Hi, nice to see you here! How are you?

B: I’m fine. And you?

A: Just as usual! What are you engaged in recently?

B: you know my cousin will take the national college entrance examination this year, I need to help him looking for some materials about college education. He also has the opportunity to go to college abroad. But our whole family don’t know anything about colleges abroad. Do you have any idea?

A:Yeah, As I know, choosing colleges in the United States is quite different from that in China .First, he need to decide whether he would choose a public college or a private one.

B: Is there any difference?

A: yes,of course there is. Private colleges usually have good conditions in every aspect, but the tuition is very high. So many students would apply for a public one which offered scholarship.

B: Oh, it’s very interesting. Besides, I think that some Chinese colleges are excellent too.

A:I agree with you, especially the 985-colleges, they have excellent atmosphere of study and varieties of teaching facilities.

B:you are right. I’ll tell my brother and let him make a choice.

A:hope the information will help you. And wish him good luck.

B: of course it will be. Thanks a lot.

A: that’s all right.

4 Bank

Robin: Hey, Lisa, look. I got a credit card, it is very convenient to buy things.

You should have one yourself.