大学英语口语练习

1. Topic: foreigner living in China

Situation: A Chinese reporter is interviewing with an American who has lived in China for more than a year. They are talking about the cultural differences between China and America as well as the positive and negative aspects of living in China.

Cues: positive; negative; responsible; cheap; friendly; travel; lack of privacy; too much curiosity; overcrowded; pollution; food safety

C : You live in China for a long time . Can you tell me what do you think about China?

T : Well, china , in my opinion ,has many positive sides but also have many negative sides.

C : OK, can you tell me some advantages about china?

T : Chinese always are friendly and responsible . The goods in store are very cheap and there are many good places to travel.

C : What about the negative sides ?

T : Some roads in China are too busy , and it is always overcrowded when the car accdient happened. Apart from that pollution in china is more and more serious. And there still have some problem in food safety.

2. Topic: favourite movie stars

Situation: Two friends are talking about their favourite movie stars.

Cues: a big fan; Kong Fu movie; favourite character; movie series; acting;

be skilled in; play the hero/ heroine

C : Hi,Tom.what kind of movies do you like prefer?

T : Well , I like Kong FU movies best.

C : Which Kong FU movie leave the deepest impression on you?

T : THE KING OF KONG FU

C : What is your favourite movie star?

T : Jack Chan . I am a big fan of him .

C : Did he play a hero in this movie?

T : No , he just a minor role but he preformed it excellent . He acted as a immortal who was killed by a bad guy.

C : That sounds interesting. It absorbs me that I want to watch it in internet.

T : I have the website which has this movie.

C : Really?Can you introduce it for me？

T : of course .

C : Thank you

3. Topic: Popularity of fast food

Situation: In recent years, fast food has been very popular in China. Western fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and KFC and Chinese style fast food restaurants like Kung Fu Restaurant can be seen everywhere in cities of China today. Two students are discussing the reasons of its popularity, and whether it’s better than conventional meals. Cues: time saving, low price, balanced nutrition, vegetable, fat, deep fried (油炸)

C : As we all know ,fast food has been very popular in China . What are the main causes of this phenomenon?

T: It can save time and spend the low price can buy it which are the major reasons. T : Do you like fast food?

C : No , I think the most of the fast food like deep fried food can’t provide a balanced nutrition for me. People always get fat without a balanced nutrition. T:But it hard to say , the fast food taste good and it dose not matter for us to eat it once a long time.Do you agree?

C:Yes i agree . So , I think it just have two sides.We should face it in a correct way.

4. Topic: Eating out

Situation: One of you is the waiter or waitress, and the other is the customer. Choose one of China’s regional cuisines (地方菜) and then role-play a conversation. Don’t forget to include: 1) finding out and telling about the “specials”; 2) asking and answering questions about the food on the menu; 3) paying the bills.

Cues: local, favorite, hometown specialty, cook, flavor, price

Waiter : Good evening,sir.Here's your menu.

Customer ：Oh , Thank you . What's the special food of this resturant? Waiter：The special food today is roast chiken , and beef tasted good too. Customer：oh！Roast chiken is my favorite, give me one.

Waiter: Anything else? We also have many hometown specialty here. Customer：What is dish soup cooked with?