体验口语 Topic

1 T opic:Meeting on Campus

Roles:Tom Wilson- a foreign student David Chen- a Chinese student

Situation:Y ou are a freshman meeting a foreign student, Tom Wilson, for the first time. Y ou greet, and introduce yourselves to each other, and talk about your studies.

Tips:

I don't think we've met. Glad to meet you.

Where are you from? Which grade are you in?

Have you declared your major? What is it? I'm majoring in ...

Economics Civil Engineering Computer Science Chinese Language

2 T opic:Party etiquette (礼节)

Roles: Lu - a Chinese student John - an American student

Situation:Y ou meet John, an American student, at a party hosted by the International Students' Organization. And you talk about the differences between party etiquette in China and the USA.

Tips:

drinks (beer, champagne, but no stronger drinks) meet a lot of people

formal / informal be crazy about / dream of

What is the difference between ... Did you find any difference between...

We have more...

3 T opic:Job Interview on Campus

Roles: A - the interviewer B - a candidate

Situation:Work in pairs to practice interviewing for a part-time job working on your campus as a clerk in the library or the bookstore. Take turns so both of you have a chance to be the candidate. Typical answers should be from 30-60 seconds in length.

Tips: Here are some typical interview questions you may wish to ask:

Can you briefly describe yourself (education, experience, etc.)? Why do you want this job?

When can you start to work and what hours do you prefer? What are your career goals?

What are your main strengths and weaknesses?

What special skills do you have (languages, computers, etc.)?

Why should I hire you instead of many other candidates? Do you have any questions about the job?

4 T opic:Voluntary Work

Roles:Tan- a volunteer tour guide Peter- a new foreign guest

Situation:Tan is a volunteer tour guide. He is meeting Peter, a new foreign guest, at the hotel. Since Peter has no knowledge of Beijing, it's the volunteer's job to make sure the guest is happy. Describe the conversation between the guest and the volunteer, including some interesting details of the guest's activities in Beijing.

Tips:

pleasant nice

happy unforgettable enjoyable interesting wonderful trip

the Great Wall

the Summer Palace

the Forbidden City the Temple of Heaven Tiananmen Square I deeply appreciate your hospitality. Y our hospitality is much appreciated.

5 T opic:Consulting about the ways to improve English

Roles:Zhou Ping- a Chinese student Sam- a foreign friend

Situation:Zhou Ping shows her diary in English to her foreign friend, Sam, and asks him about the ways to improve her English.

Tips:

Useful expressions and patterns for consulting someone:

I wonder if you could tell me... I would appreciate if you could tell me...

Could you give me some advice on how to... Would you please tell me...Would you kindly... Useful expressions and patterns for advising someone:

If I were you, I'd just...I think you should...

It might be a good idea to...My advice would always be...

How about... / What about...?Why don't you...? / Why not...?

Useful expressions for agreeing to someone's advice:

That's an excellent idea I think you are absolutely right / perfectly correct That's quite true Useful expressions to show one's worry and provide comfort:

I'm so worried / bothered / annoyed about…Don't worry / Be at ease / Relax

6 T opic:Making Friends

Roles:Daniel- a freshman Xia Lin -a freshman

Situation:Daniel and Xia Lin have just met at a party for freshmen. Continue their conversation from the previous example until they become better acquainted and make some plans for the evening or the weekend.

Tips:

Nice to meet you. It's a nice party. What are you doing later in the evening?

What are you doing tomorrow night or for the weekend?

Would you like to make some plans for tomorrow night or for the weekend?

We thought we might go to a movie. Would you like to come along?

Do you like (music, movies, karaoke, dancing, sports, etc.)?

7 T opic:Going to the school hospital

Roles:Brian and Lili

Situation:Brian has got a cold and needs to see the doctor, but he has no idea where the school hospital is. He asks directions from his classmate, Lili, who volunteers to accompany him there.

Tips:Suggested expressions and sentences for talking about going somewhere

walk sb. over to the hospital I have no idea where the hospital is.

Could you give me di rections? I can show you the way, if you would like.

I'd be glad to help you. Here we are at the hospital. Y ou've been a big help.

8 T opic:T alking about one's study

Roles: John and Xiaohong