英语口语辩论话题

口语考试时间：2014年5月25日（13周周日）

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2012级的同学们：

外国语学院本学期继续举行2012级大学英语口语考试，切实引导学生重视口语，提高英语应用能力。口语考试成绩将占期末考核总评成绩的15%。

考试题型为话题辩论，有的话题涉及本学期所学七个单元的主题，有的话题涉及日常生活或社会热点问题，要求考生2人一组围绕所抽到的话题展开辩论，时限3分钟，要求辩论对话不少于10个英语句子，否则严重影响成绩。每个话题下面有单词或表达等提示信息供大家参考。考官将按照评分标准根据你对问题的见解、个人观点的阐述、持续时间、参与程度、熟练及流利程度、语音语调等判分。

按每个考场学生名单序号，考生在考务人员的安排下提前10分钟抽取图片信息卡，要求考生在考场后一排座位处安静准备。考试前，考生需要向监考老师出示学生证。考完所抽题签必须交回抽签处，禁止考生对题签做任何标记或折叠。考完后请迅速、安静地离开考场，切勿讨论或喧哗。

为了保证考试顺利进行，请通知上下午第二场考试的学生提前30分钟到达（名单前20名学生）。

以下为10个口语考试题签，请同学们认真准备。祝大家考试成功！

外国语学院大学外语第二教学部

2014年4月

2012级英语4口语考试辩论话题

Topic 1 It’s good / not good for college students to have a part-time job. Side A: It’s good for college students to have a part-time job.

learn much different knowledge; gain working experience; make

students more confident; realize their own value and prove

themselves; adopt themselves into the society early and make

progress to their study as well

Side B:It’s not good for college stud ents to have a part-time job.

fall behind others if they get the part-time job; spend too much

time and energy on part-time job; inevitably lessen his time and

energy for academic learning; corrupt the students' motivation for

academic success; interfere with their studies

Topic 2 Should we diet in order to keep fit?

Side A:Yes, we should diet in order to keep fit.

keep a balance of nutrition; diet is indispensable for keeping healthy Side B: No, we should not diet in order to keep fit.

The fun of enjoying delicious food overweighs everything

Topic 3 About advertising

Side A: Advertising can do more good than harm.

useful in our life; compare prices when they are listed in ads; buy

things at the lowest prices; TV commercials can be very

entertaining; informative; a quick access to the products

Side B: Advertising can do more harm than good.

be misleading; make people buy goods on impulse; People will be

easily swayed by ads featuring beautiful movie stars; probably lose

their individuality

Topic 4 About what is happiness.

Side A: achieve success, money can buy happiness, buy whatever we want, hold a high position, stand out among one's peers

Side B: make contributions to the society, live in harmony, share good and sad times, value sb’s health, becom e who you want to be, keep

the faith

Topic 5 Studying in China or abroad, which is better?

Side A: Studying abroad is better.

enrich our knowledge and make us board-minded; Knowing

customers and traditions of foreign countries is useful for working

in multinational corporations.

Side B: Studying in China is better.

Education abroad is not quite suit for our national Situation; have

many good universities at home; Studying abroad is a huge finical

burden for many middle-income families

Topic 6 Should violent video games be banned?

Side A: Yes, violent video games should be banned.

impact on impressionable children; cause society to become more

violent; blood, strong language, strong sexual content; intense

violence, use of drugs and alcohol; do harm to kids’ mental

health; not mature enough to understand

Side B: No, violent video games should not be banned.

There is already a suggested age limit; No way to enforce such a

rule; Limit creativity; video games meant for adults; the economy

would suffer

Topic 7 Which is more important to a person, money or personality?