2013级大学英语1-口语考试试题-教师版

2013级大学英语1-口语考试试题-教师版
2013级大学英语(1)口语考试试题(教师版)
评分标准: 1.讨论小组成员论点鲜明,论证有力.(50%)
2.讨论小组成员互动丰富,衔接连贯自然.(30%)
3.口语表达符合英语表达习惯,语音清晰正确.(20%)
4.小组成员口语考试分数依据个人在小组中的表现差异而给分不同.
1.What are your ideas about college education? What's the meaning of it? How
should you study in the college?
2.What is the meaning of learning? Why do human beings need to learn? Does
learning only occur at school? Why do we have a variety of courses at school?
What knowledge and skills are necessary for people to survive in the age of information?
3.You are now a freshman in college, what’s the ideal university on your
opinion? How did you spend during your college life? What do you think about your college life? Talk about your attitudes towards the current college education in China briefly.
4.What preparations should be made for college life? How to adapt to the new
college life? Do you think you have adapted to the new life here？Are there any difficulties in your present life?
5.Where are you from? Why did you choose this university? What’s your
major? Why did you choose it? Do you think your major will count for your future career?
6.Can you describe the likes and dislikes of your parents? Some people say it is
necessary for a child to celebrate birthdays for his or her parents, but some don't think so, what's your idea?
7.In a family, who do you think plays the more important role, the mother or
the father (the wife or the husband)? When there are quarrels between your parents, how will you do with it? Why?
8.What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages for a child to grow
up in a big family? Do you think there are any advantages to having a grandparent living with the family? In general, do you think having old people and young people living together creates conflict (or, problems)?
9.Could you tell me something about your family? Who does the most shopping
in your family? Who does the most cooking in your family? Who makes the major decisions in the home? What qualities do you expect from a good father and a good mother respectively?
10.In your opinion, which is more important, family or career? Why do you
think so? Suppose in the future your life is busy, then how to balance your family and career?
11.Do you think you have true friends? What do you think a true friend should
be? What kinds of attributes do you pay attention to when you make friends with others? What are three qualities you want in a good friend? What are three qualities you don’t want in a friend?
12.Do you think you are lucky enough to meet good people to make friends with?
How do you maintain your friendship? If there is distrust between you and your friend, how will you solve this crisis? If one of your friends did something terrible to you, would you forgive him/her?
13.Describe a friend you had when you were a child: how you first met, how
long you were friends, what you used to do together, and explain why you liked this person.
14.Have you ever found it difficult to make friends with others? What are the
efficient ways to make friends? How to make a longtime true friend? What will you do if one of your friends is having a difficult time?
15.Is real friendship only confined within the same sex? Someone said that
childhood friendship rarely lasts into adulthood. What do you think of the point of view? Will real friendship be influenced or altered by time and distance?
16.Have you ever heard of the story “The Wolf Is Coming”?Why did our
parents or grandparents tell us the story in our childhood? What values did you get from the story? If you feel liking telling a lie, will you recall the story?
Why or why not? Does this story still have any active influence on your present life? Why or why not?
17.What is a white lie? What is your attitude toward white lie? Have you ever
told a white lie? Under what circumstances do we tell a white lie?
18.How do you define honesty? Why is honesty important? Why is honesty so
difficult at times? When is honesty difficult? What would you do if you were cheated?
19.What is the opposite of honesty? Why is dishonesty not good? What kind of
problems does dishonesty cause? Is there difference between dishonesty and lying? What are some common situations when people are sometimes dishonest? How do you feel when you have been dishonest with someone?
How do you feel when someone has been dishonest with you?
20.How can you be honest and not hurt someone? Is it ever all right to give only
a partial truth? When might it be all right to give only a partial truth?
21.Do you think time is very important? Do you think time management is
important? Would you say you are good at managing your time? Do you think it a good habit to stay up late before an examination?
22.Is punctuality important? What are some examples of occasions when it's
important to be on time? Have you ever been late? Were there any serious consequences when you were late?How do you feel when you are late? How would you feel if the person you were waiting to meet with was not on time?
How do you think about someone who is always late?What are some of the excuses that people always use for being late?
23.Are you good at organizing time? How do you usually organize time? Do you
think planning is important for time management? Why do you think some people pay to learn time management? Do you think parents should try to teach their children about time management?
24.When do you feel time moves fast?When do you feel time moves slowly?If
you could go back in time, what would you do?
25.Are you planning to find a part-time job to support yourself through college?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing a part-time job for a student?
26.Which is the festival you like most? When is that? What will you do during
this festival? What is the history of it? (For example, what’s the history of Dragon Boat Festival?)
27.Do you think most students make good use of their summer/winter vacation?
Why do you think so? What do you often do on summer vacation or winter holidays? Where do you usually go on summer/winter holidays? Who did you go with?
28.How will you celebrate Spring Festival? Who will you spend it with? Which
performances are you looking forward to on the New Year‟s Eve TV program?
What are some of your favorite ones of the past?
29.If you were to receive a present (not money) for Spring Festival, what present
would you like to receive? How does Spring Festival these days compare with how it was when you were a child? Do you like it better now or when you were a child? What do you think Spring Festival will be like in the future?
Describe Spring Festival as it is celebrated in your family.
30.Pick three adjectives that you feel best describe your relationship with your
parents. Explain why you chose those particular words. On a scale of 1 (being the worst) and 10 (be the best), how well do you think your parents did raising you? If you could change one thing about the way they raised you, what would it be?
31.Do you think parents should be strict with their children or lenient? What
are the consequences of being too strict or too lenient? What are the consequences of not being strict or lenient enough?
32.What is your favorite Chinese holiday? Which Western holiday most
interests you? 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?
33.Describe what qualities you think the ideal teacher must have. What are some
qualities you don’t want in a teacher? 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?
34.If you were a teacher, what kind of teacher would you like to become? Is it
the teacher/school’s or the parents’ responsibility to teach a child good morals and behavior? In your opinion, do men or women make better teachers? 35.Do you like western food or Chinese Food? Can you say something about
western fast food and Chinese food styles? What sort(s) of food do you like?
(Why?)How often do you eat that? When was the last time you ate that?
36.How does your diet affect your health? Do you want to do something about
your diet? Talk about your eating habit. You may refer to the following tips: the meals you have every day, the meal you like the most, the food you usually have for each meal, the food you like the most, etc.
37.What food did you like (most) when you were a child? Is there any food that
you liked when you were a child but you don't like now? What types of food do children generally like to eat?
38.Who often cooks in your family? Do you like cooking? (Or, do you know how
to cook?) What do you like to cook? When you were young, did you learn how to make a meal (= how to prepare food)? Have you ever thought about learning how to cook? Do you ever make dinner for your family? Do you help to do the food shopping at home? Do you usually help your mother/father cook at home?
39.Do you like spicy food? (Or is it OK for you to have spicy food?) Are you on a
diet? Describe your favorite healthy food. You should say: what it is, when and how often you eat it, how it is made and explain why it is healthy.
40.Do you like western fast food? Why or why not? Do you think it is healthy?
Do you like McDonald and KFC? Do you often go there? Why are they so famous in China?
41.Do you often exercise? Do you think regular physical exercise is important?
Why? How can playing sports help us in other aspects of our lives? Talk about a kind of sport. You should say: what it is, whether it is popular and who likes it.
42.Are you a basketball fan? Who is your favorite basketball player? Do you
prefer watching a football game on TV or at the stadium? Why? Are you a fan of Chinese football teams? Why?
43.What sports do you like best?What sports are most popular in your country?
What sports and games did you most enjoy playing when you were a child?
What role do sports play in people’s life?What are the differences between men and women when choosing their favorite sports?
44.What’s your favorite sport? Talk about it: name of the sport, popularity,
special equipment, special training or skill, how to play it, why you like it, how often you play it, when and where you play it, whom you often play with, etc.
45.How do people maintain good health? What activity that promotes good
health? What would you say is a "healthy lifestyle"? List some healthy and unhealthy living habits.
46.Do you have worries? What do you worry the most about? What do you
usually do when you have worries? How do you express your worries? How do you reassure yourself and others?
47.In what situations do you feel stressed? Does stress affect your health habits?
If yes how? Do you know any ways of reducing stress? What are they?
48.Do you often go to the hospital? Do you think you are healthy? How can you
keep fit according to your own experience? What do you do to keep healthy?
49.Are you thinking about the coming winter holiday? Why? How are you
feeling toward the end of the first semester at college? How are you planning your holidays?
50.Which holidays do you celebrate? Talk about your plans for the coming
holiday. You may refer to the following tips: what weather you expect it to be, where you would spend the holiday, how you would spend the holiday, what your budget is and how you will control it, etc.。