新世纪大学英语 视听说教程6 口语考试重点

Appendix 1— Discussion Topics in Units 1-3

Unit 1 (Interviewing phrases on P7 are for your reference.)

1.Why did you choose ZJUT?

2.How do you find the food on this campus?

3.What is the most valuable of all the experiences you have ever gone through at college so far?

4.Do you think it’s a good idea to segregate the boys from the girls in class?

5.Is college education worth the cost?

Unit 2 (Expanding on a topic on P20 is for your reference.)

1.Do you agree that we need a certain amount of forgetting? Why or why not?

2.Do you agree that young people nowadays are basically lazy in remembering things? Why or why not?

3.Could music possibly improve our memory? Are there any other possible ways to improve our memory?

4.Do you agree that people’s capability of remembering things declines when they are getting older? Cite one example or two, if possible, to support your opinion.

5.Advantages and disadvantages of being an only child in a Chinese family.

Unit 3 (Expressing an opinion on P35 & Suggesting a compromise on P43 are for your reference.)

1.Is downloading a crime?

2.What issues are Chinese urban areas facing? If you were an urban planner, what

improvements would you suggest for your city?

3.Should the government take measures to control the urban growth?

4.Have you ever been bullied before or have you heard of such incidents? What do you suppose

the victims could do about it? What about other people?

5.Have you ever had any conflict with your neighbors or classmates? How did you settle the

problem finally?

Appendix 2— Discussion Topics in Units 4, 7, 8

Unit 4 (Keeping a conversation going on P48 is for your reference.)

1.What is happiness? What brings you happiness? Money? Health? Fame? True love? Peace of

mind?

2.What kind of people do you think are happiest?

3.If you are feeling down, what do you do to cheer yourself up?

4.Which kind of reading gives you more enjoyment or happiness, comedies or tragedies?

5.Video games, friend or devil?

Unit 7 (Presentation phrases on P88 are for your reference.)

1.If you had all the free time you wanted, what would you channel your energy into?

2.To daydream a little, is that a good idea?

3.What can an ordinary person do to create an extraordinary life?

4.Is it always right to follow one’s heart?

5. A person who has influenced me.

Unit 8 (Describing benefits and supporting points & Giving support to main points on P101 are for your reference.)

1.What does the future hold in terms of our daily life?

2.Which kinds of innovations do you hope we will see in the next ten years? List at least 3 of

them, together with supporting details for your idea.

3.What do you think we could do to help with the unstable climate?

4.Which predictions, that you have ever heard of or seen in movies, have proved to be true

nowadays? Which have not?

5.Why do we, the contemporary people, care so much about the so-called future? Should we

focus more on the present instead of something that hasn’t arrived yet?