1.Discuion of the ways people choose names for their children and what factors should be considered to give a new product a name? A: Hello, Patrica! B: Hello! A; I feel you have a special name.B: Thank you! My parents give me this name by family history，my grandfather was a scion of noble family.What about you? A: My father named me after someone he admires, a famous leader.Do you know any other ways people choose names? B: I know someone may give their children names which containing their wishes，for example，from a girl’s name“Mingxing”we can gue her parents hope her to be a superstar.A: Haha，that’s quite true，And some people still choose claic names, right? B: That\'s right! 2.Debating----Arguments for or against Chinese as a future global language.A: Can you speak Chinese? B: Yes, of course.A: So what do you feel about it? B: It\'s a little difficult to learn.But it\'s very interesting, and also beautiful.What about you? Do you feel it\'s going to be a future global language? A: Oh, no, I don\'t agree.It\'s so difficult to learn and it\'s not so popular as English.B: But don\'t you feel that there are so many people come to China and many Chinese go out to the world today? Maybe learning to speak Chinese can make things easier.A: OK, maybe.3.What are objects or situations that you are afraid of? Why are you afraid of them? Did you ever tried to conquer them? If so, what you did for it. A: Hello! B: Hello! What’s wrong? You look so nervous.A: I saw a mouse just now.I’m very afraid of them.B: Are you OK now? A: Yeah.Yeah.I’m ok.Thank you! And what about you? What objects or situations that you are afraid of? B: Oh.I am very afraid of snake.A: Snake? Why? B: Because they look disgusting and many of them are toxic.If you are bitten by them.You must go to hospital as soon as poible.A: Did you ever tried to conquer them? B: Are you kidding? I am so afraid of them.I would rather never see them.They are so horrible.4.What types of TV shows do you like to watch best? Why? Introduce your favorite TV show(s) or movie.A: Hello, you look so tired.B: Yeah, I fell asleep too late last night.A: What did you do? B: Oh, watched TV.Do you like watching TV show?
A: Not very much.But I like watching football match.My favorite TV show is Total Soccer（天下足球）.
B: What kind of show it is? A: It presents on every Monday at 19:30.This program mainly introduces something about football in the world.For example who wins, who is the best player, some of the interesting happened around the football world.The most popular board is the top 10.B: Top 10? What is that? A: Oh, it is a collection that the best or funniest 10 people, times, things.Such as the best 10 goals, the best 10 saves the funniest 10 mistakes.
B: It sounds very interesting and I will watch when I am free.
5.Discuion of different styles of language learning.What is your style of it? Why do you like this style? A: Hi, Good morning!
B: Morning!
A: You look very tired, what’s wrong with you? B: It was nothing serious.I dreamed I am taking part in the CET6 examination last night. A: That’s terrible.B: Yes, you know my English is poor.Oh my god! I entered for the CET6 and there is only two months left.You English is excellent, do you have any good suggestions?
A: Thank you! In my opinion, everyone has her /his own learning style.Only if he finds the most suitable method for himself, will he learn well.B: It sounds reasonable! What’s your language learning style?
A: Well, When learning a language, it is important to use a variety of strategies (using the book, listening to the recording, rehearsing dialogues, learning vocabulary, writing things down, listing verb forms, etc.) to practice the different skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.Work out what your preferred learning style is and use it to your advantage.A: Thank you very much! B: you are welcome! Try you best and have a good luck! 6.Do you have any plan to study abroad as an overseas student? If you have, please explain your partner what your reasons are.If you don’t have, please explain him or her why not? A: Hi, Good morning! B: Morning!
A: You look so tired, what’s wrong with you? B: It was nothing serious.You know Profeor C.A.Floudas will come to our university again, so we must make sufficient preparation.A: You say the profeor who is one of the U.S.National Academy of Engineering and made a academic lecture in our university in March? B: Yes, you’re right! It seems that he gave you a very deep impreion, yes? A: Yeah.I know he is a profeor of Princeton University.You know I plan to study abroad as an overseas student.B: You plan to study abroad? Sounds interesting! Why? A: First, to enlarge my horizons and experience cultural differences.Second, if I study abroad, I will have a better chance to improve practical ability and find a good job.In addition, I want to
cultivate the ability of independence and solving problems alone.What about you? B: It’s really full of challenge.But it’s too difficult for me, because I can’t communicate smoothly with others.I think it’s fit for you, come on!
A: Thanks! 7.Discu your ideas of ethical use of computers?
A: Hi, today we are going to talk about the use of computers.B: Yeah, as computer is becoming more and more popular, more and more people can not live without computer.Do you think it is a good thing? A: I think it’s cool.We can buy what we want, watch what we like, learn what we need, play what is interesting, and chat with different people even far away.You can buy almost everything on internet and needn’t go out for a while.It is so convenient and cheap.B: Yeah, that’s true .We can use computers to do many things .But have you ever heard more and more teenagers are addicted to play computer games? Some even sudden died in Internet bar because of playing computer games for too long time.A: Yes, that’s terrible.It is true that so many teenagers are suffered from internet addiction.What a pity! B: But the problem is there are also many attractive computer games.Teenagers are so young to get rid of them.A: Yeah, that’s a big problem.Maybe we need more rules and controls about the computers and internet.B: That’s quite true.
8.As farming land of China has been greatly decreased, some people began to worry about the food problem of China in the coming years. Do you think that China can feed its people in 20 years later? Give your reasons.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified crops?
A: Peter, you know farming land of China has been greatly decreased, and there are so many people in China.Do you think China can feed its people in 20 years? B: In my person opinion, China can come over this problem.You known 20 or 30 years ago, many people are worried that whether China can feed its people buy such little land.You known China did it.A: That was a magic story of China; her uses the limited land to feed 1.3 billion people.But the problem is that the land is decreasing now, and the population is increasing.That is really serious.B: Yeah, that’s a problem, scientists are solving the problem .You know the output of crops is increasing very fast, we can get more crops, and so we can feed more people.A: You mean genetically modified crops? Don’t you afraid is will do harm to us? I worried it is unhealthy, maybe we will be sick after eat this crops.B:No, you are borrowing trouble，believe the scientist will test them before they are planted.A：But scientist is not the god, he can not know everything.If they made a mistake，then what can we do with it? B: En, maybe.We should keep an eye on genetically modified crops.9.Explain the positive and negative uses of DNA testing.A: Do you know the whole name of DNA?
B: Of course, Deoxyribonucleic acid.And DNA testing is more and more used today.A: Yes, it can be used by doctor: within healthcare, one important use is to identify potential for health problems.Researchers have found some genes linked to special diseases.After doctors perform DNA testing, they can then decide the best way to use the information.For example, they may give medication to a patient to prevent a disease from ever stating.B: It can also be used by police too: one important use is testing identify, which is also called DNA fingerprinting.The police can use DNA fingerprinting to identify and trace criminals.DNA testing can be used to help put someone in prison.In much the same way, DNA testing can be used to help innocent people in prison.A: As we known, there are benefits to DNA testing.do you know any concerns that this type of information might be used against us? B:Yes, a company you want to work for asks you to take a DNA test.The Company may not hire you when the DNA testing shows that you had a gene defect linked to a certain type of cancer.You may not be able to get health insurance when the DNA testing shows that you are at a higher risk for certain diseases.A: It maybe used against people or to create “perfect” babies also, so the DNA testing have both sides, the government and scientists should pay much attention to it.10.What do you think about the movie “Dead Poets Society”?
Do you like the teacher, Mr.Keating, in the movie?
Will you attend Keating’s cla if you know he teaches in his own way? How do you like the school, Walton? Can you find such schools in China?
Who should be responsible for the tragedy in the movie? Are there any similar tragedies in China? A: Have you seen the movie “Dead Poets Society”? B: Of course.The movie is popular; I have seen it many times.A: Do you like the teacher, Mr.Keating, in the movie?
B: Yes, I like him very much.John Keating is the new English teacher, who encourages his students to think for themselves, seizes the day, and makes their lives extraordinary.
A: Yes, he is so different from our teachers.I like the teaching style.Will you attend Keating’s cla if you know he teaches in his own way? B: I would like to attend Keating’s cla, that’s different for me, I think we need learn knowledge, but also we should learn how to thought and think more about our life.
A: I agree with you.In our studying, teachers always teach us learning the knowledge on the book; I think it’s boring for us.How do you like the school, Walton? B: Welton academy is a conservative and autocratic boys\' prep school, and its dull atmosphere, with a trite morality.
A: So you have no interested in that school.Can you find such schools in China?
B: Until now, I haven’t found such schools in China.Of course, there are some schools strict with students, but no such schools in this level.A: The movie is a tragedy, Nill was dead at last, and who should be responsible for the tragedy in the movie?
B: Schools, parents, education system A: Are there any similar tragedies in China?
B: The tragedy of the movie happened because of the expectation of the father.There are some similar tragedies in China.11.
Will you plagiarize in your diertation? How to avoid academic plagiarism? A: Did you read today’s newspaper? B: No，are there something special？
A: A famous profeor is being investigated because of plagiarism，some idea in his paper came from another publication but didn’t pointing out.B: Oh, that’s terrible; I think it may have a very bad influence on the teachers and students around him.A: Yes, I think we should never plagiarize in our papers or diertation, we must learn something from this scandal.B:I agree with you, one of my teachers told me, to be honest in academic study is most important.A: That is quite true.The report says: firstly, we need to put reference in our work, that means we need to show we are using this material; secondly, proper acknowledgement is still required if you borrow an idea from others, even when you are not directly quoting from the source; the last but not the least, the best approach is of course not to copy at all.B: It\'s an interesting suggestion, but we need a bit longer to give pause to it.12.How to fight against allergy? /How to stay healthy？
A: Doctor, can you give me some suggestions on how to stay healthy? B: Well, first of all, you need to make sure that you eat the right foods.A: What are the best foods to eat? B: You should emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, along with whole grains and protein.A: What should I avoid? B: You need to avoid highly fatty and greasy foods.You should also avoid too much sugar and caffeine.A: What else is important to stay healthy? B: You need to get plenty of exercise every day.If you smoke, you need to stop.A: Is it OK to drink alcohol? B: Actually, but a little will be better, studies have shown that people who have one-half a gla of
alcohol per day do better than those who don’t drink.A: OK, thank you very much.B: With pleasure.
