第一篇:新世纪视听说1 教 案大全
新世纪大学英语视听说1
Unit One
一、讲授章节名称:Unit One New friends, New faces--Introduce Yourself
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to introduce himself or herself in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to make a self-introduction(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Two
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Introduce Yourself
Unit Two
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Two
Vacation
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to talk about the vacation in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to talk about the weather(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Tree
六、选用教材和主要参考书:教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Talk about the weather
Unit Three
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Three All about you
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to talk about their favorite pastimes in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to talk about their favorite pastimes
(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Four
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
My Favorite Pastimes
Unit Four
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Four Change
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to express how to borrow money in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to borrow money from classmates(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Five
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Can I borrow $20 ?
Unit Five
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Five Around the world
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求: By learning this unit, the student should be able
to ask for and give directions in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to ask ask for and give directions(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Six
六、选用教材和主要参考书: 教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).Topic Discussion:
八、Topic Discussion:
Ask for and give directions
Unit Six
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Six Home sweet home
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to talk about places in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to talk about places(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Seven
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Talk about places
Unit Seven
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Seven Your health
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to talk about health in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
1.Review: Oral practice: to talk about health(pair work or group work)
2.Preview: Unit Eight
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Talk about health
Unit Eight
一、讲授章节名称:Unit Eight Jobs and ambitions
二、本章节教学目标和教学要求:
By learning this unit, the student should be able
to talk about profession in English fluently.三、教学重点、难点:
重点:
Lesson A Speaking, Communication
难点: Lesson B Video Course
四、结合教学内容选择的主要教学方法和教学手段: 计算机辅助多媒体教学及交际法教学。
五、布置的作业及复习思考题:
Review: Oral practice: to talk about profession
(pair work or group work)
六、选用教材和主要参考书:
教材:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册(上海外语教育出版社)
主要参考书:《新世纪大学英语 视听说教程》第一册 教师手册
《大学英语课程教学要求》(上海外语教育出版社)
七、教学主要内容及教学安排:
Step One 观看并跟读
Step Two 观看并模仿
Step Three 分组讨论练习,选出代表和其它小组交流(in English).八、Topic Discussion:
Talk about profession
Unit 1 New Friends, New Faces 1.Teaching aims:
1)Learn to meet new people through vocabulary link and three exercises of listening, speaking and communication.2)Learn to describe yourself and others through two video courses, i.e.global viewpoints and city living.2.Knowledge Skill:
1)Vocabulary: online pen pals;Portuguese;art gallery;blonde;curly;heavyset;muscular;hazel-colored;light-skinned
2)Useful expressions about greeting people, introducing yourself and others;everyday English;describing people and commenting on someone’s appearance.a.I major in computer sciences./ I’m a math student./ I study in bioengineering.b.What do you do for fun? / Do you like traveling? / What kind of movies do you like?
c.I enjoy going to the movies./ I like reading comic books./ When I’m not studying I like… / In my free time, I usually…
d.What are friends for? / Good for you!/ Oh!My god!/ Got it./ Sure, no problems.3.Teaching important points
1)Grasp the language forms and commonly-used expressions of meeting people and describing people.2)Have a certain understanding of speaking strategies.4.Teaching difficult points
Learn to make conversations of meeting people and describing people by the use of the important expressions in this unit.5.Teaching Procedure:
Step 1
Vocabulary Link
Introduce the idea of online pen pals---new friends that correspond by e-mail.Ask if any students have online pen pals.If there are some students having online pen pals, ask one or two to introduce their pen pals to the class.Present the vocabulary.Have students fill in the information.Check answers.Next have students work in pairs.If there is one student left, ask him or her to join a pair to make a group.Have students interview each other and fill in the information.Step 2
Listening
Familiarize students with the new words.Ask them to read the new words aloud after you.Review the idea of online pen pals.Tell students to listen and write their answers.Play the recording and check answers.Listen again and answer the questions about the people.Check the correct box.Step 3
Speaking
Ask students how they greet people in English and direct their attention to the useful expressions.Introduce the situation and present the conversation.Ask students to guess whether they’re meeting for the first time.Listen again and then have them practice the conversation with a partner.Direct students’ attention to the useful expressions in the box and have them read these expressions aloud with their parents.Give students one minute to prepare their own information.Then have students practice the conversation with a partner using their information.Invite pairs to present their conversations to the class.Step 4
Communication
Go over the list of questions.Place students in groups of five or six.Have one student in each group start to ask another group member the list of questions until he or she gets the answer to the follow-up question.Then the second student goes on asking another group member the list of questions until he or she answers Yes.Then ask a follow-up question.Repeat the cycle until all the group members have finished.Step 5
Global Viewpoints
Before they watch, say the list of vocabulary items aloud as students repeat for pronunciation practice.If necessary, explain the meaning of the words.Explain to students that they are going to watch several people introducing themselves or others.While watch for the first time, have students circle the correct answers and check together.Then watch again and ask them to write the letter of each statement next to the name of the person it matches.Check answers together.Step 6
City Living Sun-hee’s favorite cousin
Introduce the main characters and minor characters to the students.Then ask them: Do you have family or friends you haven’t seen for a long time? What do you think they look like now? Have students look at the pictures and read the story line aloud or to themselves.Let students predict what they think happens in the episode.Have students use the information from the photos and captions to complete the sentences.Check answers.Then watch the video and check the sentences that are true and correct the false sentences.Play the video for the second time so that students can correct the false ones.After that, direct students’ attention to the useful expressions used in the video.Explain to the students that items in the Everyday English box are expressions often used in conversation.Give them a certain time to study these expressions.Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information they hear.Step 7
Homework
The students are asked to finish the group work After Watch and the optional exercises after class.In the next week’s lessons, check answers for optional exercises and explain for the difficult questions, meanwhile check two or three groups’ oral practice.
第二篇:视听说 教案 1
Unit 1 Love Part One viewing, Understanding and Speaking(1)Pre-watching Words and expressions Episode 1 1.date someone
have a romantic relationship with someone 与某人约会 e.g I)Is he still dating Joanna?
II)How long have you been dating Nicky? date much/some/a little经常/有时/偶尔与别人约会
e.g
I)Did you date much in high school? II)I had dated a little before I met George.III)I decided it was time to date some if she was interested 2.try out for something
try to become as a member of a team or get a part in a play etc.参加……选拔或挑选
e.g.I)I tried out for a swim team when I was a kid.II)Why did you decide to try out for the Olympics? 3.steady boyfriend/girlfriend someone that you have been dating, usually exclusively, for a long time 已确定(情侣)关系的男/女朋友 e.g
I)Life is much too enjoyable to think about a steady boyfriend.II)Now at 16 Steven has a steady girlfriend of 15, who he has been going out with for several months.4.happy with someone/something satisfied with someone/something 对……感到满意
e.g.I)She's perfectly happy with the man she's got.II)Anne wasn't very happy with their decision.5.break up(people in a marriage, group or relationship)separate or do not live or work together any more 离异,关系破裂
e.g.He lost his job and his marriage broke up.6.here comes someone/something(used to say that)someone/something is arriving 某人/某物来了 e.g.I)Here comes the spring again.II)Look out!Here comes the doctor Episode 2 7.shut someone up keep someone in a place away from other people 关入,禁闭
e.g.I)She can't spend her whole life shut up in her office.II)I've had a terrible cold and have been shut up in my room for a week(2)Video watching(3)Voice guide(4)Speaking: 1.You are going to watch a video in which you'll see two different ways of dating: an American way and a Chinese way.So what are the differences? 2.Now you know a little about dating.Please talk about your own dating experience if you have any.For those who dated little or didn't date at all before, please give your reasons for it.For the substance towards love and marriage is the reflection to the deep culture for a nation.” Meanwhile, the difference of culture background also reflects and restricts a nation’s way of love and marriage custom, which is the key factor for the leading characters to take any actions towards love and marriage.The difference between the West and East is not only because of feudal tradition, but also mostly because of the restriction and influences of culture background.Of different nation culture, which gives an important influence to love tragedy of literature, hero and heroine take firm, driving, fierce actions to seek for their love and marriage in the Western literature.On the contrary, love story in china, the leading characters always adopt passive, pitiable actions, even holding the attitude of “mercifulness” and “yielding” to relax conflicts, and finally push themselves into the abyss.Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in English literary tradition.Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme.The play focuses on romantic love.In this tragic story, love is a violent, ecstatic, overpowering force that supersedes all other values, loyalties, and emotions.In the course of the play, the young lovers are driven to defy their entire social world, families, friends and ruler.Love in Romeo and Juliet is a brutal, powerful emotion that captures individuals and catapults them against world, and, at times, against themselves.The leading characters take any actions in order to protect their love, even telling lies to parents, suspended animation and other tricks.Once Juliet is woken up by love, she advances bravely, who not only marries Romeo secretly, but also stealthily spends her newly-married night.Comparing to the West, the tragic characters in China are less determined than western’s, and their resistances are powerless and compromising also.The tragic figures always condescend their love, allowing evil force to extend and create, and finally are engulfed.LiangShanbo and ZhuYintai, a famous drama in China, whose plot is very similar to Romeo and Juliet, the protagonists find each other congenial, however, they knuckle under the family’s opposition and pressure, who prefer to be withered for love than decide to fight death openly.The Dream of Red Chamber is regarded as “tragedy in the tragedy”.②The protagonists, Baoyu and Daiyu, who have strong consciousness of seeking for love, they don’t care about common customs and interests, being of kindred spirits.Facing the powerful feudal Force, however, their imperfect personalities of resistance seem to be so powerless, finally their love is devoured.The love tragedy in the West and East always ends with dying for love or destroying of love, but the tragic factors are different, among them, personality is an important factor cannot be ignored.Making a general survey of love tragedy in the West and East, it is easy to find that the tragic protagonist’s attitude towards love is different.This completely different attitude stems from different culture background also.The West is a society with “take individual as standard”.This culture psychology and life consciousness get further development dependence and freedom.The love style of Romeo and Juliet is such fanatic love.China has been a society that “take colony as standard” all the time since ancient times.People’s life of ago-farming taking family as unit generation gives important influence to form people’s psychology of caring for and depending on each other and realizing one’s own value from entirety existence.This kind of psychology , that is, “pay attention to the whole, advocate ethical”.This attitude has essential distinction with the West.(the arranged marriage包办婚姻as evil consequence,which was produced from traditional culture/ the Parent's order and matchmaker's words had been in the leading Position父母之命 ,媒妁之言/ free marriage existed partly)
The love tragedies in the West and East always have resembled endings, but there are essence distinctions with personality, action, marriage value and value orientation the tragic personage takes, which closely links with culture.Only investigate the culture background conscientiously, can we know love tragedy more deeply and penetratingly.Part Two Listening, Understanding and Speaking Listen to the recording carefully and then work in small groups to discuss the following questions.1.What kind of partner did men and women of the past generations want? 2.What kind of partner do men and women now search for? 3.What kind of person would be your ideal husband/wife? Describe him/her to your group.
第三篇:新世纪视听说2-Unit3教案
Unit 3 Let’s Eat!I.Teaching Objectives 1.Keep in mind adjectives describing foods.(Listening & Speaking)2.Get the general idea and specific information of 5 activities.(Listening)3.Practice expressions for offering and suggesting.(Speaking)II.Teaching Focuses and Difficult Points
Lesson A Foods We Like 1.Teaching Focuses:
1)Vocabulary link to describing foods.2)Foods-related activities.3)Expressions for offering and suggesting.4)Pronunciation: sentence stress and rhythm.2.Difficult Points:
Task 1: Foods of the southern United States Task 2: The slow food movements Task 3: Who eats What?
Task 4: Hot, hotter, hottest!Surprising facts about chili peppers Task 5: The healthiest people in the world
Lesson B Eating out
1.Teaching Focuses:
1)Useful words and expressions for Global Viewpoint: Favorite foods & International Foods
2)Interviews about foods 3)Video: The spicier the better
2.Difficult Points:
1)Everyday English expressions, such as “man”, “born and raised”, etc.2)Retelling the story.3)Specific information in the video and the summary.III.Teaching Approaches: topic-oriented, task-inducing, students’ participation IV.Time Allotments Lesson A: 2 periods Lesson B: 2 periods V.Teaching Procedures:
Periods 1-2 Lesson A Foods We Like I.Warm-up Activities(10 minutes)1.Introduce the topic: food culture.2.Present the vocabulary.Have students fill in the space with the adj.from the box.3.Check answers.II.Listening Activities(40 minutes)Activity 1: Foods of the southern United States 1.Pre-listening: Familiarize students with the new words.2.While-listening: First listening to match the picture;Second listening to get the very adjectives for foods.Activity 2: The slow food movements
Pre-listening: Have students read the useful expressions.1.While-listening: Listen twice to finish the exercises.2.After-listening: Guide students to talk about the topic.Activity 3: Who eats What? 1.Pre-listening: Have students to describe their favorite foods.2.While-listening: Have students to answer the questions.Activity 4: Hot, hotter, hottest!Surprising facts about chili peppers 1.Pre-listening: Have students read the new words.2.While-listening: Listen twice to finish the exercises.First listening to fill in the blanks in the table;second listening to answer the questions.3.After-listening: check answers.Activity 5: The healthiest people in the world 1.Pre-listening: Have students read the new words.2.While-listening: Listen three times to finish the exercises.First listening to answer the questions;second listening to fill in the blanks;third listening to complete the summary.3.After-listening: check answers.III.Consolidation(15 minutes)1.Have the students think about the other expressions for describing foods.2.Ask students to talk about their favorite foods in their hometowns.IV.Summary(10minutes)V.Assignments(5 minutes)1.Review and finish all the remaining listening tasks in this unit.2.Preview Lesson B of Unit 3.Periods 3-4 Lesson B Eating out
I.Warm-up Activities(5 minutes)Ask students to talk to each other about their favorite foods.II.Global Viewpoints Favorite Foods(10 minutes)1.Before You Watch(2 minutes)Task 1: Have students go over different adjectives for describing foods.2.While You Watch(8 minutes)Task 1: Watch the interviews and circle true or false.Task 2: Watch the interviews and interpret what the speakers say into Chinese.Ⅲ Global Viewpoints International Foods(40 minutes)3.Before You Watch(2 minutes)Task 1: Have students get the definition of different types of international foods and circle the right word.4.While You Watch(8 minutes)Task 1: Watch the interviews and fill in the blanks.ⅣCity Living The Spicer the better(10 minutes)Task 1: Ask students to look at the pictures to predict what they think happen in the video.Task 2: Watch the video for the first time to get Who says it.Task 3: Watch the video for the second time to get What do they say.Task 4: Watch the first episode of the video and fill in the blanks.Task 5: Watch the second episode of the video and act out the episode as a class.Task 6: Watch the third episode of the video and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.III.Consolidation(12 minutes)1.Study the expressions from the video and ask students to talk about food culture.2.Deal with the short summary of The Spicier the better.IV.Assignment(3 minutes)1.Review all the contents in this unit.2.Preview Unit 4 Today’s Trends.
第四篇:新世纪视听说3 U1 教案
Unit 1 Let’s Go Somewhere!I.Teaching Objectives 1.To let the students get to know something about trip preparations and travel.(Listening)2.To tell students they should listen and get the general idea, specific information and answer some questions correctly.(Listening)3.To discuss trip preparations and travel.(Speaking)4.To learn how to say you’ve forgotten something.(Speaking)II.Teaching Focus and Difficult Points
Lesson A: Before you go
1.Teaching Focus:
1)Familiarize the new words and phrases 2)Pay more attention to the expressions used to talking about traveling experiences and write down as many as possible 3)Predict what students think the speaker is going to talk about according to the title of the listening passage.4)Have students finish their listening tasks.2.Difficult Points:
Task 1: While we’re away, could you… Task 2: Have you finished packing?(Part B)Task 3: What should we take?(Part D)Task 4: Traveling alone(Part A, B)Task 5: Lesson B
Section B: Travel 1.Teaching Focus:
1)To discuss trip preparations and travel.2)To learn how to say you’ve forgotten something.2.Difficult Points:
1)Discussing tasks before a trip 2)Thinking about the items we should take before leaving home 3)Saying you’ve forgotten something and asking for help 4)Talking about the traveling experiences III.Teaching Approaches: task-inducing, students’ participation IV.Time Allotment Lesson A: 2 periods Lesson B: 2 periods V.Teaching Procedure:
Periods 1-2 I.Warm-up Activities(20 minutes)Lesson A
Before you go 1.Vocabulary Link: Tasks before a trip 2.Listening(twice): While we’re away, could you… 3.Communication: What should we take? 4.Optional Listening : Traveling alone II.While-listening Activities(25 minutes)Lesson B Travel 1.Pre-listening, Language Notes: Words and phrases.2.Interviews(twice)3.Video course: City living.Mexico---Here we come!Task 1: Preview Task 2: While you watch(3 times)III.Post-listening Activities(10 minutes)Discussion: After you watch IV.Consolidation(10 minutes)1.Have the ss think about the other tasks they should finish before a trip, and the other items they should take for the different trips.2.Ask ss to tell one the funniest stories of their traveling experiences in the summer vacation to their partners.IV.Summary(3 minutes)Main points of lesson B V.Assignment(2 minutes)1.review and finish all the remaining listening tasks in this unit.2.21st century listening and speaking book 3 Unit 1
Periods 3-4 I.Warm-up Activities(15 minutes)Q1: What did you do in your summer vacation? Q2: Do you like traveling? Which places have you been in your holiday? Q3: What do you usually do before you go out for holidays? Q4: What will you usually take along with you when you go traveling? II.Oral practice(40 minutes)1.Present the new vocabulary: Tasks before a trip(15 minutes)Task 1: Andrew and Becky are going on a trip.Match 1-12 with a-l to learn what they will do before they leave home.(p2)Task 2: Look at the pictures in P2 and take turns telling what Andrew did and what Becky did.Task 3: Have students tell their partners about their own preparations for a trip.2.Items we should take for a trip.(15 minutes)Task 1: Imagine you are going on a camping trip.You’ll be in the forest far away from any towns or cities.Circle items that are necessary for your trip.(Page 6)Task 2: Have students tell their partners about their choice and explain the reasons.Task 3: Ask students how they express they’ve forgotten something and how they ask for help in English.3.Learn some useful expressions for saying you’ve forgotten something and asking for help(10 minutes)Task 1: Ask ss to learn the expressions by themselves.Task 2: Have ss work in pairs to practice the conversation with their partners.Remind them to look at their partners while speaking.Task 3: Make a short conversation about forgetting sht.they should take or do.Task 4: Ask ss to perform their conversations.III.Consolidation(15 minutes)1.Have the ss think about the other tasks they should finish before a trip, and the other items they should take for the different trips.2.Ask ss to tell one the funniest stories of their traveling experiences in the summer vacation to their partners.IV.Assignment
1.Review all the contents in this unit..2.Finish 21st century listening and speaking book 3 Unit 2
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1,Mention at least three reasons people get angry.What can we do to control our anger?
People tend to get angry when treated unfairly.Specifically, we may fly into a rage when we realize we were betrayed by a close friend or tricked by a clerk into buying something unnecessary at a high price.When people treat us with contempt, or deliberately ignore us, we may get annoyed.Also, the sight of injustice often fills us with indignation.For instance, when we see a child being bullied by a group of hoodlums, it makes our blood boil.To overcome our anger, we have two options: to fight or to run.In the case of a small offense, it's better to walk away and calm down.It is not necessary to explode at a slight provocation.However, when confronted with a gross injustice or a serious crime, we need to stand up for ourselves and speak our mind.After venting our anger, we may feel better.If we keep negative feelings to ourselves, we will probably feel miserable for a long time and regret not taking action.2,Why do people get depressed? Is there any connection between depression and bad luck? Can depression be overcome?
People feel blue for a variety of reasons.They feel depressed after failing an exam or losing a job.They feel grief when someone dear to them, for example a close family member, passes away.Suffering from a serious disease with little hope of a complete recovery, one may feel dejected.There seems to be a relationship between depression and bad luck.If your spirits are down and you show it, people might refrain from talking to you.Many good opportunities may slip away as a result.And you might be left wondering why your luck doesn't change.To cheer yourself up, you can study or work.Your mood might improve if you keep yourself busy and try to achieve goals.And if staying busy doesn't help, you can just wait for the sadness to go away.It is said that time heals all wounds.Finally, you might find solace in realizing.Your situation is not the worst.You can also choose to look at the bright side of things because every cloud has a silver lining.3,What makes you happy? Are you happy when others are happy?
The greatest pleasures seem to come from hard-won achievements.For example, if after a lot of hard work, you passed an important examination, finished a big project, or got a promotion, you would feel incredibly happy, right? Human happiness is not limited to one's good fortune or success.If you help someone in need, you'll probably feel wonderful.This accounts for the success of Project Hope, through which people volunteer time and donate money to help people in need.4,Is there a relationship between reason and emotion? Which plays a bigger role in our lives?
Both reason and emotion are important in our lives.Although they are obviously different from each other, they complement each other just the same.Think about it, it is difficult to isolate reason from emotion and vice versa.When one is arguing, one is combining logic with feelings.When a speaker is advocating a principle, the feeling he puts into his voice reinforces his argument.When scientists conduct researches, they may choose an area that is interesting to them.Darwin studied science because he had been fascinated by plants and animals since his childhood.However, in some areas either reason or emotion may play a bigger role.Science students may need more logic than emotion to conduct experiments, while art students tend to rely more on their emotion for creativity.Within a family, people usually cherish the emotional ties between family members.Emotion could be more
important than reason when falling in love or trusting a member of one's family, whereas reason plays an important role when deciding how to educate a child.Together or separate, reason and emotion play critically important roles in our lives.What do you think? Or feel? 1,In what ways can people improve their appearance?
Some people just want to improve their looks in small ways.They may go on a diet to maintain a good figure, use makeup to improve their appearance, put a facial mask or a skin soother on their faces during the night, have their teeth straightened, or have their nails polished.Some others have a face-lift to change their nose or chin, make their single-fold eyelids double folded, and have their skin tightened to smooth out wrinkles and crow's feet.Some even inject botox(肉毒素)to remove wrinkles.More drastically, some people may have liposuction to remove fat.2,Why do some people want to improve their appearance?
A love of beauty is part of human nature.People like to see beautiful scenery, flowers, and animals.It is not strange that they also want to look at good-looking humans and improve the way they look themselves.With improved features, one may find a better job, attract a more desirable spouse, and gain faster promotion.Some occupations attach great importance to appearance.Most actors, anchorpersons, and fashion models can be recognized by their looks.It is sometimes argued that by looking good, one tends to feel self-confident.With confidence, success is more likely to follow in any undertaking.3,What disadvantages are there in plastic surgery?
We should not attempt to change our physical appearance by cosmetic means.Such changes may bring unexpected disasters in the future.Some beautifying methods, if not properly applied, have dangerous side effects.People who receive botox injections to remove wrinkles may eventually ruin their skin.Some surgical operations that are intended to make single-fold eyelids double fold actually make them multi-folded--not what the patient had in mind.4,How can one strike a balance between buying clothes on a budget and yet having fashionable clothes to wear?
People who don't have much money can also make themselves look fashionable.There are many ways to buy fashionable clothes without spending much money.For example, people can buy clothes that are on sale or sold in discount stores.It's smart to buy winter clothes at the end of the winter.Clothes are cheaper at the end of a season and can be stored until the next season.Some people are good tailors, and they can alter their clothes to make them fashionable.They may even create original styles.1,Describe some superstitions in English-speaking countries.English-speaking nations have a number of superstitions.For example, many people believe 13 to be an unlucky number, and do not want to live on the 13th floor or in Room 13.They say “knock on wood” or “touch wood” to avoid bad luck.To wish somebody good luck, they may say “I'll cross my fingers for you.” Superstitious people avoid walking under a ladder or opening an umbrella in doors.When they see a black cat run across their path, they think it's a bad omen.Some people may hang a horseshoe over their door to ward off bad luck.If they happen to drop a mirror, they worry that they will have seven years' bad luck.To ensure good luck, they may carry a charm of some kind, such as a lucky rabbit's foot!
2,What is the relationship between one's attitude to life and one's fate? Does the former determine the latter or is it the other way round?
Since the world is complex and mysterious, it is not easy to arrive at a definite conclusion.Some scholars, including a British psychologist, suggest that there exists a correlation between one's attitude to life and one's fate.But more research is needed before we can be sure of such a correlation.Moreover, the cause-and-effect relationship has not been clearly identified, and we are uncertain which causes which.In real life we can find counter examples: Some optimistic people are not very lucky, while some pessimistic people are quite lucky.Perhaps we should try to find out which case is more frequent: optimistic people with good luck or optimistic people with bad luck.Judging from my personal observations, the former is more common.I can even supply the reason: Optimistic people have more self-confidence, which facilitates their success in life.A survey involving many people is required to discover what most people think about this issue.3.Do you believe there are extraterrestrial beings in outer space?
It is difficult to come to a definite conclusion on this issue.On the one hand, many people claim to have seen a UFO, and some even assert that they were abducted by aliens in their spaceships.Theoretically, it is difficult to prove that in the vast universe people on Earth are of the most advanced civilization and have the most advanced technology.If we cannot see ETs, it may be because they are far more advanced than we are.Similarly, if primitive people cannot detect radio waves, it does not mean more advanced civilizations do not exist.On the other hand, human beings have not collected solid evidence to prove the existence of ETs.Although some people claim to have witnessed a UFO, it could be a visual mistake.A mirage is a case in point.When somebody claims to have seen a ghost, do you believe it? In my opinion, while mankind should continue to explore mysteries in the universe, they had better direct most of their time and energy toward pursuits that are more relevant to their present lives.4,Do you think success is due more to luck and opportunity or to diligence and perseverance? Why?
Sometimes a lucky person achieves great success without making the corresponding efforts, while a person who has worked diligently on and on fails to accomplish anything.But on the whole, I am inclined to believe that success is more closely related to diligence than to luck.It is true that in gambling, card-playing and some other games, luck plays a large role.But in most fields of endeavor, one has to study and work hard before one has a chance of success.For example, all scientists, engineers, teachers, musicians and athletes must receive years of rigorous training before they can do their work properly and stand out from the rest.Without hard work, they have almost no hope of success at all.After all, opportunity favors those who are well prepared.1,Name at least ten recreational activities, including those requiring a lot of physical exertion and those that are more relaxing.ome forms of recreation require a high level of physical activity.Here are some examples: football, basketball, badminton, tennis, and table tennis.Some people like climbing mountains, going bodysurfing, or going rafting.After those strenuous outings, they feel mentally relaxed.On the other hand, some people prefer more sedentary(久坐的)activities.Instead of playing a ball game, they watch it.They go to a cinema, a theater, an opera house or a concert hall, or they simply sit at home watching TV.Some play various kinds of games on the computer, and others play chess or cards.Even when they want to stay outdoors, they may choose peaceful pastimes like fishing.2,What do you think about the computer and the Internet as sources of entertainment?
With the advent of the computer and the Internet, we can play all kinds of games in the virtual world;we can play chess and cards with people we have never met, even a chess master.We can travel to all parts of the world on the Net.We can send and receive e-mails, and chat with people online.Moreover, we can make use of the Net as a way of learning.But we should be careful not to get too much of a good thing.If we sit in front of a computer all day long, there will be many negative effects.Our eyes may get damaged.Long exposure to radiation from the computer may cause disease.Too much sedentary work is bad for our health.We may become physically weak and develop a weight problem.Worse still, if we get addicted to the computer, we may neglect human relationships and communication between one another.In the end we would rather talk to a computer than to a human.3,Would you like to go on a tour during the vacation?
If I have enough money, I'd like to visit a distant place during my vacation.After a term of hard work, I think I deserve a trip for relaxation.From the trip, I could gain useful geographical and historical knowledge about the place--knowledge different from what we acquire from books.Furthermore, I would be refreshed from traveling, and then I could work more energetically in the next term.However, if I do not have enough money to travel, I can relax myself in many other ways.I can go to parks, or enjoy local scenic and historical sites.What's more, on the Internet I can visit remote places of the world.I can play computer games to kill time.Perhaps I will also do a lot of reading.If I arm myself with abundant knowledge, I may find a good job, which will offer me opportunities for traveling both at home and abroad
4,Stores are closed in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays in many Western countries, while they are normally open in China.Which system do you prefer? Why?
In my opinion, each system has its advantages and disadvantages.The weekend is meant for people to have a rest, and the employees at stores, post offices, government departments, schools and so on all deserve a rest.The two-day weekend was won after centuries of demands for workers' rights.If one store breaks the rules and stays open on the weekend, it will do unusually good business, but this is unfair competition.If people can enjoy proper rest over the weekends, they can work more vigorously during the weekdays.However, if all stores are closed, this can be inconvenient for many people, especially those in double-income households.If a small proportion of the population, that is those in the service industry, work on weekends, most people will enjoy their weekends even more.On the whole, I am in favor of the current Chinese system
1,What are the essential differences between the concepts of individualism and collectivism? Search the Internet for information.Individualism asserts the primary importance of the individual and holds that an
individual's interests should be placed above the group's.Individuals are being given opportunities and freedom to develop character, interests, abilities, careers, etc.within the context of individualism.In addition, the collective culture respects and even values the initiatives of each reason.On the other hand, collectivism emphasizes the interests of the group over those of the individual.It is believed that if the group prospers, all its members prosper.If an individual works for the benefit of the group, he or she will benefit as well.Sometimes collectivism requires individuals to sacrifice their short-term interests to the group's long-term goals.Perhaps we should strike a balance between promoting team spirit and bringing individual initiative into play.2,Should we follow the ethics of hard work or introduce fun into our work?
In my opinion, we can introduce fun into our work, but an industrious spirit is a more valuable element.It's true that people like to have fun, and that if learning involves fun, people tend to learn faster.Without fun, learning can be slow or even painful.This is illustrated by the popular saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” However, since many people do not study or work hard, I think it is necessary to stress diligence at the present stage in the nation's development.To attain advanced levels, we have to make greater efforts.If we all work hard, our offspring will be able to have more fun.Although fun plays a role in work and study, most human achievements are gained mainly through hard work.Most successful people have worked diligently to achieve success.After all, “no pain, no gain.”
3,Should different cultures integrate or keep their own characteristics?
A well-integrated nation is more capable of maintaining unity and stability.People in some countries dislike foreigners or ethnic minorities to behave differently from the norm.They prefer foreigners to assimilate into their culture.The saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” illustrates this point.The trend toward globalization promotes international exchanges and integration of different cultures.On the other hand, diversified cultures make our world more interesting and colorful.If all nations integrated into one, the world would be monotonous.Therefore, all ethnic groups should be allowed to keep their unique customs.The Chinese government has adopted favorable policies to allow the ethnic minorities to keep their traditions.All nations should be treated equally.Large nations should not pose their cultures on small nations.The world is composed of different countries and cultures.To achieve better development and cooperation, perhaps we should advocate multiculturalism while encouraging free exchanges between cultures.4,Should we be punctual for class, work or appointments? Why? What can you do to ensure punctuality?
In the past, Chinese did not attach much importance to punctuality.In an agricultural country punctuality was not very important.But nowadays, owing to the quickened pace of life and the influence of Western concepts of time, the Chinese seem to be paying more attention to punctuality.If somebody is twenty minutes late for an appointment, you may be annoyed because it is a waste of your time.To avoid being late, we should make adequate preparations.In case an emergency prevents us from arriving at the destination on time, we can call ahead to inform the person concerned of the delay.But for entertainment activities like a party, we may be a bit late, for that causes no inconvenience to others.