大学英语课堂讨论话题EnglishTopic.docx

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大学英语课堂讨论话题EnglishTopic

BOOK4EnglishTopic

UNIT1

1.Talkaboutthepowerofhumorandsharethehumorousstoryortypicaljokewithyourclassmates.

A:

Peopleliketobeconsideredhumorous,butfewofusactuallyhavethesenseofhumorwehopewehave.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderwhyweshouldbothertobehumorous.

B:

Iamafraid,Youdonotknowthepowerofhumor.Wecannoticethatthereisnogreatspeakerintheworldwhoisnothumorous.

C:

Well.Ifyouarehumorousyouwillalwaysattractalotofpeoplearoundyou.Soyouwillbeafocusofattentionandacenterofacrowd.

D.That’strue.Humorisalsothebestwaytosolvesomeconflictsbetweenfriends.Whenpeopleareabouttoquarrel,ahumorousremarkleadingtohelpsettletheproblem.

A.Oh,socanImakeaconclusionthathumorisaveryimportantqualityforapersonorforgettingalongwithothers?

B.Year!

Ihaveheardajoke.Myfriendreadmeanoteshehadjustreceivedfromherboyfriend:

"Tobewithu,Iwouldconquerwindandtide.Nodisastercouldstopmefromlovingu.Iwouldneverforgetu."ThencametheP.S.:

"IwillcometourhouseonSunday,provideditdoesn'train."

C.Ihaveonetoo.AuntHattie,puttingonherhatafteravisittooneofhermarriednephews,saidtoeight-year-oldJohnny,“And,youngman,wouldyouliketowalkwithmetothebusstop?

””No,”Johnnysaid.”Whynot?

”askedAuntHattie.”Becausewe'regoingtostarteatingdinnerassoonasyougo.”

D.Oh,that’sfunny,theseboysarereallycute.Well,thepowerofhumorisreallyamazing.Andinmyopiniontherearemanywaystolearnhowtobehumorous.Beingtogetherwithsomeonewhoishumorousisoneway.Readingsomebookswhichcontainhumororhumorousstoriesisanother.

A.Igetit.Ithinkthemostimportantwayisthatweshouldtrytobeoptimisticaboutourlifeatpresentand,moreover,ourlifeinthefuture.

2.Whatisyourfavoritefilmandwhydoyoulikeitsomuch?

A.Hi,haveyougetthemessage?

OurclassisgoingtowatchthefilmofHarryPotterseries.It’smyfavoritestory,HarryPotterisanunusualboy.Hehadsomemagicalpower.Whenhewasababy,averyevilmankilledhisparents.Fortunately,HarryPotterwassaved.

B.Ilikeittoo.Thenallthatisabouttochangewhenamysteriousletterarrivesbyowlmessenger:

letterswithaninvitationtoanincredibleplacethatHarry—andanyonewhoreadsabouthim—willfindunforgettable.What’syours,Nancy?

C.I.prefer.the.Chronicles of Narnia.It.present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where the-y are called upon to help the Lion Aslan .

D.Yeah.The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. It have been adapted for cinema.I’moneofthefanstoo.

A.Well,everyonehashisownfavoritethings.Asforme,theyoungHarryPottershowedhisbraveandwisdominthefilm.Finally,hehasbeatentheviolenceandbuiltuphisfriendship.

B.IalwaysdreamedtohavesomestrangepowerlikeHarryPort.IalsothinkthatIcanlearnmanythingsfromhim,suchashowtotreatmyfriend,howtobeanhonestperson.

C.Yes,myfilmgivemethesamefeeling.Theytoldushowtoachievemypersonalgoalsandsoon.Overthepastfiftyyears,C.S.Lewis’sbookTheChroniclesofNarniahasattractmuchattention.

D.millionsoffanshaveembracedtherecentblockbusterhitmoviesTheChroniclesofNarnia:

TheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobeandTheChroniclesofNarnia:

PrinceCaspian.Ithinkthefantasystorywillbecontinuedandlastlong.

UNIT2

1、Isletterwritingbetterthancalling?

A.Hi,Yoyo！

Youlooksohappy?

!

B.Yeah,look!

Ihavegotaletterfromoneofmybestfriend.

C.Letter?

Arethereanypersonstilluseletterstosendmessages?

Asthedevelopmentofscientifictelephoneisusedmoreoftenthanletters,weknow,itiseasiertomakeacallthantowritealetter.

D.Youareright!

Butsometimeslettersareinspiring,andsometimestheyareencouraging.Youcanwritealotofthingsinaletteranditdoesnotcostyoumuchtosend.Butitisslow,youhavetowaitalongtimetogetaresponsefromyourfriends.

A.Iagreewithyou!

Anoteattachesmoreimportancetoourwell-wishing.Itisamatterofrecord,andourwordscanbereadsmorethanoncesavoredandtreasured.SoIthinkWritingaletterismoreeffectivethanmakingaphonecall.

B.Well!

Somepeoplelikewriting.Becausewhenreadingaletter,theyfeelwarmandsmileasifthepersonistalkingtothemfacetoface.Whenwriteletters.Weshouldkeeplettersbriefandtothepoint.Trytocoveronlyonesubject.Onlyinthiswaycanweuselettersmorewonderful.Butwhy,then,therearesofewpeopleupbeatnotewriters?

C.Myguessisthatmanywhoshyawayformthepracticearetooself-conscious.Theyareafraidtheywillbemisunderstanding,soundsentimentalorinsincere.Alsowritingtakestime.

D.Sowemustfindtherightwaytosaywhatwewhattosay.Lettersdomakeadifference.

Letterwritingalsooffersconstituentsanopportunitytoserveasconsultants,

A.Everythinghavetwosides.Wecannotjustsaywritingisbetterthancallingorcallingisbetterthanwriting.Weshouldchoosetherightwayaccordingtodifferentcases.

2.Talkaboutthemostdangeroussentence（words）andthemostpowerfulsentence（words）.Why?

A.Hello,everyone,asweknow,wordshavehugepowertoinfluenceourlives,todaylet’stalksomethingaboutit.Willyou?

B.Yeah!

Soundsgood.

A.It’syoufirst,Yoyo.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostdangeroussentenceorword?

B.Oh,letmesee.Inmyopinion,Iregardthesentence“Youarethemoststupidguyintheworld”asthemostdangeroussentence.Whenyouhearit,youcan’thelpyourselfbeingsad.

C.Yes,Iagree.ItwaswhenIwasyoungthatmyteacheralwaysthoughtIwasthemoststupidstudentinourclass.Becauseofthat,Ididn’tworkhardonmyclass,evenhadnoconfidenceinmyself.Whataboutyou,Nancy?

D.Well,Ithinktheword“dishonest”isthemostdangerousword.Ihateanyonedescribingmelikethat.Ontheopposite,Iprefertheword”sincere”.

A.Ican’tagreemore.Iattachmuchimportanttobeingasincereperson.SoI’lltrymybesttotreateveryonesincerely.AndIalsowishtheytreatmeallthesame.Well,let’sthrowawaythebadthings,arethereanywordsyouwillneverforget?

B.En…Thesentence“Youareoneinamillion!

”hascompletelychangedmylife.Itwastoldbymymum.Shelovedmesomuchandherwordswassomoving.Fromthenon,Isparenoefforttoachievehighgrades.Everyonecanseeyourachievement.

C.Yes,Whenoneisworriedabouttests,whenoneismisunderstoodorcriticizedbyothers,orwhenthingsgoagainstourexpectations,theinspiringsentencesgiveapatonourback.Theyremainusneverletgoofourdreams.

D.Aswithyousee,Ithinkthefollowingwordsgiveusgreatencouragement:

”Howcanseetherainbowwithoutastorm?

Noonecansucceedwithouteffort”.Witheachchallengewelearntogetoverourproblemsmoreeasily.Yousee,it’ssopowerful.Ithinkweshouldbecarefulwhentalkwithothers,maybethewordwillchangeothers’holelives.

UNIT3

1.Whatarethecharacteristicsoftheidealwifeandtheidealhusband?

A.Hello,Nancy,comehere.Weareappreciatingthepicturesofweddingceremony.Itissoromantic.Thebeautifulgirlwithahandsomeboy,soperfectly.

B.Oh,cool.That’sthemostimportantmomentforthenewcouple.Fromthenon,theymaystarttostruggletobeidealwifeandidealhusband.Asforme,Iexpectmyfuturehusbandtoberesponsible,reliableanddiligent.

C.However,itisnotaneasythingforthemtobeanidealwifeoranidealhusband.Likethepeopleinthestories,theyhavetomeeteitherdifficultieswhichareunknowntoallofusorexceptionalsetofcircumstancescallingforexerciseofgreatcourageandskill.

D.Besides,itisthetimethattheybegintothinkforeachotherandgiveunconditionalloveandcaretoeachother.Theyhavebeenrelatives,notonlylovers.Couplesshouldlookoneachotherastheirpartnerandfriend,ratherthantheirdependent.

A.Yes,that’squitetrue.Littlegirlsandboysaresochildish.Theymayregardbeautifulappearanceasthemostimportantcharacteristicofidealwifeoridealhusband.Butwhentheygrowup,theymayrealizetheirmistakes.Theyallshouldhaveastrongsenseofresponsibilityandendurehardshipsandfailures.

B.Year,foranidealwife,firstly,sheshouldbewarm-hearted,intelligentandhavesomesimilarinterestswithherhusband.Whileanidealhusbandshouldbecapableofsupportingafamily,itisbasicelement.

C.En…Youareright.However,anidealwifeshouldalsobevirtuousandconcentrateonherfamilyespeciallyherhusband.Aswell,thehusbandshouldloyaltohiswife.

D.Allofwhatyousaidareright.Butmaybeyouforgetamostimportantactor,itiseitheridealwifeoridealhusbandshouldlovetheirmateandtheirfamily.

2.Whoareteacher’spets,boysorgirls?

Howtoavoidgenderbiasintheclassroom？

A.Hi,Nancy,whatareyoudoing?

B.Oh,Iamreadingamagazine.Look,Iaminterestedbythispassage.Accordingtoarecentresearch,manyteacherswhothoughttheywerenonsexistwereamazedtoseehowbiasedtheyappearedinclass.

C.En…letmesee.Theywereshowntocallonmalesinclassfarmorethanonfemalestudents,thistakesplaceevenfromnurseryschooltopostgraduatecourse.Somepeoplethinkitwas