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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