Unit 1   College Culture

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question. 

1. What do you think is the purpose of a university education? 

2. How much do you enjoy living on campus?

3. What factors influenced your choice of university and the course you are doing?

4. If you had the chance to continue your studies abroad, what factors would influence your choice of destination?

5. What can a university and its students contribute to their country and to the world?

6. What is the school motto of our university? How do you understand it？

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

 

    It is said that nowadays one can not acquire the qualifications and qualities essential to success through university education. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? 

 

 

Unit 2   Mixed Feelings

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      Would you describe yourself as an emotional person?

2.      Do you sometimes try to hide your emotions? Why/Why not?

3.      Can you think of any ways in which it might be harmful to keep your feelings hidden? What could happen?

4.      What do you do when you are feeling afraid, stressed or angry?

5.      Do you think smiling is important? Give your reasons.

6.      How important is it to treat people with disabilities in the same way as other people?

 

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

Which do you think is more important, IQ or EQ?

Unit 3   Crime Watch

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      Do you believe someone on TV wearing white coat is a doctor?

2.      Is it legitimate for shops to automatically collect personal information?

3.      Do you believe what you read in the newspaper?

4.      Is information in books more reliable than information on the Internet?

5.      How would you feel when you wake in the night and realize there is a burglar in the room?

6.      How worried are you that criminals could obtain your personal information?

 

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

 There are various crimes around us. Can you list any of them? What can we do to protect ourselves from being victims of the crimes?

 

 

Unit 4   News 24/7

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      What do you think makes a story newsworthy?

2.      In what way are the media powerful?

3.      Do you think the media are too powerful?

4.      If anyone can publish news on the Internet, is this a good thing?

5.      How do you think people will get the news in the future?

6.      Do you agree that an editorial in a traditional newspaper has “more influence and prestige” than one in an online edition? If so, why is this?

 

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

Will we one day see the death of the newspaper?

 

Unit 5   The world at war

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      Which do you think is the most powerful way of showing the horror of war: through a novel, or through movies? Why?

2.      Do you think it is ever right to go to war with another country? Why?

3.      Do you know any Chinese movies or novels about war? What are they? What are the writers?

4.      Was China involved in any international conflicts during the last century? What were they?

5.      How do Chinese people remember those who died in war?

6.      How many international conflicts are there in the world today? Which countries are involved?

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

 Chinese people have born the complex attitudes towards Japan. On the one hand, Chinese people cannot forget “Japan’s invasion” and “Nanking massacre”, which hurt Chinese people’s feeling deeply. On the other hand, we have to admit our reliance on Japan’s economy. Even Japanese animation and Japanese fashion have affected Chinese young generation for a long time. So, what is your opinion about that?

 

Unit 6   Sporting life

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      Do you enjoy doing sports individually or in groups? Why?

2.      Can you name a team sport? How is it played?

3.      Which is more important for you: taking part in sport, or winning?

4.      How might an athlete feel before or after the competition?

5.      Given the opportunity, would you like to be a professional athlete? Why or why not?

6.      Why is an Olympic medal prized more highly than other sports trophies?

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

    Do many college students enjoy doing sports? Why or why not?

 

 

Unit 7   Animal Planet

Part I Reading aloud

Part II Discussion

Section One   Each of the students will be asked one question.

1.      Do animals really have different personalities?

2.      Please give some examples of animal intelligence.

3.      Why is the pet population increasing?

4.      Is it usual for people to think of pet animals as children?

5.      If you were an animal, which animal would you be? And why?

6.      Please list at least three animal idioms. And tell us how to use them?

(e.g. Dog someone’s footsteps; Lionize; A game of chicken; make a monkey out of someone; let the cat out of the bag; monkey business; eagle-eyed…; put the cart before the horse…; let sleeping dogs lie…)

Section Two   Please have a group discussion on the following topic:

Please list some endangered species. What are the causes of extinction of endangered species? What are the possible ways to protect them?