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TOPIC1 EnvironmentSectionOne Eachofthestudentswillbeaskedonequestiononthetopic“Environment”.1.Whyareplasticbagsharmfultotheenvironment?2.Whyarepaperbagsharmfultotheenvironment?3.Whyarereusablebagsthebestfortheenvironmentandenergyusage?4.WhatenvironmentalproblemdoyouthinkisthemostseriousandurgentinChina?SectionTwo Pleasehaveagroupdiscussiononthefollowingtopic:Whatcanbedoneinourdailylifetohelprelieveenvironmentalproblems?Pleasegiveasmanyexamplesaspossible.Duringthediscussionyoumayarguewitheachotheroraskeachotherquestionstoclarifyapoint.Yourperformancewillbejudgedaccordingtoyourcontributionstothediscussion.TOPIC2 Environment1.Whichtypesofenergyshouldweuse:wood,coal,petroleum,waterpower,nuclearenergyorsolarenergyandwhy?2.WheneverwewatchTV,wearehelpingsendgreenhousegasesintotheair.Doyouknowanyotherthingswedohelpsendgreenhousegasesintoairandwhy? 3.Doyouknowanymachineorappliancethatispoweredbysolarorwindenergy?Canyoulistanyothercleanenergytechnologies?4.Thesandstorm,knownasa“sanddevil,”hasbecomeagreatconcern.Pleasebrieflyexplainthereasonsbehindthisphenomenon.5.Doyouknowsomeotherclimatedisasterscausedbythepollutionofenvironment?TopicdiscussionGlobalwarmingmaybethemostharmfulenvironmentalproblemhumanbeingshavecreated.Pleasediscussitscauses,consequencesandwhatwecandotoreduceit.TOPIC3 Travelling1.Whatattractsyoumostwhenyouvisitanewplace?2.Peopletravelforvariousreasons.Pleasetalkaboutsomeofthem.3.Whatisyourfavoritewayoftravelling,aloneorinagroup?Why?4.IntroduceatouristattractionthatyouhavebeenTopicdiscussionAlotofpeopleaftertravellingoftensay:Travellingmeanssortofsuffering. Thatimpliestheydon’teatwell,sleepwell,andtheyareverytiredonthetrip. Doyouagreewithit?Giveyourreasonsandexplain.TOPIC 4 Transportation5.WhatmeansoftransportationismostpopularinChina?Why?6.Howgoodisthepublictransportsysteminyourcity/region?7.Ifyougoonalongjourney,howdoyouprefertotravel?8.Whichkindofcardoyouwanttobuyifyouhaveenoughmoney?TopicdiscussionWhatisthemostseriousproblemofChina’spresenttransportationandwhatarethesolutions?TOPIC5 DrugAbuse1.Whatdoyouknowaboutdrugsanddrugabuse?2.Whatkindofpeopleareeasiertoturntodrugs?WhydopeopleusedrugslikeEcstasy?3.Howdodrugsaffectthedrugtakers?WhatdodrugslikeEcstasydotothepeoplewhotakethem?4.Howshouldyouavoiddoingthingsthatappeartobepleasantatfirstbutwillturnouttobereallyharmful?(e.g.drugabuse,smoking,alcoholism,addictiontocomputergames,etc.)TopicdiscussionWhoshouldberesponsiblefordrugabuse?TOPIC6 Advertising1.Isadvertisingworthwhileforcompaniesandconsumers?Explainwhy.2.Whatisopiniononcompetingcompaniesspendinglargeamountofmoneyadvertisingtheirproducts?3.Areyoueasilyinfluencedbyads?Shouldpeoplebuyproductsaccordingtowhatadssay?4.Shouldyoungpeoplefollowfashionadvertisedbyfamousstars?TopicdiscussionWhataretheprosandconsofadvertising?TOPIC7 Education1.Doyouthinkeducationisimportantinyourlife?Canyoucitesomeexamplestoillustrateyourviewpoint?2.Wheredoyougetyourcollegetuition,fromparents,part-timejob,orloan?3.Iscollegeeducationtheonlywaytosuccess?Isitworththeprice?4.Ifyouhadchancetocontinuelearningaftergraduation,whatsubjectdoyouliketochoose?Why?TopicdiscussionTheimportanceoflifelongEducationTOPIC8 Values1.   Whatdoyouknowabout“AmericanDream”?2.   CanyougiveanexampleofoneEnglishsayingorproverbandfurtherexplainit?3.   Haveyoueverencounteredanoccasionwhenaculturalclashhappened?Describeit.4.   DoyouknowanytaboosinAmerican/Britain?Whatarethey?TopicdiscussionDoyoufeelChinesetraditionalvaluesareendangeredwiththeglobalization?