1、Task Three: Role-playTask Three: Role-play 1. A: Recently, the numberof students whoapply for double majors has been increasing. You are also considering about such an application. You go to student B and ask for his/her opinion. Student B tries to encourage you to take this challenge by analyzing t

2、he advantages of doing so. However, you still have some reservations and do not want to make a finaldecisionin a rush.Rememberyou should initiate the conversation. 1. B: Student A is consideringabout an applicationfor double majors, which you think is a good idea.You try to encourage student A to ta

3、ke thischallenge by analyzing the advantages of doing so. However, studentA has some reservations and does not want to make a final decision in a rush. Remember, it is your partner who should initiate the conversation. 2. A: Recently a student has been enrolled in the graduate school of Zhongshan Un

4、iversitybecause of his contributionto the fightagainstSARS.You and your classmate Student B express your opinions on whether the university is justified in doing so. Remember you should initiate the conversation. 2. B: Recently a student has been enrolled in the graduate school of Zhongshan Universi

5、tybecause of his contributionto the fightagainstSARS.You and your classmate Student A express your opinions on whether the university is justified in doing so. Remember it is your partner who initiates the conversation. 3. A: You are a freshman but you dont feelhappy at all.Insteadyou are depressed

6、because you think the college you enter is an ordinary one. You curse your fate and cannot see any lightof hope in your life. One day you decide to have a talkwith your teacher, so youenter his/her office.Rememberyoumustinitiatethe conversation. 3. B: You are a universityteacher.Student A is a fresh

7、man but he/she doesnt feel happy at all. Instead he/she is depressed because he/she thinks the college he enters is an ordinary one. He/she curses his fate and cannot see any light of hope in his/her life. One day, he/she enters your office with the intention of having a talk with you. Remember he/s

8、he initiates the conversation. 4. A: You and your friendare discussingthe aim of universityeducation.However, you hold differentopinions.You think universityeducation is primarilyto train good members of society while your friend insists that it is primarily to create and cultivate scientists,artist

9、s,politicians,philosophers, poets, novelists, etc. Remember you should initiate the conversation. 4. B: You and your friend are discussing the aim of university education. However, you hold different opinions.You think universityeducation is primarilyto createand cultivatescientists, artists, politi

10、cians, philosophers,poets, novelists,etc.while your friend insists that it is primarily to train good members of society. Remember it is your partner who initiates the conversation. 5. A: You and student B will be on holiday next week and intend to travel to Xinjiang. As you have just read an articl

11、e in the newspaper about a plane accident, you think it is too dangerousto travel by plane and decide to go somewhereelse by train. However, Student B thinks differentlyand insistson travelingby air. Remember you should start the conversation. 5. B: You and student A will be on holidaynext week and

12、intend to travel to Xinjiang. As student A has just read an article in the newspaper about a plane accident, he/she thinks it is too dangerousto travel by plane and decide to go somewhereelse by train. However,you think differently and insist on traveling by air. Remember it is your partner who init

13、iates the conversation. 6. A: You are a freshman in the university. You learn that many students do part-time jobs to get some money and some social experience. You have just decided to find a job as a tutor. Now you go to see a sophomore and ask for advice as to how to find a part-timejob, the aver

14、agepaymentof a job as a tutor, what difficultiesone usually comes across, and how to do the job successfully. Your friend tries to give you various information,which you find very helpful.Rememberthat you should initiate the conversation. 6. B: You are a sophomore in the university. A freshman of yo

15、ur department comes to ask for advice as to how to find a part-time job, the average payment of a job as a tutor, what difficulties one usually comes across, and how to do the job successfully. You trytogivehim/hervariousinformation,whichhefindsveryhelpful. Remember that it is your partner who initi

16、ates the conversation. 7. A: You are a literature fan. Your friend comes to you to seek advice on what to read duringhis five-dayholiday.You recommendseveralbooksto him/her.He/She finally decides to take one. 7. B: You are going to have a five-day holiday. You have been longing to read a good book d

17、uring the holiday. Now you go to a friend, who is a literature fan, to ask him to recommend a book to you. He offers several choices and you finally decide to take one. 8. A: You have just read in the newspaper about the news that a laid-off worker won a million yuan from the welfare lotteries.Now y

18、ou talk to your friend about it. You exchangeyour opinionson how to spend the sum of money if you won a million yuan. Remember that you should initiate the conversation. 8. B: Your friend has just read in the newspaper about the news that a laid-off worker won a million yuan from the welfare lotteri

19、es.Now he talks to you about it. You exchangeyour opinionson how to spend the sum of money if you won a million yuan. Remember it is your partner who initiates the conversation. 9. A: You and your friend have different plans for National Day. Your friend intends to go home, while youd like to stay o

20、n the campus. Try to explain to each other why your plan is better. Remember you should initiate the conversation. 9. B: You and your friend have different plans for National Day. Your friend intends to go home, while youd like to stay on the campus. Try to explain to each other why your plan is bet

21、ter. Remember you should initiate the conversation. 10. A: You were given a sweater foryour birthday. It is too big. You have never worn the sweater and want to go to the shop for an exchange. The person who gave it to you has told you the name of the store where it was bought. You have just gone up

22、 to the sales assistant in the store but you havent got the receipt.Rememberyou should start the conversation. 10. B: You are a shop assistant. A customer comes in order toexchange a sweater but he/she hasnt got the receipt.Moreover,you find a stain when you examinethe sweater. Remember it is your p

23、artner who initiates the conversation. 11. A: You and your friend are talkingabout your feelings aboutyour first -year study in the university. Both of you find that some courses are awarding while others are quite boring and fruitless,though you may hold differentopinionsabout each of the courses.

24、Remember that you should initiate the conversation. 11. B: You andyour friend are talking about your feelings about your first-year study in the university. Both of you find that some courses are awarding while others are quite boring and fruitless,though you may hold differentopinionsabout each of

25、the courses. Remember that it is your partner who initiates the conversation. 12. A: Some neighborshave recentlymoved into the flat above you. They have had several late-night parties with loud music. You want to develop good relations with your new neighbors,but you also need your sleep. Therefore,

26、you go upstairs and politely ask them to be quiet. Remember that you should initiate the conversation. 12. B: You have just moved into a top-floor flat. Your neighbor complained about your noisy parties. You thinkyou have tried to be considerate and keep the noise down. Part of your job involves ent

27、ertaining people at home sometimes. You also want to develop good relationswith your neighborsdownstairs.Therefore,you apologize and offer to be quieternext time. Rememberit is your partnerwho initiatesthe conversation. 13. A: You are a sophomore, and you passed the oral test of TEM Four with high m

28、arks. B, a freshman, comes to you for help on how to get ready for the test. Give him/her advice. 13. B: You are a freshman.You heard that A passed the oral test of TEM Four with highmarks.You gotohimforhelp.Askspecificquestionsregardingthe preparations for the test. 14. A: You are fromAmerica.You e

29、njoytalkingwithpeopleand writingEmail messages to your friends in other countries.You plan to study Chinese soon. You wouldlike to have some advicefrom B, a Chinesestudenton how to study Chinese. 14. B: You are a Chinese student.You are a very fluent speaker of Mandarin,and a good writer too. You ha

30、ve studied English for two years and you want to improve your oral English. You would like to have some advice from A. 15. A: One of your friendsJohn is a networm.He spendsall his time in a local cybercafe. He doesnt eat properly and he suffers from insomnia. What is worse, he has lost all his inter

31、estin other things. Work with B for practicalsuggestionsto solve his problem. 15. B: One of your friendsJohn is a networm.He spendsall his time in a local cybercafe. He doesnt eat properly and he suffers from insomnia. What is worse, he has lost all his interestin other things. Work with A for pract

32、icalsuggestionsto solve his problem. 16. A: You like to surf the net because you can travel around the world, do e-shopping, e-cash and send email to friends. The Internet is an integral part of society now and everyone worships it. You think that modern people cannot live a life without the Interne

33、t.Your friendB thinks surfing theInternet brings many side effects. Argue with him/her. 16. B: You dont like to surf theInternet. According to you, Web surfers become more and more isolated,and they spend less time with their families,creatinga tense family relationship.Besides, sleep and work can b

34、e interruptedif one overspends time on line. Argue with A. 17. A: You find recently your father and mother quarrel a lot. You are so worried about their relationship.You have tried to persuadethem not to quarrel,but all your efforts were in vain. Go to your best friend B, tell him/her your trouble,a

35、nd get help from him/her. 17. B: Your friend A comes toyou for advice as his/her parents recently quarrel a lot recently. You give him/her specific and practical suggestions. 18. A: You are a member of a drama club and the club will put on a play to celebrate NationalDay.Youthinkthemembersshouldplay

36、oneofShakespeares masterpieceslike Romeo and Juliet.However,B, anothermember,suggeststhat you should put on a modern play. Try to reach agreement with B. 18. B: You are a member of a drama club and the club will put on a play to celebrate National Day. You suggestthat the club should put on a modern

37、 play about campus lif e. Talk with A who wants to put on a masterpiece and reach agreement with him/her. 19. A: Your foreign teacher Mr. Smith is going back to America at the end of this term. You want to give him a going- away presentto rememberyou by, but you dont know what to choose, a silk scar

38、f, a set of teapot or a pair of jade chopsticks. Go to your friend B for advice. You take his/her suggestion. 19. B: Your friend A comes toyou for help because he/she doesnt know what to buy for his/her foreign teacher as a gift, a silk scarf, a set of tea pot or a pair of jade chopsticks. Give him/

39、her suggestions. 20. A: Final exams are approaching. You are fed up with preparations for the tests. You complain to your classmateB and suggest that the present examinationsystem be chan ged because they may not be a proper way to measure a persons knowledge and skill. 20. B: You are busy preparing

40、 for the coming exams. Your classmate A is very unhappy and he tells you that the presentexam system should be changed.However,you thinkexamsaregoodwaysto measurehowwellstudentshavegraspedthe knowledge they have learned so the present exam system should be kept. 21. A: You are a junior in a universi

41、ty. At lunchtime, you meet a foreign student in the dining hall. He/She does not know what dishes to choose, so you recommend some delicious dishes to him/her. Later, you eat together and you ask him/her a lot about Western foods. 21. B: Youare a foreign student studying in a universityin China. At

42、lunchtime,you meet A who kindly recommendssome dishes to you. Later, you join him/her and ask him/her something about Chinese foods. 22. A: Summer vacation is drawing near. You plan to go traveling with your classmate B. You want to go to Beijing, the capital of China boasting a long history and man

43、y historic sites, yet B has different idea. Compare the advantagesand disadvantages of traveling to the two places with him/her and reach an agreement. 22. B: Summer vacation is drawing near. You plan to go traveling with your classmate A. You want to go to Mount Huang Shan, but A has differentidea.

44、 Compare the advantagesand disadvantagesof travelingto the two placeswith him/herand reach an agreement. 23. A: You are a senior. Next year, you will graduatefrom university.You plan to further your study abroad, butyour parents are strongly against it, hopingyou can find a stable job in China. Go t

45、o your friend B for advice on how to persuade your parents to support you. However, you find his/her suggestions are not helpful. 23. B: Your friend A comes to you for help because he/she is in a dilemma.He/she wants to study abroad, but his/her parents would not agree. Give him/her advice. However,

46、 you find his/her suggestions are not practical. 24. A: You are undertakinga project of making a book called Album of China. You want to presentChina to the world by takingphotosof the placesand people. Discuss with your partner B the places that can represent China. 24. B: You are undertakinga proj

47、ect of making a book called Album of China with your partner Discuss with your partner A the places that can represent China. 25. A: You want to have a surpriseparty for your friendLily who is leavingfor America. You dont want other people to know it beforehand. Discuss with B how to prepare for the

48、 party. Be specificabout the time, place, number of people to be invited, and etc. 25. B: Your friend A wants to hold a surprise party for your friend Lily who is leaving for America. A comes to talk with you about the details of the party. Give him help. Be specific about the time, place, number of

49、 people to be invited, and etc. 26. A: You were sickand went to see doctor todayin the universityclinic. Whileyou were lining up, you heard some people talking about medical reform, which means students have to pay the expenses by themselvesin the future. You dont like this change,so now you tell yo

50、ur roommateB this piece of news. However,he/she supports the reform. Discuss with him/her. 26. B: Your roommateA tells you that the universityclinic will carry out medical reformsoon, which means studentscan no longerenjoy free medicalcare. He doesnt like thischange, butyou stronglysupport the refor

51、m. Discuss with A and come up with severalsuggestionsto solve this problem.Try to convinceA the importance of carrying out the reform. 27. A: As a football fan, you are very disappointed with Chinese players performance in the World Cup 2002. You think that the Chinese team will not qualify to play

52、in the World Cup 2006. You discuss the problems facing the Chinese team with your good friend B. 27. B: You are a football fan. Even though the Chinese team did not play well in the World Cup 2002, you are confidentthe team will play better in the near future. Discuss with A the problems the team is

53、 facing now. 28. A: You will graduate in June and you were just offered a chance to have interview in a joint venture. You have no experience of being interviewed, so you go to your friend B who is working in a foreign company. Ask him/her how to prepare for the interview. 28. B: You are now working in a foreign company. A will be interviewed in a few days by the boss of a joint venture. He/she comes to you for help. Tell him/her what to wear and how to behave so that the interviewerwill be impr