英语口语技能训练练习话题精编
1. Do you have a hobby? Can you tell us something about it? What do like to do in your spare time?
I have many hobbies, such as playing football, going fishing, climbing mountains and so on, and the one that I like best is playing football. When I play football with others I can make friends with those who come from different departments. Meanwhile I can learn how to forgive others? mistakes during the match, which will help me to become more endurable in the daily life. Besides, I can practice my ability to work efficiently with my fellows, because it seems that we can win the game only if we can work together in a powerful team. In a word, I can reap the great benefits of this hobby.
During my spare time, I would like to go to the library. I can learn other subjects in there so that I can improve my knowledge structure, which will provide me with a better chance to find a good job in the future. What?s more, I can get more references about my major, and by this way I can also make my major improved greatly.
2. What’s your major? Why do you choose it?
My major is legal science which is also my favorite major. In this field, we are able to learn a lot of knowledge. There are many subjects we have to learn, such as Criminal Procedure Law, Civil Law, Law of Civil Procedure, General Rules of the Civil Law, Marriage Law, International Law, Jurisprudence, philosophy, logic, history, politics and so forth..
The following is the reasons why I choose it:
First of all, I am interested in my major, I love watching the TV programs about laws since I was in the middle school and it expands my horizons. Studying this major makes me know how to become a useful, helpful and happy person, for very day, you are ready to help others which makes you feel so happy that you find you have made your value come true .
In addition, our society is in a great need of the skilled workers and experts in laws, because our country develops very rapidly and we need law to maintain peace and order, to protect the rights of citizens, to secure justice, to punish wrong-doers and to make our good laws be applied justly no matter what cases might be. Therefore, it is significant to take legal course to make contributions to the development of our socialist undertakings. Last but not least, as far as I am concerned, it?s good for my future career. I think I?ll have a good job in the future. I will become a lawyer though the studying my major, which can make me earn lots of money. So I choose legal science as my major. And I think my choice is right. And most important, it will lead me to live a happy and wealthy life.
3. How do you like university life? Which aspect of university life do you find most interesting (stimulating /challenging /exciting /enjoyable)?
With the expectation of the university, I came to Xinyang Normal University. I love this university at the sight of her, and I think the university life is colorful, stimulating, exciting, enjoyable, interesting, meaningful, and so on. Most important of all, I find college English class is most exciting for me.
First of all, college English class is student-centered and only speaking English. In middle and high schools, English classes were teacher-centered and bi-lingual, English teachers explained English grammars and new words in Chinese from the beginning to the end of each class, and we had little chance to speak English even in class. However, here English teachers give speeches in English, and we students are required to answer some
questions, discuss some topics, and exchange our ideas, etc. only in English in class. I have to practice my spoken English as often as possible, day after day, now I find I can state my opinions clearly in spoken English in public. How pride I feel!
Secondly, college English class is more interesting and full of activities, such as role-playing, English competitions about telling stories, jokes or tongue twisting. Students are active to take part in all of these class activities to show their abilities and develop their hobbies. We come to class not only for knowledge but also for fun. How happy I am!
In all, college English class is completely different from those in middle and high schools, it?s so exciting and I do love it. I bet I will improve my English and achieve more here.
4. Are you satisfied with your present accommodations? Give your reasons.
What kind of accommodations would you like to have?
From my point view, I?m quite satisfied with our accommodation. My dormitory room faces south and has a lot of sunshine in fine weather. It also has a very good view of the garden in front of the building and the mountains in the distance. It makes me feel good when I look the lovely grass, flowers and trees in the garden. The color of the mountains changes with different seasons and in different weather. I really enjoy watching the view from my room.
But there are some aspects need to be improved. Above all, our dormitory is not big enough. When everybody is in the room, there simply is not enough space for us to move around. And with six people in it, there isn?t much privacy for anyone.
We even don?t have a washroom in it .So it?s not convenient for us, especially in winter and summer. And the water and electricity supply are usually cut off for some unclear reasons. Everyday we have to go to bed before half past ten. That? too early! S o we are restricted to do what we need to do after ten thirty. In a word, our canteens are quite good. First of all, the food is quite cheap and the services meet most of our needs. But some canteens are so small that have to wait in line to get our food.
In my opinion, a good student apartment should have a relatively large living room and three or four small single bedrooms. This design will provide enough space for meetings and gatherings while at the same time give each student his or her own room. It should have a washroom and we should have water and electricity supply all day long. And we also can get our food without waiting in line.
In my university, students have different types of accommodation depending on their status.
Undergraduate students generally share dormitory rooms six to a room, and master?s students four to a room. New apartment houses are also available to students who pay an additional rent. 5. What job do you think is the best for you after you graduate?
I think the best job for me is to be a teacher after graduation. When I was a child, I had dreamed to be a high school teacher. Now I can come to Xinyang Normal University to receive further education and I major in Study of History. It looks like that my dream will come true in the near future.
As a teacher, I can give what I have learnt to my students, who will make contributions to our society. Thinking about it, I will be very proud of being a teacher. And, what?s more, I can become an actor just on the small platform in the front of the classroom, which will make my life much colorful. And then, what mostly makes me choose to be a teacher is that I can share some new ideas with the young people, and by this way I will be young forever in my mind.
6. What is your most important consideration when looking for a job?
Actually, many factors contribute to job satisfaction, such as a high salary, good promotion prospects, pleasant and friendly working atmosphere, suitability for one?s professional talents，and personal interests etc. For many people, money or good promotion prospects may be their most important consideration when looking a job; but as for me, what is important is to do something that I enjoy. I hear stories all the time about people who change their jobs because they realize that they don?t like them after they have started. If you don?t like what you?re doing, you are going to be miserable. You cann?t make the best use of your talents and you will get nowhere in your work. So when choosing a job, I think, we?d better make sure that we know where our interest lies, only by doing so, can we do very well in our work and enjoy our work most.
7. What kind of activities do you take part in during your free time?
Many students may feel that college life is boring. They do not know how to deal with plenty of spare time. But I think the college life will become wonderful as long as we make it meaningful. In fact, we can do all kinds of activities which we are interested in. Do not be nervous.
(1) In my spare time, I often do sports. Doing sports can enhance our physical (mental) development. It can keep fit and make us staying in health. I?ll learn some self-defense skills from it. By doing sports, I also learn how to communicate and interact with others.
I like running. It is exciting. I feel close to nature when running .And it shows what upper limit human physique can reach after finishing a full running.
Sometimes, I often play basketball, football, badminton table tennis, and so on. You know, table tennis is very popular activity on campus. It is a national sport. Not only do students like it, but many teachers like it. Playing table tennis can train my brain, especially my eyes . After studying for a long time, My eyes are tied and hurt. So it is good choice to play table tennis with my classmates for relaxing ourselves.
I?m a big basketball fan, even though I?m not good at playing basketball myself. I like Yao Ming, so I love to watch the NBA on TV whenever I get a chance.
(2) In my free time, I often surf on the internet. With the development of computers throughout the world, more and more people have access to the Internet. I know it has disadvantage to spend too much time using it. But I just use it to get a lot of information by browsing different websites.
In fact, the Internet has changed our conventional ways for work, communication, entertainment and expression. Apart from using the Internet for professional purposes, I also use it to communicate with families and friends by sending and receiving e-mails, talking with others and playing games such bridge or chess with partners or opponents they don?t see. I also use the BBS to express my opinions in ways otherwise impossible. In general, spending too much time surfing on the interest is not good to a person. We should have a right attitude to it and make use of it correctly for our study.
Studying in college is a brand new start of our life. We can continue to study hard for the better scores. If we want to show our talents and skills we can join in all kinds of activities. By so , we can have a wonderful college life!
8. Is it necessary for students to take part in the social activity during the free time?
Everybody knows that study is one of the most important things for the young people, and a lot of people think that young men should study everyday to get a good score. But I do not agree with such an idea, my opinion is that the social activity and study are good friends. I have 3 main aspects to support my idea.
Firstly, the purpose of study is to do more contributions to the society, is to serve for the work. We learn more and more things in order to work easier and easier in the future, so social activity is the checking standard of study.
Secondly, the social activity can make us know what is our weakpoint and what we should learn in the future. For example, if I can not use computer in my social work, I must ask myself to learn it well so as to improve my work.
Finally, the social activity is also a kind of rest for us after study. From what has talked above, we can safely draw a conclusion that the social activity is a good partner of study, we should make use of the relations between them to create a good future.
9. Can you tell us something about the after-class activities at your college (university)?
When the classes are over, students burst out of the classroom buildings. Tired after a whole of serious study, they mostly spend one or two hours to relax and refresh themselves. If you take a walk on campus, you will get an idea about what students do after class.
On the playgrounds, various kinds of sports activities are going on. You will see students jogging or playing ball games. Some of them may only be practicing, some are competing seriously against each other. On the weekends, members of various clubs meet at this time. Some students are learning painting, calligraphy or paper-cut, while others simply sit around and talk. The drama group is rehearsing and the school chorus is practicing. And there is also a film show on Saturday.
On Sundays or holidays we often have concerts, plays, or parties. Sometimes we organize picnic, climbing mountains, visits to exhibitions of factories. From time to time we invite professors from different fields to give lectures, they are qualified, professional and helpful.
Through the after-class activities, we widen our horizon, makes friends, have fun at the same time, the most important is, we learn many thing that we can?t in class. It is these activities that make our college life colorful and unforgettable.
10. What kind of after-class activities are you interested in?
I'm interested in sports after class because we have to relax after we study in class. Sports are good and necessary for our body and mental. I like long-Running around the playground or along the road because it is full of energy and power, I enjoy climbing the steep and high mountain to see the beautiful nature on the top of the mountain; I'm fond of skating on the snow or ice to balance myself after a long time exercise, standing the pains and hurts over my body; I try to experience the extreme-sports here and there if possible to make my blood boiling...... I should do something to make myself to be somebody, or at least to build up my mind and body to meet the challenges in the new life
11. What entertainment does your college (university) offer during the weekend?
In fact, many entertainments are available in our university on weekends. For example, usually at Saturday night, we can go to the report halls in the two main teaching buildings; enjoy some English movies shown by various English study associations. And the most exiting part is, they are free. Sometimes, there are concerts held by the Art Department, which are also free. Of course, there are many other choices, say, we like surfing on the internet in the computer room of our library because of its clean and quiet surrounding. In a word, after five-day study, we can enjoy and relax ourselves through these entertainments during the weekend.
12. Are there many students in your class who have part-time jobs? (If yes) What kind of jobs do they do? (If not) Why not? Yes, there are many students in my class who have part-time jobs. Some of them work as waiters or waitresses in restaurants, teashops, or some other places like this. Some work as tutors for middle school students. Some choose to sell books, clothes or some other small ornaments just like peddlers. Students who have part-time jobs think they can have a better understanding of the society and their abilities to communicate with other people can be improved.
No, there are few students in my class who have part-time jobs. In my opinion, there are 3 reasons for this. Firstly, most of my classmates think doing part-time jobs is a waste of time; they may make better use of the time by learning more knowledge of their majors. Secondly, some students did have a try to find a part-time job in the very beginning, but most of them could not find a suitable one. Because they think working in restaurants or teashops is meaningless, though such kinds of jobs can make them have more pocket money. Last but not the least, most of us have little understanding of the society, we are afraid of being cheated by some wicked people. 13. How do you like campus life? ( Why do you think so?)
Honestly, the campus life is so desirable for me that I had expectations of it before I had entered into it. Now I am a college student. I enjoy and love campus life very much.
First of all, the environment of our campus is very special and beautiful. It is located in the undulating hills. There are many plants and trees, man-made lakes and gardens for us to visit when we are free. It is a good place to live and study.
Secondly, campus life is colorful. Besides knowledge from textbooks and teachers, we can do and enjoy many valuable and beneficial things such as playing basketball, football, volleyball ; going to “English Corner” to practise our listening and speaking; reading in the library; communicating with others and making friends with them; taking part in a variety of mass organizations and social activities, which can develop ourselves and broaden our visions and views about the world.
Last but not the least, campus life is romantic. It is worthwhile for people to yearn ,pursue and remember. In a word, I think the campus life in the college makes us feel substantial, colorful and happy. 14. Say something about campus activities (校园活动)
Campus activities have been organized in many universities and colleges. These activities range from academic to recreational, such as academic reports, social consulting services, speech contests, poet?s club, painting clubs, singing and dancing groups, etc.
These activities provide students with two major advantages. First of all, they play a positive role in improving students? studies. Due to their heavy schedules, students are often busy themselves with textbooks and seldom expose themselves to a colorful life. But the variety of the activities provides opportunities for them to relax themselves and enrich their minds and knowledge. In addition, the activities also serve students living in the “ivory tower” have little chance to get in touch with society. Now the activities open the door for participants to leave their classrooms and get to know society.
All this offers an important means for students to broaden their horizons. They believe with the right kind of guidance and help campus activities will continue to grow and flourish 15. Can you say something about the living conditions on campus?
英语口语练习话题精编
