Holidays and Travel

A: Hello! You looked so happy, what happen to you?

B: I have finished the last final examination,Now the winter hoilday is coming ,I can relax myself .How about you ?

A:I am fine,The spring festival is coming sonn. Hh?

B: Oh, yeah. That’s my favorite festival. When I was a child, I could get toys, different kinds of snack food and gift money.

A: Me too. But do you have any plan for a travel in the winter holiday?

B: yeah, I want to go to Hong Kong, the city calleded as “the Pearl of the Orient” Have you ever been to Hong Kong?

A: Not yet. A great pity.

B:Do you know, Hong Kong has a natural attraction to visitors like me. In particular the story of Suzie Wong and the legacy of superstars like Bruce Lee have long captured my curiosity.

A: It seems you know pretty well about Hong Kong. Hong Kong has also had a reputation as a Shopper’s Paradise。

A: Yeah.This is the reason why I choose HongKong for travel.I will buy a present for my mum, Her birthday is coming soon.

B:Oh,That’s great. What time do you start your trip?

A:Next weekend.What about you? Do you have any travel plan in the holiday?

B: yeah,Harbin is the best place for me to trivel.

A: I see. Harbin Was rated as the most suitable for tourism city in in winter holiday .

B: Yes.With 190-day freezing season and its bittly cold winters,the harbin is know as a ‘coty of ice’.But the bittly cold never cools the local people ‘s enthusiasm for enjoy the winter’s scenery and all kinds of winter activities. Harbin is best known for its appealing winter landscape,stimulating winter sports and various dazzling ice and snow art works.

A:I know harbin is the Ice and snow world in the winter.

B:yeah, Its very beauitiful.

A: Wow, it sounds so great. I hope that you’ll enjoy yourself in the coming Spring Festival.

B: The same to you!

Transport

A: Hello! You looked so happy, what happen to you?

B: I have finished the last final examination,Now the winter hoilday is coming ,I can relax myself .How about you ?

A:I am fine,The spring festival is coming sonn.It’s time to go home for NewYear.

B: Yeah.I have bought the ticket for home ,but the I am still worried the triffic situation . What do you think about the transport system in Beijing?

A: Nowadays, with people’s need for transport facilities increasing, the transport network in Beijing is far from adequate. Traffic problems have become a serious headache for residents and the municipal(/mju'nɪsəpl/) government.
B: How do you think the transport system in Beijing could be improved?

A: I think that the public transport system could be made simpler. I never know where the bus routes actually go.
B: Well, in my opinion, the road-construction in Beijing has failed to keep up with the sharp increase in the number of cars. What we need do is just building more roads. Then there would be more space for cars to drive and we’d have fewer traffic jams.
A: But in Beijing, most of the important political, commercial and cultural locations are concentrated in the area within the Fourth Ring Road, which is also a root cause of today’s heavy traffic load. Maybe we should focus more on the rational layout of the traffic network.

B: Yeah, that’s right. Besides, I think we should also discourage people from using their private cars.
A: how would you do that?
B: I think we could do lots of things. Such as improving public transport, charging people who use their private cars in the city centre, restrict the number of cars in the roads, and so on.

A: That’s a good point. The air would be also cleaner if there were fewer cars being used in Beijing.

B:Oh. It’s time for class.see you

A:See you.

Environment

Low-carbon life

A： What a cold day today！

B: Indeed. You’d better to wear more clothes to keep you warm.

A：Thank you for your concern. Actually, I think it is much warmer this year than it is last year.

B: I agree with you. Our Environmental condition is becoming worse. Global warming, ice melting and the rise of sea level make coastal lowlands submerged/səb'mə:dʒ/ threats.

A：This also damage human’s health. As carbon dioxide is increasing, the ozone/'əuzəun/ layer which can ease the ultraviolet/'ʌltrə'vaiəlit/ radiation is reduce. What’s worse, the ozone layer over the earth's poles appeared empty.

B: And the emission of carbon dioxide which scientists say is a major cause of global warming.

A：Nowadays, Low-carbon life is becoming a popular topic.

B：Right, Low-carbon life encourages people to minimize energy use and greenhouse gas emission. What do you think about this?

A：Yes, there are some actions which create a certain amount of carbon dioxide. All those activities can put strains on the environment and lead to a worsening climate change.

B：I really agree with you. That’s why low-carbon lifestyle is advocated. And that’s why low-carbon lifestyle is also called environment-friendly lifestyle.

A：In your opinion,how can we lead a low-carbon life？

B：Well, firstly, choose public transport instead of private cars. Secondly, switch your computers, air conditioners, and other electronic appliances to energy-saving mode.

A：Right! Find out what the recycling options are in your area. Then use reusable bags, cups, chopsticks as more environmentally-friendly alternatives instead of disposable commodities.

B: As long as we try, we can make it

A:yes, Let’s do it together!

Education

A: Hello, Jean.

B: Hi, Judy. What are you doing?

A: Well! My teacher asks me to write an article about “my ideal graduate English teaching”. I’m preparing for it. Do you have any ideas?

B: Um… I think graduate English teaching aims at training students’ practical competence effectively at a higher level. So it should highlight the practical application. Only in this way can those graduates be comprehensively improved.

A: Yes. You are right. In my mind, the student-centered teaching method should be put to use. Because it can not only improve the students’ English skill, but also strengthen the interaction between students and teachers.

B: In addition, it can also foster the students' spirit of cooperation and the ability of innovative. And I think the number of each class should be controlled in 30. Then students will be much accounted of and can communicate well with their teachers.

A: I can’t agree with you more. What’s more, would you like more advanced English courses be opened besides the existing courses such as basic reading and speaking?

B: Good idea! For example, translation of science and technology, Overview of British and American culture, English film appreciation, English practical writing, etc.

A: Yeah! By the way, many universities have already established English language Practice Centers. Do you think that will be more and more popular in the future?

B: Yes, I do. It can provide us with all sorts of study resource and more personalized study method guidance. Since our university has no one yet, I always dream to have an English language Practice Center in our university.

A: The same to you. Ok! You have give me a lot of inspiration about my ideal graduate English teaching. Thank you!

B: That’s all right. I will call you later. See you later.

A: See you.

Job

A:Good morning! How are you ?

B:I’m fine,thank you.How about you?

A:Good ,thanks.I can see by your resume here that you studied business administration.

B : That’s right.

A: Now,please tell me about yourself.

B:I graduated from the BIT.During those years ,I also took some major courses in university.And I have achieved good grades in my courses.

A: How would you describe your personality?

B : I am willing to make friends with people ,and I like to know what they need and help solve their problems.I once worked in student union as the chairperson of students.

A：What are you doing in your sparetime?

B: I like excise in the mornig every two days .And sometimes I maybe go shoppimg with my good friends or stay at home to do housework and watch TV.

A：Why do you choose our company?

B: Because I think its location is convenient and it is challengable occupation full of more feelings of achievement!And actually the company’s very near my parents’ place.

A: What’s your expectation towards this job?

B : Except for the enriching work experience and the salary,I also expect to learn more about other countries with culture and their attitude towards life.

A:Are you willing to work overtime about three times a week and slao on the weekend sometimes?

B: Since I am young and have no family ,I want to take every chance to learn and contribute myself in any way I can.

A:When can you start?

B: Next Monday would be good for me.

A:Thank you .Glad to talk to you today.Please wait for us to contact you.Good bye.

B:Good bye.

Culture

A:Hi,,long time no see! How are you recently?

B:I am fine .how about you?

A: Everything is OK. Do you have time today ?Would you like to have a dinner with me?

B: Yes,That sounds good.What will we go to eat?

A:How about going to Westen-style food to eat?

B:That is a good idea.

A:how about beef steak?

B:Good.

A:Do you know about westen dining culture?

B:Know a little.It is very different from Chinese culture.American eating is funny.They eat almost everything with a fork,and it appears tht holding a knife in one’s right hand longer than s few seconds is considered to be against good table manners.And I heard you have been to American last summer?

A:Yes.My parents and I went to New York for holidays.It was impressive and interesting.

B:What was the most impressive for you?

A: America is a country of individualist cultures.In this cultures that score high on individualism,the basic social uint is the individual,and people learn to express their opinion:self confidence and assertiveness,disclosure of personal thoughts and feelings,and the open discussion of disagreement are valued forms of talk.It is very different from Chinese collectivism.

B:Yeah,it was really unforgettable travel.Today I have also learned a lot.

A:American will embrace each other when they greet ,while Chinese like shake hands with each other .Firstly ,even though I was very uncomfortable when given a big embrace,I know it is commom in America to express friendship.

B: You are right .It is the result from the differences of Chinese cultures and American cultures.Oh,it is time for dinner !Let’s go.

A:All right .Les’s go!

Entertainment

A:Hi,long time no see! How are you recently?

B:I am fine .how about you?

A: Everything is OK.What are you doing in your sparetime?

B:I like listening music,watching TV and shopping with my good friends.

How about you?

A:I sometimes go to do excise ,such as running.And I like watching film in weekend at home or in cinima.

B:What movie do you like most ?

A:I like comedy .When I am so tired after work,watching comedy can make me laugh loadly to relax myself completely.And you?

B:Science fiction is my fovirate.It is very interesting.And you can imagine as much as you can .

A:You are right .Science fiction always has a lot of advanced technologies that maybe can be true in the future.

B:Do you have any other favorite?

A:Yeah,I like traveling .when I am no busy ,I prefer traveling rather than staying at home.

B:This is a good habit.I also like traveling .Sometimes my friends and I go climbing, sometimes go out on a picnic but more often to hike to the countryside.It is very interesting .We can have a good time together.

A:If the wether is fine this weekend ,you want to go climbing with me ?

B: That sounds great .I will join you .

A:Will we meet at the bus station ?

B:Ok,see you later.

A:See you later.

Phone call

Secretary:Hello,London Life Agency.Can I help you?

Mike:Yes,I'd like to speak to Ms Paula Kent,please.

S:Certainly,who should I say is calling?

M:Mike Davison.

S:One moment,please.

Paula:Hello Mike.How are you?

M:Fine.

P:Great.So where are you now?

M:Oh.I'm still at Heathrow Airport...the plane was a little late.

P:That's OK.If you come to my office,I can take you to my flat.It's only 10 minutes fromthe

office.

M:OK.What's the easiest way to get there?

P:Well,there's a special express train to Paddington but that's expensive and because Paddington is

so big,you might have to walk a long way to change onto the underground.If you don't mind a

longer trip,I think the underground is better.

M:OK.That sounds fine.

P:OK.So you take the Piccadilly Line,that's the dark blue line ,fromm Heathrow to Leicester Square.

M:OK...Dark Blue line to Leicester Square.

P:Yeah.And there you change to the Northern Line,that's the black line,and take a northbound train

to Camden.

M:Camden.

P:Yes.At Camden,get off and go up the escalator and out of the ticket gates.Turn right,walk down

the road for about three minutes,and you'll see a bus stop.From there,take bus 153 and get off at

Zoo Gardens.My office is opposite that stop.

M:OK.Let me just check once more.Take the underground from...

Health

A:Hi,how are you,I have heard that you got bad abdomen,doyou feel better now?

B;Fien,thank you.Indeed I just didn’t have the healthy diet.

A:Yeah,also,it is indispensible to pay attention to type of healthy food,it will be beneficial for our body.

B:Then, can you introduce some to me for reference!

A:Of course,First,the meat,doctor has been suggesting us eating more fish for many years,because compared with beef and pork ,they have more healthy fat and less unhealthy fat.

B:My favorite meat is fish,so don’t worry about that,Then,how about fruit,it iss my favorite.

A:According to the survey,apples ,bananas and oranges have important subsidy effect on the health of people ,so you can eat more every day.

B:Wonderful!I will buy more of these fruits

A:Also,some green food like vegetables is also a good choice.

B:Ok,thankyou for telling me so much knowledge about healthy food.

A:You are welcome,this is my duty .