武漢理工大學(xué)研究生-英語口語考試-unit2-travel

Topic1：Travelsurveywherewillyougoorwherehaveyougoneonholiday?

A：Goodmorning,teachers!I’mverygladtostandherehavingadiscussionwithmyparteners.Andtoday,ourtopicisaboutwherewillyougoorwherehaveyougoneonholiday?It’sveryobviousthateverybodyhassomeplacewheretheywishtogo.Andnow,let’slistenwhattheywouldliketosay.xxx,yousayfirst,isthatok?

B:Ok,aboutthistopic,Ireallyhavemanywordstosay.whenIwasachild,myparentstakemetogotoSanyaforaholiday.Thereisverybeautiful.Deliciousfood,bikinigirls,bluesky,andwonderfulseawaves.It’sreallyfantastic!Hey,xxx,Ihaveheartthatyoualsogotherelastyear,whatdoyoufeelinSanya?

C:Yeah~~IwenttoSanyalastsummervacation.Irememberitwasveryhotthatyear.AndIgototherejustforsurfing.Butwhatimpressedmemostisthatthereweresomanypeople,JOyandlaughtereverywhere.itwasreallyimpressive.

A:Ofcourseitwas.IhaveplanningtogotoSanyaforholidaysincelastyear.SanyaiswhereIamlookingforwardallthetime.AndIalsowanttogotoBeijing.

D:Beijing?Istayedthereforawholesummervacation.It’sreallyagoodplaceforfun.Afterall,BeijingisthecapitalofChina,BeijingistheheartofChina.ThemostsplendourplacemustbetheGreatWall.Fortunately,Ihavebeenonthegreatwall,andstandingtherewatchingthebeautifulscene,andIhavetakenthephotothere.xxxhowdoyoufeelaboutBeijing.?

C:Me?Oh,Idon’tknow,Ihaveneverbeenthere,butinmyheart,BeijingistheholiestplaceinChina,asyouknow,itisthecapitalofourcountryafterall.Tiananmensquare,thepalacemuseum,andthegreatwall,isallwhereIwanttogo.xxx.DoyouwanttogotoBeijingonholiday?

B:Certainlyyes!Ican’twaitgoingtoBeijing.Inaddition,IalsowishtogototheancientcityofPingYao.It’softensaythat,PingYao,youmaygetthoroughphysicalandmentalrelaxation.Thebeautyofoldhouses,thekind-heartedpeople,letyougetdrunkinpingyao.

D:Sure,asweallknow,theancienttownofpingyaoisinscribedonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage.itiswhereeverybodywantstogo.Andit’stheoneoftheChina’sbestpreservedancienttown.Imustgothereforholidayinthefuture.

A:Yeah~that’sgreat!Weallhavetheplacewherewewanttogoandwehavegone.Beijing,theancientcityofpingyaoandthepassionateSanya,arereallythewonderfulplace.NotonlyItsbeautyofmodern,butalsothebeautyofantiquity,isallwhatwearepursuingallthetime.Iwisheveryoneshouldgooutsideforvacationtoobtaintheexperienceofdifferentlocalconditionandcustoms,andgooutsidetobroadenourhorizons,andgooutsidetoappreciatethebeautyofthenature.OK,ourdiscussionisover.Thankyou!

Topic2:HowdoyoulookuponontherelationshipbetweenGDPpromotionandprotectionoftheecologicalenvironment?

A:Inrecentyears,TourismisbecominganincreasinglyimportantindustryinChina.Ourgovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasurestoimprovethisnewindustryoverthepastfewyears.Forexample,ithasexploredmanyappealingscenicandhistoricspots.TouristsfromallovertheworldcomeinflocktoChinaeveryyear.

B:Youcansaythatagain.Tourismcanhaveapositiveeffectontheenvironment.Firstofall,withthedevelopmentoftourism,itcanbringourcountryhugefinanceincome.Secondly,wecanfindecologicalproblemsinsomeareassothatwecantakeimmediatemeasurestodealwithit,suchasecologicalconstructionandpollutioncontrol.Inthisway,webeautifytheenvironment.

C:Butpeopledifferastotheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthetouristindustry.Ontheonehand,itcanimprovethelocaleconomiclevel;ontheotherhand,itmayaffectthelocalecologicalenvironment.

D:Youcansaythatagain.Tourismcanhaveapositiveeffectontheenvironment.Firstofall,withthedevelopmentoftourism,itcanbringourcountryhugefinanceincome.Secondly,wecanfindecologicalproblemsinsomeareassothatwecantakeimmediatemeasurestodealwithit,suchasecologicalconstructionandpollutioncontrol.Inthisway,webeautifytheenvironment.

B：Yes,youareright.IthinktheGDPpromotionandenvironmentalprotectionareequallyimportant.ItiswrongtosacrificetheenvironmentforthegrowthofGDP.Wecan’tdenythatalthoughtoomuchtouristsleadtheeconomicdevelopment,theybringmuchharmtotheenvironment.

C:SoweneedtofindabalancebetweenGDPpromotionandprotectionoftheecologicalenvironmentbydevelopingecotourism.EcotourismisdefinedbytheInternationalEcotourismSocietyas"responsibletraveltonaturalareaswhichconservestheenvironmentandimprovesthewelfareofthelocalpeople."Simplyput,itistourismwhichhelpstheenvironmentandhelpsthelocalcommunity.

D:Icouldn’tagreemore.Ecotourismisgoodforthelocalcommunity,providesjobs,

bikesorelectricvehicles.

A:Whatyousaidareeffectivewaystoreducetheadverseeffectsbytourism.Ithinkweshouldtryourbesttoseekabalancebetweentourismandecologicalenvironment,sothatwecanachievethesustainabledevelopmentbetweenournation’seconomyandtheenvironment.

Topic4：Whatwouldmakeyouwiser,travelingathousandmilesorreading10000books?

A:Goodmorning,teachers.Today,ourtopicis“whatwouldmakeyouwiser,travelingathousandmilesorreading10000books”.Asstudents,weofcourseshouldreadasmuchaswecan,butmeanwhileifpossiblewecantraveltoot

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placespersonally,contactingdifferentpeople,experiencingvariouscultures,learningdifferentlanguages.

Howwouldyouchoose,whichisbetteryouthink,travelathousandmilesorread10000books?

B:Yeah.Ithinktravelisbetter.Yetmostoftime,wefindthattheknowledgeofthebookisquitedifferentfromthatofreality.Travellingcantellusthetruth,helpinguslearntheworldmoreclearly.Sometimes,whatthebookstellusisratheridealized.Notuntilweexperienceinpersondowerealizethattheworldisnotaspureandsimpleaswe

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C:Idon'tthinkit'srelevantinthisdayandage,butinoldtimesitwouldprobablybetrue.Todayyoucanhopaflightaroundtheworldinasingledayandnottalktomorethantheladyattheticketcounter.10,000booksdefinitelywinstoday.Experienceisquiteusefulthough,butwiththerightknowledgethoseexperiencescanbeabetter,andarguablymoreuseful.

D：Tenthousandisacrazyamount.Ifyoureadtoomanybooksyou'lleventuallyfeelthatyou'relivingthroughthem.Iwouldagreewiththissaying,notbecauseIthinkit'sbettertotravelthanread,it'sjustthatIwouldlovetoactuallytravelandexperiencealltheplacesthatIseeinbooks.

A:Idisagreebecauseingeneral,readingcanbejustasusefulastravelbecauseyougetdifferentinformationoutofthesetwodifferentthings.Readingcanchangethewayyoulookattheworldanditcanopenyourmindjustaswellastravelingcan,especiallyifyou'rereadinghistorybooksorjustreallygoodworks.Ithinkappreciatingreadingisveryimportantbecauseitkeepsyourmindactive.Obviously,travelcanabsolutelychangeaperson,especiallyifyou'regoingsomewherelikeathirdworldcountrytovolunteerorsomething.SoIthinkbothareimportant!

B:Ifwereadtenthousandbooksandstaycoopedupinourroomsallthetime,wewon'tbeabletoobtainasmuchwisdomasifwegooutandexperiencethingsforourselves,learningfrombadtimesandgettingstrongerthroughstrifeandadversity.Suchassomething.Peoplereadalotabouthowothersactlikesotheycoulddoitwell.Buttheyfailedfinally.It'sbecausereadingaboutsomethingonlymakesyouexposed,butdoesn'tofferyouthefullrealexperience.

C:Yeah,Iagreewiththeprinciplebehindit.Experienceismoreusefulandteachesmorethanjustreadinguponthingsintheory.Havingbothisthebestofcourse.Idon'tthinkoneplanetriptooneareaoftheworldisgoingtobemoreusefultomostpeoplethanreadingatonofbooks.Butifyouread10,000booksonavarietyofsubjectsIthinkyou'dacquiremoreknowledgethatcouldproveuseful.

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ifallwedoistravelforthesakeoftraveling,andwedon'treadanybooksorpursueanysuchkindsofknowledge,thenitisbettertoreadtenthousandbooks.ButWhynotdoboth?Whynotreadbooksandlivelife,learningfromourmistakes?Wedon'thavetotravelfarawaytolearnfrommistakesthough.Wecanlearnfromourmistakesrightathomeornearhome.Andthenwecantraveltolearnmore.

Topic5:DoyouthinkitispossibletorealizetheSpaceTour?Giveyourreasons.

A:Helloeveryone!I’myourhostXX,Welcometothisprogram.Today’stopicisabouttheSpaceTour.Recently,asweallknow,thereisahotdebateaboutthistopic,sotodaywewilldiscussthistopicandwearehonoredtoinvitedB,CandD.welcomeguys!

B,C,D:Hi!Thankyou,host.

A:Well,sinceyouarehere,pleaseshareyouropinionsabout“IsitpossibletorealizetheSpaceTour?”Giveyourreasons.

B:AsfarasIknow，SpaceTouristhetermthat’scometobeusedtomeanordinarymembersofthepublicbuyingticketstotraveltospaceandback.Now,wehavetheInternationalSpaceStationandthespaceship,thedevelopmentofsciencehasalreadyenabledustotraveltothemoon.SoIthinkitispossibletorealizetheSpaceTourinthefuture.

C:Idon’tagreewithyou.Althoughwehavethetechnologytogotothemoon,butit’stooexpensive.AndonlytheastronautswhoaretrainedbytheinstitutionsuchastheNASAcangotothespace.Theordinarymembersofthepubliccan’taffordthemoneytogotospace.Thus,Idon’tthinkSpacetourwillberealizedintheshorttime.

B:NO,NO,NO.Thereisanexamplethatordinarypeoplepayforthespacetour.ItissaidthatAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitopaidbetweentwelvemillionandtwentymilliondollarstospendoneweekontheInternationalSpaceStation.Andthecostwillbereducedinthefuture.Doyouthinkso?D

D:No,I’mafraidIcan’tagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,ontheonehand,spaceofficialshaveagreedonaprocesstotrainprivatecitizenstotaketripstotheInternationalSpaceStation.Butthecostistooexpensivetoordinarypeople.Wecan’tafford,Despitethespacetourcostwilldroptohundredsofthousandsofdollarsinthenearfuture.

C:Yes,myopinionisthesametoyou.Hundredsofthousandsofdollarsisalargesumofmoneyfortheordinaryperson.Mostofpeoplecan’taffordit.

D:Yes,youareright.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhotraveltothespacemustbeinexcellenthealthandmustpassdifficulthealthtests.Theymustreceivealotoftraining.Ordinarypeople'sphysicalqualitymaynotreachtherequirements.SoIthinkit’sdifficultforordinarypeopletotraveltothespace.

A:OK.WehavedifferentopinionsabouttheSpaceTour.Someonethinkit’spossible,someonethinkit’simpossibleduetothecostandthephysicalquality.Nomatterhowdifficultitis,IhopethatSpaceTourcanberealizedassoonaspossible.That’sall!Thankyouforyourattention!Thanks.

Topic6:whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestissuethetourismindustryisfacingnowadays?

Althoughthetourismindustryofourcountrygrowsvigorouslyinrecentyears,butnowitisfacingaseriesofproblemssuchasecologicaldestructionandenvironmentalpollution,thesehaverestrictedthefurtherdevelopmentoftourism,thusrealizethesustainabledevelopmentoftourismhasbecomeaproblemthatcan’tbeignored.

Althoughmanyuniquenaturallandscapeandhistoricalandculturalsiteshaveprovidedtherichtourismandconsiderablenaturalecologicalsupportforthedevelopmentofourcountry’stourismindustry;Buttheactualenvironmentproblemswhichourtourismindustryisfacingarenotoptimistic.Insomeareas,theinfluenceofecologicaldestructionandenvironmentalpollutionevenlimitthefurtherdevelopmentoftourism.

Sometouristshaveverybadenvironmentalawareness，whichaddsthehumanfactorsondestroyingtouristattractions.Intouristattractions,wecanoftenseetouriststouchandclimbplacesofinterest,thephenomenonthatcarvinginthepartofancientgraffitialsohappenfromtimetotime,allofthese,maketheoriginalstyleandfeaturesandtheexistinglifeofscenicspotsandhistoricalsitesunderseriousthreat.

InChina,thevastmajorityofscenicspotintheMayDayandNationalDaytravelpeak,"overload"workindifferentdegrees,theairispolluted,tourismqualityisaffectedseriously.

Topic7:Survey:Ifyouhad$100,000,wherewouldyougoonvacation?Howaboutifyouhad$10,000?Howabout$1,000?

A:Goodmorning,teachers!Todayourtopicisaboutwherewillyougoonvacationifyouhad$100,000,andhowaboutifyouhad$10,000and$1,000?Atpresent,travelhasbecomeapopularwayforpeopletoenjoytheirvocationandeveryonehassomeplacewheretheywishtogo.Andnow,let’slistenwhattheywouldliketosay.xxx,ifyouhad$100,000,wherewouldyougoonvacation?

B:Iliketravelverymuch,ifIhaveenoughmoneysuchas$100,000,IthinkIwillgotosomeEuropeancountries.ThetouraroundtenEuropeancountriesismyfirstchoice,andthenIcanexperiencethelocalcultureandcustomsalongtheway,andvisitsomeplacesofinterestsuchasthePalaceofVersaillesofParis,LeaningTowerofPisa.

C:Iagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,Europeisalotofpeopleareverymuchlookingforwardtotheplace,wherethesceneryisverybeautiful,andtheshoppingenvironmentisgood.Butitalsoisoneoftheworld'shighestconsumptionareas,sotraveltoEuropewillcostalotofmoney.IfIhave$100,000,IthinkgotoEuropeonvacationisagoodchoice.

A:OK.Ithinkwhatyousaidisthepublic'schoice.Thispeoplewhohavealotofmoneyprefertotraveltosomecountrywhichhavehighereconomiclevelandsofarthattheycanseesomedifferentculturalandscenery.Sohowaboutifyouhave$10,000?

D:Iwillgotosomesurroundingcountries,suchasThailand,KoreaandJapan.Thesecountriesalsohavesomefamousattractionsandfeatureswhichareworthtogo.Andwhat’smore,itwon’tcosttoomuchmoney.Inthesecountries,JapanistheplacethatIwanttovisitbest,becauseIlikeJapaneseanimeverymuch.AndtheJapanesefoodisalsoagreattemptationtome,whichisfamousoffreshseafooddelicacy,moreover,

Sushi,UdonnoodlesandOdenarealsodeliciousfoodsthatworthtoenjoy.

B:yeahyeah~~IalsowanttoJapanbecauseofthebeautifulcherryblossoms.ThecherryblossomisthenationalflowerofJapan.Inthecherryblossomseason,therearemanytouristsgotoseecherryblossomsinJapan,notjusttowatchthemagnificentflowers,moreistoenjoytheuniqueJapaneseCherryBlossomculturalatmosphere.xxx,doyouwanttogotoJapanonvacation?

C:AfterlisteningtotheintroductionofyourtriptoJapan,Ican’twaitgoingtoJapan.Inaddition,IalsowishtogotoKorea,becauseIlikethestarofKoreaverymuch.Therealsohavemanydelicioussnacks,suchasKoreanKimchi,barbecue.Andthelocalcosmeticsischeaperthandomestic,soIcanbuysomedomesticsandtakethemback,it’sreallyagoodchoice.

A:IthinkbothJapanandKoreaaregoodcountryforustotravelonvacation.AndnowIwanttoaskifyouhave$1,000,wherewouldyougoforatravel?Asformepersonally,IwillgotoBeiJing.Inmyheart,BeijingistheholiestplaceinChina,asyouknow,itisthecapitalofourcountryafterall.Tiananmensquare,thepalacemuseum,andthegreatwall,areallwhereIwanttogo.

D:IhavebeentoBeijingonlastsummervacation,andIthinkit’sreallyagoodplaceforfun.BeijingisthecapitalofChina,whichworthalltheChinesepeopletotravel.ThemostfamousplacemustbetheGreatWall.Fortunately,Ihavebeenonthegreatwall,andstandingtherewatchingthebeautifulscene,andIhavetakenthephotothere.

B:IalsothinktherearealotofplacestotravelinChina,ifyouwanttogetphysicalandmentalrelaxation,theancienttownisthebestchoice.ThefamousancienttownsinChinaincludethePhoenixcity,PingYaoandtheoldtownofLijiang.Thebeautyofoldhouses,thekind-heartedpeople,letyougetdrunkintheseplace.

C:Iwisheveryoneshouldgooutsideforvacationtoobtaintheexperienceofdifferentlocalconditionandcustoms,andgooutsidetobroadenourhorizons,andgooutsidetoappreciatethebeautyofthenature.

D:Yes.Ithinknomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,wecangetahappytravelandenjoyagoodtime.

Topic8:Groupwork:Workin4tomakeapresentationabout“Tourismbringsus...”

A:Goodmorning,teachers.Today,ourtopicis“WhatTourismcanbringus”.Asyoucansee,asoneofthemostimportantindustries,tourismdevelopsrapidlyinChinainrecentyears.Almosteveryonehastheexperienceofajourney,inChinaorabroad.So,whatcanwegetorwhatwillwelostfromtourism?Now,let’shaveyouropinions.

B:Personally,Ithinktourismcanrelievepressureofstudyandwork.Althoughtheprocessisabittired,it’sfullofendlesshappiness.Therearealwaysalotofthingstodoifwegotoanewplace.Forexample,duringthetriptoBeijing,wewillvisittouristattractionslikeTian’anmenSquare,GreatWallorSummerPalace;eatspecialfoodlikeBeijingRoastDuck;experiencethelocalculturesuchaslisteningPekingOpera.Thepointisthatwe’reabletorelaxmindandbroadenourhorizonatthesametime.

C:Iagreecompletely.Inaddition,Ithinkthebestthingabouttourismisthatwecanmakefriends.Peoplewhosharethesameinterestwillbecomefriendswithusverynaturally.Duringthetrip,wecantrainoursocialskillsbycommunicatingwithdifferentpeopleanddealingwithdifferentproblems.So,gotoatripifyouhavetime！

D：That’strue.Tourismisgoodforindividuals.Butdon’tyouthinkit’sharmfultotheenvironment?Duetoalackofenvironmentalawareness,touristsalwaysthrowawaygarbageatrandom,whichleadtoenvironmentpollutiondirectly.Forinstance,wegotoBeijingtovisitGreatWall.However,sometouristsliketocarvetheirnamesintostatusinordertomemorizetheirvisiting.Moreover,somebrickshavebeenstolen.Thedamagecan’tbemadeupforever.

A:Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.Exceptforstatus,tourismisharmfultoecologicalsystemtoo.Becauseofthehugenumberoftourists,wildanimalsareforcedtoleavetheirhabitatforsaferplaces.Flowersarepickedfortheirfragrance,smalltreesarebrokenjustforfun.Ecologicbalancehasbeendamagedinmanysightseeingplaces.

B:Butthat’sdifferent.Wearetalkingaboutwhattourismbringsus,nothowweshouldtravel.Weactuallyadopttherightwaytotravelbydefault.Asyousaid,it’sduetothelackofenvironmentawareness,nottourismitself.Thelossesofstatusandecologicbalancecanbothbeprevented.

D:OK,letmetellyouwhatmusthappen.Localresidents’normallivesmustbedisturbedbytourism.Asmoreandmoreplacesofinterestarediscovered,tourismmanagersarelikelytoinvesttobuildsomebasicfacilitiessuchashotels,restaurantsandsoon,whichwillobviouslyoccupylargeamountofland.We’renotsupposedtoinfluencetheirquitelife.

C:I’mafraidIdisagree.Youcallitdisturbance,Icallitcommunication.AsfarasI’mconcerned,thereasonwhytourismdevelopsisculturalexchange.Oneofthepurposesoftravelingtoaforeigncountryistostudyandunderstandthelocalculture.Atthesametime,itwillbringitsownculturetothelocalpeople.Therefore,itcanpromotethespreadandexchangeofculture.Furthermore,cultureisakindoftourismresources,soinordertodeveloptourismfortheireconomicandsocialservices,it’snecessaryforacountrytopaygreata