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Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth Section One Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic “Caring for Our Earth”. 1.​ What types of energy are popular in your country? For example, coal, gas, nuclear power. What does your house or apartment use? Coal is the most popular power. But today, oil and natural gas have replaced coal in most areas. In my house, we use natural gas to cook, to heat, to warm me up… 2.​ Does your community offer a recycling program? Do you think recycling is an important service for communities to provide? Why or why not? No, although it offers the recycling dustbins. (Until now,my community still have not offered a recycling program.It is a pity.) Yes. It is eco-friendly. And it not only reduces the stress of the dustman, but also simplifies the procedure of the disposition of rubbish which costs the residents a large amount of money. That’s a win-win strategy. 3.​ In your opinion, what can cities like Beijing and Qingdao do to improve their air quality? Control the emission from factories, from power stations, encourage people to take the bus rather than the private cars ( By bus. Reduce the use of their cars. This is of great significance to control the emission of gas, and it is easily to do. Besides they can demand government for rights. ) on one’s own initiative 4.​ How are products packaged in our country? For example, how do you usually buy milk, electronic equipment and clothing? Are they good for our earth? Why or why not? The products are always packaged in the plastic bag, which is maked from the non-degradable material. Of course, they are not good for our earth. They are disposable, and when they finish their mission as a tool to carry foods, products, they will be thrown as waste. And the problem is, the plastic bags can’t be degraed. As a result, they take up too much space and they pollute the living environment. 5.​ Do you agree that our country will be short of fresh water in the future? Why or why not? No. Maybe that is a problem, but not a urgent one. Unevenly distributed 6.​ What should be done in order to prevent the climate change? From the cars we drive and the fuels we use, to how we build our houses, run our businesses, structure our food supply chains, dispose of our rubbish and even invest our money. Global warming may be the most harmful environmental problem human beings have created. Please discuss its causes, consequences and what we can do to reduce it. (causes1, consequences2) 1 Statistics suggest that , almost 100% of the observed temperature increase /over the last 50 years/ has been due to /the increase in the atmosphere/ of greenhouse gas concentrations . Greenhouse gases are those gases /that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The largest contributing source of greenhouse gas/ is the burning of fossil fuels /leading to the emission of carbon dioxide. Eg: driving a car, the carbon dioxide will be emitted into the air. 2 Increasing global temperatures are causing a broad range of changes. Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion of the ocean, in addition to melting of land ice. Amounts and patterns of precipitation are changing. The total annual power of hurricanes has already increased markedly since 1975 because their average intensity and average duration have increased (in addition, there has been a high correlation of hurricane power with tropical sea-surface temperature). Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of other extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and tornadoes. Other effects of global warming include higher or lower agricultural yields, further glacial retreat, reduced summer stream flows, species extinctions. As a further effect of global warming, diseases like malaria are returning into areas where they have been extinguished earlier. Although global warming is affecting the number and magnitude of these events, it is difficult to connect specific events to global warming. Although most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming is expected to continue past then because carbon dioxide (chemical symbol CO2) has an estimated atmospheric lifetime of 50 to 200 years. For a summary of the predictions for the future increase in temperature up to 2100. Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners 7.​ Have you ever thought to win a big prize in the future, and what do you plan to do to achieve the goal? Yes. I long to winning the Red Dot prize. Life goal. What i do now and in future is all for it. First, i need to be skillful in design. /Meanwhile, i need to improve my observation ability. /And then pay close attention to the prize, /and analyze the work that won the prize, /find out why they can win the prize. 8.​ How many Nobel Prize Winners do you know? Who do you admire most? Why? Einstein, thomas Mann, Moyan... Gandi, mandela, devoted themselves to the world peace. Save lives, give home to many refugees, they are selfless, warm-hearted 9.​ What would you do if you were awarded the Nobel Prize? I will contribute half of the on one hand, I would devote one fifth to the Red Cross/ to help the people /who needed money.on the other hand, I would take out another one fifth/ to found a scholarship of my research field/ to encourage the young man of this major. and finally, the rest would be used in my own research 10.​ What do you think is the most important quality of a successful scientist? Observation, perseverance, specialized knowledge, /the thirst for knowledge, curiosity, motivation for them to keep moving 11.​ Einstein once said: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” How do you understand this statement? We must keep moving on/ in our whole life. We must learn/ until we can’t learn any more. We must keep up with the modern times. Otherwise, we will be out-of-date. You know that is not a good feeling, when everyone …. 12. How could you find the beauty of simplicity in the apparently complex nature? Could you give some examples? Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: What preparations should a university student make for future success? Firstly, we should set a suitable goal. /Suitable is important. We should set the goals /on the basis of the reality. But Unattainable goals mean nothing./ As long as we have goals, /we have motive/ for learning and moving. Setting a goal is a necessary, rather than a mission. Especially /when we feel exhausted, when we are tired of study, as long as /we come up with the goal/ we have set, we will refresh ourselves. Our body will filled with energy. Unit 3 Famous Brand Names 1.​ Can you name some famous brands? Why do people like them? Chanel, Dior, GUCI, Louis Vuitton, Prada, NIKE, ADIDAS... That is a fashion. Especially in china, people are crazy about the famous brands from western countries. Almost insane! 1.​ Do you think college students should pursue famous brands? Why or why not? Of course not. Vanity and virtue do not go together. College students should fix the attention to the study, instead of the fashion and famous brands. The first mission for the students is studying which is the important factor that will make a great difference to our future career 1.​ Some famous brands have a very long history. Why are they so popular among generations of people? High quality and inexpensive, cheap and fine. Temptation of the goods, that cheap in price and excellent in quality 1.​ How can a national famous brand build its name in a foreign country? The company must try their best to know about the local situation of the foreign country. The market, the government policy, the general economic situation... For example，for the Haier company. First，the leader made a right strategy. Second，they sold they products with high qualities and function in a low price to attract consumers to buy their products. Third，they innovate some new products that other manufacturers don’t have 1.​ Why do many people choose pirated stuff of famous brands instead of the genuine? What do you think of it? Because they can’t afford to buy the high-price famous brands, but they are eager to be wear them. That can satisfy their vanity. Every coin has two sides. Advantage: meet partly needs, make a advertisement for the famous brands; Dis-: do harm to the famous brands; consumer will reduce /the expenditure on the expensive brands 1.​ According to you, what kind of things are worth spending money on? Books which can satisfy the mental needs, the travel which can enrich the life experience... Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: What are the secrets of business success?     Some people think that/ opportunity is the first factor/ leading to success. /They hold the idea, as a proverb saying, “Man proposes, god disposes”. Because almost all successful people /have good luck/ and have caught their valuable opportunities,/ they believe that /opportunity is a leading condition /of the success. If seizes /and makes the best use of opportunity /available, one can succeed surely. In summary, to them, chances and lucks /play the most important role on the road to success.        In my view, both hard work and opportunity eventually matters. They are inseparable from each other, and put together, they make a great success. Hard work is to luck what fish is to water, and can be seen as an interior precondition（前提） of success. They are the factors from within and without respectively. We must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. When opportunities come, meet and make full use of them. Only in this way can we succeed one day. Unit 4 Cloning and Ethics Part II. TOPIC Cloning and Ethics Section One Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic “Cloning and Ethics”. 1.​ Do you want a clone of yourself? Explain. Sometimes i will dream of it. If only the clone of myself could help me finish the homework. But that is not reasonable. Every person has his own right to live, including the clone of myself. No one need to live for the other all their life. 2.​ What kind of people are in favor of cloning science? The capitalist. 3.​ Do you think a cloned Einstein would be a great person? Why or why not? No, the wisdom cannot be cloned. The growing environment either. 4.​ Do you think cloning is against ethics? Why or why not? Yes. Every person has his own right to live, including the clone of myself. No one need to live for the other all their life 5.​ Can cloning prolong people's life? Why or why not? Yes. That is reasonable. The organ can be cloned to prolong people’s life. 6.​ Should we legalize cloning? Why or why not? No, it’s no need to legalize cloning. Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: What are the pros and cons of cloning? During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion. Pro: help couples who can’t pregnant to have babies.Protecting the endangered animals to increase their population.Finding new ways to cure some diseases.  好处12 Unit 5 Lifelong Education Part II. TOPIC Lifelong Education Section One Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic “Lifelong Education”. 1.​ Do you think education is important in your life? Can you cite some examples to illustrate your viewpoint? Yes. My cousin is 2 months older than me. He graduated from middle school and has already participant into the society for 3 years. And he has changed his jobs countless times. His future is still vague. 2.​ Is college education the only way to success? Is it worth the price? No. But it worth the price. The college is the stairs for the students to the society. On the campus we can learn the specialized skill and enlarge our society circle, which can lay a solid foundation for the future career. 3.​ If you had chance to continue learning after graduation, what subject do you like to choose? Why? I want to choose Sociology. Interesting, think about the society, put the attention to the affairs, give me a new horizon... 4.​ Is college education satisfactory from your own experience? Yes. 5.​ Do you think college education means more than study? Yes. Form the personality, the view on life, 6.​ There are some graduates going to the technical school to study again. What do you think of that? That means, the education in the college is too theoretical. The student don’t know how to apply their knowledge to reality. The college should... Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: For what purpose(s) would an adult return to college? What do you think of this? During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion. First, lifelong education is a powerful tool that we can use to shape our life and the world in which we live.  Second, the rapidly changing world makes lifelong education necessary for us. If we want to handle the changes successfully, we must have the lifelong education.  Third, by the lifelong education we can pursue the dream that we once had. And we can have no regrets when we are old.  Forth, lifelong education can give full play to our potential and make our life more fulfilling. In a word, lifelong education is very important and we must persist i Unit 6 Travel around the world Part II. TOPIC Travel around the world Section One Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic “Travel around the world”. 1.​ What attracts you most when you visit a new place? The food, the scenery, the hospitable local people, the quality of the people... 1.​ People travel for various reasons. Please talk about some of them. For relaxing, for business, for looking for a person, for love, for fun ... 1.​ What is your favorite way of travelling, alone or in a group? Why? With one or two friends. Too many people, difficult to make a travel plan; alone, too dangerous 1.​ Introduce a tourist attraction that you have been Brunei, white cloud, blue sea, green tree, delicious food... 1.​ If you had $1000, where would you go on holiday? How about if you had $10,000, or $100,000？ Wow! U must be kidding! 1.​ Which scenic spot do you think can best represent the culture or lifestyle of your hometown? Why? Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: A lot of people after travelling often say: Travelling means sort of suffering. That implies they don’t eat well, sleep well, and they are very tired on the trip. Do you agree with it ? Give your reasons and explain. During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion. I cant disagree with it any more I think, travelling is a terrible things. Tourism is not only a waste of time and a waste of money, but also an exhausting things.you have to get up early and sleep late.you have to walk fast without enough time for rest.you may be even have no time to enjoy delicious food and take a photo.in a word, Travelling means sort of suffering I can remember that, i travel to Hengshan Hunan. It is very cold at night. It was poor that the hotel don’t have a heating system. We slept without taking off the clothes. We cant even take a warm shower. What’s more, the breakfast was cold too. Unit 7 Drug Abuse Part II. TOPIC Drug Abuse Section One Each of the students will be asked one question on the topic “Drug Abuse”. 1.​ What do you know about drugs and drug abuse? According to the criminal law ,drug "means opium and heroin, methamphetamine,  morphine, marijuana, cocaine and provisions which can make people addicted to them.   *The law clearly listed 121 narcotic drugs and 130 psychotropic drugs.   *Drugs usually consist of narcotics and psychotropic substances .   *Some commen drugs can be listed as follows  opium , heroin, methamphetamine,  morphine, marijuana, cocaine  Drug abuse  *Drug abuse refers to using a great deal of drugs repeatedly,while the using is  irrelevant to medical,  *the result of the drug abuse is ; drugs force them to rely on using them, cause  health damage , mind lose ,bring serious social, economic and even political problem  *Drug abuse is illegal ,the whole society shoud have the responserbility to reduce  this action 1.​ What kind of people are easier to turn to drugs? Why do people use drugs like Ecstasy? The stressful worker, the people who has a unhappiness family; The environment influence, the curiosity, the job demand; 1.​ How do drugs affect the drug takers? What do drugs like Ecstasy do to the people who take them? At first ,people feel happy,excited,relaxed when taking drugs ,but then people who take them will be foced to taking it again and again . after a long term,the harm will appers.  The drugs can damage their health,both their body and their sprit.  The high price of drug will make rich people poor,make poor people lose everything  The drugs make them crazy,lose their mind,at last,they will lose their frienfship ,family ,lose the society admit ,lose everything they have Ecstary make people rely on them, and do a lot of harm to them.  it damage the health of the takers,make them weak and sick,add the opportunity to have heart disease and blood-vessel disease.  It make the takers excited and easily to have illusion(幻觉),even became irritable, unstable and violent.at last they can not control themselves and turn to crime. 1.​ How should you avoid doing things that appear to be pleasant at first but will turn out to be really harmful? (e.g. drug abuse, smoking, alcoholism, addiction to computer games, etc.) We need to realize correctly the consequence of taking the drugs. We must have the consciousness to refuse those things. When we face with those things, we must firmly run away. 1.​ Have you ever heard of the war on drugs? No. 1.​ Who should be responsible for drug abuse? The drugger, because they are the main part of drug abuse .they choose to take drugs themselves,they don’t cherish their life and happiness,there is no reason to blame others. the government , ..because the duties of the government is  protecting the citizents and maintaining the social Public security.the government should take dition effect measures to improve this condition the parent, the drug saler Section Two Please have a group discussion on the following topic: If one of your friends were doing drugs, what would you do to help him out? During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion. 1. I thought drugs were an escape. I found that smoking weed made me feel secure and loved. 2. they come from a family, that the parent do drugs too. 3. I did drugs so I would fit in. 4. I thought some drugs were harmless. 5. I tried marijuana because it gave me a sense of rebellion. I didn't like being told what to do. 6. It's dumb to think that doing drugs will somehow make you different or unique.” Persuade him to stop taking drugs Tell him the harmfulness of drugs Taking drugs (escape from oneself ) is not a solution to solve the problem 劝戒毒，危害性，