大学英语4课堂讨论话题(English Topic)

BOOK 4

English

Topic

UNIT1

about the power of humor and share the humorous story or typical

joke with your classmates.

A:People like to be considered humorous, but few of us actually have the

sense of humor we hope we have. On the other hand, I wonder why we

should bother to be humorous.

B:I am afraid, You do not know the power of humor. We can notice that

there is no great speaker in the world who is not humorous.

C:Well.

If

you

are

humorous

you

will

always

attract

a

lot

of

people

around you. So you will be a focus of attention and a center of a crowd.

?s true.

Humor is also the best way to solve some conflicts between

friends.

When

people

are

about

to

quarrel,

a

humorous

remark

leading to help settle the problem.

, so can I make a conclusion that humor is a very important quality

for a person or for getting along with others?

!

I

have

heard

a

joke .

My

friend

read

me

a

note

she

had

just

received from her boy friend :

tide .No disaster could stop me from loving u .I would never forget u .

Then

came

the

P.S.

:

will

come

to

ur

house

on

Sunday

,

provided

it

doesn't rain.

C.I have one too. Aunt Hattie, putting on her hat after a visit to one of her

married nephews, said to eight-year-old J

ohnny, “And, young man, would

you like to walk with me to the bus stop?”” No,” Johnny said.”Why not?”

asked Aunt Hattie.

”Because we're going to start eating dinner as soon as

you go.”

,that?s funny,these boys are really , the power of humor is

really amazing. And in my opinion there are many ways to learn how to

be humorous. Being together with someone who is humorous is one way.

Reading some books which contain humor or humorous stories is another.

A.I

get

it.

I

think

the

most

important

way

is

that

we

should

try

to

be

optimistic about our life at present and, moreover, our life in the future.

is your favorite film and why do you like it so much?

A .Hi, boys.

Let?s

going to watch the film of Harry Potter

this friday.

It?s

my

favorite

s

tory,

Harry

Potter

is

an

unusual

boy.

He

had

some

magical power. When he was a baby, a very evil man killed his parents.

Fortunately, Harry Potter was saved.

B. I like it too. Then all that is about to change when a mysterious letter

arrives by owl messenger: letters with an invitation to an incredible place

that Harry

—

and anyone who reads about him

—

will find unforgettable.

What?s yours, Nancy?

cles of t the adventures of children w

ho play central roles in the unfolding history of Narnia, a place where ani

mals talk, magic is common,

and good battles evil. Each of the books ch

ildren from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where the

-y are called upon to help the Lion Aslan .

Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for c

hildren written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's liter

ature and is the author's best- known work, having sold over 120 million c

opies in 41 languages. It have been adapted for

cinema.

I?m

one

of

the

fans too.

A.

Well,

everyone

has

his

own

favorite

things.

As

for

me,

the

young

Harry

Potter

showed

his

brave

and

wisdom

in

the

film.

Finally,

he

has

beaten the violence and built up his friendship.

B. I always dreamed to have some strange power like Harry Port. I also

think

that

I

can

learn

many

things

from

him,

such

as

how

to

treat

my

friend, how to be an honest person.

C. Yes, my film give me the same feeling. They told us how to achieve

my personal goals and so on. Over the past fifty years, C

. S. Lewis?s book

The Chronicles of Narnia

has attract much attention.

D. millions of fans have embraced the recent blockbuster hit movies The

Chronicles

of

Narnia:

The

Lion,

the

Witch

and

the

Wardrobe

and

The

Chronicles

of

Narnia:

Prince

Caspian.

I

think

the

fantasy

story

will

be

continued and last long.

UNIT2

Is letter writing better than calling?

A. Hi, Yoyo

！

You look so happy?!

B. Yeah, look! I have got a letter from one of my best friend.

C. Letter? Are there any person still use letters to send messages? As the

development

of scientific

telephone is used

more

often than letters .We

know, it is easier to make a call than to write a letter.

D. You are right! But sometimes letters are inspiring, and sometimes they

are encouraging. You can write a lot of things in a letter and it does not

cost you much to send. But it is slow, you have to wait a long time to get

a response from your friends.

I agree with you! A note attaches more importance to our well-wishing. It

is a matter of record, and our words can be reads more than once savored

and treasured. So I think Writing a letter is more effective than making a

phone call.

B. Well! Some people like writing. Because when reading a letter, they

feel warm and smile as if the person is talking to them face to face. When

write letters. We should keep letters brief and to the point. Try to cover

only one subject. Only in this way can we use letters more wonderful. But

why, then, there are so few people upbeat note writers?

C.

My

guess

is

that

many

who

shy

away

form

the

practice

are

too

self-conscious.

They

are

afraid

they

will

be

misunderstanding,

sound

sentimental or insincere. Also writing takes time.

D. So we must find the right way to say what we what to say. Letters do

make a difference.

Letter

writing

also

offers

constituents

an

opportunity

to

serve

as

consultants,

hing

have

two

sides.

We

cannot

just

say

writing

is

better

than

calling or calling is better than writing. We should choose the right way

according to different cases.

about the most dangerous sentence(words) and the most powerful

sentence(words).Why?

A. Hello, everyone, as we know, words have huge power to influence our

lives, today let?s talk something about it. Will you?

B. Yeah! Sounds good.

A. It?s you first, Yoyo. What do you think is the most dangerous sentence

or word?

B. Oh, let me see. In my opinion, I regard the sentence “You are

the most

stupid guy in the world” as the most dangerous sentence. When you hear

it, you can?t help yourself being sad.

C. Yes, I agree. It was when I was young that my teacher always thought I

was the most stupid student in our class. Because of that, I d

idn?t work

hard

on

my

class,

even

had

no

confidence

in

myself.

What

about

you,

Nancy?

D. Well, I think the word “dishonest” is the most dangerous word. I hate

anyone

describing

me

like

that.

On

the

opposite,

I

prefer

the

word ”sincere”.

A. I can?t agree mo

re. I attach much important to being a sincere person.

So I?ll try my best to treat everyone sincerely. And I also wish they treat

me

all

the

same.

Well,

let?s

throw

away

the

bad

things,

are

there

any

words you will never forget?

B. En…The sentence ”You are one in a million!” has completely changed

my life. It was told by my mum. She loved me so much and her words

was so moving. From then on, I spare no effort to achieve high grades.

Everyone can see your achievement.

C. Yes, When one is worried about tests, when one is misunderstood or

criticized

by

others,

or

when

things

go

against

our

expectations,

the

inspiring sentences give a pat on our back. They remain us never let go of

our dreams.

D.

As

with

you

see,

I

think

the

following

words

give

us

great

enco

uragement:” How can see the rainbow without a storm? No one can

succeed

without

effort”.

With

each

challenge

we

learn

to

get

over

our

problems

more

easily.

You

see,

it?s

so

powerful.

I

think

we

should

be

careful when talk with others, maybe the word will c

hange others? hole

lives.

UNIT3

What are the characteristics of the ideal wife and the ideal husband?

Hello,

Nancy,

come

here.

We

are

appreciating

the

pictures

of

wedding

ceremony. It is so romantic. The beautiful girl with a handsome boy, so

perfectly.

Oh,

cool.

That?s

the

most

important

moment

for

the

new

couple.

From

then on, they may start to struggle to be ideal wife and ideal husband. As

for

me,

I

expect

my

future

husband

to

be

responsible,

reliable

and

diligent.

However, it is not an easy thing for them to be an ideal wife or an ideal

husband.

Like

the

people

in

the

stories,

they

have

to

meet

either

difficulties

which

are

unknown

to

all

of

us

or

exceptional

set

of

circumstances calling for exercise of great courage and skill.

Besides,

it

is

the

time

that

they

begin

to

think

for

each

other

and

give

unconditional love and care to each other. They have been relatives, not

only lovers. Couples should look on each other as their partner and friend,

rather than their dependent.

Yes,

that?s

quite

true.

Li

ttle

girls

and

boys

are

so

childish.

They

may

regard beautiful appearance as the most important characteristic of ideal

wife

or

ideal

husband.

But

when

they

grow

up,

they

may

realize

their

mistakes. They all should have a strong sense of responsibility and endure

hardships and failures.

Year,

for

an ideal

wife,

firstly,

she

should

be

warm-hearted

,

intelligent

and have some similar interests with her husband. While an ideal husband

should be capable of supporting a family, it is basic element.

En…You are ri

ght. However, an ideal wife should also be virtuous and

concentrate on her family especially her husband. As well, the husband

should loyal to his wife.

All

of

what

you

said

are

maybe

you

forget

a

most

important

actor, it is either ideal wife or ideal husband should love their mate and

their family.

2.

Who are teacher?s pets, boys or girls? How to avoid gender bias in the

classroom

？

, Nancy, what are you doing?

,

I

am

reading

a

magazine.

Look,

I

am

interested

by

this

passage.

According

to

a

recent

research,

many

teachers

who

thought

they

were

nonsexist were amazed to see how biased they appeared in class.

C.

En… let me see. They were shown to call on males in class far more

than

on

female

students,

this

takes

place

even

from

nursery

school

to

postgraduate course. Some people think it was not because teachers liked

boys better, but because they think girls are afraid of losing face.

D.

Yes, as a matter of fact, the classroom is a man?s world, where boys get

two-

thirds

of

the

teacher?s

attention

even

when

they

are

in

a

minority.

They

are

allowed

to

tease

the

girls

and

they

receive

praise

for

sloppy

work that would not be tolerated from girls.

s,

the

research

also

showed

that

sometimes

teachers