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英语辩论资料
英语辩论资料
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OralFunctionsBank
1.Howtoagreestronglywithanopinion
Icouldn'tagreemore!
That'sabsolutelytrue!
Absolutely!
Itakeyourpoint.
I'dgoalongwithyouthere.
I'mwithyouonthat.
That'sjustwhatIwasthinking
That'sexactlywhatIthink
That'sgoodpoint
That'sjusthowIseeit.
That'sexactlymyopinion.
2.Howtohalfagreewithanopinion.
Yes,perhaps.
Well,yes.
Yes,inaway
Mum,possibly
Yes,Iagreeuptoapoint
Well,you'vegotapointthere.
There'ssomethinginthat,Isuppose
Eguessyoucouldberight
Yes,Isupposeso.
That'sworththinkingabout.
3.Howtodisagreepolitelywithanopinion
Iamnotsosurereally.
Doyouthinkso?
Well.Itdepends.
I'mnotsocertain.
Well.Itdon'tknow.
Well,I'mnotsosureaboutthat.
Mmm,I'mnotreallysureyou'reright.
I'minclinedtodisagreewiththat.
No,Idon'tthinksoreally.
4.Howtodisagreestronglywithanopinion
Idisagree.
Idisagreewithyouentirely.
I'mafraidIdon'tagree.
I'mafraidyouarewrongthere.
Ireallycan'tagree.
Iwouldn'tacceptthatforoneminute.
Youcan'treallymeanthat.
Iwouldn'tgoalongwithyouthere.
Youcan'tbeserious.
Youmustbejoking.
NotethatyouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.
5.Howtopresentbothsidesofanargument
Ontheonehand...ontheotherhand...
Althoughit'struetosaythat...it'salsotruetosaythat...
Lesson1
DoesTelevisionPlayaPositiveorNegativeRoleintheModernSociety?
Text
DotheAdvantagesofTelevisionOutweightheDisadvantages?
Televisionisnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlife.Buttelevision,likeotherthings,hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Dotheformeroutweighthelatter?
Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.Forafamilyoffour,forexample,itismoreconvenientaswellascheapertositcomfortablyathome,withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailable,thantogooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere
(1).Theydonothavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera,onlytodiscover,perhaps,thattheshowisdisappointing
(2).Alltheyhavetodoispressabutton,andtheycanseeplays,films,operas,andshowsofeverykind,nottomentionpoliticaldiscussionsandthelatestexcitingfootballmatch.Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewertakesnoinitiative(3).Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgmenttohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.
Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics,andoffersandendlessseriesofprogrammeswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone'ssitting-room.(4)Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisservicejustaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Wegetsousedtolookingatit,sodependentonitsflickeringpictures(5),thatitbeginstodominateourlives.
Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogrammesisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomporttomanylonelyelderlypeople.anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?
Ithinkwemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorhad.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.
I.Listen
Listentothetextwiththehelpofthefollowingnotes.
1.itismoreconvenient...insearchofamusementelsewhere:
(对四口之家来说)舒服地坐在家里,有着包罗万象的娱乐节目供选择,当然比外出到别的地方寻找娱乐活动更为方便,更合算了。
2.onlytodiscover...disappointing:
最终发现演出是那样令人失望。
此处only表示出乎意料。
3.takesnoinitiative:
没有任何主动性。
4.Themostdistantcountries...intoone'ssitting-room:
最遥远的国度、最奇异的风俗了情被直接送到人们起居室。
5.flickeringpictures:
闪烁为定的图像。
II.Read
Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.
1.WhyWatchTelevision?
Matthew:
Televisionisundoubtedlyagreatinvention,butoneofthemaincriticismsofitisthatpeoplejustaren'tselectiveenough.Lesley,you'vegotatelevision;howdoyoupickoutthesortsofprogrammesyouwanttowatch?
Lesley:
Itryandlookattheprogrammesthatareontodecidewhichparticularonesinterestme,ratherthanyouturningitonatseveno'clockandyouleavingitonuntilhalf-pastelevenwhentheprogrammesfinish.
Matthew:
Doyouthinkoftelevisionthoughasagreattime-waster?
Lesley:
Un...Ithinkitcanbeatime-wasteranditdependsonhowparticularpeopleareaboutwhattheywanttosee...Mm,itcanjustbeasortoftotalamusementforsomeoneandtotallyconsumingwithoutreallyconsideringwhatitisthey'rewatching.
Matthew:
Aha,buthowdoyoupreventitcomingintoyourlifeandtakingoveryoureveningsandatthesametimeperhapsget...getoutofthetelevisionsomeofthesortofbestthings...bestprogrammesthat...thatundoubtedlyareontelevision?
Lesley:
Well,Isupposeoneoftheproblemsis...willdependonwhataperson'slifestyleis,andthatifhehasotheroutsideinterestswhichareequallyimportanttohimastelevision,hewillthen,youknow,mm...bemorecarefulaboutwhichprogrammeshewantstowatchbecausehehastimewhichhewantstouseforotherthings.
Matthew:
Doyouthinkthoughthat...thatin...inasensetelevisionhaskilledpeople'sowner...sortof,creativityortheirabilitytoentertainthemselvesbecauseifthey'reboredalltheydoisjustturnonthetelevision?
Lesley:
Yes,Ithinkthatisadanger,andIthinkthat...infactiswhatishappeningtoalotofpeoplewhouseitastheir...theirmain...umfieldofamusementand...becausetheydon'thaveotheroutsideinterestsandevenwhenpeoplecomeroundthey'llleavethetelevisiononandnotbe,youknow,particularlyinterestedintalkingtothem,youknowthetelevisionwillbethemainthingintheroom.
Matthew:
Peter,haveyouatelevision?
Peter:
Ihave,infactI'vegottwotelevisions.
Matthew:
Doyouwatchthemalot?
Peter:
Er...noI...Iwatchveryseldomer...Infact,IfindthatIwatchtelevisionmostwhenI'mworkingwhichrequiresnothingofme,thenIwatchtelevisionalot.WhenI'vegotmoreenergyleft...um...inmyownprivatetime,thenIfindIdomoredifferentthings.Idothingslikeumreading,orgoingout,orworkingonanything...myhobbies.
Matthew:
Doyouthinkthoughthatpeoplecanliveaperfectlyhappylifeiftheyhaven'tgotatelevision?
Peter:
Ohyes,Ithinkpeoplewhodon'thaveatelevisionorpeoplewhodon'twatchtelevisioncanbeexpectedtobemorehappy.YoucanassumeIthinkiftheyneverwatchtelevisiontheyarehappierpeoplethanthepeoplewhowatchalotoftelevision,becauseIthinkthattelevisiongoeswiththekindoflifewhichleavesyouwithnothingtospare,nothingleft,youhavetobegivenpotted,passiveentertainment.
Matthew:
Butinthatcaseyou...youseemasthoughyou'recompletelyagainsttelevision,isthattrue?
Peter:
No,it'snot.I...Ihaveatelevisioninfact,IhavetwoasIsaid,buterI...I...Ithinkthere'sadilemma,adifficultsituation.Televisioninitselfisverygood;a...alotoftheinformationandalotoftheprogrammesareveryinstructive,theyintroduceyoutothingsyoumayneverhavethoughofbeforeorneverhavehardaboutbefore.Butinwatching,itmakesyouverypassive;yousitforhourafterhourandyougetveryreceptiveandveryunquestioninganditseemstometheimportantthinginlifeistobeactive,to...todothings,tothinkthingsandtobeascreativeaspossible,andtelevisionpreventsthis.
2.ChildrenandTelevision
Housewife:
WhatdoIthinkoftelevision?
Um,um,well,um,itkeepsthefamilyathome,thekidsdon'tgooutatnightsomuchnow,theycomestraightinfromschoolmostofthem,theyruninandstraight,wellthetelevision'sonwhentheycomein,Iwatchitmyselfduringtheafternoon.Er,wellit'scompanyreallyand,er,well,thenthekidscomehome,theyeattheirtea,Ihavenotroublewiththemeatingtheirteabecausetheyjust...well,theydon'tevenlookatwhattheyeat,theyeat,theyjustsitdownand,erm,theyeatitandtheyliketheprogrammesand,anditkeepsthemquietwhileI'mcookingtheteafortheirdadwhenhecomesin,and,erandthenewsisonorperhapsthefootballmatchorsomething,er,theyhavetobequietthen,they'renotveryinterestedinthatthemselves,theylikethecartoonsandthingsbut,em,yeah,well,Ithinktelevision'sgreat,er,wegetonmuchbetterinthehousenow,um,well,we'vegotthingstotalkabout,erm,youknow,ifImissaprogramme,erifI'mcookingorsomethinginthekitchen,Imissabitofwhat'sgoingon,ImeanIhavethedooropensoIcanhear,butifImissabitthentheywilltellme,andthenperhapslaterorperhapsthenextdaywe'llhaveachatabutit,youknow.Itgivesussomethingtotalkaboutreally.Um,Idon'tthinkithurtsthekids,Idon'tthinkit'saproblem,youknow,like,er,itstopsthem,makestheireyesgofunnyorsomething,Idon'tthinkit'saproblemlikethat.Idon'tthinkit'saproblematall.They've...they'velearnedalotfromtelevision,Ithink,they'realwayspipingupwithquestionsandlearningalotfromthetelevision.
3.TelevisionIsDoingIrreparableHarm
"Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobe
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