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<interlocutor interlocutor=?> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Could you please tell me your name and your number of your admission ticket? Your, please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yes, my name is ***. My number is erm er 010211220422. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. Now your? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er my name is ***. Er my number is 010211220433. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp3> My name is ***. And my number is er 010211220440. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Thank you. Now, would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember, you should not mention the name of universe your university. Your, ***, please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yeah, erm you have know my name erm. In brief, I am a sincere [S1] and diligent person. Er I always deal with things [Wth-s] very seriously and try my best to achieve my goal [Ml]. So my motto is try your best. In spare time, I prefer to do some sports. My favorite sport is PingPong. I insist on playing it in the every week. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp1> That's all. </sp1>
<sp2> Er my name is *** and I am an optimistic [Mtic] girl. Erm my major is er inter-international bu- business and trade [Md]. Er I I am proud of I can do every kinds of sports and very well. I am a member of my volleyball team in my school. That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp3> My name is *** and I came from come from Tangshan. You know there have a serious [Ms] earthquake in the 1960 and the whole city was destroyed, but now it was er rebuild quite well. And clean clean street, beautiful buildings and friendly people. And you may have time to come to my hometown. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Thank you. Ok, now that we know each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you to say something about festivals. Er ***, please, which is your favorite festival? </interlocutor>
<sp1> My favorite [Mv] festival, of course spring [Wp-b] festival. Erm because er spring festival is traditional er festival of er our Chinese. Er during that, erm my parents has a long vacation [Wv-w] and er I can spend the holidays with them. Erm er my father and my mother often bought many good things [Wth-s] er to erm for for me and we stay at home to watch TV and erm and play some er, for example, Maqiang er and eat some very delicious food. I think [Wth-s] it's very good experience. And I like the feeling to to stay with my parents at home. </sp1>
<interlocutor> That's all? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yes. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Thank you. Now ***... </interlocutor>
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<sp2> ***, sorry. </sp2>
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<interlocutor> Oh, ***, sorry. Is Christmas an important in China? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Erm maybe in these years er it was. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor> 
<sp2> Because er more and more young people er er... how to say? Er feel like very [Wv-w] very [Wv-w] exci- excited in Christmas er Christmas day. Erm erm they can get together and hold a party. They can sing Christmas song and give others presents erm to... to bring their breast to each other and hope er er excellent year coming. That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> That's all? Thank you. Miss ***, how do your celebrate national day? </interlocutor>
<sp3> National day? I like that day. Long holidays. Erm I may have time to er have a rest and to... er... make make the next plan for my study, and then watch TV to know er some maybe some er history er history knowledges about our our country and so. Erm erm the rest time I will read books in the national library [Mr]. That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor>Thank you. Now let's move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is about eastern and western festivals. Each of you will be given a picture showing two festivals. I'd like you to talk about these two festivals and say something about how they are celebrated. You have one minute to prepare and each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation. Don't worry if I interrupt when time is up. Now here are your pictures. Yours, yours, yours. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you. </spall>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, would you please begin? *** and ***, please put your pictures aside and listen to what *** has to say. Now, please start. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok, erm erm my topic is spring festival and Christmas. Spring festival is a traditional festival for our Chinese. And Christmas er compared with that is a western festival. Erm in during the spring festival, er our Chinese often er wen- wen- went home. Erm the adults and er bring their children to the parents' home and they often sat around a table to have a have dinner together and to waiting [Wt-s] years the family often watch TV when they er have dinner er it's it's I think [Wth-s] it's a very wonderful thing [Wth-s] to see that. Erm and children after the dinner, the children often play together. They... waiting [Wt-s] years, they often play the balloon [Mn] balloon [Mn]. Er erm... I think [Wth-s] erm they the we we often we also get the pleasure [Ws-j] from it. Erm the erm during the festival, the parents often take take us to to go to other to their friends' home and to say erm happy new year to them and all of us will get pleasure [Ws-j] and erm er to get pleasure [Ws-j] from each other and we feel that it's a new year for us and we must do better in the next year. And er... about the Christmas, Christmas is a western festival [Wv-w]. Erm in the Christmas Eve, the children will ready to get a stocking beside their bed and hoped there hoped that that they could get er presents from the father of Christmas. Erm on the next morning, if they after they wake up, if they found a very very big and beautiful presents in their stockings they will feel feel very happy. Of course the presents is was given by their parents and to show their love to their children, but the and er another another thing [Wth-s] for Christmas is a Christmas tree. Every family almost every family has a Christmas tree. Erm they put some decoration on it, some maybe some lights, or some stars on it er to make... </sp1>
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<interlocutor> I am sorry, I have to interrupted you. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Yeah. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> In my pictures there two two festivals. That is mid-autumn day, an important festival in China. I think erm this erm this day in this day erm erm every-everyone will get home and have dinner with their family. Erm and then eat moon-cake, watch watch some TV program and see the moon in the sky. Erm this day stand [Wa-er] for get together and erm and they can bring the breast to each other. Another festival is New Year's Day. Especially this picture draw about 2000 New York time square. Erm... we are very lucky to catch up this excellent moment erm to erm from 20th century to 21st Century. Erm I remember in that day er after celebrate erm festival with my family, er I watch TV I watch TV to see how the people in the world [Pd-z] erm to celebrate day. Er you can see they jump and dance, and did some firework, erm and in the square they sing a song, they sing song er day and night. Erm... erm... erm at that moment, they can they can forget all... they they... all the thing bad and wish the new year er coming as soon. That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> That's all? Thank you. Now, er ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> And I will talk about the national tree-planting day and valentines' day, nice days. And planting trees is really [Ma] necessary. Erm it will make our world [Wor-o] more greener and more beautiful, I think. And er er planting trees will er... keep keep the soil away from us and provide us enough enough wood. Erm and I think it's it's everybody's responsibility to plant trees erm to erm to... er...... to keep the keep our hometown er green and clean. Erm and and that's all for this erm national national tree-planting day. And I will talk about Valentine's [S2] day. Valentine's day is really a nice day. Erm the lovers will give give each other rose and chocolate. I like chocolate. And take my take myself for example, er erm my boyfriend and I will have a dinner erm and show a love to each other to express er and to make a further communication and [Pd-er] er...... or maybe just chat, I think. Erm but now he is in the America I think I I have no no chance to do this. That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> That's all? Thank you. Right, now we all some idea of different festivals. I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on which festivals are most popular with young people in China and why. During the discussion, you will have er you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. You'll have about four and a half minutes for the discussion. Your performance will be judged according to your contribution to the discussion. Remember during the discussion you should try to come to an agreement on which festival are most popular with young people in China, please give your reasons. Now, you may begin. </interlocutor>
<sp1> er I think [Wth-s] Valentine's day is the most popular festival [Wv-w] during in among the young people in China nowadays [Ws-s]. Do you agree with me? </sp1>
<sp2> erm I think maybe some western western festivals erm... all can be the favorite [Mv] festivals in China for the young people, because er traditional festival ern become more and more common and er each festival... will will be the same. Erm erm...... in these days, er young people only can get er maybe some money, some present, some new clothes, but just not not er, how to say? Not er special thing for them because you can get there them everyday you want. But er western festival are not. They come from from foreign countries, so some custom are different with us. So young people er feel very feel very... very excited [Mex] and erm erm... excellent in these days. That's all. </sp2>
<sp3> I I don't quite agree. Er Valentine's day is really a nice day, maybe popular. But I don't think it's the most popular one. I think maybe... </sp3>
<sp1> So which one which one do you think is popular? </sp1>
<sp3> I think it's new year's day. </sp3>
<sp1> New year's day. </sp1>
<sp3> Sorry. I think it's the I think it's the beginning of the whole year. Er everyone will give er nice wishes to each other, er maybe have a good good health erm have a good study, or ???. </sp3>
<sp1> Don't you think it's a er er phenomena [S1] [Mno] phenomena [S1] [Mno] er now that er when it comes to spring festival er parents ask us to do some preparation [Mra] for that festival but we don't er erm we don't think that it's a festival of ourselves [W2s-s]. But erm as for the Valentine's Day, we can show our love to to our friends. Erm that's a festival of ourselves [W2s-s], you know. </sp1>
<sp2> So far as I am concerned [S1], erm some traditional festival in China erm become more and more, maybe they are only in form. Erm because... erm...... because...... maybe er maybe some western festivals come China only for a few years, so they still feel it very very new. Er but traditional festival erm in these day are only only went to some erm native house, er such as my grandfather my grandmother and grandfather erm go to go to see my aunts, my cousin [Pu-n] [Ws-s] er... just now. </sp2>
<sp3> Erm, in my opinion, I I still think New Year's Day is important. Erm although [S1] Valentine's Day is popular, and I can er have dinner with my boyfriend and er maybe like you say, prepare [Wa-er] myself. But when the New Year's Day come comes, I really think it's the new beginning for me. Er old things are different for me and I think I'll have have a good plan for the year and erm make everything new for myself, I think. </sp3>
<sp1> But you must remember that what's the topic. Er we are discussing what is the most popular festival [Wv-w] in China, so erm as *** has said, she she agree me that now people agree with erm accept the western festival [Wv-w] erm more than the traditional festivals. </sp1>
<sp3> But now everyone have boyfriends and girlfriends, you may know. </sp3>
<sp1> But during young people most of them have...... have girlfriends or boyfriends and they can erm... </sp1>
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<interlocutor> All right, all right, that's the end of the discussion. Now, ***, I want to ask you just one last question, ok? Can you say something about the most unforgettable festival you have ever celebrated? </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Ok, erm, I I erm I have a unforgetful festival during during the national day, this national day, this year, the national day this year. Because erm on the first of October, I went to Tianjing with my friends and erm we have we are that's a very hot day er erm... I I think [Wth-s] I think [Wth-s] it was cold [Ml] but the weather that day is very very hot, we we went there and erm erm er ha-had a very bad experience. I think [Wth-s] er er I I with my erm my friends and I went to go shopping, but there was so many people there. We want to buy some cheap cheap things [Wth-s] in Tianjing because we heard about it. But I found [Md] we found that the things [Wth-s] there was not ex ex were not very cheap and ex-expensive as Beijing erm and then we went to er we went to the street for some delicious food, but the food there were all the same, er er so we we didn't have the satisfactory as we expected er and on that day, on the national day, on the first of October, we had a very bad feeling, so I I can't forget it, I can't forget this experience. </sp1>
<interlocutor>Thank you. Ok, that's the end of the test, thank you everybody. </interlocutor>
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