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<participant interlocutor=1 speaker=3> </participant>
<speaker sp1=female sp2=male sp3= female> </speaker>
<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good afternoon, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Good afternoon. </spall>
<interlocutor> Er, could you please tell me your name and the number of your admission ticket? Your name and your number? </interlocutor>
<sp1> My name is ***. ***, ***. ***, ***. My number is 0102119922 double double 0 double two. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Good. Your name and your number? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Good afternoon, madam [Pa-er]. My name is ***. ***, ***, ***, ***. My number is 010211990029. </sp2>
<interlocutor>Ok, your name and your number? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Good afternoon, madam. My name is ***. And my number is 010211990033. That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Good, now would you please briefly introduce yourself to each other? Remember you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Hello, everyone. My name is ***. I come from Shanxi province. Mn, I study medicine. I love my major subjects [S2]. I want to be a good doctor [Mc] in the future. I think the most important thing in the world is love. I give my love as a daughter and student now. And I will give my love as a good doctor in the future as well. That's all. Thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Good, please. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Good afternoon, everyone. My name is ***. My major is accounting. I'm glad [Pa-n] to have chance to participate in the spoken English test. I think it's a it's a useful method for me to practice my oral English. Uh I think I'm an conventional person. I hope life to be orderly and to go according to plan. I like my major: accounting. In my opinion [M2n], it is a promising career in the future, especially after China's entry into WTO. So I always work hard, hoping to be a qualified accountant after graduation. That's all, thank you. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, please. </interlocutor>
<sp3> My my name is ***. And my major information management and information system. I'm junior now. I'm very glad to have the chance to test my spoken English and to meet all of you. I think this is fate. I love my major as they all said, because my major is very promising. You know in my major I study software and study computer hardware, and we also study accounting and law and many other things. It's very interesting. I like it. And I want to be a postgraduate. I want to be a software programmer. That's all, thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, now that we know each other we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you a question. ***, do you think it's important to have a college education? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yes, I think so. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
<sp1> To be a college student, we can get more knowledge more skills. And we can get a good good job in future. That's a basic thing. I think the most important in college I can study how to study. That's very important all my life. Because I will be a doctor. I think to be a doctor I must study all my all my life all my life long. So I think I must [Pd-er] in college and study some basic skills and in future study myself and then be to be a good doctor in the future and save people's life. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, do you think it's possible for every middle school graduate to have a college education? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mn, I think in current situation it is impossible. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Why not possible? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Because we should [Pd-er] look at the fact in our country. Mn, the population of our country is the biggest in the world. And so does the students. And our colleges and universities is not adequate enough for accept each middle students to enter the university education. So it is er impossible now. But I think the situation will be improved. Mn... day after day with the development of our country. That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, is it reasonable for college students to pay their tuition? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I think it's reasonable because I pay my tuition by myself. Mn In my spare time, I will do some jobs. Now I When I was a freshman, I do some I I'm a ho-home tutor. I'm sorry. I teach a student. He is a middle school student. And Then I can get my mn at that time I can get some money and support myself. And then now I'm junior. I work for my school newspaper. And they will pay me pay me some moneys each month. Mn this this money is more than I need for our our payment so I can save some. And now I pay my tuition just by myself. And I think for college student we are we are old enough we don't we should not let our parents to support us. That's all, thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now let's move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is enrollment of graduate students. Each of you will be given a chart with information about the enrollment of graduate students in the certain province. I'd like you to talk about the information given in your chart. You will have one minute to prepare. And each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation. Don't worry when I interrupt you when time is up. Now here are your charts. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> Thank you. </sp2>
<sp3> Thanks. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now ***, would you please begin? And *** and ***, please put your charts aside and listen what she has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Mn in my chart I see that the students a applying for graduate studies increase every year nearly every year. And [Pd-er] the student enrollment mn which are enrolled [Wo-o] increase mn... too. But [Pt-er] the students applying for graduate studies increase rapidly from 975 in 1980 to to 29,ooo in ten thousand years. The twenty, the the two thousand year. Sorry. I'm nervous. Mn, I think the reason for the increase is that now in China [Pa-r] many people realized how important that the study in university. Many parents in poor [Mr] areas in the past they didn't want their child to study in university but now they they want. And [Pd-er] many child their self think it is very important for them to study in university. So many people applying for the graduate studies. But [Pt-er] ... obviously [S2] China [Pa-r] has didn't have don't have the capacity [M2a] to have so many [Wy-ing] graduate to have so many university mn </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Sorry to interrupt you, now ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Oh, sorry. </sp1>
<sp2> From the graph I learned that a growing number of two year or more working experience applicants [Wa-er] [Wi-ai] [Mc] [W2a-ae] [Mt] is incre- is increasing to the enrollment of graduate students. Mn I think there are some reasons. Mn first mn as the society is becoming more and more competitive, the demand for the knowledge is increasing, too. So it is necessary for all of us to study all along the life. So although although  this people went to directly to work for some years, they found it desirable to return to graduate schools to for advanced training. Mn, second, mn as the co-college and universities is develop is developing their capacity to accept the enrollment of graduate students. It's also developing so it is possible for the applicants with two year or more working experience to enroll enroll in the graduate students. Mn That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, now ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> On this picture about the increase in the percentage of female graduate students. From this chart we can see the percentage of female graduate students rise about 41 percent from 1982 to thousand. Mn That is in 1980 it's ten percent. But Now in twen- in two thousand years it's 51 percent. I think there is some there is many possible reason for this increase. But the two ma-main reason for it. The first one is just as what they said the society is developed, our country is developed is developing. And so people know more about how seriously if you don't get enough knowledge. If you don't have mn essential knowledge. And tomorrow today and tomorrow you will not have the chance to compete with each with other persons. And that's the general [We-jur] [Mr] reason for our society. And the general [We-jur] [Mr] reason for the increase in of students of graduate students. The first reason is now females females know more about mn how important mn to to work in the society. Because male and female are equal to each other in the society. And female should have the want to have the same same place in the society to compete [Mt] with males. If they wan to compete with them, they must have the same they must have the equal ability to compete with them. So that's all, thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Right, now we all have some idea of the enrollment of graduate students. I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on whether graduate education is essential for a successful career. During the discussion 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 your 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 whether graduate education is essential for a successful career. </interlocutor>
<sp1> I think it's very important. Because uh In my opinion personally I think I want to graduate education because you know a doctor never study at the end. </sp1>
<sp2> I agree with you. Mn I think mn... with society developed, the demand for the talents is increasing. So I plan to continue my education with graduate studies after graduation. And I think it is more, it is easier [Mi] for a postgraduate to find a good job than the graduate. </sp2>
<sp3> Yea, I agree with [Mth] all of you. Because I I am I want to be a postgraduate, too. And I think it's very im it's very important. Because er as a as undergradu- undergraduate students you only know some some very basic things about your knowledge and if you want to work [Por-er] this may not be very useful. But if you want to be a useful and competent person, you must be a graduate student and learn more thing about your career your job and then you will know then you will know how to work and do more advanced advanced research and many other things. So I want to be a postgraduate. </sp3>
<sp1> Yea, we know the society is full of information, that is to say, information explore. Mn, I think the world [Ml] is chan-changing everyday. If we don't study everyday [Mry], we will we will be over... we will be </sp1>
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<sp3> Fall of the times? </sp3>
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<sp1> Yea. </sp1>
<sp2> Yes, I think so. In my opinion [Mn] the world [Ml] is changing we should keep up with the changing world [Ml]. How do we keep up with the changing world? Mn I think it is one of the best ways to continue our study by the graduate study education. </sp2>
<sp3> Yea, as for me, IT I my major is related to computer and IT. IT is the most promising and the most promising field in the society nowadays. And if you want to be a good programmer [S2], you must know you must learn more things and get more informations about it. If you just a undergraduate-graduate student, it's not enough. You must learn and learn more things. And then in the future you may be you may be pros, sorry, promising. </sp3>
<sp1> Yes, I agree. In the past years I don't think doctor need to be know much thing about computer. But now I must study that. I think maybe I study just as much as you you do. </sp1>
<sp2> Yes, I think as far as I concerned, I'm major in account. After the China's [Pa-er] entry into WTO, there are mu- many more things for us to do. To make our accounting system comply with the international rules. This is a huge tasks for all of the accountants in our country. So I think it is necessary for our accountant or our students who major in accounting to continue our study by postgraduate education. </sp2>
<sp3> Yea, as for me, in China [Pa-r] the software the software system is not as good as in the foreign countries. Such as the USA and the Europe. I want to be a good programmer. So I want to be a postgraduate in USA. Because in USA the they have the best they have the best software programmer. And then if I come if I go to USA and study and be a graduate there, and then after I return to China [Pa-r], I will know how to write good programs. Good softwares. Then I can work best for our country. </sp3>
<sp1> I quite agree with you. I want to go to America. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Alright, that's the end of the discussion. Now I'd like to ask you just one last question on the topic of enrollment of graduate students. ***, have you ever thought of being a PhD in the future? </interlocutor>
<sp2> PhD in the future? Mn Maybe. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
<sp2> I think er although accounting is... is not a I think accountant is not suitable for learning a PhD because work experience is important is also important in our career. But I think learning is is also important [Pt-er]. If if condition permitted, I want to go abroad and to learn the accounting system and the accounting information in the western countries. And after I learn that, I will go back to our country and make contribution to our country in the accounting career. So I think if condition permitted, I will continue to learn a PhD. That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> uh ***, some people leave a well-paid job to get a graduate education, do you think it's worthwhile? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I think it's very worthwhile. Because my elder brother he works he work for the government for many years. He get a good position in and good salary in it. But he leave he just stop his career he stop his job [Mb] to go back to the People's University to continue his study... to an MBA. He think it's worthwhile because as the society is developing rapidly [Md], he think his knowledge as undergraduate student is not enough to serve the society to serve the government good. And so with the development of our society you must develop yourself and you must know you must broaden your knowledge of your major. And mn... mn after some years working after working after working for some years you can go back to school learn the recent learn the recent and latest knowledge of the this of this major of this world. And then after this study you can return back to your return to your work and continue your career. I think that's a very good choice and very worthwhile. That's all, thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> ***, would you change your major if you want to study for master degree? </interlocutor>
<sp1> No, I won't. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Why not? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Because I think to be a doctor is a good job. It it don't mean a lot of money. Don't mean reputation [Mta]. It means love. To save people's life is very very important to me. I think it is very port?. Mn if I have a chance to change my major, I think I'll study study biology. That's similar [Mi] to medicine. So I I won't. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, that's the end of the test. Thank you, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you. </spall>
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