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<participant interlocutor=1 speaker=3> </participant>
<speaker sp1=female sp2=male sp3= female> </speaker>
<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good morning, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Good morning. </spall>
<interlocutor> Could you please tell me your name and the number of your admission ticket? Your name, please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Sure. My name is ***. My number is zero [Wz-dz] zero [Wz-dz] four six. </sp1>
<sp2> And my name is ***. My number is zero zero five two. </sp2>
<sp3> And my name is ***. My number is 0060. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
<spall> Ok. </spall>
<sp2> You first, please. </sp2>
<sp3> Ok, my name is ***. And I I now I'm in Grade Two. And I have I have passed the College examination Band Four last term. And you? </sp3>
<sp2> First I feel very honored to have the chance to take the oral test. I come I come from Hubei province. And... I'm from and compared to other school my school is much smaller, but I love it. I love what I major in. And in the two and a half year learning may I work very hard. And in especially English I make a big progress. And I have many other hobbies, such as playing football and music. If you very proud that. As a player of my foot my class football team, I got a scholarship of our department. Yeah, yeah. </sp2>
<sp1> Congratulations. My name you have know it, it's *** is ***. My major is mathematics [Wth-t]. Sometimes it is somewhat horrible to others. </sp1>
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<sp3> Too difficult. </sp3>
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<sp1> Yeah, I'm a sophomore now. I I think I have change a lot er from I have change a lot since I enter enter the university. Mn mn could I tell you my hobbies? I I like playing volleyball. </sp1>
<sp3> Yeah, volleyball? </sp3>
<sp1> Yeah, and I think I'm good at it. The teacher often praise praises me about my my exact act. She She often said 'oh, good'. At at that moment I feel very exited. And I I love English. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Sorry I have to interrupt you. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Oh, yeah. </sp1>
<interlocutor> 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. *** *** </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yeah. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Most family in China now have only one child. Do you think this will cause any problems? </interlocutor>
<sp1> I think er the policy the policy to have er only one child is good is positive in some way, but it also cause some problems. Because I I'm mn the only child in my family. I when I in my teen in my when I'm a teenager, I always felt lonely sometimes because my parents are both busy working. Yeah, and also I fin I I show envy to to some of my good friends because they all have brothers and sisters. I think they are very happy, yeah. But now I I feel very good now. because I I find so many good friends in my life. So I think </sp1>
<interlocutor> ok *** </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah. </sp2>
<interlocutor> What kind of family do you come from, a big one or a small one? </interlocutor>
<sp2> I come from a big family with four members with my father, my mother, my grandfather, my sister and I. </sp2>
<interlocutor> What what do you think of it? </interlocutor>
<sp2> I think good although big families have some disadvantages it's very and it's from two aspects. To begin with, big family just as her just as she just say, is can give you some warmth. And you don't necessarily feel very lonely [Wl-n]. I often feel very happy because I have a sister. She often helps me and can enco- encourages me and help me form a good personal personality. And my grandparents and parents also give much attention and they help me a lot. And compared to the one child family, I think two child big family also has its disadvantages because the financial burden of the parents should be much higher compared to that. And the as take me for example. My my family is a to some extent very poor. My parents can't afford [Ma] the tuition of my college education so I... loan some money from the government and I'll pay it back after my graduation from the school. So it is very hard to say big family has and the small family which is more more which has more advantages and which has disadvantages. So it's my opinion. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mn. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Do you think women should stay at home to take care of their children? </interlocutor>
<sp3> No, I don't think so. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Why not? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I think women should have have their place in the society. And they should er take er they should work as mn as mn indi- as work for mn. And they they should earn money by themselves. And they should be dependent. Mn mn I think in the old [Md] days women always work in the family to take care of the children and to do the house and to do the housework. This is maybe a traditional life style. But in the modern society, especially in big cities, mn more and more women went to went to for work. And they step their step their own status in the in the society. And it it's very important for women to work for themselves. And I think mn this new life style should this new life style should be more mn more popular from now on. Mn... I think women women and men should be equal. Mn Though some work such as er  er such as some physical work that women can't do it very well, but there are still many works that women can do very good. Mn sometimes they can do better than men. For example the nurse and er and so on. So I think mn there are there are there are many works women can do. The... mn the impor- the </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok now let's move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is big or small families. Each of you will be given a card with two pictures. I'd like you to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of families with one child or many children. 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 if I interrupt you when time is up. Now here are your cards. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> ***, </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yes. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Would you please begin? *** and ***, put your cards aside and listen to what he has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah my picture shows the d-disadvantage [Mad] of big family and the advantages of a small family. From here you can see that a big family has many usually has many children. They can't get enough attention [Ma] from their parents so let's see the six children also plays here and the only child was held by by the parents. They can't get attention from their mother. And this you can see this. And the only child can get much attention from the parents. They parents can help them do their homework, and many other things and and the financial burden for the big family is much heavier [Wvier-rer] than the than the small family so I think the small family and the big family both has its advantages and disadvantages. But this picture shows the disadvantage of the big family and the advantage of the small family. That's my opinion. Yeah. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Look at these two picture. The fist picture is a big family. We can see a girl, a boy and a little baby. When the boy is doing her homework, the girl is standing aside. And the baby is it seems he is crying for something. And I think this is very noisy in big families. And Look at this look at this room. It is a bit it is a bi-bit er er for example the er... er the the floor is a little a little it it seems some garbage on the floor. And look at the small family. This is in the in the living room father mother and the only child is look watching TV. It seems that in this family it's crowd and happy. I think the big family in this picture is noisy, and the the small family is crowd and they are living mn they are living peacefully. So so in my opinion [M2n], the in my opinion [M2n] the small family is much better than the big family according to these two pictures. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Uh ya, look at the pictures. The first picture just show a big family. And I think the mother is burden with much too much housework I think. Mn there there are four children altogether. And She has to she has to look take care of each children. And meanwhile she has to clean clean the house. And iron the clothes and dress dress up the children. And and she must she must go shopping at the same time. And I think so I think in the big family women are especially mothers and sisters are burdened with too much housework. Mn So loo- look at the second picture shows a small family. And the mother sitting in the so-sofa [Wo-o], and re-re-reading the newspaper. She seems very happy. And on the wall there is a picture of her family. I can see from the picture she she lives a very happy life and she isn't burdened with too much housework. So according to this picture I think it shows the disadvantage of the big family and the advantage of a small family. Er...... er and I think I as far as I'm concerned, mn though mother is burdened with </sp1>
<interlocutor> Sorry, time is up. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Uh. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Alright, now we all have some idea about the advantages and disadvantages of families with one child or many children. Now I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on the ideal size of a family. 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 contribution to the discussion. Remember during the discussion you should try to come to an agreement on the ideal size of a family. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok. </sp1>
<sp2> Let me tell my opinions first. As far I I'm from a big family has two children, and my sister and me, and as far as I concerned the big family I think a big family has with two children I think is the ideal size. From this from this can show that the the only child in the small family always sometimes spoiled by their grandparents and their parents. And they mu they sometimes emotionally [Ma] fragile, more... and can't do their things, can do can't make up their own decisions sometimes. So mn in my family there are two children. Sometimes my sister can helps me and we can play together and speak together and work together. So I think the ideal family will have will have two children. And th- th- this is my opinion. And you? </sp2>
<sp1> You please. </sp1>
<sp3> Thank you. I come from a small family. I am the only I am the only girl child in the family. I felt I can get the my mother and my father's my father's influence. Mn very much. And I thin I feel that one child in the family sometimes feel a little a little lonely. But but er but I have but I mn but I my father and my mother could live very could live happily. And I don't think I don't think the big family is very good because [Pau-r] there are many children. They sometimes quarreled.  And It is too noisy. Because I prefer silence a silent life. Mn and what's your opinion [M2n]? </sp3>
<sp1> I come from a small family. And I think in the small family the parent can focus all their attention on the only children. Maybe not all the parents will spoil their children. Mn I think my parents don't spoil me. And I also think children from the small family will be also er independent. Because I I think becoming independent is just er problem of time. As the girl mature, they will be independent. And I think now I'm quite independent because I can I can make my estimate by myself. I'm only I only dependent on my parents for my study for my fees. Ya So I also think there are some advantages of of the big families. Cause I think when the brothers and sisters are very young, they can learn how to communicate with with each other. So I think perhaps they get more mature earlier than our than us, yeah. </sp1>
<sp2> Yes, according to you and you opinion, I think mn your your you two think the same there is the small family that is much good than than the big family. </sp2>
<sp1> No, no, I think each has its own strength. </sp1>
<sp2> But we must come to a conclusion. We must concen- consensus. What what will we do? </sp2>
<sp3> I think the major is depend depend on the parents. The parents the parents if they if they could act pro- properly, the children living in the family will get good education. And and they will live very happy. So in in in small family and in good family. I think if the parents mn if the parents is take good if the parents is taking good care of the children, and this is the good good way. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, this is the end of the discussion. Now I'd like to ask you just one last question on the topic of big or small families. ***, do you think young people would like to live with their parents after they graduate from college? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Er, I don't think so. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Why not? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Er, cause er du- during university life, they will miss their parents sure. But they just think they are independent now, so they don't want to er live with their parents. But er they think they have the responsibility to care take care of them. So they will go back to home go back home and visit their parents frequently perhaps. But they don't want to live together with them. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Do you think young people should take care of their parents? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yes, this is the respond responsibility of them. Because their parents they are they are born by the parents, by their mother and was brought up by their parents. There is law legislating that children should should take take of take care of their parents. According to our country's law [Wl-n]. So I think now college students after we after we graduate from our school, mn if we have much good if we have good job, and earn earn some money we can take care of our parents. And it's our responsibility as far as I'm concerned. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, who in your family has the greatest influence on you? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I think it's my mo my mother. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Please give an example. </interlocutor>
<sp3> My mother is I think my mother is a successful women in her work.  And... and she is a good housewife in the family. When I come from when I come across some difficulties, she often gives me some courage and help me get out of the get out of the trouble. And when I achieve something, when I success success in some examination or such things, she often told me not to be too not to be too con not to be too proud. And told me to told me to make progress for the make further progress. And I er when I went into the college, my fa my my mother mn my mother told me to take care of myself. When I'm alone, and she often telephone me and ask me ask me how I how I would get how I get along with my classmates and so on. So I think my mother is one of the best mother in the world [Ml]. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, this is the end of the test. Thank you, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you. </spall>
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