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<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Now, would you please briefly introduce yourself to each other? Remember, you should not mention the name of your university. Now, Mr ***, please. Please begin. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yeah. I I come from ***, Hubei province. I'm junior and my major is er administration. I have many [My] hobbies [Wie-e] such as [Pa-e] play basketball, playing football and badminton. And I enjoy English [Msh] very much. I have dream that [Wth-l] [Wa-ai] one day I can communicate with others [Wth-n] as freely as native [Wn-l] speakers. That's all. Thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok. </interlocutor>
<sp2> And er I am a junior student, too. Er my major is accounting. And I come from ***, the same er the same the same city with him. Er I think it's very lucky to meet him. Er and I've been with a very happy family. There are three members, my father, my mother and me, and I. Er and my parents care about me a lot. Er so they give all their love to me and er to make me feel very happy. And in my spare time, I like er watching movies, and listening to the music. I like peaceful and quiet music. Er and I like reading books, magazines and newspapers. Er </sp2>
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<interlocutor> That's all right. Thank you. Now, ***, please. </interlocutor>
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<sp3> My name is ***. An and [Pd-er] it's great [Pt-er] pleasure to meet you here. And er I'm a sophomore here er from foreign language department. And I like to take part in all kinds of activities and making friends. And I hope we will have a good time here together. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Mn. Now that we have known each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you to say something about festivals. Now, ***. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Er how do you usually celebrate National Day? </interlocutor>
<sp1>  </sp1>
<interlocutor> How do you usually celebrate National Day? </interlocutor>
<sp1> As far as I'm concerned [Wo-o] [M2n] [S1], I always I always get at home at er ??? Day, because there are sev... er seven day er holidays during the National Day. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Er I'm the only child in my family. I love [Mv] my family very much. So I one once pray I will go back home and the company er the company was my fellow [We-a] [Wow-e] parents. Yes, that's all. Thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> That's all. Now ***. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mn. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Do people in your home town celebrate any other festivals apart from the Spring Festival? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er people in my hometown celebrate Er I I don't think there are any other festivals they celebrate besides er  </sp2>
<interlocutor> Spring Festival. </interlocutor>
<sp2> The Spring Festival. But maybe they will celebrate the er the Lantern's Day, maybe. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Lantern's Day? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yes. Er they will make many lantern [M1n] lanterns, very beautiful [Wi-i:] lanterns themselves and show them out along the street, along a very very street. There are many </sp2>
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<interlocutor> There are other... yeah, I mean other festivals? </interlocutor>
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<sp2> Mm </sp2>
<interlocutor> to celebrate? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mm </sp2>
<interlocutor> ??? ??? and your lantern as well? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yes. And just celebrate other festivals with the national people as well. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok. Thank you. ***. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mn. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Er which is your favorite festival? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Er I think my favorite festival is the Spring Festival. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Spring Festival. Why? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Because er it's the biggest festival in China, and er usually at [Pt-er] that [Wth-z] time, every family prepare [Ware-ael] very well for this festival. Er especially our young people, we can enjoy ourselves [Mves], because we have a long [Wo-ou] [Wng-n] holiday. At that [Wth-z] time, and we can go out with our friends and meet somebody we have apart with for many times. Er and at that [Wth-z] time, we will watch many er good programs on the TV, and enjoy [Wy-m] enjoy a very [We-a] happy meal with our families and relatives. I think it's best time. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok. 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 picture showing two festivals. So I'd like you to talk about these two festivals and say something about how they are celebrated. Now you'll have one minute to prepare and each of you will have one minute to present to in your presentation. Don't worry, if I interrupt you when time's up. </interlocutor>
<spall> Ok. Thank you. </spall>
<interlocutor> Now, let's begin with ***. Ok? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Ok. And er there are Mid-autumn festival and New Year's [Wear-o:] Day. And I think er in China, er Mid-autumn festival is a very important festival. And er on that day, people usually would like to eat moon cakes and er enjoy their get together with the whole family. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> And it's really an important day for the whole family, because er the people would like to meet their daughters or father or mothers, er and their brothers or sisters. They would like to er stay together and er communicate with each other, and er talk about er things in life or people in life. Er it's er it's an important way to er to improve the the feelings or the er or the emotions between the fam the family members. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Yes. </interlocutor>
<sp2> And er in western countries, they would like to cen celebrate New Year's Day er on junior the first. And er they usually will er cheers in the kind of square. And, they dance, or they singing and together with the fireworks. Er it's </sp2> <interrupted>
<interlocutor>All right. I have to interrupt you. Time is up. Now, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
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<sp3> Er in my picture, there are two pictures er between the festivals er of China and in the western country. And the two festivals are all in the April. And [Pd-er] but in China, er we ceb... celebrate the Dragon-boat festival. In Britain, in western country, we celebrate April Fool's Day. And in China, on that day, we will dragon er we will have a boating of the dragons and eat something er very special such as Zongzi to celebrate the great poet of Qu Yuan. Er on that [Wth-z] day, it's er very like the Chi... Chinese festival. And but in the western, we celebrate April Fool's Day. On that day, maybe somebody will er make some jokes on you, and in this picture, the boy went into the lottery and er he want to get the ticket that er he got some prizes. Er he dreams that maybe on that day I will got one billion er money ticket, and I will have my own own my own car, my own house and went to seaside have a good trip. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok. Thank you for your speaking. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Yeah. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok. Spring Fes... in picture one, er we can see er people are get together to celebrate the Spring Festival. Spring Festival in China is a traditional festival. People can get can get together, have a good meal during night [Wn-l]. And [Pd-er] childrens can play fire [Wi-e] crackers outside the room. In picture in picture two, we can see the Christmas Day Christmas in Christmas Day. As we know [Wkn-l] Christmas Day is on the twenty five twenty fifth on twenty fifth December. This is the [Wth-z] important [P2t-er] festival in western. Children can get [Pt-er] present from their parents er on the Chri... Christmas Eve. And [Pd-er] the weather is very cold [Wd-t], we can [Wa-a:] see the fire [Wi-e] fire [Wi-e] place er in the future. That's all. Thank you. </sp1> <interlocutor> Ok. Right. We all have some idea of different festivals. I'd like you to talk discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on which festivals are most popular with young people in China. And why? Now during the discussion, you may argue with each other or ask each other question to clarify a point. Your performance will be judged according to your contribution to the discussion. You'll have one four and a half minutes for the discussion. Ok? Remember, you should try to come to an agreement on which festivals are most popular with young people in China and also please give your reasons. Now you begin. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yeah. Firstly, I showed their mid-night. Er with [Wth-s] the [Wth-d] policy of the [Wth-d] open and reform, many many er Chinese [Wn-l] people are celebrating the western festivals such as [Pa-e] the Valentine's [Wa-e] [We-e] [Wi-i:] [S2] Day and [Pd-er] the Christmas Day. Er and people often buy many things on this days. Er </sp1>
<sp2> And in my opinion, er in China, the Spring Festival is the most popular. Er because during those days, er the whole nation will be er will be free on on those days. Er and they will enjoy er a very beautiful [Wi-i:] er winter or even the snow. The whole family will er will get together. Er er and also I think Christmas Day and er Valentine's Day er is very popular during er among the young people. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Young people. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah. Because they accept more western culture than old p... older people. Er I think er they will send cards er to their friends or their loves er to celebrate these er these festivals. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> And er some classes will er will make some activities to celebrate it. </sp2>
<sp3> Yes. I think although the festival the Spring Festival is China China's festival, but I think a ??? our youngs er just like April Fool's Day and Lover's Day, is the very ve very popular because I think er I remember er one April Fool's Day, er we didn't remember it because it's a western festival, but one c one student came into the classroom and told us that Oh! We all fail the exams in er in the er Chinese er Oh, foreign er . I didn't remember it to cla very clear clearly but it's a test. He he told us we all failed it. We all worried about it, but at that at last we know it's April Fool's Day. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Think to be April Fool that day is really interesting. </sp2>
<sp3> Yeah. </sp3>
<sp2> And it should not be </sp2>
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<sp1> I agree with you too. </sp1>
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<sp2> Yeah. Should not be angry. </sp2>
<sp3> Yeah. Er maybe some western festivals er is much more interesting than our Chinese festivals. </sp3>
<sp1> Yeah.Yes. </sp1>
<sp3> We can to our youngs, we can do many things, er than our Chinese festival. </sp3>
<sp2> Yes. </sp2>
<sp1> Mn. Just er just in er Father Day, Mother's Day, we can [Wa-a:] buy some frien presents [Mr] [W1e-ae] for our [P-l] parents, and when Valentine's [Wi-e] Days, every cou... every couple of the lovers er when when whether young or old can express love to each other. </sp1>
<sp3> Yes. </sp3>
<sp2> And the New Year's Day is celebrated er both in eastern and western countries, I think. It is the beginning of a year, a new year. And it is also a beginning of er maybe a new period of life. Er so er all the people er pay er think it's very important. </sp2>
<sp3> But er some Chinese Chinese people in the foreign countries maybe er although they are young, they also like to celebrate the Chinese festivals because they live in the foreign country. They love their motherland, and </sp3>
<sp2> Yes. Yes. </sp2>
<sp1> This is the optimistic [Pc-er] er method mood. </sp1>
<sp3> Yes. Yeah. </sp3>
<sp2> Yes. Yes. </sp2>
<interlocutor> All right. That's the end of the discussion. Thank you. Now I'd like to ask each of you last question on the topic of the er festivals, eastern and western. Now, first question, er ***, er will you feel offended or amused if your friend takes a trick on you on April Fool's Day? </interlocutor>
<sp1>  </sp1>
<interlocutor> Will you feel  </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Yeah. </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Offended or amused? </interlocutor>
<sp1> I I feel amused. </sp1>
<interlocutor> amused. </interlocutor>
<sp1> If I don't know it April Fool's Day in that day, but if he play a trick on me, er I know [Wkn-l] their and I know [Wkn-l] the day, I feel a little troubled. Er because er I don't like someone play a trick on me. Er... that's all. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, thank you. Now ***, can you say something about the most unforgettable fe... festival you have ever celebrate? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Er I think er the last festival we just celebrate is the the nearest, is the Hollow Hollowine. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> And on that day, we came to the English corner of our school and the foreign teacher told us how to make the dumping er lantern [M1n] and told us er some very scareful story and make us feel it's interesting and at that time we enjoy ourselves by singing and telling this such kinds of stories. And I think it's forgettable. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Yeah. Unforgettable. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Yes, unforgettable. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, er why do you think shop keepers like festivals? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er shop keepers like festivals. Er because usually during the festivals, people would like to go shopping, and many people would go together. And of course, they will buy much many more thing than the common time. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Mn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> And er shop keepers of course will will be very happy to see er many goods or more goods er will be seld [We-ae] [Ml], will be seld out on the festivals. Er and they will they could earn more money, and they will get more profit. Er I think that's maybe that's the reason. </sp2>
<interlocutor> ??? ???. All Right. Thank you. That's the end of the test. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you. </spall>
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