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<participant interlocutor=1 speaker=3> </participant>
<speaker sp1=female sp2=male sp3=female> </speaker> 
<interlocutor gender=?> <interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good morning. Good morning, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Good morning. </spall>
<interlocutor> Would you please tell your name and number of your admission ticket. </interlocutor>
<sp1> My name is ***. And my number is 3639. </sp1>
<sp2> My name is ***. And my number is 3642. </sp2>
<sp3> My name is ***. My number is 374(th)0. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
<sp1> OK. My name is ***, and I'm a junior. My major is public finance. </sp1>
<sp2> My name is ***. I come from Quanzhou City in Fujian Province [Pe-t]. I interested in English [Ph-t], but my er speaking and listening is er weak. And I think this is a good chance [Wa-ei] to improve my listening and my spoken English [Ph-t]. That's all. </sp2>
<sp3> Urn, my name is ***. I came from Shaoyang Hunan Province, and my major is history. In my spare [Ware-ail] time, I like surf on the net. That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. OK. Now that we know each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like each of you a question. Now Miss ***, what kind of family do you come from, a big one or a small one? </interlocutor>
<sp1> A big one. </sp1>
<interlocutor> What do you think of it? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Mmm, I think a big family urn can urn have many people and urn weekend urn mmm do many things mmm I liked go and mmm travel [Pl-er] um with them. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. Now, Mr ***, yes what's the usual size of traditional Chinese family? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mmm pardon? </sp2>
<interlocutor> What is the usual size of the traditional [Wa-ei] Chinese family? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Ern size [Pe-d]? </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok ano another questions. Do you think women should stay at home to take care of the children? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Ern I think is, I think so. Ern </sp2>
<interlocutor> Yeah, give your reason. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Ern  </sp2>
<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
<sp2> um, I'm sorry. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK. Miss Miss ***, now, most families in China have only one child [Wi-ei], do you think this would cause any problems? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mmm yes, I think its cause cause many problem. One thing is that many parents urn becau because ern because they only have one [Wn-ng] child, and many parents spot spont their children, ern and they also feel the children also feel very lonely, and ern the children also feel mmm also feel often feel very lonely. And with mmm </sp3>
<interlocutor> Don't be nervous. </interlocutor>
<sp3> (laughing) Ern  </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. Now let's move move on to something more specific The topic for all things of today is big or small families. Each of you [Pu-r] will be given a card with two pictures and let you to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the families with one child or many children. You have one minute to prepare and each of you will have one and half minutes to give your presentation. Don't worry if I interrupt you when time is up. Now here are your cards. </interlocutor> 
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> Thank you </sp2>
<interlocutor> Now Miss ***, would you please begin and Mr *** and Miss ***, would you please put your cards aside and listen to *** how to say? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ern I think there are many advantages urn when families with one child. Ern the house were will be will little to do, and the house will um be clean, but if the family has many children and mother will give ern have many things to do. Ern maybe one child is crying and the other is ern pailing? Um in the other way, he has she will she will urn  mmm take care of this one and then go there urn will give very busy and the house will be mmm very er dirty. That's all, thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK. Now Miss *** it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> In the picture one, I I can see is is a big family [Wa-ar]. Ern the mother [Wth-n] is take care of the little child and other children are playing together. Ern I think that big family have it is advantage mmm such as ern the children were play together and they were sure some er sure something [Wth-s] and and then to communicate with er with others. Ern I think it's a important ability to the er to in our society. Ern in the picture one, picture two it's a the mother [Wth-n] is take care of his only child and the child er is do some homework. Ern I think er the advantage er in a big in a er small families, the parents can mmm er focu focus on on can ern can take care of their chil their chil their child ern with with ern, eurn but I think the disadvantage is mmm the chil the child er has no company. Ern they are feel lonely. Ern ern that's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. Now Miss ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Ern I prefer the small family urn from the picture we can see that the the small family has a good environment: er the house is clean and the family members are get together watching TV. What a what a good atmosphere! But see the Picture One, you can see that ern a boy is writing his writing his homework , but while er on the on the left there is there is a child who is maybe crying. Mmrn I think it's it's better for his for his study. And, and the girl is also also do some cleaning. The house is dirty and the the bed [Wd-t] is is so small for their. In a what in a what the the family on the pi, the picture one, the family of the picture one has a bad condition. Um so I prefer small family. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Right. Now we all have some ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of the family with one child or many children. I'd like you to discuss this topic further, and see if you can agree on an ideal size of a fam family. During discussing you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. You'll have about four and half minutes for the discussing. Your performs will be judged according to your contribution to the discussing. Remember during the discussing you try you should try to come to an agreement on the ideal size of the family. Now, let's begin. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ern I think urn I like the family with one child urn because I think er the mother will be have many time to do he to do her own thing and children mmm and how will be ern quiet [Wuie-il] and the family member all can all have his own time to do his own things. </sp1>
<sp2> But I think that big ern er a big families ern were filled with happiness and they we can play er with our brother or our sisters and then the ability to communicate with others. </sp2>
<sp3> Maybe there is some advantages there are some advantages er in the big family but I prefer small family. Er In small family they just have one child and the parents can poil all his all their love to the on the only child, and they they can they can have a good education and I think it's good for their development. </sp3>
<sp1> I agree with Miss ***.
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<sp2> But I think that a children ern they have the children will feel lonely if ern their parents have to work work out home </sp2>
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<sp1> But I think they can make friends with their classmates and they can go traveer and play together. </sp1>
<sp3> Yes, I think so. Ern the only child also can find some pleasures by him by himself or herself. Ern For example, he can read some books or or read or watch TV. I think the only child can be inde more independent than the the family who has many child many children. </sp3>
<sp1> I think so and I think urn the only child can have mmm more love of their parents and they can ern communicate with his parents much more. </sp1>
<sp2> But I think that urn the children will [Wi-e] [Wll-r] have to urn take care of their parents when care parents are get old old, but mmm only a children were every children were take to parents. So ern a family ern ern will a family have to take four parents. So I think it is a burd a burden to the childrens. </sp2>
<sp3> I don't think so. I think the only child er redu reduce the parents the parents' burden urn from mmm no matter eco from not only in in economics but also in other areas. They can they can put more energy on their work and further more I think the only child ern the only child have only have one child in a family. Its urn isn't to support the policy of er birth control. </sp3>
<sp1> I think the weekend is much longer than before. And you can go er one on Saterday and the other Sunday and I think ern they can also live together and I think it's good idea. </sp1>
<interlocutor> All right. This is an endless discussion. Now, I might ask you just one last question on the topic of big or small families. Miss ***, do you think young people like to have children as soon as they get married? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mmm I don't think so. Mmm for me I I'd I'd I'd I prefer to mmm make some achievements first and then maybe after er thirty years old, maybe I will consider to have a child. I think a child have a child too early may be a barrier to your to your career. Mmm so I prefer I prefer have have a child er mmm later. </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. Now, Mr ***, who in your family had had a greatest influence on you. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Ern parden? </sp2>
<interlocutor> Who in your family had had that greatest influence on you. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mmm I think it's my er brother. Ern he is er he also he's also a university students and now he's graduated and he tell he tell me many things that he learn in university before I come to univer my college.urn I think I think that ern he think a good example such as urn in study in his study. He's the toppest student in his school in his class. And now he has find a good job I think I were follow his his er That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK. thank you. Miss ***, do you think young people should like to live with the parents after they get married? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ern I don't think so. I think ern if they live long, they arel have many spare [Ware-ail] times and they ern can feel they are independence. Ern I think ern they can go to see their parents ern on weekends, and they can communicate very well. Thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK. This is the end of test. Thank you, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall>Thank you, thank you.</spall>
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