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<participant interlocutor=1 speaker=3> </participant>
<speaker sp1=female sp2=female sp3=female> </speaker>
<interlocutor gender=???> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good morning, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Good morning, teacher. </spall>
<interlocutor> Could you please tell me your name and your number of your admission ticket? Your name? </interlocutor>
<sp1> My oh my name is ***. My number is four three o six. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Your name, please? </interlocutor>
<sp2> My name is *** and my number is four three seven three. </sp2> 
<interlocutor> And your name? </interlocutor>
<sp3> My name is ***. And my number is four four seven one. </sp3> 
<interlocutor> Thank you. Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other. Remember, you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok. En I think I'm an optimistic girl. And I think I like to I like getting friends. And er I like the feelings [Wee-ie] of stay with my friends, chat with my friends. I want to share my feelings [Wee-ie] with my friends. And I I have I have many hobbies and interestings, such as such as fishing, such as swimming, such as play chess with my friends and on-line of chatting. I think it's a good chance for us to communicate with each other on this oral speaking examination. Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> I m a junior and I like English very much. I enjoying taking part in all kinds of activities in order to improve my English. So last week I went to Hengyang to take part in a English speaking contest for college students in Human Province. I also think the spoken English test is necessary for college students. So, nice to meet you here! </sp2>
<sp3> Well, my name is ***, and I come from Hunan Province. My major is Japanese language and culture, and I'm a senior now. As far as my hobbies are concerned, I enjoy listening to radio, watching TV, reading [Wd-k] novels and ?ragraphy, etc. And I'm very glad to be here today and I like to be your friends. </sp3> 
<interlocutor> Ok. Now that we know each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like you to ask each of you a question. Er, ***, what kind of family do you come from? A big one or a small one? What do you think of it? </interlocutor>
<sp1>  En, I think en. There are three members [Mb] in my families: my father, my father and me. And I think en  as only one childrens in the families, I think sometimes I feel lonely and [Pd-er]  er I'm I'm worried envy the peoples who always have some sisters and brothers. I think er we can have a very er   and I think sometimes I think that the sisters and brothers can be your very [Wv-w] intimated friendses you can commu you can communicated with each other. And [Pd-er]   er as I think, er as only one childrens in the in the family, thats made me not very independent. And sometimes I think er I have some I have many many weaks in my characteristics. Er  I am not sometimes I'm not very brave enough. Er   Just as a so so I think er   as in this societys er I must know many things from the society to to er to strong myself to make myself more independent and mature. </sp1>
<interlocutor> ***, what is the usual size of the traditional Chinese family? What do you think of it? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Er I think er as far as we er Chinese concerned [Wer-e], we often choose this relationship, that is, the younger generation should obey the older generation. So I think this is the root of we Chinese people. That is to say, we Chinese people often say oh, the younger generation should obey the older generation. And I think the relationship between the parents and children are sometimes are not very, how to say, harmonious. That is say, er so I think the I think we Chinese people the we should respect each other. But sometimes as you know, in the foreign countries, the younger generation and older generation, they just like friends. But in we Chinese in Chinese in Chinese gen in Chinese family, they they don't er they don't treat each other as a friends. So I think this geenrationship is not this shi this generationship is often we can say, the generation gap, and sometimes, we don't get get each other get with each with each other very well. So I think this is the this a not very good realtionship between each other. </sp2> 
<interlocutor> ***, what do you think of those people who prefer not to have children? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Well. Now it's a trend that more and more people begin to prefer er   no children. But as far as I'm concerned, I think er it is only a personal matter. If you want to have a children, you can have. But if you won't do not do not want to have a children, you can have you can have not. Er  now more and more young couples er begin to er think that it is not necessary for them to er give birth to children, because they think that they they should er work hard and fulfil their ambitions and career, er when they are young. So I think it is only a personal matter. Er no matter whether you want to give birth to children, it is only an it is up to you. And if you want to have, you can have one; if you don't, eant to hace children, you can  not, you can haven't. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now let's [Wl-n] 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 minutes to prepare the 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 card. </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Now ***. Would you please begin? And *** and ***, please put your cards aside and listen to *** what *** has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Well, in this picture we can see in a big family we have we can have er many sisters or btothers. Er, that is to say, your mother she must look your father and your mother they must look up to every children in your family. So so I think in a big family, you can have a very goos relationship between the people and you can learn how ot get along with people, because you have many sisters and brothers. You also can learn how to look after the baby if you have a younger sister or brother. And in the picture, on the right han right side, er you one child if you your family has you only child, that is to say, your mother and your father she can put their devoted love to on yourself. Er, she can look up to your you very carefully and she can er very er she can er she can look up to you both in your study and in your life. But the disadvantages of many children is if you live in a big family you will know that is too many children in your family and sometimes your mother look up to your sister and your younger brother or something else. And sometimes you may feel your you are will be neglected. Sometimes the children cannot grow up very well because their parents put much attention to their brothers ot other things such as the living conditions f of the family. But one child if one family has a child, the the con the family the condition in this family can be better, because one child he can you only just pay the one one child his tuition and or other things. But if some families some parents they are gone too far in raising the children, er they they just er they just try to satisfy every demand of their children and some one child per family, and those child in their families are beome the chi er the flower in nursery and they don't know how to deal with people and they do not know how to get along with people. So I think this is the disasvantages of the one-child per family. Thank you. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Ok. ***. Now it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok. We know that with the er rapid with the rapid pace pf living and peoples er are always very busy and always have er always very er er we can know form the one pictures and I think the er we can know we can say that the housewives is very busy because he has she has so many childrens. Er sometimes the childrens cries sometimes the students quarell with with each other. So she er seems very [Wv-w] restless. She she she must always spell er use some time to coordinated with the realtionships between these childrens. And I think his house housework is always very heavy [Wv-w]. He will to washed er to wash to er to clean the clean the door and to   er I think er he is very [Wv-w] and he will to go to shopping. I think that er he he she she didn't have some spare [Ware-ae] time to enjoy himselfs. But in the picture two we can see that the families have only one childrens, the wives seems very [Wv-w] er relaxable and comfortable. She have spe spell time to read to read the newspapers and to enjoying himselfs. And I think e er we know that er everythings has two side has has two sides good sides and bad sides. And an a chil a families has three has many childrens can make the childrens feel er er can make them feel how to communicated with the others and how to deal with different kinds of people. They will be more independent [Wp-b] than the than the childrens er from in er in the in the small families. Er   er the and I think er the the only one child in the in the s families may enjoy more love [Wv-w] from their parentses. So sometimes they will be more er have more confidences er of themselves [Wv-w]. But er if the love is er is always. </sp1> 
<interlocutor> I'm veryt sorry to interrupt you. ***, now it's your turn, ok? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Well, there are two pictures here: one is about a a big family er with poor conditions, and the other is about small family with good condition living conditions. Well, as far as living conditions is concerned, er one big big family er always er have has er has difficulty in in financial in er I'm sorry, always has problems on er on financial because they er big fam big families always have parents in big families have to raise er er more than two children. And they have er have no ability to afford the tuition of their children. Er but on the other hand, in a small family er because they have only one child, they have the ability to afford the tuition of their chi of their child and er  to offer him er better er education conditions and and some. Now more and more parents er are are preferring [W2e-ae] to give birth to one child because er   one chi one child er can er can </sp3>
<interlocutor> Right. Now we all have some idea about the advantages and disadvantages of families with one child or more children. I'd like you 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. You will have about four and half minutes for the discussion. Your performance will be judged according to your contributions to the discussion. Remember, during the discussion, you should try to come ot an agreement on the ideal size of a family. </interlocutor>
<sp1> As only one childrens in the families I always dreams of have the sisters and the brothers. Er I think we can always share in my feelings [Wee-ie], opening and regard themself </sp1>
<sp2> But I think if you have a a lot of sisters and brothers, you may think sometimes er your mother maybe your brothers may may just [Pt-er] how to say, may just [Pt-er] ask you to do something for him or for her. So I think our choose er I would [Wou-e] one child in my family. I think that's ok. I think I can have a lot of friends better than my sisters or brothers. So I think maybe I I like I I would [Wou-e] only one child in my family. </sp2>
<sp3> Well can you ?? ? Can I ask you a question? </sp3> 
<sp1> Ok. </sp1>
<sp3> You just mention you have sisters or brothers? </sp3>
<sp1> Er, I don't have any sisters. </sp1> 
<sp3> Oh, I'm sorry. I prefer one-child family because I I come from a one-child family. Because I think if we have sisters or brothers er sometimes you maybe feel lonely, but on the other hand, if you have sisters or brothers, you may have quarrel with them and er and may sometimes you cannot get along with you brothers or sisters. And  er this is my opinion. </sp3>
<sp2> So I think all of us will choosed one-child per family. So, but er we know in Chinese or especially in the countryside, many families have a lot a lot of children. They have er they raise the children very hard. Their and their living condition their their living conditions are not very good. So I think I I'd like to ask you a question: if you have a choice, that is to say, er you we know in our country, that er we have the one-child-per-family policy, but if the if we have if we don't have this policy, er you will choose er when you er that the er er when you get the age and you can be a mother, you willl choose to have a lot of children or you will choose have just one children one child. </sp2>
<sp1> Er, if our Chinese don't have the policy, I think I will choose to have the two childrens. Er er I think er I I like some er I don't want my childrens feel lonelys in futures. If he has sister or the brothers, they can communicated with each each others and they will know how to er how to sh er er how to care for each others. For example, if if I have a sister if I have a girl, he has brother and I think er my my daughters will feel er very safe because he has a very strong brother to protect he. And er and if the if one of my childrens get a good er get a good er get can studys very [Wv-w] well, er I think he he will he will do er make a examples to other childrens. </sp1> 
<sp3> As far as I am concerned, I prefer to give birth ot only one children, because you know, raising a children is not a very easy thing for er parents. Er you have because firstly you have to er think about the financial problems. If you have only one child, you can offer him better er conditions living conditions and better education. And even if you want to well, give him better conditions, you can send him to er you can make him to go abroad and fur further study. So and   and yeah,yes this this is my opinion. </sp3>
<interlocutor> All right. That's the end of the discussion. Now I'd like you to ask you just one last question on the topic of big or small familied. Er ***, do you think young people should take care of their parents? Why or why not? </interlocutor>
<sp2> I think of course young people should look after their parents. As we know, when we were young, our parents brought us up. And when they when they were young, we must we have the er responsibility to to look after him. And er I think this is the traditional virtue of our Chinese country. The young people respect old people and they look after old people when they are old. So I think this is spirit which rooted in we we in we in we in we Chinese people. I think we should we will not get lo to lose it. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Thank you. ***, do you think young people would like to live with their parents after they get married? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Er I think er in this societys er most youngers choose the ways to live faraway from their parentses. Er they wants to do their marriages er and when the two people's life and  I think er   because because er in today's societys, the youngers always will like a free life, and er   and there will be some er gap generation between the youngers and the er and the olders. So so they may er choose the ways of living in the different places. But I er but er they can always [Ps-er] get touch with each other. And they er and I think the youngers should er always to see their parentses, er especially in the festivals [Wa-e] or the er specially in the China's Spring Festivals [Wa-e]. So, oh, because the parentses er brought girl brought up girl you [Wou-ou] is not very [Wv-w] easy. For a ?ship so as youngers you must er when when you [Wou-ou] have the capabilities to support your family, you [Wou-ou] must er er you must take care of your parents. It's a good tradition and good virtue. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Yes. ***, who in your family has had the greatest influence on you? Well, give me an example. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Ok. As far as I am concerned, I think my mother has great influence on me, er because when I have difficulties or worries in my studies or my daily life, I would ask muy mother for advice. She always she can always comfort me and tell me what to do and give some good advice: how to get along with my friends, and how to overcome the difficulties in my studies. I think my mother offer me great help in my er  everyday life and in my study, and  </sp3> 
<interlocutor> That's the end of the test. Thank you, everybody. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you. </spall>
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