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<participant interlocutor=1 speaker=3> </participant>
<speaker sp1=female sp2=female sp3=female> </speaker>
<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<interlocutor> Good morning, everybody, could you please tell me your name and your number of your admission ticket? You, please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> My name is ***, and my number is double zero two five, thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> My name is ***, my number is 0032, thank you. </sp2>
<sp3> Ok, my name is ***, and my ber  my number is 0039. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember you should not mention the name of your university. Ok, you please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok, I am ***, a girl from southern China, generally speaking, I am open, honest, and easy-going, right now I am studying for my bachelor's degree as a law major, it really brings me great pleasure to make acquaintance with both of you here, I hope we could enjoy a good talk. Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> Ok, it's my turn. Er my name is ***, glad [Wl-ru] to meet you here. I am twenty-one years old, I am a junior student, and my major is business management, and my hobby is playing [Wl-ru] table tennis, and I am also crazy about listening to music. I like English very much, I often listening to, I often listen to CRI program, er such as er JOY FM, EASY FM, I think it's a good [Pd-er] way good way of improving our English program. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Now ***, please. </interlocutor>
<sp3> It's my turn, my name is ***, I am nineteen years old, a sophomore [S3] major in law, in my spare time, I like traveling very much with my friends, I hope that after the examination we could be good friends, and could could go traveling one day together. I think that that is all, thank you very much. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, now that you 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 your university life. ***, er can you say something about students activities in your university? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Well, there are so many things for me to say in one minute. You see, nowadays, and the campus life can be very colorful, and your know of course the main task for students is is to study, so I think in my university all the students have put [Wu-u:] the study at the first place. But we'll never forget entertainment, that is, all work no play can make Jack a dull boy. So after class, I will spend some time on ??, such as surf the net, or playing ping pong, badminton, or sometimes we will go shopping, things like that. In one words, we will we'll make our life very colorful and rich, that's it. Thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Well, ***, how do you like being a university student? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Well, mm, er, I think being a university students is a lucky thing, I think. Er, I like er university life very much, it can bring you er many pleasant things, hm, well, there're many activities, which is colorful, and mm  well, sorry, I don't know how to put put this. Er  I often take part in er  well er  English contest, or debating of er our school [Poo-r], and some well er  performance we can, ok, that's [Wth-l] all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Er, ***, do you think students should take an active part in student activities? </interlocutor> 
<sp3> Yes, I think so. I think that to be a college student, the most important distinguishment from the the many school is that you'll you'll have much more free time to do whatever you want, because first you'll have to you'll have to to improve your capabilities [W1a-ae] [Mpa], and [Pd-er] if you activity in the school or in the activities, that you can be you can make your life very colorful and rich. And [Pd-er] to myself, I am the chairman of the English corner [Wn-m], I learn a lot and [Pd-er] I get to know a lot of the people, and [Pd-er] we make good friends. That my spare time is very rich and [Pd-er] my life is very colorful. That is all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, now let's move on to something more specific, the topic for our discussion today is students activities. Each of you will be given a card with four pictures showing different activities. I'd like you to give a brief indescription of each activity and then make some comments on it. You'll 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 [S1] you, when time is up. Now here are your cards. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
<sp2> Thank you. </sp2>
<sp3> Thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, would you please begin? *** and ***, please put your cards aside, and listen to what she has to say. Please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok, well, in picture one, we can see that, the boys and girls are attending [Ma] English corner, you see it's a good way for us to practice our spoken English, and where we may given the chance to get familiar with different different students or, if luckily, we can get you some native speakers, that is very good for us to for us to improve our spoken English. Well, in picture two, the students are enjoying a good dancing party, you know, our life should be colorful and rich, maybe during the dancing party, the students can carry a good communication with each other, sometimes they can make boyfriends and girlfriends, it can be very romantic. And in picture three, they are enjoying an exhibition, I think, it can be very useful for us students to know something about arts, or something like that, it can be a good way for us you know, for us to extend our knowledge. Well, in picture four, the students are holding a debate, and especially between the different universities, it's a good way for the different students from different universities to communicate with each other and to get familiar with each other. So in a way I think it should be very important for us to make our college life you know verymore extended and more colorful, and which one should we choose, mm, I don't know, how to say, that is, our final choice depends on ourselves, I think every activity every activity will be beneficial to us. So if we like, we can choose any ?? we like, we will benefit much more. That's it. <sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Oh. Ok, my picture shows the [Wth-l] social practice [M1c] of er college students, hmpicture one [Wone-won], er it shows [Wsh-s] er students social practice of marketing er investigation, hmit's a good way of er it's a good way for us to erm to understand the [Wth-l] marketing, er especially for me I think, it's my major, you know my major is business management, er the picture two is er  a boy act [Wct-dd] as a tutor in a family [Wmily-mine], er he is tutoring [Wr-l] a girl, it's also important  it's also very useful way to, well enlarge your social knowledge. Ok, in picture four, it shows [Wsh-s] a  a girl go to countryside to promote er  the knowledge of agriculture to the peasants, hm, well, she's very happy I think, It's a good way of help the agriculture. Hm, well the picture four shows [Wsh-s] a  a girl act [Wct-dd] as an exhibition [Wexhi-es] interpreter,  er  </sp2>
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<interlocutor> Ok, yeah,  now ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
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</sp3> Ok, my picture is that volunteer activities for the college students. In the two in the first picture, that it's very [Wv-w] meaningful to help the people with special need, you know that people with special need, that they need more than our normal people, that they have they they are disabled, that they are not convenient to go out, so if we help them, they will be very [Wv-w] happy. And picture two, that it's the activity that we just to mend the mend something for the people for free, I think that it is also a very [Wv-w] meaningful activities. Just think that in the world [Ml] of commercials [Wer-en] socie  the the, in the commercial society that we just to mend the things for free, I think that's very valuable. And I think that for people who just to learn to examine something, it is just one way to practice what they have learned. And for picture three, that it is show the students to be volunteer for the college for the sports meeting for the college students. I think that it is the way to show to the world what we Chinese students what the students to be, I think that  </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Ok, yeah, now we all have some ideas about the various kinds of students activities, I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on why such activities are beneficial to college students. During the discussion, you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify a point. You will have about four and a half minutes for the 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 why students can benefit from taking part in students activities. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Well, as far as I am concerned, we college students should really pay attention to attend attending the English corner, why, you know, there is a phenomenon in China called deaf [Pa-l] English. So I think even entering into WTO, and our college students really should improve our spoken English. And how about your ideas? </sp1>
<sp2> Hm, absolutely [Wl-r], I can't agree with you more. I think it it gain more and more importance for us to learn English well, especially our oral English, English to communicate with others. Ok. </sp2>
<sp3> Ok, I just agree with you two. I just ??? to communicate with others in oral English is very important. And as to me, I have said that I am the chairman of the college cor in the the English corner. And I think that during the activities, you just not only to practice your spoken English, but also you can get to know many friends. It's very meaningful, I just think that. </sp3>
<sp1> Yeah, I take your points. Yeah, you know, what's more, during the English party during the English corner, we may have some chance to meet some native speakers, it can be very important for us to be exposed to English, pay attention to some shortcuts which can be used by the foreigners, such as such as gonna and going to, it's very important. </sp1>
<sp2> Yes, let's turn to the [Wth-l] other point, ok? </sp2>
<sp1> Ok. </sp1>
<sp2> Just said about er social practice [M1c], ok. I think it's more important for us to taking take part in social practice [M1c]. Er you know, er though [Wth-l] although [Wth-ru] our task in university is to learn as much er knowledge as possible, but it's also important to practice [M1c] your skill [Will-ier] your skill [Will-ier] of communicate with others, your knowledge about the social [Pia-r] society. Ok, erok. </sp2>
<sp1> I can't agree with you more. And I think taking a part-time job can be a top choice, which can bring us some money to relieve our parent's financial burden. And how about your ideas, ***? </sp1>
<sp3> But I think that it's important to earn some money to support ourselves, but I think it's more meaningful to do some volunteer activities. I just think it will make us to have much more love [Wv-w] for people, to love [Wv-w] people, to love [Wv-w] others. Last week we just go to a nursing a nursing house for the [Wth-l] old, there are just so many old people there [Wth-l], they [Wth-l] just lie, they are so lonely, they are very happy to meet you there [Wth-l], we just go there [Wth-l] to ??? for them [Wth-l], and just to read the newspaper for them [Wth-l], they are very happy. So we are very happy too. I hope we can just to do some volunteer activities in our spare time. </sp3>
<sp2> Ok. </sp2>
<sp1> Ok, I will go along with you there. But do you forget debate? You know, we are both law majors, it can be beneficial for us to take part in some debates, and to improve our spoken ability. And, do you think so? </sp1>
<sp2> Mm, yes, I think your spoken English is very good. </sp2>
<sp1> Thank you. </sp1>
<sp3> I think that volunteer activities and social practice is very important, but I just think that to the topic, I we can we can get the most benefit is that, to enter [W1e-i] the English corner, I just think that. </sp3>
<sp1> Besides, we can't forget our study, it's our first task. </sp1>
<sp2> Er, I think</sp2>
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<interlocutor> all right, yeah, that's the end of our discussion. Now I want to ask you one last question on our topic of students activities. ***, do you think your parents would encourage you to take part in student activities? </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Yeah, I think so. You know, my parent is very open-minded, and and they will have a strict, they will be very strict with me or my study, and but besides they also encourage me to take part in some activities, for example, they will encourage me to invite some of my friends to come to my to come to my home and to have a party, they will do all their and they will do all they can to help me, I am very moved. And besides I think also they they have accepted the idea that, in modern society, the college students should be should be very active [Mc] and the knowledge should be comprehensive, that is, not only the book can offer us some knowledge, but also some social activities, for example, some debating or, and party, I think that is very important for me to grow up completely. And I am very moved by all my parent have done to me. Mm, that's it, thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok, ***, do you think er it's worthwhile to spend some time on students activities? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah, yes. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Please give your reasons. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Well, as far as I am concerned, er I now as a tutor tutoring a boy, I think it's a good way of er improving our social skill [Will-ier], ok. Hm, er, besides, I can attend other students activities, such as er er Candidate one [Wone-won] said, debating, English corner, and performance, these all can er improve your er skills, all-round all-round skills you know. Hmthat's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> ***, do you know anything about students activities in universities abroad? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Yes, I have read many books from magazines, and I have known something about that. I just think that they they do much better than than than us than we Chinese university students. They just have the time to go to go other countries, to see what they have been learning, but we just have to sit here, just to see the time region, and ?????? online to know what they have been doing. They just have much more time, and in their spare time, they always have part time job. It's very [Wv-w] good to them to have the experience. But in China, I just think that just hm not most of students have the part time job, and their activities is not very is is not as colorful as them, they have much more alternatives to improve their capabilities [Wa-ae] [Mpa]. So I think that we should learn from the abroad students, and to make our college life colorful and rich. </sp3>
<interlocutor> ok, that's the end of our test. Thank you all. </interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you very much. Good bye. </spall>
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