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<interlocutor interlocutor=female> </interlocutor>
<spall> Good afternoon.</spall>
<interlocutor> Eh, could you please tell me your name and number of your admission ticket? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok, my name is ***. And my certificate number is 0217. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp2> My name is ***, and my number is 02 39. </sp2>
<sp3> Ok, and my name is ***. And may I [Wi-ae] have a look? Yes. And my number is 0246. Thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now er would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember, you should not mention the name of your university. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Okay, er this is Cathleen, I major in business administration. Though I learning business, er but I have a romantic personality. I like watch erm classic movies like Gone with the Wind, reading classic mo- novels like Pride and Prejudice and listening to classic music like Yesterday Once More. Though am girl, I like watching football very much, sometimes get crazy like a boy when the wonderful goal has kicked in </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Ok. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Ah, yes. Erm and I wish and I think I won't miss any game [Wa-e] during the following World Cup carried in Japan and South Korean. And at present </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Ok, ah, next one. </interlocutor>
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<sp1> And ok, I my present strongest wish is the Chinese team can enter the 16th power final matches. So that's all, thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mm, my name is er, my Engli-English name is ???, you can call me ???. I choose this name because its pronunciation is similar to my Chinese name. Mm, I come to the, mm, come to attend this exam to test my level of English, speaking English. And during, during the preparation right now, I find that my level is low. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
<sp3> And I you know my name is ***. And er it's my pleasure to know they, so I will introduce myself. Er sorry, I am a little anxious. I like making friends and to many of my friends had once [Wo-ae] said that I was not an active talker but am an patient listener. So when they are in trouble, they often like to find me out and tell their troubles to me. Always </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Thank you. </interlocutor>
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<sp3> Ah, thank you. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ah. Now that we know each other, we can do some group work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you to say something about scientific inventions. Er, ***, erm, is the use of computers popular among university students nowadays? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Mm, pardon? </sp1>
<interlocutor> Is the use of computers popular among the university students nowadays? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Yes. Yes. </sp1>
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<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
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<sp1> Mm, I think computer can offer us a convenient way to study and to entertain our spare time. Yes, and we can use computer to er to learn many things. And when you surf on the internet, you can, you can open your mi-, you can open your eyes. And through internet, you can get to know many friends. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Thank you. Er, ***, some people say that the computer is the most important invention of the last century. Do you agree? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yeah, I agree. </sp2>
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<interlocutor> Why? </interlocutor>
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<sp2> Because er in many, many fields computer are used. Er, it it can help help people to do a lot of things. Take my major for example, er my major is mechanism. Mm, people nowadays are drawing drawing the  drawing a drawings, mechanic drawings in computer, and don-don't use people any more. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK, thank you. ***, what do you think would happen if all the computers in the world broke down at the same time? </interlocutor>
<sp3> I I think erm the way of er the way of the the whole industry will be broken down. Er so maybe there will be panic after all computers breaking down. I think it's terrible. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Ok, thank you. Now let's move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is the use of computers. Each of you will be given a card concerning the use of computers for different purposes. I'd like you to talk about the benefits and problems of using computers according to your cards. You have one minute to pre-er 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>
<interlocutor> OK, time is up. ***, would you please begin? And *** and Guo Jinjin, please put your cards aside and listen attentively to what she has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Okay, mm, I think everything has two sides, and computer is just er is the same. First, I talk about some advantages about computers. First, er computer erm can offer our er faster speed for us to communicate with other people in different places. Er I'll take an example first, for example, I have a friend who get her fully fully education in France, but er we are very far away, but we can communicate with the with each other everyday through internet. Mm, and computer can er in internet, you can use many er you can use much information because er information there er you have er you can you can use many information as you need. Er I can I can know things happen everyday abroad or at home. And third, I think, er through internet, I can know many new friends. Er although we haven't met before, although maybe we are in different places, but through talking, I can er maybe er I can get to know him and we maybe friends I can tell some unpleasant things in my everyday life. Er so and I would talk about some disadvantages [S1]. First, mm I, there are many er computer virus attacked, attack internet. And they were destroy [Wtr-d] destroy [Wtr-d] er many references and material in the computer. And second mm some pornographic emails may attack your email box. So I dislike it every much. Erm, and er you know, now many boys and girls like to chat in the qq and in the chatting room, they waste too much [Mch] time and neglect study, so I don't I don't stand I don't stand in their way. I think study to them is the primary work. So that's all, thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> Now, ***, it's your time. <interlocutor>
<sp3> Yes, and erm I will talk about have an entertainment from the computer In my dormitory, we have a computer and now we all ge-get into the habit of listen to the music, listening to get into the habit of listening to CD from the computer, mm because the sound is perfect, much mm much better than we listen from the radio. And in our spare [Ware-aier] time, we also like to watch VCD from the computer, and because mm picture is much more clearer. And in the, but I think the the disadvantage is very obvious [S2], because we also er we also stay in the dormitory that we forgot to we have to study. So I think if there will be a limit for this entertainment, the computer will erm provide a much better way for our entertainment. </sp3>
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<interlocutor> Do you play computer games? </interlocutor>
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<sp3> Yes, I seldom played the er games. But I know er some boys er like to play play the games very much. And one of my brother always say that game is over. So I think he is the, many boys is too crazy about game. So I think erm like listening to the CD, there must be a limit, and must have a strong control of yourself. </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK, thank you. ***, that's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp2> It is known that modern education further developed more, develop a lot is the computers. Erm taking English education for example, mm we can we can see some we can watch some educational, er educational films, or even original film, foreign foreign films. And in other, in other class, er tea-teacher can teacher can cast their lecture on the on the screen, and er it make it make teachings more convenient. But with computers, er there are not te, there are teacher cannot teach teach students on the spot. And  and cla-, and students can communicate a lot. Mm  That's all. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Thank you. Now we all have some idea of benefits and problems involving use of the computers. I'd like you to discuss this topic further and see if you can agree on what is the greatest contribution of computer and what is the most serious problem brought about by its misuse. During the discussion you may argue with each other or ask each other questions to clarify the point. You have about four and a half minutes for the discussion. Your performance will be judged according to the discu, according to your contribution to the discussion. Remember, during the discussion, you should try to come to a agreement on what is the greatest contribution of computer and what is the most serious problem brought about by its misuse. OK. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Okay. I think er the greatest contribution er for computer is erm up till now is the best way for people to communicate each other and exchange the material and files. </sp1>
<sp3> er I don't think so. Erm if if I want to communicate with a friend, I will choose telephone or writing letter [W1e-ae]. </sp3>
<sp1> But use a telephone, but use a telephone you you just you just can hear what he said, but er use computer, you can, you can talk about er things further and up till now, you know, through computer we can er we can see the picture of other people at the other side as he like and I think erm and I think letter is too slow. You know, if I if I write a letter, it will, to a friend in Guangzhou, it will reach him in seven days, but if you use email, it will reach him in er in a few seconds. It's very fast. </sp1>
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<interlocutor> ***, what's your opion? </interlocutor>
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<sp2> Mm The most advantage [Pg-i] the biggest advantage [Pg-i] computer offers I think is I it it makes people's live more convenient convenient but but gradually it  it gradually occupies the people's people's lives. So </sp2>
<sp1> Yes, I agree with you. Computers do offer us very many convenience in many ways. </sp1>
<sp3> Ok, and in my opinion, I consider that the most con-contribution of the computer is to the science and the development of the industry, not to the communication of people. So I think communication needs needs a much more er direct direct ways that you can know what a person thinks about your and his or her feelings, I think that must, that's the most important way for us to communicate, but for the science and the industry, the computer can sharply bring down the load of the people, mm such as er doing dangerous works or doing the calculation. So I think that's the biggest. </sp3>
<sp1> Well, I think I think my my opinion isn't against yours, because er computer is a tool at all, is a tool. In every field, it is just a tool, er no matter calcu-calcu-calculation or or file extent or er do research, it's just a kind of tool. So er at er to the end, it is a a tool, that really is a kind of communication tool I think. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK, that's the end of discussion. Now I would like to ask *** one last question on the topic. Well have you ever encountered any problems in using computers? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Yes, it often [Pn-s] down. It is often down. </sp2>
<interlocutor> Er OK, could you say something about it? </interlocutor>
<sp2> mm, when you typing a lecture, 	er or typing a homework [S2], or typing a letter, and at er in the end it is down, and you didn't save it. Mm you have, you have to write it from you have to write, you have to write it again. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK. Thank you. That's the end of the test. </interlocutor>
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