目录 1
简论英语演讲技巧 1
Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions 13
Part One Dialogs 13
Dialog 1 On Campus 13
Dialog 2 Small World 14
Dialog 3 First Day at a New Company 14
Dialog 4 At the Airport 15
Part Two Speech A Personal Account 16
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 17
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 20
Unit 2 Jobs 21
Part One Dialogs 21
Dialog 1 Looking for a Job 21
Dialog 2 A Job Interview 22
Dialog 3 Life in the Office 25
Part Two Speech How to Solve the Problem of Unemploy-ment? 27
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 29
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 32
Unit 3 Culture—East and West 33
Part One Dialogs 33
Dialog 1 Conversation—Ball Games 33
Dialog 2 Personal Space 34
Dialog 3 Family Differences 35
Part Two Speech Chinese and Americans:One Family 36
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 38
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 41
Unit 4 Shopping 42
Part One Dialogs 42
Dialog 1 A Few Errands 42
Dialog 2 Buying a Camera 43
Dialog 3 The New Sweater 44
Part Two Speech A Shoppers'Paradise 45
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 47
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 49
Unit 5 Food and Drink 51
Part One Dialogs 51
Dialog 1 A Chinese Dinner 51
Dialog 2 Eating at a Restaurant in America 53
Dialog 3 In the Cafeteria 54
Part Two Speech The Impact of Fast Food 56
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 58
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 61
Unit 6 Housing 62
Part One Dialogs 62
Dialog 1 I Want to Move Out 62
Dialog 2 Checking Out an Apartment 63
Dialog 3 It Is Nice to Live in the Suburbs 65
Part Two Speech University Students:Dorms or Apartments? 67
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 69
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 72
Unit 7 Transportation 73
Part One Dialogs 73
Dialog 1 A Visit to a Used Car Lot 73
Dialog 2 A Really Good Car 75
Dialog 3 Parking in New York 76
Part Two Speech Public Transportation and Traffic in Shanghai 77
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 79
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 83
Unit 8 Holidays and Festivals 84
Part One Dialogs 84
Dialog 1 Planning a Trip 84
Dialog 2 Thanksgiving Day 86
Dialog 3 Dragon Boat Festival 88
Part Two Speech How I Spend My Holidays 90
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 91
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 94
Part One Dialogs 95
Dialog 1 Enjoying Sightseeing 95
Unit 9 Travel 95
Dialog 2 Washington,D.C.—The Capital of the United States of America 96
Dialog 3 Tourism in Shanghai 98
Part Two Speech Traveling in America 100
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 103
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 106
Dialog 1 A Talk Show 107
Unit 10 Entertainment and Leisure Time 107
Part One Dialogs 107
Dialog 2 What to Do Tonight? 109
Dialog 3 Weekend Hobbies 110
Part Two Speech Watching TV:For or Against? 112
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 114
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 117
Dialog 1 College Life Is Not Always So Easy 118
Unit 11 Education 118
Part One Dialogs 118
Dialog 2 College Education Systems in the USA and Britain 119
Dialog 3 Time Flies When You Are Busy Studying in ESL Class 121
Part Two Speech Education in the United States 123
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 125
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 128
Unit 12 Computers and Information Age 129
Part One Dialogs 129
Dialog 1 A TV Program 129
Dialog 2 I Want a Computer Too! 132
Dialog 3 The Information Explosion 134
Part Two Speech What's the Role of Computers in Our Lives? 136
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 138
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 141
Dialog 1 TV 142
Part One Dialogs 142
Unit 13 Information Channels 142
Dialog 2 Newspapers—a Better Source of Information 143
Dialog 3 At the Reference Room of a Library 145
Part Two Speech My Favorite Source of Information 147
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 149
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 152
Unit 14 Advertising 153
Part One Dialogs 153
Dialog 1 Why Advertise? 153
Dialog 2 A Debate on Advertising 154
Dialog 3 Advertising Is Part of Our Lives 155
Part Two Speech My Attitude towards Advertising 156
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 158
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 161
Part One Dialogs 162
Dialog 1 Water Is Being Wasted This Way 162
Unit 15 The Environment 162
Dialog 2 A Probe into the Sandstorms 163
Dialog 3 Grevious Warning 165
Part Two Speech How to Improve Environmental Protection? 167
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 169
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 171
Part One Dialogs 173
Dialog 1 A Trade Negotiation 173
Unit 16 Business and Economics 173
Dialog 2 Opening a Checking Account 174
Dialog 3 A Sales Review 175
Part Two Speech China,at the Turn of the Century 176
Part Three Words Expressions to Learn 178
Part Four Suggested Topics for Discussion 182
Appendixes 1 Ten Sample Speeches 183
Appendixes 2 Suggested of Translation Versions 195
Appendixes 3 美国大学生英语演讲评分标准 271