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Questions (1-2mins, 2 points)
• 1.How do you think of college students using cosmetics?
Wearing make-up is a kind of social etiquette ,girls should learn to use
cosmetic,before they get into cociety
• But ,I hope girls not to spend too much time , energy ,money on cosmetic.
• 2.Should we follow the fashion?
The fickle world of fashion is all about following trends. From haute couture to chain-store commercially produced labels, original designs are not always what they seem.
Whether you are a high-end designer, producer of commercial brands, or an aspiring fashionista, fashion is all about buying into a lifestyle; the glamour and prestige of owning the latest IT dress, shoe or bag
• 3. Why more and more Chinese people buy cars?
• 4. In what way can we cope with culture shock?
Remember that feelings associated with culture shock are common to most travelers going abroad for the first or second time.
With repeated trips abroad, you will notice that your culture shock will become much less severe or even nonexistent each time.
Keep a positive and happy attitude with a sense of adventure and a thirst for learning.
Put yourself in others" shoes to think about why they do things the way they do.
• 5. Describe one of the natural disasters you experienced or know about.
• 6. How can one keep a balance between low costs and high fashion in clothes?
First, you can buy clothes at the end of the season that you will get major discount. And you can stock up for the next year. Thus, you not only can save a lot of money but also have fashionable clothes to wear. Second, you can go to the discount store. It does also give you major discount. Third, you also can buy clothes from the store brand. Store can offer current styles that are much cheaper than big-name brand. Forth, you can wear-with-anything pieces. Spending money on accessories. Such extra accessories also can make you look polished. Fifth, you can invite your classmates or friends together to go shopping. Thus, stores also can give a discount. Finally, you can ask someone for discount card that the stores even given her.
• 7. What would you do to protect yourself and others in case of earthquake?
• Step 1Stay inside and duck and cover. Get underneath a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms. Step 2Move against an interior wall if in a high-rise building with no protective desk or table nearby. Cover your head and neck with your arms. Step 3Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, signs and power lines if outdoors. Step 4Pull over to the side of the road away from overpasses and power lines if driving. Stay in your car until the shaking ends. Step 5Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area. Do not run for the door. Crouch and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. Step 6Stay in your seat if in a stadium or a theater. Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.
8. What causes cultural shock? Cultural shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all the familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. These signs include a great many ways with which we are familiar in the situation of daily life: when to shake hands, how to go shopping, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not.
When a person is suffering from cultural shock, there may appear some important symptoms. First he rejects the new environment that causes the shock. He grumbles about the host country and its people. Another symptom of cultural shock is regression. The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance. To him everything there becomes irrationally glorified. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. There are also some other symptoms of cultural shock, such as excessive washing of the hands, excessive concern over drinking water, food dishes and bedding, fear of physical contact with attendants, the absent –minded stare, a feeling of helplessness and a desire for dependence on long-term residents of one’s own nationality.
• Group Discussion (4-5mins, 3 points)
• 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages
of doing a plastic surgery?
despite its expensiveness, plastic surgery makes you look more better. sometimes we feel awkward to look the way we are. if your getting plastic sergery, be prepared for admirers followers, and probably a bunch of wannabes.
but there are many disadvantages to plastic surgery too. you might want to make your small nose a little bigger, but then you think it turned too big. you change the rest of your face larger and its bigger than the normal ratio again. at the end , you have a giant face, and no money. there are also risks, because the operation may not succeed, resolving in nauseating uglyness
if you ask me, i suggest you stay away from plastic sugery.
• 2. Will China have more risks than benefits in the long run in joining the WTO?
• 3. Whether can people be judged by their looks?
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• 4. How to comfort the survivors of natural disaster?
• 5. Should different cultures merge into each other or maintain their unique features?
A well-integrated nation can better keep the unity and stability of the country.
—People in some countries dislike foreigners or ethnic minorities to behave in different ways. They prefer foreigners to be assimilated.
—From the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”, we know local people expect foreigners to conform to local customs.
—From the phrase “Immigration and Naturalization (归化) Service” used in America, it seems foreigners are unnatural and should become naturalized citizens.
—Those who behave differently are more likely to be subject to racial attacks.
—The US is sometimes called a melting pot that has integrated various races and ethnic groups with good results.
—The trend toward globalizations encourages international exchanges and integration of cultures.
In favor of diversification:
—If all nations integrated into one, the world would be monotonous.
—The world is interesting and colorful because of its diversified cultures.
—Multiculturalism encourages tolerance and understanding among diverse groups in a society, thus promoting stability and development.
—All ethnic groups should be allowed to maintain their unique characteristics. To achieve this, the Chinese government has adopted a series of favorable policies for ethnic minorities.
—The Chinatowns in foreign countries add an interesting element to the local cultures.
—In the world all nations should be treated equally. Large nations should not force small nations to adopt their cultures.
• —A multicultural nation can often develop close ties with the countries from which immigrants have come
