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祝大家考试成功！外国语学院大学外语第二教学部2014年4月2012级英语4口语考试辩论话题Topic 1 It’s good / not good for college students to have a part-time job. Side A: It’s good for college students to have a part-time job.learn much different knowledge; gain working experience; makestudents more confident; realize their own value and provethemselves; adopt themselves into the society early and makeprogress to their study as wellSide B:It’s not good for college stud ents to have a part-time job.fall behind others if they get the part-time job; spend too muchtime and energy on part-time job; inevitably lessen his time andenergy for academic learning; corrupt the students' motivation foracademic success; interfere with their studiesTopic 2 Should we diet in order to keep fit?Side A:Yes, we should diet in order to keep fit.keep a balance of nutrition; diet is indispensable for keeping healthy Side B: No, we should not diet in order to keep fit.The fun of enjoying delicious food overweighs everythingTopic 3 About advertisingSide A: Advertising can do more good than harm.useful in our life; compare prices when they are listed in ads; buythings at the lowest prices; TV commercials can be veryentertaining; informative; a quick access to the productsSide B: Advertising can do more harm than good.be misleading; make people buy goods on impulse; People will beeasily swayed by ads featuring beautiful movie stars; probably losetheir individualityTopic 4 About what is happiness.Side A: achieve success, money can buy happiness, buy whatever we want, hold a high position, stand out among one's peersSide B: make contributions to the society, live in harmony, share good and sad times, value sb’s health, becom e who you want to be, keepthe faithTopic 5 Studying in China or abroad, which is better?Side A: Studying abroad is better.enrich our knowledge and make us board-minded; Knowingcustomers and traditions of foreign countries is useful for workingin multinational corporations.Side B: Studying in China is better.Education abroad is not quite suit for our national Situation; havemany good universities at home; Studying abroad is a huge finicalburden for many middle-income familiesTopic 6 Should violent video games be banned?Side A: Yes, violent video games should be banned.impact on impressionable children; cause society to become moreviolent; blood, strong language, strong sexual content; intenseviolence, use of drugs and alcohol; do harm to kids’ mentalhealth; not mature enough to understandSide B: No, violent video games should not be banned.There is already a suggested age limit; No way to enforce such arule; Limit creativity; video games meant for adults; the economywould sufferTopic 7 Which is more important to a person, money or personality?Side A: Money is more important.do nothing without money; Without money, education andmedicare can not be assured.Side B: Personality is more important.Good personality helps people have many good friends which canspeed up one’s process of success; good personality is also thekey of changing one’s life; help someone overcome hardshipscalmly with an appropriate attitude.Topic 8 Does reading English language and literature prepare you for any career whatsoever?Side A: Yes, reading English language and literature prepares me for career.English language and literature, prepare for, the purpose ofeducation, broaden one’s horizon, good atSide B: No, reading English language and li terature doesn’t prepare me for any career.there is no value in, point out, waste of, out of date, in theory Topic 9 Cars are doing more good / harm than good.Side A: Cars are doing more good than harm.be convenient of, be available for, speed up, be safe, enjoy life Side B: Cars are doing more harm than good.result from, resource limits, be jammed with, bring out, unbearablenoiseTopic 10 Which one would you like to choose, better husband or better job?Side A:I would like to choose a better husband.happy marriage, easy life, be accustomed at, a woman behind theman, pay forSide B:I would like to choose a better husband.luxury possessions, launch into, compete for, be able to, beindependent ofTopic 11 Who should pay the university tuition? Students on theirown or their parents?Side A:Students should pay the university tuition on their own.adults, do part-time jobs, loans, scholarships and grants, achievefinancial independence, gain work experience, learn more of society,lighten financial burdensSide B:Parents should pay the university tuition.high tuition, rising of university tuition, beyond students’ ability,not realistic, too…to…, devoted to study, the main task, distractfrom academic learning.不是所有兼职工作都能起到锻炼实践能力的作用，而在校时光非常宝贵，不必急着提高实践能力，不如用宝贵的4年时间多泡泡图书馆，因为打工以后还可以打，但这样接受文化熏陶的机会却不会再有了。