英语口语测验考试话题对话.doc

1. What should be given priority(优先) in education? knowledge, skills or creativity? why ? How can schools and colleges encourage creativity in students? X: Hello，guys. I’m so sorry I am late. Yesterday ,I read an article about knowledge, skills and creativity in education. What do you think should be given priority in education? Y: As far as I am concerned, knowledge is the most important thing in education. X:Uh [?n],Why? Y: Without enough knowledge, one is not able to understand how to practise, that is to say, skills could not be formed. Secondly, creativity is also based on appropriate(适当的) mastery(精通，熟练；统治，控制；优势) of knowledge, if knowledge is limitted, how could Einstein find the Relativity theory(学说；理论；原理；推测). In a word, it seems to me that knowledge is the primary thing in education. H: However, we should not be limitted to knowledge itself, as knowledge is expanding just like our mind, and creativity plays an important role in the development of knowledge, so the cultivation(教养；栽培；耕作；（关系的）培植) of creativity in education is significant(重要的；有意义的；有重大意义的；值得注意的). X: How can schools and colleges encourage creativity in students? W: To make students creative, ①the first thing to do is to encourage them to speak out their ideas. Do not limit their mind; let them imagine. ②Of course, your guidance(指导，引导；导航；领导) is of great importance. Effective guidance helps the development of creativity. For instance(例子，实例), a positive assessment [??sesm?nt] (评估；评价), even a smile would stimulate(刺激, 激励, 鼓舞) them to open their mind. 大家：Yeah，you are right. 2. Why do people get depressed(情绪低落的，沮丧的；)? Is there any connection(连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚) between depression and bad luck? Can depression be overcome(战胜，克服；压倒，制服)? X: Good morning! Recently I have had bad luck. H: What happened? You look Unhappy. W:Let me guess.It is seem to me that people get depressed [d??prest] for a variety of reasons . To?begin?with?, when people failed, they may feel blue .Just like losing a job, not passing the