1、Are you a happy person? What are the personality factors that happy people usually have?
A: “Happiness” is a very common but important word to us. Happiness is a feeling of pleasure and comfort, which makes people satisfied about their past and confident in their future. Do you think you are a happy person?
B: I guess I am. In my point of view, happy people are satisfied with themselves. This means that they like themselves as they are, and they’re happy with what they have. I am just this kind of person. Although maybe I’m a little overweight, I can accept myself.
C: I agree with you. Happy people may not like everything about themselves. They may be a little bit overweight, or may not have the best job, but they don’t need to change these things to be happy. This kind of happiness comes from inside, not from something outside.
D: As far as I know, happy people are optimistic. They can look at the positive side of life, not the negative. Now, we all have problems, whether we’re happy or not. But happy people don’t worry a lot and they often have a positive attitude.
A: I can’t agree with you more. When happy people have problems, they assume that things will improve. However, unhappy people often make themselves even more unhappy when they think about all the bad things that might happen.
C: Well, I also think that the good relationship with others is an important personality of happy people. They try to have close, loving relationships with friends and family. This is one of the most important factors in achieving happiness.
B: You’re right. Happy people don’t spend all the time building their careers or trying to make money. They also spend time building relationships with friends andi family.
D: Yes, on the other hand, unhappy people don’t have as many close relationships. They may have trouble making friends. And this makes them unhappy.
A: So, if you want to be happier, don’t assume that winning lottery will help. There are more important factors for achieving happiness. That is satisfaction, optimism and good relationship.
2、Should women stay at home or go out to work? Give examples to illustrate it.
A：In the past, Chinese women in China had a very low social status. Society expected Chinese women to be obedient to their husbands and male relatives.
B：But in modern society, women's position has been improved a lot. Today’s society has provided woman with all kinds of opportunities to show their abilities. Like man, they can also choose to work outside and
have the right to do what they like to do, they can enjoy a more colorful and meaningful life. However, there still exists some sex discrimination. For example, some companies prefer to hire men instead of women. C：Yeah, I agree with you. Women, in the modern society, are playing an increasingly crucial role. they are equal to men so that they have the right to vote and can work outside to pursue their interests. Many of them are taking an active part in politics as well as working, farmers, scientists. They try their best to balance the work outside and household chores, such as cleaning, taking care of children.
D: women have a more important position than men. Under normal circumstances, the nurses and kindergarten teachers are women, which cannot be replaced. Therefore, a woman is as excellent as men.
A: At the same time, women’s role is irreplaceable. A woman plays many role in the modern society, not only an employee, but also a wife and a mother. I think a successful woman is a woman who can successfully manages both an outside job and family affairs. If a woman stays at home day after day, she will lose interests in everything; as a result, it will have a negative effect on the family.
B: The role of Chinese women in China has continued to evolve over the centuries. In China, the role of Chinese women also varies by location and social status. Wealthy, poor, rural and urban Chinese women may have slightly different roles in their communities.
C: Men and women are not only different from one and another but they are also an complimentary to one another. Very obviously, it takes a father and mother to conceive a child. Since only the mother’s body is specialized for nurturing the young child, it is efficient for her to do this while the father earns the living for the family.
D: In the modern society, women has been playing a more and more important role.In most field, they performance as well as men and better than men in some aspects. For example, there is a increasing number of female executives in many corporations. Even women’s figure appeared in our national leaders, Wu Yi who was known as “China iron lady” is one perfect example.
3、Do you often play sports? What are the benefits of playing sports? A: We know that there are many kinds of sports, such as Football, basketball, tennis, baseball, swimming, badminton, volleyball and so on. What’s your favorite sport?
B: If I am asked to talk about the sport that I like best, I’ll choose basketball undoubtedly. It was when I was 13 years old that I first played basketball. Now, at college, I often play basketball with my friends. What about you?
C: That’s hard to say. I think I’m very very lazy. Although I know that playing sports has a lot of benefits, I hardly do any sports in my free time.
So forgive me.
D: Really? You are truly lazy. As for me, playing sports is very relaxing, especially after hard working. Usually, I go swimming with my cousins during weekends.
A: Well, I like to watch NBA, but I hardly ever played basketball because it’s really difficult for me. I often play Badminton and table Tennis. I often play badminton for about two hours each time in the gym.
D: That’s great. Taking exercise is good for our health. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. By taking exercise, we can relax our body and mind. Do you know any other benefits?
B: At the same time, we can harden our muscle and have a good figure. If we don't take exercise for a long time, we may easily fall sick. sports that involve working with teammates can help us cultivate the sense of cooperation , develop personal skills, such as leadership and respect. C: Maybe I should spend more time on sports so as to develop my own capability. Since sports can help develop teamwork and leadership skills. People can quickly learn that they have to work together as a team to win the game.
A: Being active is the best way to study and exercise . because if we are active , we can put our passion into everything we want to do, also , we can work better than before. In a word , playing sports or being active give us many benefits.