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1、情景英语口语100主题 Page 75 of 75情景英语口语100主题情景英语口语100主题001 age 年龄Beginner A: How old is Keith? B: Hes 21. how old is James？ A: hes a year older than Keith, but he looks younger. B: hows your father? A: hes fine. He retired last week. Its turning point in his life. Now he can relax and enjoy his retirement.
2、B: he can spend more time with his grandchildren. A: oh, I dont think he wants to. He wants to travel to several different countries around the world. B: so, he wants to have a more active retirement. Good idea! A: how do you want to spend your old age? B: in the same way, probably. Intermediate A:
3、whats the life expectancy in your country? 【life expectancy=expectation of life 平均寿命】B: Im not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country? A: about 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of an aging population. Its a problem that will soon affect most of the w
4、orld. 【aging population老年人口】B: I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age, because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly. 【retirement age退休年龄】A: perhaps we need to have more babies! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday. 【give bi
5、rth to 生产】B: did she? Thats great. However, if we have too many children, that will have a bad effect on the environment. A: hows your son these days? B: oh, hes fine. Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays. A: hell be a teenager before you know it! Teenagers are often rebellious! When do you th
6、ink it is a good age to have a child? 【rebellious造反的, 反叛的, 反抗的】B: I had mine when I was 24. Thats a little young. Id suggest you wait until you are in your late twenties. or even in your early thirties if you have a good career. A: yes, I think youre right. Im thinking about having a child, but not
7、just yet. 【just yet 1.恰好现在 2.这时还(不能).】B: is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in your country? A: Yes, there is. Teenagers do not want to live traditional lives. They want to go out, have fun, and explore the world. They want to develop their own view of life. Parents usu
8、ally try to discourage them, but they dont often succeed. B: parents usually give their children more freedom in my country. Sometimes they give them too much freedom. A: its almost impossible to get the right balance. If you are too strict, kids might ignore you. If you are too lenient, they might
9、go wild. 【lenient宽大的, 仁慈的, 慈悲为怀的】Words middle-aged elderlychildhood adulthoodteenager Generation gapretire early-twenties mid-thirties late-forties babytoddler n.初学走路的孩子Adolescent adj.青春期的, 青春的; n. 青少年life expectancy turning-point mature 002 character性格Beginner A: Do you like Barry? B: no, not very
10、much. Hes too ambitious and dishonest. A: I agree. I like his brother, Paul. They are not alike. B: yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest than his brother. A: what kind of person do you consider yourself to be? B: I think Im polite, careful, relaxed and shy.
11、A: oh, I dont think youre shy! You are always chatting with new people when we go to a party.B: well, yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first. Perhaps Im not as shy as I think. Anyway, youre certainly not shy! A: Youre right. I love going out and making new frien
12、ds. B: so, youll be at my birthday party on Friday? A: Of course! Intermediate A: How do you think people get their personalities? B: I think its mainly from the environment a person lives it. A: Dont you think people get their personalities from their parents? B: no, but parents control a lot of th
13、e environment that kids grow up in, so they certainly influence their kids personalities a lot. A: So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so different to their parents. B: maybe when they become teenagers, they want to be completely different to their parents. A: You might be righ
14、t. I guess most parents want their kids to be like them, but kids today grow up in a different environment. You know, they know much more about the world from the internet, newspapers, and TV. B: do you think that teenagers get a lot of their bad behavior from TV and movies? A: Maybe some of it. I t
15、hink a lot of people blame TV and movies when the real problem is that the parents arent bringing their child up correctly. B: Parents have a difficult job. They have to bring up their children and usually have to work too. A: Yes, thats true. Your son is doing well at school, isnt he? B: yes, he is. Hes very hard working when hes at school. Then he comes home from school and does homework before dinner. After dinner, he goes out with his friends. A: So, hes not a
