1、文化融合與差異
母題:Multi-cultural societies, in which there is a mixture of different ethnic peoples, bring more benefits than drawbacks to a country. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (060825)
提示:多元文化multiculturalism的好處是促進(jìn)文化的融合,鼓勵(lì)思維的多樣性,帶動(dòng)社會(huì)創(chuàng)新。而缺點(diǎn)則可能導(dǎo)致文化同化cultural assimilation,會(huì)導(dǎo)致民族間的文化沖突cultural conflict.
子題:游客是否應(yīng)當(dāng)遵守當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣,還是應(yīng)該讓當(dāng)?shù)厝私邮芪幕町??外?lái)移民應(yīng)該接受當(dāng)?shù)匚幕€是作為一個(gè)獨(dú)立的群體過(guò)不同的生活?
2、語(yǔ)言應(yīng)當(dāng)受到保護(hù)嗎?
母題1:Every year several languages die out. Some people think that it is not important and that life will be made easier if there are few languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (041030)
提示:盡管語(yǔ)言單一性語(yǔ)言與文化息息相關(guān),語(yǔ)言的滅絕就是人類文化多樣性cultural diversity的丟失。語(yǔ)言就是一種思維方式,語(yǔ)言的消失就意味著人類將會(huì)失去一種思維模式thinking pattern,失去一種認(rèn)識(shí)世界的角度perspective to recognize the world.
子題:語(yǔ)言和文化消失的原因是什么,如何預(yù)防?(提示:全球化)把英語(yǔ)作為一種全球通用語(yǔ)言好不好?學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)地區(qū)的語(yǔ)言是否要同時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)它的文化?要不要?jiǎng)?chuàng)造一門新的語(yǔ)言來(lái)便利人們的交流?(提示:世界語(yǔ)Esperanto)政府是否應(yīng)該投資保護(hù)語(yǔ)言?(提示:與政府類話題結(jié)合)
3、國(guó)際旅游業(yè)是好是壞?
母題:International tourism has become a huge industry in the world. Do the problems of international travel outweigh its advantages? (060520)
提示:這道題目入選母題是因?yàn)樗秶軓V。建議大家在準(zhǔn)備這道題的時(shí)候借鑒一下子題提供的思路,這樣就可以不怕任何變題了。
子題:國(guó)際旅游業(yè)帶來(lái)了理解,還是不同文化之間的沖突?國(guó)際旅游業(yè)是破壞當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕瘋鹘y(tǒng),還是拯救傳統(tǒng)?為什么很多發(fā)展中國(guó)家發(fā)展旅游業(yè),有何利弊?國(guó)際旅游業(yè)使人們更加有偏見(jiàn)prejudiced而不是心胸寬廣broad-minded,為什么,如何增進(jìn)對(duì)旅游國(guó)的了解?現(xiàn)在世界各地的景色都大同小異,為什么,利大于弊嗎?現(xiàn)在在電視上和網(wǎng)上也能看了解國(guó)家的信息,因此沒(méi)必要旅游了,你同意嗎?(提示:與科技類話題結(jié)合)外國(guó)游客是否應(yīng)當(dāng)被征收比當(dāng)?shù)赜慰透叩馁M(fèi)用?
4、要不要保護(hù)老建筑?
母題:Some people think that too much money has been spent looking after and repairing old buildings, so we should knock down old buildings and build modern ones instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (110428)
提示:要不要花錢保護(hù)老建筑?這類話題和語(yǔ)言類話題、教育類話題中的“要不要學(xué)習(xí)歷史”這道題目類似,因?yàn)榻ㄖ彩菤v史的見(jiàn)證者,保存歷史建筑就能夠讓后人了解到先人的文化,了解歷史才能幫助人們更好地把握將來(lái)。
子題:是否要把新的建筑建成傳統(tǒng)的樣式來(lái)保護(hù)文化文化認(rèn)同感cultural identity?建筑物的實(shí)用價(jià)值要比美觀更重要,因此建筑師不用操心把建筑物建成藝術(shù)作品,你同意嗎?
5、藝術(shù)
題目:藝術(shù)可以告訴我們哪些科技不能告訴我們的東西?音樂(lè)僅僅是一種個(gè)人娛樂(lè),還是有其它角色?
6、經(jīng)濟(jì)與文化全球化
母題1:The spread of multinational companies and the resulting increase of globalization produce positive effects to everyone. Do you agree or disagree? (120209)
母題2:As global trade increases, many goods, even some daily goods, are exported to another country, which includes long-distance transport during shipping. Do you think its benefits outweigh its drawbacks? (081204)
母題3:Some people think the increasing business and cultural contact between countries brings many positive effects. Others say it causes the loss of national identities. Discuss on both sides and give your opinion. (040821, 051029)
提示:以上三道題目分別對(duì)應(yīng)經(jīng)濟(jì)、貿(mào)易和文化的全球化。全球化是一把雙刃劍,正反雙方的論據(jù)大家都要充分準(zhǔn)備好。
子題:現(xiàn)在人們喜歡住在物價(jià)低廉的地區(qū),利大于弊嗎?社會(huì)從國(guó)際旅游和國(guó)際商業(yè)中得到好處了嗎?發(fā)展中國(guó)家是否應(yīng)該邀請(qǐng)發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家來(lái)開(kāi)公司,還是只發(fā)展本土公司?接觸國(guó)際媒體,諸如電影、電視和雜志,有何影響,利弊如何?國(guó)家之間的差距越來(lái)越小,因?yàn)槿藗児蚕硗瑯拥碾娪?、音?lè)、品牌、電視,利大于弊嗎?
7、國(guó)際合作
母題:Rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries, but it does not solve the poverty, so rich countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (090207)
提示:“授人以魚(yú)”和“授人以漁”,如何選擇?
子題:應(yīng)該給予發(fā)展中國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)上的幫助還是一些實(shí)用的建議?隨著人類面臨的問(wèn)題增多,國(guó)際關(guān)系變得日益重要,同意與否?
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