新学期新气象，经过了春暖花开的三月，本学期英语俱乐部英语角交流活动将于下周四开始举行，在活动内容有所丰富的前提下，英语俱乐部将一如既往地为广大研究生提供一个提高英语口语水平和展示自我风采的交流平台。同学们可根据以下主题做好充分准备，欢迎各位新老同学的积极参与。

现将四月份英语俱乐部活动主题预告如下：

日期：2016年4月7日（周四）晚18:00

Topic: Wechat transaction fees

Tencent, one of China’s top three companies, is known for keeping a low profile while steadily growing its business empire. However, right after the spring festival holiday break, it dropped a bomb-shell by announcing that it would start charging transaction fees when people withdraw money from their Wechat payment accounts.

1 What is your opinion?

2 Is it a wise move on Tencent’s part to charge transaction fees?

3 How would you expect its user will response?

4 If you were the decision makers of Tencent, how would you justify this move?

主持人：王珊珊

 

日期：2016年4月14日（周四）晚18：00

Topic: Is gaokao going international?

Up to 1,000 universities in 14 popular overseas destinations for Chinese applicants now accept gaokao(National College Entrance Exam)scores as admission criteria. Some experts say that the findings reflect increasing overseas recognition for China’s gaokao.

1 What’s your opinion?

2 Do you think that gaokao is ranked among internatinallu recognized exams or

3 Does it still lag behind other exams?

4 Which part of gaokao do you want to reform if you are the officials of Department of Education?

主持人：杨丽倩

 

日期：2016年4月21日（周四）晚18：00

Topic: Underground photo taking

The Beijing Subway Company’s ban on taking photos inside the system has sparked heated debate. Some newspapers have cited subway employees saying that reasons for prohibiting passengers from taking pictures inside the subway include safety and security: flashed from camera or mobile phones could distract subway drivers and other workers from their work and pose a danger to public security. Someone standing still in the flowing crowds to take a picture could also pose risks to others.

1What is your opinion?

2 Are there grounds for the company to prohibit passengers from taking pictures inside the subway system?

3 Have you ever taken pictures on subway or have you witnessed others done that?

4 Do you feel offended when others taking picture of you?

主持人：顾玉朋

 

日期：2016年4月28日（周四）晚18：00

Topic: Street artists

Shenzhen became China’s second largest city to formally regulate street artists in April 2015, when 62 groups of street artists entered a lottery for 36 designated spots in a city square. They could only perform if they have a spot, and on average an art group could perform every other day.

1 Do you agree that this regulation is the best way to manage street performers?

2 Why or why not?

3 How do you define a street artist?

4 Do you have any other suggestions to regulate street artists?

主持人：毛雪莹

 

 

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