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　　11. After the chaotic 10-year-long Cultrual Revolution, China now has a  shortage of 60 million engineers. The problem of dropouts only makes the  situation worse.

　　Questions

　　1. Do you think student should have part-time jobs? Why (Why not)?

　　2. Why are there so many drop-outs from primary and secondary schools?

　　3. What are the consequences of school drop-outs?

　　4. How can this problem be solved?

　　Write.

　　Work out an outline of your own viewpoints. The outline should consist of  major statements and supporting evidence and examples. Do not write down every  word of your speech.

　　Speak

　　1. Speak according to your outline, or give spontaneous speeches when you  disagree with your classmates or when you want to support your own group with  similar opinions.

　　2. Language devices: You are expected to extend your ability to agree of  disagree with other people’s opinions and to ask them to explain their points of  view.

　　I take your point.

　　I couldn’t agree more

　　There’s something in that. I suppose.

　　I couldn’t have put it better myself.

　　Well, what I’m trying to say is that ...

　　I suppose that’s true in a way, but...

　　Yes, that’s quite true, but...

　　Do you think so?

　　I’m afraid I don’t agree.

　　I don’t agree at all.

　　Sum up

　　1. The whole class decide on the best prepared speech and the best  spontaneous speech.

　　2. The whole class pick out the most convincing statements from the  arguments and counter-arguments

　　3. The teacher gives comments on students’ ideas and language.

四、托福口语词汇背景材料之城市

讲述了宜居城市、一线城市、友好城市、主办城市等托福口语词汇背景材料。

1、托福口语词汇：“宜居城市”

Vancouver, the Canadian host city of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, remains the most livable city in the world, as it did in 2008.

2010年冬奥会的举办城市加拿大温哥华被选为全球最适宜居住的城市，这是该市在2008年之后再次当选最宜居城市。

在上面的报道中，livable city就是“宜居城市”，也就是适宜居住的城市。判别一个城市是否适宜居住有多项标准，包括stability， healthcare，culture，environment，education，infrastructure(稳定性、医疗保健、文化、环境、教育、基础建设)等。 “最适宜居住城市”是通过livability survey(宜居性调查)得出的。

Livable的意思是“适于居住的”，例如：slums that are barely livable(不堪居住的贫民窟)。此外，livable还可以表示“(人)容易相处的，(行为)可接受的”或“(生活)过得去的”。例如：Such behavior is not livable with.(这种行为无法容忍。)

2、托福口语词汇：“一线城市”

China's overall property price will climb 3.3 percent to 6 percent this year, with the first-tier cities experiencing an adjustment in the fourth quarter, China Real Estate Index said in a report over the weekend.

上周末中国房地产指数研究机构在一份报告中称，今年中国的房价总体上会有3.3%到6%的增长，一线城市的房价会在第四季度进行一次调整。

在上面的报道中，first-tier city就是“一线城市”。一线城市是指对本国的经济和政治具有重要作用的大都市。在城市规模、基建、财政收入、消费、对人才吸引力等各层面，一线城市一般均领先于其他城市。中国目前被普遍公认的一线城市是北京、上海、广州、深圳。相应地，“二线城市”即second-tier city，一般指除了北京、上海、杭州、广州、深圳、天津以外别的一些大中城市、有一些名气的城市。

据分析，去年房产价格的疯长和credit expansion(信用扩张)有关。由于高房价，许多原来期望在first-tier city发展的年轻人不得不转战second-tier city和third-tier city(三线城市)。许多不甘离开梦想之地的人或成为mortgage slave(房奴)，或成为ant tribe(蚁族)。另外，一线城市的高消费水平也迫使许多人成为moonlight clan(月光族)。想结婚而又无力买房的人只能选择naked wedding(裸婚)。