Organising a debate

题目与答案

1. 21 Why is Fiona keen to organise a debate?
   • She has attended debates in other departments.
   • She organised debates while at secondary school.
   • She has talked about debating with a friend.

   答案：She has talked about debating with a friend.

   原文定位：No, but one of my friends did in his last year at secondary school, and he says he got a lot out of doing it

2. 22 Fiona says that an advantage of debating is that it can
   • help students to form opinions.
   • improve students’ listening skills.
   • develop students’ self-confidence.

   答案：improve students’ listening skills.

   原文定位：listening to other people's ideas can have a focusing effect on your own. Sometimes you kind of don't know what you truly believe until you hear something you disagree with

   同义替换：「form opinions」↔「know what you truly believe」

3. 23 How will the debate topic be selected?
   • Daniel and Fiona will ask the lecturer to choose one from a list.
   • The other students will select one of Daniel and Fiona’s suggestions.
   • Daniel and Fiona will collect suggestions from the other students.

   答案：The other students will select one of Daniel and Fiona’s suggestions.

   原文定位：We brainstormed some, just the two of us, then made a shortlist, and we'll get them to vote for the one they like best

   同义替换：「select one of」↔「vote for the one they like best」，「suggestions」↔「brainstormed」

4. 24 Fiona and Daniel know the key to a successful debate is for students to
   • choose a topic that really involves them
   • plan their speeches carefully
   • be given positions to defend

   答案：choose a topic that really involves them

   原文定位：We think it'll be best if we can use an issue that the students already have strong opinions about

   同义替换：「choose a topic that really involves them」↔「issue that students have strong opinions about」，「key to a successful」↔「effective methods for a successful」

5. 25 Daniel thinks it would be good for the students to be in two teams because it would
   • give everyone a chance to speak
   • help students with less confidence
   • share the workload between students

   答案：help students with less confidence

   原文定位：We could organize everyone into two teams. That should save time for the main speakers. They won't have to do it on their own

   同义替换：「share the workload」↔「won’t have to do it on their own」

6. 26 What does the lecturer agree to do after the debate?
   • make comments on students’ written work.
   • help Daniel and Fiona to write a report.
   • set the students an essay on a different topic.

   答案：make comments on students’ written work.

   原文定位：After it’s over, I’d like you to get everyone to write a short essay;would you be willing to read them and report back? I mean, give some feedback on them;I wouldn’t have made the suggestion if I wasn’t

   同义替换：「make comments on」↔「give some feedback on」，「written work」↔「short essay」，「lecturer agree to do」↔「wouldn’t have made the suggestion if I wasn’t」

7. understanding debating procedures
   • ask for suggestions
   • give a handout of key points
   • write on the board
   • provide a photocopy of an article
   • recommend a textbook
   • give a demonstration

   答案：give a handout of key points

   原文定位：We need to inform everyone about what actually happens at a debate, the procedures and so on;Or instead of that, we could make a summary of the main stages and hand that out

   同义替换：「understanding」↔「what actually happens at」

8. using body language
   • ask for suggestions
   • give a handout of key points
   • write on the board
   • provide a photocopy of an article
   • recommend a textbook
   • give a demonstration

   答案：give a demonstration

   原文定位：Okay, but we do need to talk about body language as well;We could try to demonstrate that

9. accessing resources
   • ask for suggestions
   • give a handout of key points
   • write on the board
   • provide a photocopy of an article
   • recommend a textbook
   • give a demonstration

   答案：provide a photocopy of an article

   原文定位：We need to think about where people will find the information;I've got an interesting article;I'll make some copies for you to give out

   同义替换：「accessing」↔「find」，「provide a photocopy of」↔「make some copies of」

10. asking and answering questions
    • ask for suggestions
    • give a handout of key points
    • write on the board
    • provide a photocopy of an article
    • recommend a textbook
    • give a demonstration

    答案：ask for suggestions

    原文定位：What about preparation for asking and answering questions;Maybe we could put up a list of points on the board

    同义替换：「write」↔「put up a list of points」