3．兴趣爱好
a: what are your hobbies?
b: i like music.
a: can you play any kind of musical instrument?
b: i can play piano, but i’m not very good at it.
b: how about you?
a: i know nothing about any musical instrument. but i have a collection of many different cds and records.
4．体育运动
a: mr. ××, what’s your favorite sport?
b: my favorite spot is tennis.
a: what is the most popular sport in china?
b: ping-pong is the most popular one in china.
a: in our country, we prefer soccer to ping-pong.
b: if it is the convenient for you, how about we go to watch the professional ping-pong game together tomorrow?
a: i would be glad to.
5、讨论问题、分享意见
这类话题可以涉及的对象比较广泛，但是不论说什么，都会用到下面这六组句型。
1．asking for opinions
what’s your opinion of …?
what do you think of…?
how do you feel about…?
i was wondering what your opinion of …was?
i was wondering where you stood on the question of…?
what about…?
2. giving opinions
i’d like to point out…
as far as i’m concerned,…
in my opinion,…
from my point of view, i think…
personally, i think…
it would seem to me that…
as far as i’m able to judge…
frankly, i think..
i reckon..
if you ask me…
you know what i think, i think that..
i’d say that…
the point is …
wouldn’t you say that…?
don’t you agree that…?
as i see it…
i’d just like to say that i think that…
3. agreeing
i agree entirely.
i totally agree.
i couldn’t agree more.
i agree with you on that.
that’s just what i was thinking.
you know, that’s exactly what i think.
that’s a good point.
i take you point.
i’m with you on that.
i’d go along with you on that /there.
4. disagreeing
do you really think so?
i wouldn’t agree.
i disagree.
i see what you mean, but..
yes, that’s quite true, but…
i’m not really sure if i would agree with you on that.
i’m not sure i quite agree.
well, you have a point there, but…
perhaps, but don’t you think that…
5. asking for explanations (optional)
i’m sorry, i don’t quite understand what you man by…
i didn’t quite follow what you were saying about…
i’m afraid i’m not really very clear about what you mean by…
i don’t quite see what you’re getting at…
what do you mean by …?
6. giving explanations (optional)
well, the point i’m trying to make is that…
let me put it another way…
sorry, let me explain
what i mean is that…
what i’m saying is that…
6、道歉
需要道歉的场合也很多，但是总离不开以下的句型，跟上一个大类一样，大家只要按照顺序，将自己要说的具体内容套在下面的句型中就可以了：
1. apologizing-admitting mistakes
i’m terribly sorry, but i seem to have …
i’m very sorry for …
i’m sorry that…
i must apologize for…
i’m not quite sure how to put this, but..
i’m afraid i’ve got something to tell you…
2. making excuses
i had no intention of …really.
it really wasn’t my fault, you see…
i didn’t mean to, really
3. forgiving-accepting apologies
oh, that’s alright. don’t worry.
oh, never mind, it doesn’t really matter.
please don’t blame yourself.
that’s ok. forget it.
4. apologizing for changing future plans
i’m terribly sorry about this but i don’t think i’ll be able to …
i hope this doesn’t put you out too much, but i’m afraid i won’t be able to …
you know i said i’d …well i’m afraid… i can’t now.
7、抱怨
1.
a: hello, this is ××of the oriental trading company. i’d like to speak to the office manager.
b: hold the line, please. i’ll see if miss green is in… go ahead, miss green can take your call.
a: hello, miss green, this is ××of the oriental trading company. i’m afraid i have to make a serious complaint.
b: hello, mr. ××. what seems to be the trouble?
a: i’ve been flying air china for nearly six years, miss green, and i must say that i have always been very satisfied with the service, but last saturday something happened which was inexcusable.
b: can you give me the details, mr. ××
a: yes. i was scheduled on flight 543 from beijing to sidney …..
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