「Beginner」step1 ：初級(jí)入門

    A ： Do you like Barry？

    B ： No ， not very much. He's too ambitious and dishonest.

    A ： I agree. I like his brother Paul. They are not alike.

    B ： Yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and
much more honest than his brother.

    A ： What kind of person do you consider yourself to be ？

    B ： I think I'm polite ， careful， relaxed and shy.

    A ： Oh ， I don't think you're shy ！ You are always chatting with
new people when we go to a party.

    B ： Well. Yes， but those people always start talking to me. I never
talk to them first. Perhaps I'm not as shy as I think. Anyway ， you're
certainly not shy ！

    A ： You're right. I love going out and making new friends.

    B ： So ， you'll be at my birthday party on Friday ？

    A ： Of course！

    「Intermediate」中級(jí)進(jìn)階

    A ： How do you think people get their personalities？

    B ： I think it's mainly from the environment a person lives in.

    A ： Don't you think people get their personalities from their parents？

    B ： No ， but parents control a lot of the environment that kids
grow up in，so they certainly influence their kid's personalities a lot.

    A ： So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so
different from their parents.

    B ： Maybe when they become teenagers ， they want to be completely
different to their parents.

    A ： You might be right. I guess most parents want their kids to be
like them ， but kids today grow up in a different environment. You know，
they know much more about the world from the internet ， newspapers ，
and TV.

    B ： Do you think that teenagers get a lot of their bad behaviour
from TV and movies？

    A ： Maybe some of it. I think a lot of people blame TV and movies
when the real problem is that the parents aren‘t bringing their child
up correctly.

    B ： Parents have a difficult job. They have to bring up their children
and usually have to work too.

    A ： Yes， that's true. Your son is doing well at school， isn't he？

    B ： Yes， he is. He's very hardworking when he's at school. Then
he comes home from school and does his homework before dinner. After dinner，
he goes out with his friends.

    A ： So ， he's not a bookworm？ It's good that he has an outgoing
personality. Some kids are very quiet and introverted. You wonder how
they'll survive in the real world without their parents to support them.