III.Consider
Shouldthebraindrainbestoppedbyrestrictions?
Arguments
1.Ourgovernmentshouldtryeverywaytostopthebraindrainforthesurvivalofourcountry.
2.Manyofthosewhogooverseasarecollegegraduatesonwhomthecountryhasspentalargesumofmoney.whyshouldweeducatepeopleforothercountries?
3.Chinanowfacesakeenshortageofqualifiedpersonnel,butonebatchofgiftedpeopleafteranotherhavegoneabroad.Tochangethisgrimsituationitisimperativetostopanyfurtheroutflowoftalentthroughstricterrestrictions.
4.Mostpropelgoabroadtoseektheirfortunes.Inordertomakemoneyforthemselves,afeweventakeupindecentjobs.Wemuststopsuchkindsofpeoplefromgoingabroad.
5.SomepeopledonotwanttocontributetotheconstructionofourcountryandsaythattheywillcomebackwhenChinabecomesarichandpowerfulcountry.Restrictionsfortheseunpatrioticpeopleshouldbeevenstricter.
6.Itistruethatsomepeoplegoabroadtolearnadvancedscienceandtechnology,butwhataboutthosewhomajorinChinesefolksongsanddancesorthosewhomajorinChinesefolksongsanddancesorthosewhomajorinsubjectsforwhichChinahasbestteachersandthemostmaterials?
7.ManyChinesestudents,nomatterwhattheirmajorswereincollegesanduniversitieshere,turntobusinesscoursesintheUnitedStatesbecausethatmakesiteasierforthemtofindajobintheUSaftergraduation.Thisshowsthattheydonotplantocomeback.Shouldwenotstoppeoplelikethemfromgoingabroad?
8.ManyofthethingsstudentslearninforeigncountriescannotbeappliedinChina.Therefore,weshouldnotwasterourtimeandenergysendingpeopleabroadtostudy.
9.ManyyoungpeoplegoabroadatsuchanearlyagethattheyhardlyunderstandtheirowncultureandareeasilyinfluencedbyWesternideas.Thatiswhystricterrestrictionsshouldbeputonyoungpeoplegoingoverseas.
10.The5-year-service-systemforcollegegraduatesisnecessaryandsensible.Thisistheleastacollegegraduateshoulddoforthecountry.
11.The5-year-service-systemisgoodnotonlyforthecountrybutalsofortheindividualsbecausegraduatesfreshfromcollegecanhardlydotheirresearchwell.Afewyearsofworkexperiencewillhelpthemrealizetheirownweaknessesandmakethemmoreeagertolearn.
Counter-arguments
1.Thebraindrainshouldnotbestoppedbyrestrictionsbecausetheycanonlypreventpeoplefromgoingabroad,butcannevermakethemservetheneedsofourcountrysconstructionwholeheartedly.
2.Restrictionsareuseless,forinChinatherearealwayswaystogetaroundrestrictionsandmanypeoplehavealreadyfoundwaystodoso.
3.Backwardmanagementshouldbechangedinorderinordertobringpeoplesinitiativeintofullplay.
4.Unfairdistributionsystemsshouldbegotridoftomakesurethatpeoplewhohavemadethemostcontributionaredulyrewarded.
5.Intellectualslivingandworkingconditionsshouldbeimproved.Onlyinthiswaywillpeoplebewilling,ratherthanforced,tostayinourcountry.Thiswillinduce,ratherthanforce,peopletostayinthecountry.
6.Tothosewhohavestayedinforeigncountriesbeyondtheirtimelimit,weshouldgivemoretrustandunderstandingratherthenlabelthemasunpatrioticofdismissthemfromtheirformerjobs.Onlyinthiswaycanweattractthosewhohavealreadygoneabroad.
7.The5-year-service-systemisunreasonablebecauseapersonlearnsbestwhenheisyoungandfreefromfamilyduties.
8.Whatoccursasaconsequenceofthe5-year-service-systemisthatmanyhighschoolgraduatesrefusetogotocollegebecausetheydonotwanttobeboundbythisregulation.
9.Peoplearerequiredtopayalargesumofmoneyiftheydontwanttofulfilthe5-year-serviceobligation.Thishurtsthefeelingsofmanywhoactuallywanttocomebackaftertheirstudiesabroadandforcesthemtoremainoverseaslongenoughtoearntheirmoneyback.
10.Formanypeopletheirdesiretogoabroadbecomesevenstrongerwhentherearerestrictions,forpeoplearealwaystemptedtodowhatisforbidden.
11.Chinasirrationalemploymentandpersonnelsystemshouldbechangedsothatpeoplewhodoreturnfromabroadcanusetheskillsandknowledgetheyhaveacquiredabroad.
12.Peopleabroadoftensufferfromlonelinessandhomesicknessandlongtocomeback,butcertainrulesandregulationshavefrightenedthemaway.
Questions
1.Whatsthebraindrain?Whatareitscauses?
2.IsitalossoragainforChinawhenmanypeoplesettleoverseas?
3.Shouldwetruestthosewhohavestayedoverseasbeyondtheirtimelimit?
4.Whydosomanypeopleinchinanowwanttogoabroad?Aremostofthemafterwealth?
IV.Write
Workoutanoutlineofyourownviewpoints.Theoutlineshouldconsistofmajorstatementsandsupportingevidenceandexamples.Donotwritedowneverywordofyourspeech.
V.Speak
1.Speakaccordingtoyouroutline,orgivespontaneousspeecheswhenyoudisagreewithyourclassmatesorwhenyouwanttosupportyourowngroupwithsimilaropinions.
2.Languagedevices:Youareexpectedtoextendyourabilitytoagreeordisagreewithotherpeoplesopinionsandtoaskthemtoexplaintheirpointsofview.
Thatsexactlymyopinion.
Icouldntagreemore.
Thereissomethinginthat,Isuppose.
Idisagreeentirely
Imafraidyouarewrong.
Isupposethatstrueinaway,but..
ImnotsureIquiteagreewithyouthere.
Well,Imnotsosureaboutthat.
No,Idontthinksoreally.
AllImtryingtosayisthat...
VI.Sumup
1.Thewholeclassdecideonthebestpreparedspeechandthebestspontaneousspeech.
2.Thewholeclasspickoutthemostconvincingstatementsfromtheargumentsandcounter-arguments.
3.Theteachergivescommentsonstudentsideasandlanguage.