Oral Workshop教材简介
外研社英语口语权威教程--《英语口语教程》（Oral Workshop）包含外研社《英语初级口语》、《英语中级口语》及《英语高级口语》为北京外国语大学吴祯福教授历时6年的呕心沥血之作，教材选取了丰富的口语素材，是国内最系统、最科学的一套全面提高英语口语的教材，并一直作各高校英语专业的首选口语教材。
问世于20世纪90年代初，是目前我国英语教学界具有相当的影响力的一套教材，至今已经累计销售数百万册。这套优秀的教材哺育了一届又一届的英语学习者，为国家培养了大量的英语专业人才，成为国内主要高等学校英语专业的指定口语教材。实践证明，这是一套非常富有生命力的教材。
课程采用“话题”教学法，选取当前最热门的话题，针对中国学生学习口语的难点，现代教学理念与传统教学模式的融合，有助于培养学习者英语思维的能力和用英语表达的技巧，通过循序渐进的学习过程全面提高学习者的英语交际能力。
初级部分40课，包括饮食起居，节假日、晚会、舞会、作客、通信，电视、电影、购物、求医、求学、旅游等内容。课文多是与日常生活相关的小故事与对话。
中级部分35课，包括爱情友谊、生儿育女、公共道德、人际关系、个性特点。生活习惯、趣味爱好， 生活经历，体育运动、勤工俭学，学习方法、健康减肥、犯罪案例等内容。
高级部分28课，包括对各种问题的辩论，诸如青年人的思想情绪，广告的优劣、寻找对象的方式，妇女的地位。住房改造、对“大锅饭”的态度。对老板的态度、工作的意义、独生子女的教育、城乡差别、教育改革，时装美容。对钱的态度，批评与表扬，两代人的差 别、对时间的看法等内容。
本套mp3录音者皆是英语国家的学者和专家，配音清晰、流畅、优美，语音、语调标准纯正。
本MP3特别适合
1. 大学英语专业一、二年级或非英语专业的学生
2．有一定英语基础、想全面、系统提高口语水平的人士
Lesson 1 Too Clever Text A A farmer who lived in a small village suffered from a severe pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer eventually decided that he would consult a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly...
Lesson 2 Au Pair Girl Text A Gretel comes from Austria. She is eighteen years old. She is going to stay with the Clark family for a year. Gretel has come to England because she wants to improve her English. She works as an au pair girl. She helps Mrs...
Lesson 3 Who Took the Money? Text A Mr Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she n...
Lesson4 Musical Half-Notes Text A A musician who played Pop Music in a CLub lived in boardinghouse in the centre of london. He always used to get back to his room very late at night and sometimes inthe carly hours of the morning. He was so tired when...
Lesson 5 Is He a Hero? Text A Fire! Fire! What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house-the sort that burns beautifully---and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out...
Lesson 6 How It Feels When Parents Divorce Text A Ari, age fourteen When my parents were married, I hardly ever saw my Dad becausc he was always busy working. Now that they're divorced , I've gotten to know him more because I'm with him everu weckend...
Lesson 7 Going Shopping Text A Gretel and Mrs Clark went shopping in the centre of London yesterday. I'd like to know which store you like best in London, Mrs Clark , Gretel said. Now that's a difficult question, Mrs Clark replied. I just haven't any...
Lesson 8 What to Do About Grandma Text A Hal Bohlman, his wife Judy, and their three children live in a small apartment. Hal works in the income tax division of the government where he is a public information officer. Their children are now 12, 10 an...
Lesson 9 Why Is the World So Tough to Her? Text A David: What's the matter? Sue: Oh , I don't know. David: Oh, come on.. . it's something. What is it? Sue: It's just life. . . it's so boring. David: Oh , it's not so bad. . . you've got Daniel ! Sue:...
Lesson 10 How to Describe Yourself Text A All about me I'm twelve years old. I'm large for my age and have big feet which I am self-conscious about. I look like both my mum and my dad but in different ways. I have fair hair and blue eyes like my dad,...
Lesson 11 Is He a Good Neighbour? Text A You and your family have been living in the same six-family apartment building for eight years. The landlord's family also lives there, and, generally speaking,all the tenants get along fairly well with each o...
Lesson 12 Seeing the World Text A If someone offered to pay all my expenses for a month's holiday anywhere in the world, I would feel very surprised and very excited. It would be difficult to decide where I wanted to go. Should I go to one place or t...
Lesson 13 What's Wrong with Them? Text A I'm forty and married with two children. My trouble is that I haven't got enough to do. The kids are at school all day and the house is empty. So I eat chocolates, mostly. I've put on a lot of weight , but I c...
Lesson 14 What Sports Do They Enjoy? Text A Not all people like to wnrk but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women and boys and girls enjoy sports. iends the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together t...
Lesson 15 Remembering My Grandparents Text A When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seri...
