大学体验英语(三)

Reference Dialogue for Task 2

A:	Hey, I got a great new program for my computer yesterday. It's a brilliant game. You should come over and play.
B:	Another program? I don't know how you can afford them all.
A:	Well you know … it's a pirate copy.
B:	Don't you feel bad supporting the pirates?
A:	I can't afford the real thing!
B:	But it's illegal …
A:	Illegal to want to save money? It's as good as the real thing but costs a quarter of the price.
B:	Maybe, but you see the problem is that with pirates the people who really do all the work end up losing out.
A:	Look, I'm just an average consumer. I've got to think about what's good for me.
B:	But in the long run it's not good for you. This pirate thing is getting out of control. You see, the more money the manufacturers lose through pirating, the higher the price of the real thing will become. In the end only an elite few will be able to afford the genuine articles.
A:	I see what you mean but if they made the programs cheaper they could reduce the illegal copying.
B:	But they wouldn't make any profit!
A:	In the short term perhaps but in the longer term they probably would. Honestly, I'd prefer to buy the originals but I just can't. Now do you want to come and play or not?

Communicative Tasks:	<<Communicative Task 1

Directions: Work with a peer and take turns to start the conversation.

Task 2:

Situation: Two friends are discussing computer software piracy.
Role A: You're a computer fan, and you've been buying and using a lot of software products. Your idea is that if you can get the same thing for less money, why not?
Role B: You are against any illegal production of any pirated goods, believing that this practice will hurt law-abiding companies and that it will lead to an unhealthy economy.

Tips:
Don't you feel bad supporting pirates?
I can't afford the real thing.
Illegal to want to save money?
I see what you mean.
You see, the problem is...

elite few
It's illegal to ...
as good as ...
average consumer
by law

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