第六場口語考試小組討論部分（Discussion）的主題為“家庭關(guān)系是否如之前一樣親密”，這一部分要求兩位考生就指定的話題進(jìn)行討論，討論時間為三分鐘。隨著國家經(jīng)濟和人民生活水平的不斷上漲，人民的生活節(jié)奏不斷加快，同時日常生活也發(fā)生了改變。家庭成員之間的關(guān)系也發(fā)生著翻天覆地的變化，很多人認(rèn)為家庭關(guān)系已經(jīng)不再像從前那么親密了，但也有人認(rèn)為家庭關(guān)系雖然在形式上發(fā)生了改變，但本質(zhì)上，家庭成員之間的親密程度并沒有發(fā)生變化。對此你的觀點是什么呢？will the family relationship as close as before? 接下來，我們來看一下就“家庭關(guān)系是否如之前一樣親密”這一主題展開的討論中常用的一些表述，供大家進(jìn)行參考。

A: I will hold the view that our recent family relationship isn’t as close as before. As we all know, great changes have taken place in family life, and once extended family tends to become smaller and smaller. Meanwhile, social competition is becoming increasingly fierce, therefore leaving many children working far away from their parents and becoming emotionally extranged from their parents.
B: I have something different to say. The great changes in our modern world do change the ways we communicate with our family members. But I don’t think these changes have changed our deeper love to our parents. Instead, we can chat with each other through the We-chat and exchange our joys and worries on the Internet, which actually bring much closer ties between children working outside and parents staying at home.
A: Yes, to some extent, what you said is reasonable. But compared with the past, nowadays young adults are urged to concentrate their efforts upon work to achieve success or at least a good standard of life. As a result, they can not afford to spend their leisure hours with their families and actually the importance of bonds of kinships is gradually fading from their mind.
B: I may not agree with you. What I want to say is that an increasing number of families have realized the fact and become to take actions to maintain their bonds of kinships. For example, a large body of working people choose to have a family reunion on holidays or other important occasions. For members of families who live away from one another, regular contact on the phone will bring them the care they need.?