英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable1203 - 英語說得好，工作隨便找

Topic1 Teachers' strike spreads in Heilongjiang Strikes by thousands of primary and high school teachers over underpaid salaries and a controversial pension system have spread to more cities and counties in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province since last week, after a similar protest in Zhaodong took place two weeks ago.

How desperate are teachers there about pay?

Topic2 Bus Drivers Acting as Security Inspectors Irresponsible Bus drivers taking the responsibility of security inspector are not being responsible enough. This is the argument a People's Daily article made. It said passengers with liquid on board are only asked to drink it and some inspectors even directly ask passengers whether they bring bomb or not.

Is there a problem?

Topic3 Better English, better future A new study claims that young Chinese professionals with higher levels of English proficiency can expect better chances of career development.

While English is being played down in the country's educational system, the study suggests that professionals should view language as 'investment in their prospects'.

Does it make sense?

Topic4 Government website The State Council, China's cabinet, orders all government departments to make their websites more interactive and efficient and speed up response time to opinions, complaints and proposals submitted by the public.

Will this solve the problems of government websites?