2017年5月21日大学英语六级口语考试第四场小组讨论部分（Discussion）的主题是“Is It Better to Lead or to Be Led?”要求考生在3分钟内针对指定主题展开讨论，该部分主要检测考生用英语进行连贯的口语表达能力以及传达信息、发表意见、参与讨论和进行辩论等口语交际能力。接下来，我们看一下关于“成为领导者和被领导哪个更好？”这一主题展开的讨论中常用的一些表述，供各位考生参考。
Student A: Nowadays, there are some heated debates on the topic “Is it better to lead or to be led?” Different people hold different opinions. Some believe that to be leader can bring a great many benefits, while others argue that to be led may be a better choice. And what’s your idea?
Student B: I agree with the former. To be leader can help develop our potentialities to a great extent. At the same time, learders with access to cretain privileges and powers can make their life easier in some circumstances. In China, especially, it is essential for people to build solid interpersonal relationships.
Student A: I have something different to say. What I want to convey is that almost everyone, in fact, is a leader as well as an individual who is led. We are leaders of ourselves and led by our leaders. In addition, with regard to certain work or some cases in life, it is not absolutely necessary to distinguish leaders from those who are led, what we should do is to demonstrate team spirit on the basis of suitable means.
Student B: I may not agree with you. In order to improve ourselves to the most degree and live a better life, it is indispensable for us to try our best to become leader and make persistent efforts to achieve promotions to higher positions. At that time, we may see the world in a much different way.