托福口语串讲

Task 1&2

(1). Opinion：正反正

I definitely agree/disagree.

The reason is that when/if …., ….

For example, when I was….,

Although some who … may …., it is ….. (I

don’t…)

And I think …..

So this is why I strongly agree/disagree.

(2). Preference：ABA

I definitely prefer ….

The reason is that when/if …., ….

For example, when I was….,

Although some who … may …., it isn’t / it

can’t not/they failed to/….. (I don’t…)

And I think …..

So this is why I strongly agree/disagree.

(3). Describe：change moral

I want to talk about….

It’s because …. has changed/can change me

positively/negatively.

I used to be…., but after….I became….

This … is something like….

And this is what I will pick to be….

(4). Suggestion：adopt and adapt=use

I have two pieces of recommendation.

To start with, I think …can try his/her/my best

to… for example, ….

OR, alternatively, he/she/I can turn to others

for help. For example, ….

(5). Contrast：topic

I’ll start with the advantage first. On the

bright side, …can…

However, on the flipside, …can….

(6). Compare：variety of

Difference No. 1 is ….

While A is…., B is …..

Difference No.2 is…

While A is…., B is …..

(7). Why： commitment

There are always two kinds of reasons.

To start with, there is the subjective reason

(knowledge and awareness). When …, then…

In addition, there is the objective reason

(resources and influence). When…, then,….

Task 5

Dilemma

Task 3

一个中心两个基本点

Task 4

How to Define and Exemplify

Task 6
How to Categorize

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Task 1

【五星级】

1.Describe an academic subject that you enjoy learning.

Explain why it is important to you. Include reasons and

examples to support your response.

Identify: Physics, funny/hilarious and vivid stories to

teach us knowledge in physics. Formula, function or

digit, it's about life and reality, it's about problem-

solving. Food science/nutrition

Explain: build up my interest and confidence in that

subject

2. A friend of yours always gets up late in the morning

and misses his morning classes. The professor has told

him that this behavior will affect his grade. What advice

would you give him and why? Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

Identify: two pieces of recommendation/out of

compassion

To start with, there is something that I my friend can try

by himself.

In addtion, I think he should reach out for help

(counselors)

靠自己+靠别人
3. Your friend has to work a lot. Please suggest a hobby

to him to help him spend his weekend in a more

delightful way. Explain why. Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

I would like to introduce my friend to try sky diving.

Adrenalin pump/rush

Ritual , when you jump out of the plane, it is like you

are jumping out of your pile of work. And let it go.

Roller-coaster

It feels so alien when you are underwater, it's like you

are on another planet so all the work can wait

We need something that can take us out of (off) the

shackle of time/reality/

4. Choose one of the following natural environment and

explain why you would like to live there most:

mountain, forest, desert , prairie, seashore or

somewhere else? Use specific reasons and examples to

support your answer.

I would like to live on top of a mountain.

Physcially, I like climbing mountains, it is healthy, builds

up my stamina. Breathe fresh air.

When I live on top of a mountain, I can have a nice

birdview over cities, it gives me a sense of achievement

and invigorating. Solitude, secluded place

5. What measure can you suggest to help improve the

campus environment?

靠自己：we students can start from our own.

No littering, clean up the campus, recycling

靠别人：reach out to potential sponsors,

fundraising money for environmental program?

Improve insulation in old buildings so to make

them more energy-efficient

Build bike lanes so people can bike to campus

without driving their cars. Reduce carbon

emission.

6. Which of the following do you think is the most

difficult and challenging for university students?

Being far away from families

finding time to relax

or making new friends.

Budgeting and prioritizing (time management)

Procrastinator

Procrastinate
Otherwise, you might end up spreading yourself too

thin/juggling with too many things at the same time.

1. Too many things to do (assignment, club meetings,

part-time job)

2. Students do not really know how to budget and

prioritize. Hence they might easily find themselves

suffocated.

7. good school 应有的 characteristics or components

Why:

Subjective reason: awareness, knowledge, value,

devotion, commitement,teaching staff,faculties

Objective reason: pressure, resources, facilities and

equipment.

8. 问出去旅游最关心哪点，三选一?low cost, good

weather, various activities

Identify: activities - Diversity - infinite surprise

-Will be a bonus

9.Your university will sponsor one of the following

activities for students,

an outdoor camping night,

a music festival for students to experience the local

culture

or

a computer game competition in the dormitory.

Which one do you think it’s the best to establish new

friendship and solidarity among students and why ?

Please include details and examples in your

explanation.

Social bonding experience

I choose the first one, you can have a whole night to

meet more people, the focus is on people rather than

on music or computer games. Although music and

gaming are popular as well, they are just too tense,

people might focus on the performance rather than the

people next to them.

10. Describe a special gift you have given to a friend and

explain why it is important.

Please include reasons and details to support your

response.

Identify: a book/card/miniature

Explain: to tell the truth, I'm a little paranoid and I dare

not believe in anyone other than my families. So I don't

actually have many friends. I have trust issue. He's been

giving me all his trust without asking for anything in

return.This is important because it is a token of my faith

in him and in the strength of our friendship.

11. What is your favorite place outdoors to do exercise

on a nice day and why? Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

Social sport

Solitary sport

Identify: park near my home, which is my favorite spot.

Explain: this is where I've successfully lost 5 pounds.

This is where I've met many friends.

Build your stamina, build your friend circle. Frisbee

12. What would you do to handle too many

assignments at a time? Please include specific details

and examples in your response.

Multitasking

靠自己：I will budget and prioritize my time.

Time management/keep things organized so I

can find them easily

靠别人：I will ask my tutor for help, he/she

always has the best advice for procrastinator.

13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of

requiring students to evaluate their professors at the

end of the semester? Explain why. Please include

details and examples in your explanation.

Contrast: well, allow me to start with the advantages. It

provides useful/constructive feedback that can help

professors to improve their teaching next semester.

(malicious-hostile vs benign)

However, on the flipside, in contrast/, it could

also hurt/harm/disappoint/discourage

professors when students are giving malicious

feedback simply based on resentment.

14. Some high school students in your community are

planning to initiate a program promoting environmental

friendliness. What advice would you offer them and

why? Please include specific examples and details in

your explanation.

靠自己：students themselves can go out and

talk with people in the street, handing out little

pamphlet/leaflets to spread the idea.they can

carry out survey so to raise the awareness

among the public.

靠别人：Students can turn to their schools for

support, so they can reach further to a much

large group of audience

15. If you have an opportunity to go to a free class

during the weekend，which of the following would you

choose to go to

public speaking,

starting your own business,

or photography and why? Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

I will choose photography because it's less demanding,

it’s more of an interest or hobby than a skill that you

need to thrive. I'd love something more casual rather

than being utilitarian

16. 描述你最 enjoy 的一天,AND WHY

Identify:

Explain: positive change, mini-marathon

17. Which of the following would you prefer as a

volunteer in the community

- assisting visitors with locating books using computers,

-reading to young children,

-or shelving books and magazines?

Explain why. Please include reasons and details in your

explanation.

Identify: third

Explain:solitary person, I feel like working with things

rather than people.

18. Talk about an object, tool, or piece of equipment

that you depend on in your daily life. Explain how it

makes your life easier. Please include reasons and

details in your explanation.

19. Talk about the biggest change in your country over

the past twenty years. Please include specific examples

and details in your exp lanat ion.

【四星级】

1.Which of the following volunteer activities would you

prefer to participate in at a local kindergarten—helping

kids with their homework, giving kids a talk about

yourself, or teaching sports? Explain why.

2.Many people nowadays move to big cities for work

and study .What are the advantages of moving to big

cities for work or school? Explain why. Please include

details and examples in your explanation.

3.Which of the following extracurricular activity do you

consider the best for the community —planting flowers,

cleaning the park, or recycling the trash?

4. If your university plans to improve the life of students

by one of the following: building a new cafeteria,

building a new indoor swimming pool, or making

improvements in dormitories, which do you prefer and

why?

5. Which of the following forms of art would you choose

to learn: making a sculpture, portrait painting, or

landscape painting? Explain why. Please include reasons

and details in your explanation.

6. The university is organizing a visit to one of the

following workplaces—a science lab, a business office,

or a TV studio. Which will you choose to visit and why?

Please include reasons and details in your explanation.

7. Which of the following program would you like to do:

participate in a recycling program promoting

environmental awareness among elementary school

children, an agricultural program teaching children how

to grow food, or a cooking program teaching children

how to make healthy food on their own and why?

8. Which of the following extracurricular activities do

you consider the best for children: sports, music, or

painting?

9. Which of the following brings you more pleasure—

spending time with your friends, studying by yourself or

doing exercising? Explain why. Please include reasons

and details in your explanation.

10. Which of the following careers have the most

contribution to the society: an elementary school

teacher, an artist, or a nurse? Please include specific

examples and details in your explanation.

11.Which one of the following would you take as a part-

time job—a position as a lab assistant, campus tour

guide, or library clerk and why? Please include specific

examples and details in your explanation.

12. Talk about something you enjoy doing in order to

relax yourself and explain why you enjoy it.

13. Our society is facing serious environmental

problems. Choose one way you consider useful to save

our planet.
14. Do you agree with the following statement? The

internet has changed people’s life significantly? Explain

why.

15. If your friend has unexpectedly received a large

amount of money, what would you suggest him/her to

do with the money and why? Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

16. Talk about a skill in which you’re proficient, such as

art, sports, and so on and explain why it is important to

you.

17. Which of the following do you think is the best way

for high school students to get to know college life—

attending an organized tour on campus, attending

several classes, or spending one weekend at the college

dorm?

【三星级】
1. Talk about an important day in your life why?

2. If someone is visiting your country, what food will

you introduce to the visitor and why? Please include

specific examples and details in your explanation.

3. What is your favorite time of the year? Explain why.

Please include reasons and examples in your

explanation.

4. Describe an activity or skill that you already know

how to do but would like to improve. Explain how you’d

like to improve it. Please include reasons and examples

in your explanation.

5. Give reasons why managing time is challenging for

university students and why it is important.

6. Among the following three activities, which do you

think has the most benefits for students? 1. A field trip

2. A home tutoring session 3. A presentation given by a

local leader

7. Talk about a time when someone (your friends,

family or teachers) gave you advice to solve the

problem

8. Describe an area in your city that you like the most.

Explain why you like this area the most.

9. Which of the following activities would you rather do

with friends than do it alone taking a walk in the hill,

watching a movie/reading book, or traveling? Explain

why. Please include reasons and details in your

explanation.

10. One of your friends has a bad diet habit. What

advices would you like to give to this friend and why?

11. A friend of yours wants to make a big purchase but

does not have enough money. What will you suggest

your friend do to get extra money ?

12. Describe an activity you enjoy doing in your school

recently. Explain why you enjoy doing this activity in

your school. Include specific reasons and details to

support your response.

13. Talk about a place where you enjoy studying and

explain why you like it. Please include reasons and

examples in your explanation.

14. What do you think, ONE of the most important

characteristics that a good teacher should have?

Include specific reasons and details in yourexplanation.

15. Which technology has made the greatest impact on

people's life in your country? Airplane, computer or

television? Use specific reasons and examples to

support your response.

16. Describe the steps through which you once learned

a new thing and explain how you learned it. Please

include details and examples in your response.

17. Many cities have traffic congestions (traffic jams).

What do you think a city should do to deal with traffic

jams and why? Include reasons and examples to

support your response.

18. More and more people nowadays care about their

health. Which of the following do you think is the best

way for you to maintain your health—exercising on a

regular basis, eating healthy, or getting enough sleep?

19.A university is a good place to develop students'

environmental awareness. What is the one thing that a

university can do to protect the environment in a

university. Explain why you think doing this will work.

Include reasons and examples to support your

response.

20.Describe a job，career or profession which you wish

to pursue. Explain why this job is your ideal job. Include

reasons and details to support your response.

22. A friend of yours is preparing for a presentation.

Which way would you recommend your friend should

take? To watch experienced speakers' presentations or

to practice more in front many people. Explain why?

Include reasons and examples to support your

response.

23. Your university's cafeteria is planning to change its

food menu and provide students with healthy and low

calorie foods only. What is your opinion and why? What

are the advantages and disadvantages of this change?

Include reasons and examples to support your

response.

TASK2

【五星级】

1.Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? Children should be required to help with

household tasks as long as they grow old enough to do

so. Use specific reasons and examples to support your

answer.

2.Some people prefer to do take a vacation in cities;

others prefer to spend their vocation in countryside.

Which do you prefer?

Explain why.

3.Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: zoos are more beneficial than harmful to

animals? Explain why. Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

4.Would you prefer to have a roommate from your own

country or a roommate from other countries? Explain

why. Please include details and examples in your

explanation.

5. If you were to choose a class to study for fun, which

one would you choose? An art class or a science class?

6.Some people prefer to read imaginative literature like

fictions in their spare time，while others prefer to read

real literature or nonfictions, such as historical books

and biographies. Which kind of books do you prefer,

and why?

7. Some people play games for enjoyment. Others play

games in order to win. Which do you prefer and why?

8. which do you prefer： gather information before

travel OR do not gather, just experience y ourself there

（getaway）

9. Do you agree or disagree that to be successful, a

person should study in the university? （social

norms）crime-prone age level （puberty）

10. Some students prefer to study in a library. Others

prefer to study at home or in dormitories. Which way

do you prefer and why? Include reasons and details in

your response.

11.Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement—children should start school before the age

or 5 or 6? Explain why. Please include details and

examples in your explanation.

12. Some people prefer to spend their free time with a

group of friends. Others prefer to spend their free time

with just one p erson at a time. Which do you prefer?

Why? charisma／charismatic

13. Some people prefer to live in different places

throughout their lives. Others prefer to stay and live in

one place. Which do you prefer and why? Please

include reasons and details in your response.

14. Should your government build a library or a park in

your community and why? Use specific reasons and

examples to support your answer.

15. Some people prefer to spend their vacation in the

countryside while others prefer large cities. Which do

you prefer and why? Please use examples and reasons

to support your answer.

16.Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement - gifts made by people themselves are more

meaningful than the gifts bought from store? Explain

why. Please include details and examples in your

explanation.

17. Schools should encourage students to volunteer in

community service activities such as helping out in

elementary schools or cleaning theparks.

18. Some people prefer to give practical gifts while

others prefer to give entertaining gifts. Which do you

prefer to give and why? Please use specific reasons and

examples to support your answer.

19. When it comes to decision making, do you prefer to

take account to of other people’s ideas or make the

decision entirely on your own? Explain why. Please

include details and examples in your explanation.

（misery-miserable）

20. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: college education is more important in the

modem society than in the past? Explain why. Please

include details and examples in your explanation.

You have to live up to your name/title

21. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? Parents are the best teachers.

【四星级】
1. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: Schools should forbid all junk food, such as

hamburger, soda, and su gar on campus and

why?Please include details and examples in

yourexplanation.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: we are more informed of world events

today than our parents were when they were young

and why? Please include specific reasons and examples

to support your answer.

3. When students go to school away from their

hometown, some believe keeping in touch with their

old friends is more import ant. Others believe making

new friends in the new city is more important. What is

your opinion and why?

4. Some people prefer to engage in activities alone.

Others prefer to participate in a group activity. Which

do you prefer and why? Please include reasons and

details in your explanation.

5. Some people like to travel alone. Others prefer to

travel with their family. Which do you prefer and why?

6. Some people argue people born with natural talents

are more likely to succeed. Other people believe

success can be achieved through hard work. What is

youropinionand why?Please include details and

examples in yourexplanation.

7. If there’s an opportunity for you to learn a new skill,

would you rather learn to play a musical instrument or

sport and why? Please include reasons and details in

your explanation.

8. Some people prefer a high-paying job that requires

them to travel a lot while others prefer a job that pays

less but doesn't require them to travel. Which do you

prefer and why?

9. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? Parents today put more pressure on their

children than parents in the past? Explain why. Please

include specific examples and details in your

explanation.

10. Some people believe that talking with other people

is the key to success in college. Others believe

observing others in silence is better. What is your

opinion and why? Please include specific examples and

details in your explanation.

11. Some people believe that university students should

take more regular classes to gain knowledge. Others

believe that students can learn more outside of the

classroom. What is your opinion and why?

12. Some people prefer to live in different places

throughout their lives. Others prefer to stay and live in

one place. Which do you prefer and why? Please

include reasons and details in your response.

13. Some people prefer to carefully pick presents for

their friends. Others prefer to give them gift cards.

Which do you prefer and why? Please include reasons

and details in your response.

14. Some people prefer to attend college in their

hometown while others prefer to study in another city.

Which do you prefer and why? Please include specific

examples and details in your explanation.

15. In order to be successful, some people prefer to

make risky decisions. Others prefer low-risk decisions.

Which do you prefer and why? Please include details

and examples in your explanation.

16. Some people like to make a plan for what to do in

their free time. Some don't. Which do you prefer and

why?

17. Some people prefer card games. Others prefer

computer games. Which do you prefer and why?

【三星级】

1. Some people prefer to use electronic mail to

communicate with their family and friends whereas

others prefer to use the telephone. Which do you

prefer and why? Please use examples and reasons to

support your answer.

2. Do you agree with the following statement: a success

in business requires a friendly and outgoing personality

and why? Please include reasons and details in your

explanation.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the

followingstatement: Teachers should require students

toparticipate discussions duringthe class and why?

Please use specific reasons and examples in your

answer.

4. Some people prefer to live in the noisy downtown

with easy access to the shopping center, library,

restaurants, and public transportation while others

prefer to live in the quiet suburbs far away from the city

center. Which do you prefer and why? Please use

examples and reasons to support your answer.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the

followingstatement: havinga relaxing or unhurried life is

the most important for aperson and why? Please

include reasons and examples in your explanation.

6. Here are two jobs with equal amount of time and

pay. One you need to work with other employees in a

group and the other requires you to work individually.

Which do you prefer?

7. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: Advertisements have too much influence on

what people buy? Explain why. Please include reasons

and examples in your explanation.

8. Do you agree or disagree? The most important

influence that young adults have is from their families.

9. What will you do when you need to find an answer to

a question: to ask a teacher, to search the Internet, or

to read a book?

10. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? The success of a school largely depends on

the resources it has such as textbooks.

11. When going on vacation in a different city, some

people prefer to go camping in a tent, while others

prefer to stay at a hotel. Which would youprefer and

why?Please include reasons and details in

yourexplanation.

12. Some people would prefer to live in a place with

strict rules while others would prefer a place without

any rules. Which would you prefer to live in and why?

Please include reasons and details to support your

answer.

13. Some people think students should study in

classroom. While others believe that they should visit

museums and zoos to study. Which one do y ou like?

14. Some people would prefer a job that requires

communication with other people. Others prefer to

work by themselves. Which op tion would you prefer

and why?

15. Some people would prefer a job that requires them

to travel a lot. Others would prefer a job that doesn’t

require them to travel. Which do you prefer and why?

Please include specific examples and reasons in your

answer

16. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement: teachers should make their classes

interesting and why ?

17. Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? While choosing friends, people should

always choose those who have different interests from

their own. Include specific reasons and examples in

your explanation.

18. Some people believe that it is better for children to

grow up in big cities. Others believe that it is better for

children to grow up in small towns or rural areas. What

is your opinion and why?

19.Some people think that people play sports games for

relaxation and enjoyment. Others think that people play

sports games for winning. What is your opinion and

why?

20. In some cities there is a law against making noises at

night such as loud music or TV. Some people support

this while others do not. What is youropinion?

21.Some students prefer to live alone or live with their

friends when they study abroad. Other students prefer

to live with local family when they study abroad. Which

way do you prefer and why?