托福口语第二部分范例（1）
朗阁海外考试研究中心
Doyouwanttobealeaderorfollower?
Iprefertobealeader,becauseIwanttoimplementmydreamandIthinkIcanmeetthequalitiesrequiredforagoodleader.Firstofall,agoodleadershouldhavetheabilityofteambuilding,andIbelievethatIcanhelpeachindividualintheteamtoperformtheirverybestduetomyexcellentmunicatingskills.Furthermore,theexperienceofbeingaleaderwillmakememorematureandcapable,becauseIwilllearnmorefromtheprocessofplanning,organizingandsolvingunexpectedevents.SoIpreferthepositionofaleadertoafollower.
Whatdoyouliketoreadinyourfreetime,novels,poems,ormagazines?
magazine
Inmysparetime,Ilikereadingfashionmagazinesathome.Thesemagazinescanteachmewhichkindofcreamfitmyskin,howtochoosethecoloroflipsticksandwhichkindofclothescouldcoverupmydisadvantage.Also,theyshowanumberofnewclothes,shoesandadornmentsofwell-knownbrands.Exceptforthese,Icanknowsomenewmusicrecord,TVshowandmoviesonmagazines.
fiction
Ilikefictionsthemost.TheycanrelaxmewhenI’mtiredandwanttohavealittlebreak,youjustneedtositdowntoenjoythestoryinafiction,justimaginingwhathashappenedaccordingtothedescription,asifyouarewatchingamovie.Forothertypesofreadingmaterials,althoughpoemsmaybeofgreatliteraturevalues,butsometimestheyaredifficulttounderstand.WhenIturntothem,I’mjustlookingforawayofrelaxationratherthananothertypeoflearning.Magazinesarealwaysexpensiveandcontainlotsofadvertisements.SoIreallypreferfictionstotheothers.
Whatkindoffilmdoyoulike,edy,dramaorromance?
Ipreferwatchingafilmofedy.Firstofall,itcangivemeabreakfromtediouswork.Youdon’tneedtothinkmuchaboutthedeepmeaning,becauseit’snotsoseriousasdrama.Furthermore,itcanalwaysmakeyoulaughandgetridofyoursadness.Itwillempoweryouwithgoodmoodandenergyforfuturework.Allyouneedistoleanbackandenjoytheshows.SoI’dliketowatchaedy.
Myfavoritetypeoffilmisedy.Iamaedyactressinthetheaterofmyuniversity.Peoplelikeedybecauseitmakesthemrelax.Inthemodernsociety,peopleareunderamountsofstressandedycanreduceit.Comedysuppliespeople'senergyandmakespeoplefun.Ilovetobringhappinesstopeople.IfIcanmakepeoplehappy,IamgladthatIhavedonesomethingsignificantly.ComedycanbefoundnotonlyinmoviesbutalsoinTVorradio.Nomatterwhereyouare,edyisthere.
Doyouthinktelevisionhasapositiveeffectornegativeonmodernsociety?
Inmyview,televisionhasapositiveeffectonmodernsociety.Firstly,itoffersusanefficientandconvenientwaytogetthelatestnews.Youcandirectlyseewhathashappenedaroundtheentireworldjustinyourhome.Moreover,televisionalsohasbroughtusavisualenjoymentandbroadenedourknowledgebydifferenttypesofprograms.Finally,televisioncanreleasejobseekingpressureatsomeextent,byprovidingajobchanceforpeoplewhoarewillingtobeengagedinrelatedcareer.
WhetherparentsshouldleadtheirchildrentowatchTVorthechildrenshouldchoose?
IthinkparentsshouldleadtheirchildrentowatchTV.Firstofall,childrenarenotmatureenoughtorealizewhichTVprogramsaresuitforthem.Withoutaproperguide,childrenmayhavebeenmisledbysomeunhealthyTVprograms.Moreover,parentsplayanimportantroleinhelpingchildrendistinguishtrueandfalse,goodandevil,beautyanduglybyparingthesituationinTVprogramsandreality,.Besides,parentsarealsoresponsibleforpreventingchildrenfrombeenobsessedinwatchingTV.SoIagreewiththatparentsshouldbeabletoleadtheirchildrentowatchTV.
Whichonehasmoreinfluenceonyou,media(suchasnewspaper,TV)oryourfriend’sassistance?
Ithinkpeoplenowadaysareinfluencedmorebythemediaratherthantheirfamilyorfriends.Foronething,peopleareexposedtoinformationfrommediamuchmorethantheyspendtimewithfamilyorfriends.Itisinevitableforonetoabsorbthingsfromthemandchangeapreviousperception.Inaddition,modernpeoplearemoreandmoreindependent.Theyarenoteasytobeaffectedbyanotherperson.Buttheymightbelievewhatonthemedia,becausethesearemorefactualthings.SoIthinkthemediainfluencepeoplemore.
Doyouprefermunicatewithyourfamilyandfriendsbyletterande-mailorbytelephone?
Iusuallymunicatewithfamilyorfriendsbytelephone.Firstlyofall,Ifeelmoreclosetomyfamilyorfriendsbydirectlytalkingtothem.Hearingtheirvoicesgivesmeasenseofintimacy,especiallyforastudentfarawayfromhome.Furthermore,it’smoreefficienttomunicatebytelephone.Icandirectlydescribemylifeandreceiveinformationaboutmyfamilyorfriendsinjustseveralminutes,whiletransferringinformationbyletterore-mailcosttimeandenergy.SoI’dliketochoosetelephone.
Doyouprefergetadvicefromfamilyandfriendsorlearningthroughpersonalexperience?
Ithinkit’smoreimportanttolearnfrompersonalexperience,althoughadvicesfromothersarehelpfulandsometimesnecessary.Firstofall,whenyouhaveproblemsorgetintoadilemma,youaremostfamiliarwithwhatyoureallywantandit’llpromoteyoutodeveloptheabilitytosolveproblems.Advicesfromothersmaybejusttheoppositewithyourexpectation.Inaddition,morepersonalexperiencewillmakeonemorematureandcapable.Youcanrealizethesocietymoreprehensivelyandobjectively.SoI‘dliketolearnfrompersonalexperience.
Iprefermakingadecisiondependingonmyownexperience.Iagreewiththatfollowingsuggestionsofparentsorfriendscanavoidmakingmistakes,however,Icannotbesupportedbyothersallthetime.Oneday,myparentswillleavemeandmyfriendsmaynotlivewithme.Ishouldlearnhowtochooseandtrytoknowtheworldbymyself.Moreover,myownexperiencemakesadeeperimpressiononmylife.
Doyouliketoeatathomeorinrestaurants?
Iprefereatingathometodiningoutformanyreasons.Foronething,it’smuchcheapertoeatathome.Forastudentasme,itcaneasilycausebudgettensionbyfrequentlyeatingout.Furthermore,IcanpreparethefoodjustthewayIlike.Sometimesitcanbeafuntoexperimentondifferentkindsoffoodandreasonwhichtypessuitme.Inaddition,Itmaybeacreativeprocessthatcanprovideyouafeelingofsatisfaction.SoIlikeeatingathomeandIseldomeatingoutunlessforspecialoccasions.
Doyouliketostudyinbigcitiesorinsmallcities?
Ipreferstudyinginabigcity.Firstofall,theuniversitiesinabigcityhavemoreteachingresourcesandbetteravailablefacilities,sincetheymayreceivemorerecognitionbygovernment.Furthermore,inabigcitywehavemoreopportunitiestobroadenourviewandwecangetmorechancesforcareerandstudydevelopment.SoI’dliketolocatemystudyareainabigcity.
Shouldtheuniversityeducationbefree?
Idon’tagreewiththeclaimaboutuniversityeducationforall/forfree.Firstofall,itcancausetensiononteachingresourcesandavailablefacilities.Withoutanychargeoftuitionforcollegestudents,therewilldefinitelybeanincreasingenrollment,whichwillresultingreatbudgetandresourcespressure.Moreover,themorecollegestudents,thelessvalueofthedegree.Itmaygoagainsttheoriginalselectivepurposeofthehighereducation.SoIdon’tthinkit’swisetomakeuniversityeducationforall.
Doyouthinkuniversityeducationisimportant?
Inmyopinion,forgeneralpeople,attendingcollegeisveryimportanttohelpusgainsuccessincareer.Nowadays,attendingcollegeisnotonlyaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge,butalsotherecognitionofyourabilitiesbythesociety.Withacollegedegree,you’llgetmorechancesoffuturecareersuccess.Furthermore,attendingcollegewillmakeyourespectedbythesocietyandgiveyoumoreopportunitiesofpromotion.SoalthoughtherearesomeexceptionssuchasBillGates,Ibelieveattendingcollegewillprepareyoumuchbetterforfuture.
Doyouagreeordisagree:“Themostimportantlessoncan’tbelearnedinclass.”
Ihighlyagreethatthemostimportantlessoncan’tbelearnedinclass.Sometimespracticalexperienceismoreimportant.Forexample,astudentmajorinchemistrymayknowthetextbooksorchemicalprinciplesverywell,butstillcanencounternumerousproblemsanddifficultiesinarealchemicalexperimentwithoutanypractice.Inaddition,practiceistheonlycriteriaoftruth.Whatyouhavelearnedinclassisverylimitedandevenfalse,soyoushouldn’tbesuperstitiousabouttextbooks.Practiceneedtobepaidmoreattentionto.
Isitimportantforstudentstoattendclassregularlyorstudybythemselves?
Ithinkit’smoreimportantforstudentstostudybythemselves.Firstly,classesgivenbyteachersaredesignedformostofthestudents.Youmayfindyouarenotgettingenoughfromtheclassoryoucan’tcatchupwiththeclass.Insuchacase,studyingbyoneselfiscrucialtoimproveyourlearningefficiency.Furthermore,studyingbyoneselfwillhelpyoutofindoutyourweakpointsaswellaswhatyouaregoodat,whichisbenefittoyoutomakescheduleandformulateyourstudyplans.SoIholdthatstudybyoneselfismoreimportant.
Doyouthinkmusicandartclassesshouldbeofferedinhighschool?
Iagreewiththatmusicandartclassesshouldbeofferedinhighschool,becausethereareagroupofstudentsthatareinterestedinthisareaandplantochooseeitherofthemastheirfuturecareer.Inaddition,musicandartwouldmakethedaymorealiveandinteresting,whichinturnleadstomorelearning.Itmayserveasthemajorsourceofjoyandrelaxstudentsduringtheirendlessscientificclasses.Ialsothinkmusicandarteducationcandevelopcreativityandpersonality(spiritofdiligenceandperseverance)whichwillbenefityourstudyandcareer.
Doyouagreethatitisagreatchoicetolearnamusicalinstrument?
Istronglyagreethatitisagreatchoicetolearnamusicalinstrument,forexample,apiano.Firstofall,learninghowtoplayapianoisalong-termprocess,thatistosay,itisanicemethodtostrengthenwillpower.Moreover,learningitcanmakemeunderstandmusicbetterandcultivatemyemotionalintelligence.Inaddition,Icanperformamelodyformyfriendsinaparty.That’scool,isn’tit?
DoyouliketodoresearchbyusingInteorreferencebooks?
Actually,bothofinteandacademicbooksarehelpfulindoingresearch,butnowadaysIthinkinteismuchbetter.Firstly,intecontainssuchatremendousamountofinformationthatacademicbookscanneverparewith.Youmayalsoraiseaquestionaboutatopicandaskforhelpontheinte.Furthermore,it’smoreefficientandconvenienttousetheinte;allyouneedisaputer,whilecarryingbooksaroundhereandtherecanbeveryheavy.SoI’dliketosearchonline.
Doyouagreethatstudentswilllearnmorewhentheyhavediscussions?
Iagreethatstudentswilllearnmorewhentheyhavediscussions.Firstly,it’sinevitableforeachofustoencounterproblemswhenwestudyonworkassignment.Atthistimegroupdiscussionswillbeveryhelpfulbecausewecanshareourknowledgeandlearnalotfromothers.Furthermore,groupmemberswillhelpyoutofindoutandoveeyourshorings.Besides,groupstudyisalsoachancetomunicatewithothersandexercisehowtoexpressourselves.SoIagreethatstudentswilllearnmorewhentheyhavediscussions.
Doyouagreethatstudentsshouldwearuniforminschool?
Itendtodisagreethatstudentsneedtowearuniforminschool.Firstly,wearinguniformdoesn’trepresentabetterperformanceinschool.Ithinkitdoesn’tmatterwhatstudentswearaslongastheyaredoingfine.Inaddition,schoolshouldencouragestudentstoexpressthemselvesordeveloptheirpersonality.Schoolcanmakesomerestrictionstopreventcertaininappropriateclothes.Askingstudentstodressthesameeverydaymayhaveanegativeinfluenceontheirpsychology.SoIdon’tsupportwearinguniforminschool.
Iconsiderthatstudentsshouldnothavetoweartheschooluniforms.Firstofall,youngpeopleoftenexpresstheirfeelingsthroughtheclothingthattheywear.Uniformswilltakeawaythisformofexpression.Moreover,Ithinkthatourschooluniformsaretootraditional,especiallyincolorsandstyles.Insummer,girlsmustwearskirtsbutIliketrousers.Inaddition,theweatherchangeseverymoment.Studentscannotadapttotheenvironmentwearingoneortwouniforms.
Doyouthinkstudentsshouldtakealongvacationorseveralshortvacationsinayear?
Isupporttheideaofstudentshavingseveralshortvacationsthroughoutayear.Firstly,shortvacationsareagreatrelaxationafterbusyfinalexams.Wecanbewithfamily,visitfriends,gotoconcertsanddomanyotherthingsbesidesclasses.Furthermore,studentswouldn’tforgetwhattheyhavelearnedandwillbemorefocusedontheirclasseswhentheyreturntoschooliftheirvacationtimeisdividedupthroughouttheyear.AndIalsothinkshortvacationsaresafeforstudentswhohaveatravelplan.SoIfindmanyadvantagesofshortvacationsparedwithalongerone.
