北京朗阁英语学校托福口语第一部分范例
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Describeyourfavoritebook.
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ThemosthelpfulbookformeisthefamousEnglishnovel“JaneEyre”writtenbyCharlotteBronte.TheheroinecalledJaneEyreisoutwardlyofpoorappearancebutplucky.ShepossesgreatcourageandindomitablespirittobattleagainstunfairfortuneasthegovernesstothedaughterofattractiveMr.Rochester.Itencouragespeopletochallengefateandtakeapositiveandindependentattitudetofightforfreedomandequality,thusallowingaccesstoourownhappiness.
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ThemostusefulbookformeistheEnglishdictionary.Firstly,manyEnglishwordshavemorethanonemeaningandalwaysconfuseme.Thedictionarycanhelpmegetoverbyofferingmanydetailedexplanationsandexamples.Inaddition,Icanalsolearnhowtoapplythenewwordsintowritingandspeakingbystudyingtheexamplesearnestly.Furthermore,Icanlearnalotofknowledgebesidenewwords.Forexample,itisverylikelythatagooddictionaryillustratesaspecificanimalorplantwithapicture.Thus,wegetmoreinformationoutofthedictionary.
Describeapaintingyouhaveseenbefore.Whydoyoulikeitordislikeit?
MyfavoritepaintingsareSunflowerspaintedbyVincentvanGogh.HepaintedtheseafterleavinghisnativeHollandforthesouthofFrancewiththedreamofstartinganartisticmunity.Themostfamousofallsunflowersinartholdattheirheartasimpleparableaboutthebrevityoflife;theyareatvaryingstagesinthelifecycle,fromwitheredandwiltingtovibrantfullbloom.
Describethemostimportantdecisionthatyoumadeinyourlife.
ThemostimportantdecisionthatIhaveevermadeiswhenIwas19yearsold,Ichosechemistryasmymajorinmycollege.It’sofgreatimportancebecauseitdetermineswhatIwilllearnandwhatIwilldothenextfouryears.Whatismore,itpartlydeterminesmyfuturecareerfortherestofmylife.Afterfouryearsofstudy,IthinkImadearightdecision.BecauseIdolikechemistryandhavelearnedalotofskills.Ialsohavelearnedhowtocreateanideaandimplementitinmystudyandscientificresearch,whichisanimportantabilityduringmylifetime.
Whatwillyoudotorelaxyourself?
Ialwaysprefertogotoacoffeehousewithmyfriendstorelaxmyself,becauseIlikethequietatmosphereandsoftmusicthere.Thereisonesuchcoffeehousenearmyuniversity.Sometimeswegotheretoenjoythedeliciouscoffeeandcookiesontheweekends,andallthethingsprovidedtherearenotveryexpansive.Wecanjustsitdownandshareourexperiencewitheachother.SoIthinkacoffeehouseisanidealplacetohaveagoodtimewithfriends.
Whatdoyouthinkstudentsshoulddoduringtheirvacations?
Studentsmighthavemanychoicestospendavacationaslongastheycanmakethevacationtimeinterestingorhelpful.Forexample,youcanvisityourfamiliesorfriends,gotoconcertsordomanyotherthingsforrelaxation.Youcanalsoplanatriptothecityorsomewhereyouarelongingfor,whichwillhelptobroadenyourviewandknowledge.Furthermore,youcanalsochoosetohaveavacationinternship,andtheexperiencewillincreaseyourieaswellasmakeyoufamiliarwiththesociety.Sothereisneverlackofchoices.
Whatkindsoffeaturesofcafesorrestaurantsdoyoulike?
Actually,whenIgotoarestaurantorcaféIonlycareaboutsomebasicfeatures.Firstofall,themostimportantthingIconcernwithisthesanitarycondition.It’sdirectlyrelatedtoconsumers’health.Youwillfeelufortabletositdowninadirtyhouseandusethedirtydishware.Inaddition,Ithinkagoodserviceisalsonecessary.Idon’twanttowaitforamealforalongtimeandthewaiter/waitressshouldn’tgiveyouacoldfaceatleast.Besides,thetasteoffoodsprovidedalsoplaysacrucialroleformetojudgearestaurantorcafé.
Describeanimpressivecelebrationormoment.
Themostmemorablemomentismygraduationdinnerpartywithallmyclassmates.Itwassuchaspecialdaythatfullofhappinessandsorrow.Wehadstudiedandlivedfor4yearsandthenwehadtosaygoodbyetoourfriends.Iwillneverforgetthedaywecriedtogetherandjointedinembrace.WeweregoingdifferentplacesofChinaandeventheworld,sowegavebestwishestoourdearfriends.Becausethedaymeanstheendofonepartofourlivesandembarksonourpromisingfuture.
Describeatraditionalfestival.
SpringFestivalmaybethemostimportantcelebrationinChina,whichsymbolizesthebeginningofanewyear.Itallowsustodepartfrombadluckandalldispleasuretogetherwiththepastaswellaslongforamuchbetterfuture.Inaddition,thefestivalprovidesallChinesepeopleintheworldanopportunitytogatherwithfamilyorfriends,enjoyingdeliciousfood,watchingTVcelebratingprograms,sharingexperienceinthepastyearandreceivingbestwishesfromeachotherandsoon.
Describethemostefficienttransportationinyourcountry.
Themostefficienttransportationinourcountryissubway.Firstofall,itcanbefreeoftrafficproblemsandmanyotherfactorsthatmayinfluencethenormaloperationoftransportation.Inaddition,itrunsmuchfasterthanbusorautomobileseveninrushhoursandwillneverstopforatrafficjam.Besides,thesubwaytrainsefrequentlyandpunctually,thusmakeiteasierforpassengerstomakeschedule.Alltheseadvantagesmakesubwaythemostefficienttransportation.
Describethemostimportantinventionin100years.
Themostimportantinventionintherecentcenturywoulddefinitelybetheinte,whichhaschangedourlifesotremendously.Firstofall,itmakestheworldwideconnectionpossiblesothatitcanhelphumanbeingstoworkmuchmoreconvenientlyandefficiently.Inaddition,ithasgreatlypromotedthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybyanumberofwebsitesanddatabasesofinformation.Besides,itcanprovidepeoplewithentertainment,suchaswatchingmovie,chattingroomandevenshopping.Sotheinteisreallyanamazinginvention.
Describeyourfavoriteplace.
MyfavoriteplaceistheLianfengMountainPark,whichlocatesinthesmallBeiDaihecity,abutonBohaiSea.Youcanenjoythefreshairamongthebrushytreesaswellasthebirds’singing.Moreamazingly,itdoesn’ttakelongtogototheseaside.Justimaginetheblueskyandoceantogetherwiththebeautifulsunshineonthebeach.Furthermore,Iliketocollectrainbowseashellsonthebeach.Moreimportantly,ontheseasideIhappenedtomakefriendswithaprettyandkindgirlwiththesamefavorforseashells.Shegavemesomeheart-shapedseashells,whichareveryunique,asaremembrance.Thetriptothesmallcityisreallyinterestingandmemorable.
Describeauniversity.
Ilikemyuniversity,Nanjinguniversity,whichlocatesinthecenterofNanjing.Wehavedormitories,teachingbuildingsandrefectoriesnamedbynumberandresearchbuildingsnamedbysubject.Soyoucaneasilyfindaspecificspot.Thereisalsoalargeplaygroundandgymwithanumberofexercisefacilities.Furthermore,ithasbeautifulsceneryinthecampus,andtherearelotsoftrees,flowersandgrasses,soyoucanenjoythefreshairandthebirds’singinginthemorning.
Describeyourfavoriteroom.
Myfavoriteroomismybedroom.It’snotverybigbutIcandomanythingsintheroom.Firstly,it’stheplaceIstudy,Ihaveabigbookshelfwithdifferenttypesofreadings,rangingfromscientificbookstoliteratureworks,newspaperstomagazines.Inaddition,mybedroomisalsotheplaceIrelaxandexercisemyselfindoor,Icanlistentothemusic,surftheinteanddoingsomeboxingtokeepfitandhealthy.Besides,theroomisdecoratedallbymyself,justthewayIlike.Somyfavoritebedroomgivesmealotoffun.
Whatdoyouthinkarethecharacteristicsofagoodteacher?
Agoodteachershouldbearmanyexcellentqualities.Firstofall,ateachershouldhaveoutstandingteachingabilityandanopenmind.Inotherwords,it’simportanttobegoodatencouragingstudentstothink,decideandattempt,andtheteachershouldbewillingtolearnandacceptnewthings.Furthermore,ateacherissupposedtobepatientandsinceretoallthestudentseventhoughtheymakemistakesinclass.Ateachershouldalsobeanhonestandhumbleperson,whoopenshearttosurroundingpeopleandneverrefusestoacknowledgehershorings,eventoherstudents.Thesequalitiescanmakeagoodteacher.
Whatdoyouthinkarethecharacteristicsofagoodfriend?
Goodfriendsshouldbearseveralqualities.Firstofall,afriendindeedisafriendinneed.Agoodfriendshouldbewillingtohelpyouwhenyouareintrouble,fortyouwhenyouarefrustrated.Furthermore,goodfriendsshouldalsobehonestpeople,whocanopenhearttoothersandneverrefusetoacknowledgetheirshorings.Ifeelfortableandsafetogetalongwiththesetypesoffriends,andtheycanalwaysoffertheiropinionsforyourgoods.SoIthinkfriendslikethisdeservetobecreditedasthegoodones.
Whatdoyouthinkarethecharacteristicsofagoodleader?
Agoodleadershouldbearsomenecessaryqualities.Firstofall,aleadershouldowntheabilityofteambuildingandhelpeachindividualintheteamtoperformtheirverybest.Inaddition,agoodleadershouldmasterimpressiveprofessionalknowledgeandskills,inordertodecidethedirectionofteamdevelopmentandhelpthesubordinatestosolvepracticalproblems.Furthermore,agoodleadershouldrespecttheworkandbewillingtoworkwithotherteammembers.Thesequalitiescanmakeagoodleader.
Describeachallengingexperience.
IoncehadatoughexperiencelastsemesterwhenIwasinvitedtoshowmydancewithmyfriendsinalarge-scalecelebrationevening.Itwaschallengingbecausewehadonlylessthantwoweeksforpreparation.Evenworse,itwastheendofthetermandwewereallbusywithourfinalexams.Insuchashorttime,asaleader,Iinvestigatednewdancingactionsaftermyworkduringthedaytimeandtaughtothermemberseverynight.Wetaughtandlearnedtogetherandencouragedeachotherwhenwewerefrustrated.Finally,wehadachievedafantasticperformance.
Describeanexperienceinwhichyouaskedforhelp.
AttheendoflastsemesterIhadatoughexperiencewhenIwasinvitedtoshowmydanceinalarge-scalecelebrationevening,IhadlessthantwoweeksforpreparationandIwassobusywithmyfinalexams.Itoldmydilemmatooneofmyfriendswhoisalsogoodatdancingandhasrelativelymoresparetime.Heaskedmenottobegloomyandpromisedtoinvestigatethedancingactionsinsteadofme.Helearnednewdancingactionsduringthedaytimeandtaughtmeeverynight.ItdidsavemealotoftimeandIsuccessfullyaplishedboththeperformanceandexams.
