托福口语TPO1解析
托福TPO1-54独立口语答案示例
TPO全54套+ 4套extra practice独立口语答案示例TPO 11.Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason. Explain whythe book was important to you. Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.I would like to talk about the book called the Five People You Meet in Heaven. The book mainly talks about a story of a dead guy. After he went to heaven, he met five people, who he thought was perfect strangers and didn’t have any relationship with each other. However, it turned out that the events that had happened on these people were all connected in some way, which finally led to his death. The story is quite thought-provoking, at least for me. I believe that the little things that happen in our daily life are not isolated, but connected in some subtle manner. Now I am never easily frustrated by setbacks in my life since I know that the so-called “bad things” may eventually lead to a great ending.2.Some people believe that television has had a positive influence on society. Othersbelieve that it has had a negative influence on society. Which do you agree with and why?Use details and examples to explain your opinion.Generally speaking, I believe that the benefits brought about by TV far outweigh the negative consequences. It has permeated into our daily life for such a long time that watching TV together has become a way to strengthen the bond within the family. Every night after meal, the family members would sit in front of the TV, watching shows while chatting about the things that happen during the day. It doesn’t matter which programs are on, as long as everyone is present. Besides, TV provides a relief zone for most of us. Sometimes my parents feel stressed out after a whole day’s work, and I also have to deal with endless assignments. Watching TV lets us relax and unwind.TPO 21.Choose a place you go to often that is important to you and explain why it is important.Please use specific details in your explanation.In spare time, I often go to a book store called Librairie Avant-Garde. It is probably one of the most popular stores in my hometown, especially since the New York Times listed it as the most beautiful book store in Nanjing. I like there because it is my relief zone. The atmosphere is quite refreshing. I enjoy reading under the golden dim light with the rich aroma of coffee around and soft melody in the air. Even simply sitting there enables me to get away from all the troubles. Besides, I’ve met many amazing people there, who have similar interests with me. Sometimes we discuss about the books. We are particularly fond of books about traveling and even plan to have a self-organized trip together. Isn’t it wonderful?2.Some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in order to geta broad education. Others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have adeeper understanding of that area. Which approach to course selection do you think is better for students and why?I prefer to take a variety of courses in different areas. I’m curious about everything which is strange to me and more than willing to take courses about them. I don’t need much professional information, just some introduction to various areas so that I would know which fields deserve my further attention. I’ve taken a broad range of courses in school, such as literature, history, psychology, to name a few. I’m surprised to realize that I’m quite talented in many of them and have decided to deepen my understanding in relevant fields. Besides, I don’t like focusing on one single subject. Even though I may become an expert in that area, I would be rather poor in others and that lets me feel insecure.TPO 31.What characteristics do you think make someone a good parent? Explain why thesecharacteristics are important to you.First of all, a good parent needs to respect me, like, never compare me with others since this would hurt my feelings. I’ve watched some parents doing this in front of me, and the poor kids seemed rather embarrassed. What’s more, I hope they would stand in my shoes, especially when I don’t do a good job. We have lots of exams at school and sometimes I fail them. I’m quite lucky in that my parents are not those people who just focus on the results and scold kids for poor scores. Rather, they care more about the efforts I’ve paid and how much progress I’ve made. And during those hard times, we would discuss my situation together, trying to figure out the problems I face. That’s what wonderful parents are like.2.Some students prefer to work on class assignments by themselves. Others believe it isbetter to work in a group. Which do you prefer? Explain why.I prefer to join a study group when working on assignments. I have to admit that I’m not self-motivated. When left alone, I often find myself distracted by snacks, music or computer games.I mean, it’s as if those things were calling out to me. In contrast, in a study group, I’d focus on the assignments since when everyone else is studying, I cannot be the only one goofing around. Besides, the whole group can do some brain-storming, which boosts efficiency. You know, we put our heads together, and each one contributes some inspiring thoughts. Of course, I could finish the tasks on my own; but I may see only part of the picture. Working in a group allows us to get a more comprehensive idea.TPO41.What do you miss most about your home when you are away? Use specific details inyour explanation.I miss my ukulele most when I’m away from home.It’s a gift I bought for myself. Actually, I’ve always wanted to learn Guitar, but since it’s too big for me, I had to drop the idea. And the whole thing came to a dead–end until I saw a ukulele. It’s small and only has four strings, which makes it relatively easier to learn. I’ve played it every day since I got it home and after a year all so, I could play it without thinking. Once I traveled abroad for half a month, during which I had to endure the separation with it. It was like part of my life was missing. Although I had a great time there, I was pretty sure it would have been even better if I had had my ukulele at hand. I’d like to bring it wherever I go in the future.2.Many universities now offer academic courses over the Internet. However, some peoplestill prefer learning in traditional classrooms. Which do you think is better? Explain why. I’m all for traditional classrooms. It is true that on-line courses have made it convenient for us to take various courses offered at home and abroad, but they cannot provide the learning atmosphere. When studying in the classroom, I have my classmates and professor around. If I have any questions, I simply raise my hand and speak them out. Then we would discuss about it. All these activities, which are absent from on-line courses, help to deepen our understanding. Besides, I don’t think the on-line communication can replace face-to-face conversation. When talking in person, we use body language to better illustrate our points, which also offers the feeling of personal connection. And I think the learning process would be more efficient if it takes place in such a manner.TPO51.Talk about a place you enjoyed going to or visiting when you were a child. Describe theplace. Explain why you enjoyed it.When I was a kid, I liked going to the shopping center in the downtown with my parents. At that t ime, I didn’t know anything about picking up clothes or haggling with the sales person and a ll I did was following my parents’ steps and singing or mumbling about something. Yet the sales person seemed to like me a lot. They usually smiled at me or even went out from their store to give me candies. I always went back home with several candies in the hand. I guess you can see why I liked that place. Moreover, the shopping center had one whole floor devoted to toys. There are toy cars, transformers, dolls, you name it. And there was a little food-stand in the corner where I could get spun sugar. The center was my paradise back then.2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?It is more important to study math or science than it is to study art or literature. Well, I don’t think learning math or science is more important than learning art or literature. Art and literature are important, both for our society and the individuals. For example, the Palace museum, which houses countless art works, attracts thousands of tourists every day, which helps to boost the economy. And people usually get refreshed after appreciating art works. Besides, I don’t think it’s reasonable to compare the importance of courses in this way. What I mean is, courses such as science and art are all critical to students. Everyone has his own gift and we need to put our talents into full play, no matter in which field. Even if we are not art material, it doesn’t mean that we should not learn it since the courses can introduce us to another world and it’s always good to expand our vision.TPO61.Talk about a photograph or painting you have seen that was memorable. Explain whatyou liked or disliked about it.The painting that impresses me the most is Mona Lisa. And I’m not talking about how amazing her smile is. I saw it first in the textbook of my primary school. To tell you the truth, the smile scared me. I didn’t know why but as a kid, I tried to avoid eye contact with the woman in the painting. Now several years have passed yet I still feel strange whenever I see it. However, I do not want to deny the wonderfulness of that painting. For me, the most interesting thing is the controversy it has raised. People keep wondering about the background of the woman, some say she iss a merchant’s wife, others believe that she is actually Da Vinci himself. Recently, rumor has it that she is a slave from China. I’m often a ttracted to this kind of mysteries.2.Some people have one career throughout their lives. Other people do different kinds ofwork at different points in their lives. Which do you think is better? Explain why.I prefer to commit to one career all my life. I believe that anything worth doing worth doing well. And once I start my career, I want to reach the top, which may take decades but it’s worth it. Yet if I try different kinds of work, I may only scratch the surface. My older sister works in the Public Relation field. At first, she thought that the work was quite exciting since she got to meet many celebrities; then she realized that it was also challenging as she had to stay up late trying to come up with some novel ideas and prepare for presentations. In fact, her understanding of the PR field deepens as time goes by and till today, after more than ten years working there, she still believes that there are lots of things she could learn. I enjoy this feeling. It’s like peeling the onion and trying to see the core. It’s exciting.TPO71.If friends from another country were going to spend time in your country, what city orplace would you suggest they visit?I would recommend my hometown, Nanjing, which is the capital of thirteen dynasties in history. It offers a rich historical atmosphere. Tourists usually visit such places as the Confucius Temple or the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. Of course, these time-honored places are wonderful, yet I prefer the city walls from the Ming Dynasty, which is over 600 years old and tells much about the history over the years. Besides, the local delicacy is ama zing. I’m not a hardcore foodie but still cannot resist the mouth-watering snacks such as noodle salad, the rice pudding with eight treasures, and the famous duck soup, which is considered a must-try for any tourists from home and abroad. In my mind, Nanjing is a place that embraces various elements in a harmonious manner. It has something for everybody. I’m sure people would have a great time here.2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?Learning through online courses is more effective than learning in the traditional classroom setting.I don’t think online courses are more effective than traditional ones. It is true that on-line courses have made it convenient for us to take various courses at home and abroad, but they cannot provide a proper learning atmosphere. When studying in classrooms, I have my classmates and professor around. If I have any questions, I’d simply raise my hand and speak them out, then my classmates and professors would discuss about it or have a little debate. All these activities, which are absent from on-line courses, help deepen our understanding. Besides, I don’t think the on-line communication can replace face-to-face conversation. When talking in person, we could see each other’s facial expression, hear their voice. It’s just more natural. Of course I can chat with others on line, b ut the feeling is different and I don’t like taking courses in this way.TPO81.Describe about a time a friend or a family member helped you in the past. Describe howthe person helped you then explain why this was important to you.During my first two years in the university, I got into depression because of some family issues. Those were really hard times since I lost interest in almost everything and felt down in the dumps day and night. Fortunately, I still had the willingness to pull myself together. Since I couldn’t fight this battle on my own, I turned to a friend for help. She called me every day, chatting with me. When I locked myself at home, she would come to my place and dragged me out for she believed that outdoor activities would do good to me. Gradually, I came out of the isolation and we somehow developed an interest in playing ukulele. It was not that difficult but still need our focus; also, puzzles worked well for me since it would fully occupied my attention. After nearly half a year, I cracked the depression and were once again able to enjoy things happening around me. Looking back, I feel deeply grateful to that girl. Had it not been for her company, I would not have bounced back.2.Some people enjoy taking risk and trying new things, others are not adventurous, theyare cautious and try to avoid danger. Which behavior do you think is better? Explain why.I prefer to take risks since it would introduce me to some new things, which may turn out to be pretty interesting. On the contrary, if I always choose the conservative way, I may miss out on many amazing experience. Once when hiking in a mountain, I came to a cross road. Normally I would take the left path but on that day, I was caught by a whim and picked the right one, which was totally strange to me. On the way, I met a bunch of people. We hit it off immediately and ended up having a BBQ on the mountain top. That was wonderful. Besides, taking risks makes me feel excited, like an adventurous explorer, and even if I fail in the end, I won’t feel regretful or frustrated since it’s my first time and rookie mistakes are inevitable.TPO91.Talk about an important experience that you recently had. Describe what happened andexplain why it was important to you.Last Saturday, I happened to read an article on the Internet, summoning the public to donate clothes to kids living in the mountain area. It was quite a coincidence since the other day when I was sorting my stuff at home, I found out lots of outgrown clothes, which were still in good condition. The article has given me an inspiration. First, I re-posted the article. Then, I assembled several friends to do a presentation in our class, during which we asked our classmates to not only give out their clean clothes and stationary but also engage the efforts of people around them. In this way, we have called on collective efforts to help those poor kids. That experience means a lot to me for it’s the first time that I organized an activity to do something for others. I feel proud of myself.2.Some people think that family members are the most important influence on youngadults; others believe that friends are the most important influence. Which do you agree with? Explain why.From my perspective, family members have more influence on young adults than friends do. Since we spend most of our time together, families have a subtle effect on us, which would shape our behavior and personality in an unconscious way. I picked up my father’s way of walk when I was a kid and have remained that style till today; and people always say that the way I talk reminds them of my Mum, despite the fact that I’ve never tried to imitate her. What’s more, although I’ve heard about peer pressure, I still believe that we want to live up to the expectations of our parents rather than our friends’. As I grew up, I’ve changed several schools and as a result, friends come and go, but parents have been there all the time. I do not want to let them down. I guess their hopes for me have been the driving force that encourages me to move forward and makes me the person I am today.TPO101.Talk about a time when you accomplished something you did not think you could do.What did you accomplish? Why did you think you could not do it?Last month, my parents went to Spain for a business trip. So I had to take care of myself during the next week. At first, I didn’t think that was a big deal until it occurred to me that I had to cook for seven days. Before that, I hadn’t even boiled an egg, let alone preparing a meal. Well, they said I could order some take-out or call my Aunt to come, but I didn’t want a baby-sitter, so I decided to push myself. Every morning, I went to the market nearby to get the materials I need. Then after school, I spent some time in the kitchen. The first time I spent almost an hour there, only to turn it into a total mess. So I ended up eating instant noodle that day. But I got interested in the stuff and gradually, everything got on the right track. When my parents went back home a week later, they were surprised to see me pigging out on the food I cooked. Now I believe that if we challenge ourselves, we may realize that the so-called “limitation” is just another thing to crack.2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use details and examples toexplain your answer.All children should be required to learn a second language in school.Generally speaking, I think it necessary to ask all children to learn a second language in school. As cultural and economic exchanges among different countries become more frequent, mastering a second language has gone from being an advantage to a must. In the past, job requirements usually did not mention the ability to speak a foreign language; but today, it has become a threshold of most companies; and we can imagine that in the near future, knowing another language besides mother tongue would be a normal thing. What’s more, the relevant courses offered in school are well-organized, which include classes, assignments, and tests; and children may not be willing to learn a second language unless the schools require them to do so. A t first, kids may not like it, but it’s good for them in the long run.TPO111.Talk about an interesting book you have read. Explain why you thought the book wasinteresting.I’d like to talk about the Book Thief. Actually, I saw the movie first, which attracted me immediately. Then I bought the book and couldn’t stop reading it after finishing the first page. The character I love the most is Hans, who is Liesel’s adopted father. In the story, he has been nothing but loving and caring. It is him who has taught Liesel how to read, and it is him who has stayed by Liesel’s bed when she was too scared to sleep. When he was enlisted by the army and sent to the war, I was deeply worried; and when he finally went back home, I cried my eyes out. I guess he reminds me of my late grandpa. Apart from Hans, the Book Thief has other interesting characters, such as a kid called Rudy, who has a crush on Liesel and has always been there for her. I can’t say whether the story is a tragedy or not, since many of them died in the end, but the girl has lived a happy life after that. It’s a story worth reading over and over again.2.Some people think that children should be allowed to watch whatever televisionprograms they choose to. Others think that parents should exercise control over the television programs their children watch. Which do you agree with? Explain why.I think parents should have some control over the TV programs watched by their children. Despite the government’s censorship system, there are still some programs which may have a negative influence on kids. For example, several months ago, a primary school kid tied his friend to a branch on the tree and tried to roast him. When I first read it, I thought it was a bad joke made by the newspaper, yet it turned out that it was true and the kid was trying to imitate a scene in a cartoon! That’s ridiculous! If parents had got involved in choosing the TV programs, this kind of tragedy wouldn’t have happened.Besides, parents have the responsibility to screen the shows for their children, so that kids won’t watch some violent or provocative programs. They may pick something which is both entertaining and instructive, like the Sesame Street, or the Myth Busters; kids would have a good time watching them.TPO121.What is the most efficient type of transportation in your country? Explain why you thinkit is efficient. Include specific reasons or examples.I think subway offers the most efficient way to get around in my country. Thanks to the social development, today, the subway network covers the whole city and even reaches to the suburbs, which has made it really convenient for us to get around. Two years ago, it took me nearly an hour to go to school by bike; yet these days, my school is only twenty-minute away. That’s great. Moreover, unlike bus or taxi, which may get stuck on the road, subway never has to worry about traffic congestion. It usually takes two minutes to get from one stop to the next. As a result, many people choose to go to work in this way, especially during the rush hours.2.Some people believe it’s essential for a person’s education to learn to play a musicalinstrument. Others don’t believe music e ducation is important. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.I think music education, such as learning to play a musical instrument, is beneficial for us. It helps to shape our personality. At least I myself became more patient and persistent while learning to play the piano. When I started learning it, I was quite excited. Yet the first several months turned out to be rather frustrating. Instead of playing out beautiful melodies, I had to spend nearly 4 hours a day practicing basic skills. I had thought about giving up several times, yet the dream of performing in my own concert has driven me to continue. Gradually, I’ve become more persistent and patient. Later in my study, whenever I got stuck in some problems, I could keep concentrating on them till I figure them out. That’s what learning to play the piano has taught me, and it’s a quality that has helped me a lot in other matters.TPO131.Talk about a game, sport, or other group activity that is played in your country. Explainwhy you think the activity is enjoyable.People in my country enjoy go hiking in the mountains. This shows the growing importance people have put on daily exercise. Nowadays, lots of young people have to work under heavy pressure; as a result, they only have time to grab a bite during lunch or dinner and often feel stressed out at the end of the day. Fortunately, more and more people have realized the importance of good health and are willing to squeeze some time out of their tight schedule for exercise. Besides, hiking in the mountain can be a way to socialize. When relaxed, people tend to be much nicer; also, since they have a similar hobby, it’s much easier for them to find something to talk about. Once on the road I met a bunch of travelers. We hit it off immediately and ended up having a BBQ on the top. That’s wonderful.2.When looking for information for a research project, some students prefer to get theirinformation mainly from the Internet. Others prefer to mainly use printed materials such as books and academic journals. Which do you prefer and why?I prefer to search for information from the Internet. There is a sea of information there. When working on research project, I need to get as much information as possible so that I could see the whole picture. Internet has everything, which we have easy access to. All I need to do is to type the key words in the search engine and single out the things needed. If I turn to the printed materials, it may take me ages to get what I want. Furthermore, the information on the Internet is in various forms, not only texts, but also videos. I watch the public courses regularly, some of which have offered me much inspiration; the TED is also terrific; although I may get the printed version of some lectures, they are not as up-to-date as those in the video version.TPO141.People enjoy reading many different types of books such as mystery, biography,romance, etc. Of all the different types of books that there are, what type do you most enjoy? Explain why.I like biography the most. In fact, I’m not a big fan of mystery or romance since most of the plot is fabricated. I’d rather trust my imagination and make up stories on my own. In contrast, biography offers facts about people and events, which enriches my knowledge in various fields. Recently, I’ve read the stor ies of Winston Churchill and Coco Chanel. They are not only inspiring, but also have introduced me to the whole new world of fashion and politics. Besides, through reading several biographies of the same person, I would get different perspectives. For example, many people have written books about Caocao, a politician and poet living nearly two thousand years ago. Some say that he is brave and wise, while others believe that he is cruel and treacherous. I think there is truth on both sides. I enjoy taking in various opinions about the same thing and t hat’s why biography appeals to me.2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?One of the best ways to learn is by making mistakes.I agree that one can learn a lot through the mistakes he/she makes. Through trails and failures, we may know our strengths and weaknesses. Once I heard a speech, which has inspired me a lot. The speaker have pushed himself to go for various goals in the past, though he failed in many of them, he did not feel regretful since at least they taught him what he was not suitable for. I think that’s quite smart. Besides, some people may say that making mistakes hurt their confidence, which hinders their further development. Well, that’s not the case with me. As Stev e Jobs once said, “Failure is an option, but fear is not.” I enjoy challenging myself. Making mistakes won’t let me doubt myself; rather, it leaves a deep impression on me, which has far more influence on me than the suggestions given by others.TPO151.People make friends in many different ways. What do you think is a good way to makenew friends? Use specific details and examples in your response.A think one of the effective ways to make new friends is through doing some leisure time activities together, such as playing cards. When feeling relaxed, people tend to be nicer and are more willing to open themselves to others. In fact, I’ve made many friends on this kind of occasion. The atmosphere is great. We chat with each other about everything and gradually, friendship develops. Moreover, I believe we could learn about people’s personality by playing cards with them. For example, my father often bluffs about how great his cards are, yet my sister thinks it’s chea ting. What about my brother? Well, sometimes he is a sore loser, so we make sure that he wins once in a while. I guess you can tell a lot about a person by doing some leisure activities with them. And that’s a great way to make new friends.2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?It is important to remember and learn from the past.Use details and examples to explain your opinion.Surely I believe that remembering and learning from the past is of great importance. Since history tends to repeat itself, it not only bridges the past with the present, but also guides our course into the future. By learning from the past, we may avoid some mistakes or reach our goals in more efficient ways. For example, nowadays, many people are learning the Art of Wars, a book written by a famous military leader in ancient China. In this book, he shared thirty six brilliant tactics and strategies used in the battle. Today, people around the world try to apply those strategies to business and political fields. Indeed, many successful companies have used some strategies in their negotiation and marketing process, which enables them to have an edge over their competitors. With more and more people realizing the importance of history, I’m sure we would benefit more from it.。
托福TPO1口语task6范文(题目答案解析)
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托福TPO1 口语task6 题目Listening Part:Now listen to part of a lecture in a psychology class. The professor is discussing the mathematical capabilities of babies.(female professor)Scientists have learned some interesting things about the intellectual abilities of babies. They say there at babies as young as five months old can do basic arithmetic, that they can add. Scientists think babies know one plus one equals two and not one. The evidence is indirect because obviously you can -month old b abyatskaridvepsome numbers for you.So they devised an experiment where, um, in this experiment a baby is shown a doll on a table. Ok, so the baby looks at the doll. Then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, so now the doll is hidden behind the screen. But the baby has already seen the doll and, so, knows it ' s there. Well, then the researcher takes a secoynd doll and ver obviously places it behind the screen with the first one. Ok, so now you have two dolls behind the screen, right?Well, no, cause what the researcher did was they secretly took away one of the dolls. And then when they raised the screen back up, the baby, well, it expects to see two dolls, right? But there ' s only one there! And guess what? T surprised! It expects two but it only sees one. How could the researchers tell that the baby surprised? Well, they recorded the baby ' s eye movemenlamera. And we know that when a baby is surprised by something, a loud noise or an unexpected flash of light maybe, it stares at where the noise or light is coming from. And that 'the experiment did. They stared, cause the babies know if you add one doll and one doll, you should have two dolls. So when it sees one doll, then it stares because it ' s surprised.托福TPO1 口语task6 题目Question:Using the research described by the professor, explain what scientists have learned about the mathematical abilities of babies.托福TPO1 口语task6答案解析：1. Listening keys(1.1) Main idea: Babies as young as five month old can do basic math(1.2) Example (study)(1.2.1) A baby is shown a doll on a table(1.2.2) A screen is lowered between the baby and the doll(1.2.3) A second doll is very obviously placed behind the screen(1.2.4) One of the dolls is secretly taken away(1.2.5) Screen is raised back up(1.2.6) Baby is surprised to see one doll, because it ' s expecting to see two(1.2.7) We know it ' s surprised because it stared(1.2.8) When a baby is surprised, it would stare托福TPO1 口语task6范文：Research suggests that babies as young as five month old can do some basic math. The professor gives us a study to confirm the suggestion is true. In the study, a baby is shown a doll on a table. Then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, and puts a second doll behind the screen. But at the same time, they secretly take away one doll. When the screen is raised back up, the baby ' s surprised to see only one doll on the table instead of two. Theresearchers know it ' s surprised, because babies stare when surprised. This ist h ewconfirmed that a babies know one plus one equals two, not one.上述就是小编为同学们介绍的托福TPO1 口语task6范文(题目+答案解析)。
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托福TPO1听力Conversation1文本Student: Hi, um…, I really hope you can help me.Librarian: That’s why I’m here. What can I do for you?Student: I’m supposed to do a literature review for my psychology course, but um… having a hard time finding articles.I don’t even know where to start looking.Librarian: You said this is for your psychology course, right? So your focus is on …Student: Dream Interpretation.Librarian: Well, you have a focus, so that’s already a good start. Hmmm… well, there’re a few things… oh wait… have you checked to see if your professor put any material for you to look at on reserve?Student: Aha, that’s one thing I did know to do. I just copied an article, but I still need three more on my topic from three different journals.Librarian: Let’s get you going on looking for those then. We have printed versions of twenty or so psychology journals in the Reference Section. These are the ones published within the last year. Then I think about it… there’s a journal named Sleep and Dream.Student: Oh, yeah, the article I just copied is from that journal, so I’ve got to look at other source s.Librarian: Ok, actually, most of our materials are available electronically now. You can access psychology databases or electronic journals and articles through the library’s computers,and if you want to search by title with the word ‘dream’ for exampl e, just type it in and all the articles with ‘dream’ in the title will come up on the screen.Student: Cool, that’s great! Too bad I cannot do this from home.Librarian: But you can. All of the library's databases and electronic sources can be accessed through any computer connected to the university network.Student: Really, I can’t believe I didn’t know that. It still sounds like it’sgoing to take a while though, you know, going through all of that information, all of those sources.Librarian: Maybe, but you already narrow your search down to articles on Dream Interpretation, so it shouldn’t be too bad. And you probably notice that there’s an abstract or summary at the top of the first page of the article you copied. When you go into the databases and electronic sources, you have the option to display the abstracts on the computer screen, skimming those to decide whether or not you want to read the whole article should cut down some time.Student: Right, abstracts! They’ll definitely make the project more doable. I guess I should try out the electronic search while I’m still here then, you know, just in case.Librarian: Sure, er… that computer’s free over there, and I’ll be here till five this afternoon.Student: Thanks, I feel a lot better about this assignment now.托福TPO1听力Conversation1题目1.Why does the student go to see the librarian?a) To sign up for a seminar on using electronic sources for researchb) To report that a journal is missing from the reference areac) To find out the procedure for checking out journal articlesd) To ask about how to look for resources for a class paper2.What does the librarian say about the availability of journals and articles in the library?a) They are not easy to find if a professor put them on reserve.b) Most of them are accessible in an electronic format.c) Most of them can be checked out for three weeks.d) Printed versions from the past three years are located in the reference section.3.What does the librarian suggest the student should do to save time?。
托福口语第1题万能理由总结
task1 N选一1 Describe one difficulty you have encountered and how you overcome it. Include reasons and details to support your response.1 difficultyPersonally, I would like to say that the huge difficulty I have encountered is English listening.As it is known, in China, we don’t have enough opportunities to communicate in English. I took two steps to overcome the difficulty. The first step I wanna say is dictation. In this way, I can increase my temporary memory and learn some new words. The second step is reading following the tape, by doing this, I can imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation.The third step is talking with my foreign teachers, so I can practice my spoken English and thus improve my listening ability.2 Choose a school which is very impressive to you and explain why it is impressive to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Personally, I would like to say that the school which is very impressive to me is Beijing University. It is one of the most famous universities in China. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it’s beautiful, when I’m free, I can walk in the woods, smell the grass and flowers, listen to the birds singing, all of these make me feel relaxed. The second reason is there are a lot of foreigners, so I can make friends with them, we can have a get together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, all of there make my life funny. So that’s why Beijing University is the very impressive to me.3 Describe an important thing you miss most when you are away from home. Explain why. Include reasons and details to support your responsePersonally, I would like to say that the important thing I miss most when I’m away from home is the book “the lord of the rings”. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I could learn a lot of English vocabularies and sentence structures from it, which are very useful in my preparation of GRE, thus I can save a lot of energy. The second reason is it would encourage me when I feel depressed and wanna give up, I want to be the hero in the story to reach the final destination by great efforts.So that’s why I miss the book “the lord of the rings” most when I’m away from home.4 Choose one of the following work of art and explain why you like it most: song, poem, and painting. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Personally, I would like to say that I like magazine most. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is there are a lot of funny stories in the magazine, so I can learn a lot of jokes and share them with my friends, which can improve my interpersonal and communication skills. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for magazines, and we can have a get-together. We talk, we laugh, we discuss, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s why I like magazines most.5 Choose one of the following work of art and explain why you like it most: comedy, stage play, and musical play. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Personally, I would like to say that I like comedy most. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can learn a lot of jokes from the comedy and share them with my friends, which can improve my interpersonal and communication skills. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for comedy, and we can have a get-together. We talk, we laugh, we discuss, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s why I like comedy most.6 Choose a park or public area that you often go to and explain why it is important. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Personally, I would like to say that the public place I often go to is Shanghai beach beside my school. It is very famous in my country. There are a couple of reasons to name.The first reason I wanna say is beach is a wonderful place for sport lovers like me because I can enjoy jogging, swimming, fishing, and playing volleyball on the beautiful beach, thus I can improve my health condition and prepare myself for physical challenge in the future. The second reason is I can have all kinds of delicious seafood, such as lobsters, crabs and various fishes, it’s so fascinating. So that’s why I often go to Shanghai beach beside my school.7 Describe the most enjoyable event in your childhood. Explain why it was memorable to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response同68 Describe a book that is the most useful to you. Explain why this book is so useful. Include details and examples in your explanation.Personally, I would like to say that the book I think is interesting is the Lord of the Rings. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I could learn a lot of English vocabularies and sentence structures from it, which are very useful in my preparation of GRE. The second reason is it would courage me when I feel depressed and wanna give up, I want to be the hero in the story to reach the final destination by great efforts.So that’s why I think the lord of the ring is interesting.9 Describe the most efficient transportation in your country. Explain why. Include details and examples in your explanation.Personally, I would like to say that the most efficient transportation in my country is the train. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is its high speed, It moves much faster than those buses and taxis, because it doesn’t have any traffic jams in rush hours.The second reason is the low price, compared to other means of transportation, trains charges much less and the price is reasonable for most of the citizens. So that’s why I think trains are the most efficient transportation in my country.(h e subway system often covers the most important blocks and areas of each city so it’s very convenient for people to travel from one place to another.)10 a valuable thing 同311 characteristics of a good friendPersonally, I would like to say that a good friend should have the following characteristics at least. The first characteristic I wanna say is that he should be talkative, in this way, I would not feel lonely and have the chance to improve my interpersonal and communication skills which are very important in my future career. The second characteristic is he should be obliging,when I have difficulty, he will help me deal with it; when I feel depressed and wanna give up, he will stay with me and encourage me. So that’s the characteristics a good friend should have.(Intelligent. When we encounter some problems, he or she has the capacity to deal with them, careful enough to analyze the proposals and decisive enough to make the final decision. a good partner should be cooperative. That means he or she has a strong team spirit. To reach the same goal, friends must be working together and working toward the same goal.)12 a kind of movie I enjoy most 同513 greatest achievementPersonally, I would like to say that my greatest achievement is that I improved my English listening greatly.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is in this way, I could make friends with foreigners, and we can have a get-together, we talk, we laugh, we discuss and all these make my life funny. The second reason is by doing this, I learned the importance of friends, and when I had difficulty, my friends would help you to deal with it, when I felt depressed wannaed give up, my friends would stay with me and encourage me.So that’s why I think mproving my English listening greatly is my greatest achievement14 a challenging experience 同115 the most important gift, 同816 the most important inventionPersonally, I would like to say that the most important invention in the past 100 years is Internet. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can get the information immediately, through internet, I can find the information in a second, but it takes me several days to find the information through books. The second reason is it is convenient for us to communicate with each other, for example, we can talk with American friends through MSN without going there directly.So that’s why I believe the most important invention in the past 100 years is Internet.17 qualities of a good team memberPersonally, I would like to say that a good team member should have the following characteristics at least. The first characteristic I wanna say is he should be intelligent, When we encounter some problems, he has the ability to deal with them, he is careful enough to analyze the plans and decisive enough to make the final decision. The second characteristic is he should be cooperative. That means he has a strong team spirit. To reach the same goal, team members must be working together and working toward the same goal. That’s the qualities I think a good team member should have.18 mountain forest beach desert 同619 a situation in which you asked for helpPersonally, I would like to say that the situation in which I asked someone else for help is the process of learning English listening. As you know, in China we don’t have enough opportunities to communicate in English.My English teacher gave me two suggestions. Firstly, dictation. In this way, I can increase my temporary memory and learn some new words. Secondly, reading following the tape, by doing this, I can imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation. Thus, I improved my English listening greatly.20 transportation you enjoy most 同921 new skillPersonally, I would like to say that new skill I wanna learn is painting.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is painting can help me to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country, thus i can focus on my study and work.. The second reason is it can help me to relax and relieve the pressure from work and study and improve my health condition, thus I can better focus on my study. So that’s why I wanna learn to painting.22 favorite style of clothingPersonally, I would like to say that my favorite style of clothing is the sportswear. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it is convenient for me to do exercise, it can protect me from injuries and thus help me to make a good achievement. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for sportswear, and we can have a get- together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny.So that’s why I like sportswear most.23 computer, television, telephone 同1624 a piece of good news 同625 a person I would love talking withPersonally, I would like to say that the person whom I’d love talking with is my brother.Heis tall, a little fat but masculine. I like talking with him because of his characteristics. Firstly, He’s a prestigious doctor in my country, but he never makes a show, he taught me people should be modest.Secondly,he’s very generous to lend money to some poor patients, He taught me that you don't do kindness just to gain favor, but what your true nature expects you to do. So that’s why I would like to talk with him.26 a popular sportPersonally, I would like to say that the popular sport in my country is pingpong. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it is the relaxation of the game. I mean, play ping pong, take a shower and have a rest. All of these can help us relax and relieve the pressure from work and study. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for pingpong, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make our life funny So that’s why ping pong is the popular sport in China.27 a leisure activity 同2628 a subject you have never had the opportunityPersonally, I would like to say that I would choose calligraphy if I could study a subject. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is the learning process could help me to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of the country. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for calligraphy, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s why I choose calligraphy.29 ways in which I may live in five yearsPersonally, I would like to say that I the way in which I may live in five years is living on the beach, and there are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is beach is a wonderful place for sport lovers like me because I can enjoy jogging, swimming, fishing, and playing volleyball on the beautiful beach. The second reason is I can have all kinds of delicious seafood, such as lobsters, crabs and various fishes, it’s so fascinating. So that’s why I think the way in which I may live in five years is living on the beaches30 most enjoyable and particular day 同631 place where I do outdoor sports同632 social or political eventPersonally, I’m gonna talk about Spring Festival, it is the most important traditional festival in China. In the daytime, people fire the firecrackers which represent a new beginning and bring luck to the family. Then the family will visit their neighbors in new clothes and children will get some lucky money. In the evening, all the family members will stay at home, they make dumplings together which are the traditional Chinese food, theywill fire the firecrackers again to celebrate this moment, at 8 o’clock, everyone will get together to watch TV and talk with each other happily.33 enjoyable event in my school 同2634 characteristic of a housePersonally, I would like to say that the most important characteristic of a house is tranquility.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is when I’m free, I can stay in front of the window, smell the grass and flowers and listen to the birds singing, all of these help me relax and relieve the pressure from work and study. The second reason is I can focus on my book, that means I can spend little time, but attain more knowledge.So that’s why I think tranquility is the most important characteristic of a house.35 advicePersonally, I would like to say that when I had difficulty in improving my English listening, my English teacher gave me two suggestions. There are a couple of reasons to name. Firstly, dictation, In this way, I could increase my temporary memory and learn some new words. Secondly, reading following the tape, by doing this, I could imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation. So, because of these suggestions, I improved my English listening quickly.36 a person who influenced your life 同2537 a person to whom you turn for advice同2538 future goalPersonally, I would like to say that one of my future goals is to become a journalist. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can travel to a lot of countries and visit a lot of places of interests in the world, such as Statue of Liberty in America. The second reason is I have taken four years’ journalism education and being a journalist can help me to apply what I have learned into job.So that’s why I want to become a journalist in future.*39 Features of café or restaurant you like.Personally, I would like to say that the restaurant or caféshould have the following features at least. The first feature I wanna say is the scenery from its window is beautiful, so I can smell the flowers and the grass, listen to the birds singing, and all of these can help me relax and relieve the pressure from word and study. The second reason is it should be filled with my favorite flowers- carnations, which represent the love and best wishes for my parents and friends.So that’s why I*40 Chinese foodPersonally, I would like to prepare Chinese food for the foreign friend. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is Chinese food is deliciousand nutritious, such as spicy chicken and hot fish, which contain a lot of body- building nutrition and vitamins, and thus it can improve the health condition and prepare themselves for physical challenge in the future.The second reason is Chinese food represents Chinese traditional culture, it can help the foreign friend refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country.So that’s why I would like to prepare Chinese food for the foreign friend.模板：Personally, I would like to say that a There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is a The second reason is a So that’s why I描述人：Personally, I would like to say that the famous person I admire most is my brother. He is tall, a little fat but masculine.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is h e’s a prestigious doctor in my city, but he never makes a show (and when I have difficulty, he will help me to deal with it./ He taught me people should be modest). The second reason is I learn much from him, (He is very generous to lend money to the poor patients.) He taught me that you don't do kindness just to gain favor, but because that's what your true nature expects you to do. So that’s why I admire my brother most.人的特征：涉及团体（leader, team member）：1 He should be i ntelligent. When we encounter some problems, he has the ability to deal with them, and is careful enough to analyze the plans and decisive enough to make the final decision.2 He should be cooperative. That means he has a strong team spirit. To reach the same goal, they must be working together and working toward the same goal.(teacher, parent, friend)3 He should be talkative, in this way, I won’t feel bored or lonely and have the chance to improve my interpersonal and communication skills which are very important in my future career.4 He should be obliging,when I feel depressed and wanna give up, he will stay with me and encourage me; when I’m in trouble, he will help me to deal with it.描述地点：Personally, I would like to say that the public place I often go to is Shanghai beach beside my school. It is very famous in my country. There are a couple of reasons to name.The first reason I wanna say is beach is a wonderful place for sport lovers like me because I can enjoy jogging, swimming, fishing, and playing volleyball on the beautiful beach, thus I can improve my health condition and prepare myself for physical challenge in the future. The second reason is I can have all kinds of delicious seafood, such as lobsters, crabs and various fishes for dinner. So that’s why I often go to Shanghai beach beside myschool.(特别的一天，enjoyable event,好消息,生活方式)地点特征：1 the scenery from its window is beautiful. I can stay in front of the window, smell the grass and flowers and listen to the birds singing, all of these can relax and relieve the pressure from work and study.2 It should be filled with my favorite flowers- carnation, which represents love and best wishes to my family and friends.3 It should be tranquil, so I can focus on my study, which means I can spent less time, but attain more knowledge.可触及物体描述：Personally, I would like to say that the book I think is interesting is the Lord of the Rings. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I have learned a lot of English vocabularies and sentence structures from it, which are help for my preparation of GRE. The second reason is it will encourage me when I feel depressed and wanna give up, I want to be the hero in the story to reach the final destination by great efforts.So that’s why I think the lord of the rings is interesting.特征：1 I can make friends with those who have the same love for magazines, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny (we all feel likea big family).2 It is my birthday gift by my parents, so when I see it, I will think of my parents and feel their love for me.3 It can help me to relax and relieve the pressure from work and study and improve my health condition, thus I can better focus on my study.4 train:1) its high speed, It moves much faster than those buses and taxis, because it doesn’thave any traffic jams in rush hours.2) the low price, compared to other means of transportation, trains charges much less and the price is reasonable for most of the citizens.3) the subway system often covers the most important blocks and areas of each city so it’s very convenient for people to travel from one place to another.4) accidents. The car kills thousands of people every day. My cousin got hit by a car last year and he is still in hospital now.5) pollution. The exhaust and noise caused by the car are harmful to humans’ health. We are seeing less blue sky, breathing less fresh air and drinking less clean water.抽象事物(书法，当记者，提高听力)1 Personally, I would like to say that I would choose calligraphy if I could study a subject. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is the learning process will help me to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country, thus i can focus on my study and work. The secondreason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for calligraphy, and we can have a get- together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny.So that’s why I choose calligraphy. (movie, art, subject, interesting class, new skills,)2 Personally, I would like to say that one of my future goals is to become a journalist. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can travel to a lot of countries and visit a lot of places of interests in the world, such as Statue of Liberty in America. The second reason is I have taken four years’ journalism education and being a journalist can help me to apply what I have learned into job.So that’s why I want to become a journalist in future. (goals, job, decision)困难：困难原因:1 In China, we don’t have enough opportunity to communicate in English, and at school we don’t pay much attention to listening.2 more and more companies require new workers to communicate with foreigners freely, so if my listening is not good, I can’t get my dream job.解决方法：1 dictation.In this way,I can improve my temporary memory and learn some new vocabularies.2 reading following the tape, by doing this, I can imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication contents.事件及活动描述：(海边，打乒乓球，中秋节,校庆)Personally, I’m gonna talk about Mid- autumn Day, according to the tradition, farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season in this day. Firstly, everyone can have a rest in this day and walk in the woods. Secondly, almost all the Chinese go back home and have dinner with their families. After that, families eat the moon cakes , admire the bright moon and talk with each other happily together. Thirdly, people will burn the firecrackers at ten o’clock, which will bring about luck in future. So that’s how people celebrate Mid-autumn Day.Personally, I would like to say that the popular sport in my country is pingpong. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it is the relaxation of the game. I mean, play ping pong, take a shower and have a rest. All of these can make us feel relaxed. The second reason is we can make friends with those who have the same love for pingpong, and we can have a get- together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny.So that’s why ping pong is the popular sport in China. (leisure activity, way to relax, sport,)Personally, I would like to say that Centennial ceremony of my university is most impressive to me.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I saw a lot of alumni, the school leaders, and many special guests, including some famousscientists and movie stars, it was fascinating. The second reason is the school gave us a three-day vacation. So I took part in the seminar and attained a lot of information about the biological breakthrough.So that’s why Centennial ceremony of my university is most impressive to me.1 failing in GRE test. Because of the low grade, I could not go to my dream school and had to stay in China, and I felt so sorry for my parents.2 I learned the importance of friends, when I felt depressed and wannaed give up, they would stay with me and encourage me.重要理由：1 I can make friends with those who have the same love for magazines, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny.(技术，书，运动,工作)2I can learn a lot from it and improve my interpersonal and communication skills, which are very important in my future career.(团体)3 It is my birthday gift by my parents, so when I see it, I will think of my parents and feel their love for me.（事物）4 It can help me to relax and relieve the pressure from work and study and improve my health condition, thus I can better focus on my work and study. (事物，活动)5 the learning process will give me the opportunity to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country, thus i can focus on my study and work, and thus I can focus on my work and study.（课程，技术，艺术）6 the scenery from its window is beautiful. I can stay in front of the window, smell the grass and flowers and listen to the birds singing, all of these can help me relax and relieve pressure from work and study, thus I can focus on my work and study better. (房子，地点) 7The first reason I wanna say is it is the relaxation of the game. I mean, play ping pong, take a shower and have a rest. All of these can help us relax and relieve the pressure from work and study.8The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for pingpong, we can exchange our ideas and share our feelings, which makes our life funny。
托福口语TPO 1解析 (2)
托福真题第一套Q1: Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason. Explain why the book was important to you. Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.解题思路一：重要性来自于书的内容●TS: General Introduction of the book (Name, author, time you read the book)●Give a simple account of the book.●Key Word: Important-Interesting: draws you in.-knowledge you have learnt-enlightenment you have gained●Conclusion: emphasize the IMPORTANCE●Sample Response:3 months ago, I read a book called The Five People You Meet in Heaven written by Mitch Albom. It recounts the life and death of a simple yet dignified old man, Eddie. After dying in a accident trying to save a little girl in an amusement park, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantly affected his life. The 5 lessons Eddie learnt about brotherhood, sacrifice, forgiveness, love and purpose of life have also enlightened me. That book changed my attitude towards life and death. It taught me to cherish life more than ever.解题思路二：重要性来自于书的意义●TS: General Introduction of the book (Name of the book, how/where did you get the book) ●Give a simple account of the process of getting the book.●Key Word: Important-It was a souvenir given by an important person-It was very difficult to get the book (e.g. Limited edition)-You got the book from a special event as a reward.●Conclusion: emphasize the IMPORTANCE●Sample ResponseOn my book shelf, there is a hard-covered book-Hamlet-that I have been treasured for years.It was given to me as a reward for my progress in Language Arts course by my high school English teacher Mr Cave. In my 10th grade, I developed a special interest in classical literature. I was crazy about Shakespeare’s play despite my weak English foundation/the lack of English proficiency. Over the 2 years, I have studied hard and improved my Language Arts’ grade from a C to an A. Therefore, my Mr Cave gave me this book in my graduation day and told me to keep my interest in classical literature. This book is very significant to me because it has become the motivation for my pursuit in English Literature in University.Q2. Some people believe that TV has had a positive influence on society. Others believe it has had a negative influence on the society. Which do you agree with and why. Use details and examples to explain your opinion.解题思路一: Positive Influence●TS: State your stand●R1:Positive influence: focus on the main function of TV:-dissemination of information and knowledge-entertainment●R2:Negative influence (just mention)●Conclusion●Sample Response:This is indeed a controversial issue. Form my point of view; TV has far more pros than cons. Firstly, television has long been regarded as a tool to disseminate in formation and knowledge. People watch news on TV to know about what’s happening in the country and the world. Children watch Animal World or National Geography to gain more knowledge. At the same time, TV is also the most prevalent and effective device to entertain the masses.Although there’s no denying that TV sometimes delivers negative information to people, the public or government censorship can ensure the quality of our TV programs today. Therefore, generally speaking, TV has had a positive influence on society.解题思路二: Negative Influence●TS: State your stand●R1:Positive influence (just mention)●R2:Negative influence-Lack of censorship✍bad TV program✍influence social ideology-Make people lazy/unhealthy●Conclusion●Sample Response:In my opinion, unfortunately, television has had much more negative influence on society than positive ones. Despite the fact that TV has kept us entertained, there are many negative elements that have infiltrated into our daily life via TV. For example, the modern Cinderella stories have created many money-worshiping young ladies who dream to marry rich guys and enjoy all the luxuries in the world. Uncensored TV programme with violent and sexual content can misguide teenagers who are very susceptible to those detrimental influences. Besides, long time watching TV will negatively affect our eyesight and health. It has become the contributing factor for many illnesses like obesity, especially in the more developed countries.Q3 Intro: Centerville College is planning to purchase a sculpture for its campus. A student wrote a letter to the school newspaper to oppose the plan.The instruction before you read the passage is important since it gives you an overview of what the passage is about.The passageLetter in the Centerville College NewsThe administration has announced plans to acquire a new sculpture for campus. We should all oppose this plan. The university’s poor financial condition led it to increase the price for campus housing and tuition by 15% this year. Surely then it is in no financial position to purchase such an expensive sculpture. Moreover, just look at the sculpture: several 60-foot long steel plates, jutting out of the earth at odd angels! It’s so large. It’ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! This is public space that should be reserved for student to use.The conversation:M: Did you see Paul’s letter in the paper about the new sculpture?W: Yeah, but it was totally unconvincing. His reasons for opposing the plan are just totally off. I’m glad we will finally have some nice art on campus. I’d like to shake the donor’s hand and say ‘thank you’!M: What do you mean ‘the donor’?W: You didn’t know? An anonymous donor is paying the bill for most of the sculpture.M: Not the university?W: No. His assumptions about who’s paying for, they are all wrong.M: Still, I wonder if he has a point about the space it’ll take up.W: Well, you know why Paul is upset. He and his friends are always there on the lawn right where the sculpture will be, kicking around a soccer ball. They’ll just hav e to use another part of the campus to play.M: Oh, so he just doesn’t want to have to move.W: Yeah. For him, its sculpture verses convenience.Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.Preparation Steps: 4:6Step 1: Read the letter and take note of the main ideas. Omit redundant details such as numbers and people’s name. (Those may be important in Listening section). Try to form pictures in your mind to help you memorize the content of the letter. (e.g. The 2nd reason: imagine一群本来在草地上踢球的学生很无奈的看着一个从天而降的巨大雕塑把他们的草坪占据了…)Step 2: Identify how many reasons and disagreements there are in the letter and conversation. Pay special attention to signaling words/sentences because they give you an idea about how many points you must include. (e.g. ‘Moreover’ in the letter.)Step 3: Take notes on paper while listening to the conversation. Fast and clear. Don’t expect to fully spell out all the words you’ve heard. Just use your own spelling so that you can pronounce the word. If you didn’t manage to take down some words that you think are important, don’t try to recall, move on and listen to the rest of the conversation. 千万不要为了捡芝麻而丢了西瓜！Step 4: Organize your thoughts in the 30 seconds to make a mental outline of how to answer the question. Try to rephrase the words or sentences in the letter and the conversation.Answering the question:●Reason1 in the letter.●Disagreement 1 in the conversation●Signal words/sentence for transaction●Reason2 in the letter.●Disagreement 2 in the conversation●ConclusionSample Response:The first reason given by Paul (if you can’t remember the name, you can just omit this) in the letter against the purchasing of the new sculpture is that he assumes the financial difficulties faced by the university makes the sculpture too costly to buy.However,the woman disagrees because most of the price of the sculpture is paid by a donor. Hence the university will only bear a small sum of money.Besides,Paul also suggests that the huge sculpture will occupy the space in the campus which is supposed to be reserved for students’ activities. The woman dismissed this point because she knows that Paul is just reluctant to find another place to play soccer with his friends if the lawn they used to play on is occupied by the sculpture.Further more, the woman thinks that the sculpture is a nice art that can actually make the campus prettier.Q4:PassageGroup thinkOne process by which groups may make bad or irrational decisions is know as group think. Individual members of a group attempt to conform their opinions to what they believe to be the group consensus even though the result may be negative. There are many reasons why groupthink happens. These include the desire to be liked, fear of losing a job, or even not wanting to be the one employee delaying a decision that seems inevitable. These kinds of implicit pressures to conform lead group members to ultimately make decision that each, by himself or herself, might normally not make.LectureSo, let me tell you about my own experience with this when I was working for a computer company a couple of years ago. One day a coworker and I suggested that we should give our computer a design make-over, make them look more up-to-date. Market research was showing that new customers said they would be more interested in buying our computers if they looked cooler. Our technology was advance, but the outside design looked really old-fashioned. At first, more than half of the group supported us. There were a few senior mangers they are though who didn’t support the design change.’One of the senior manager said, ‘Our focus has always been on technology. Changing the look is unnecessary cost.Almost immediately, some of our supporters changed their minds. Even my coworker changed his mind.When I asked him why after the meeting, he told me he didn’t want to make a bad impression on the senior managers. He thought that disagreeing with them might jeopardize his chances of getting a promotion, by not looking like a team player. ‘What about me?’ ‘Ehm…I hate to admit it but after a few hours of discussion I started wondering if it worth everybody’s time to argue about this. As more people sided with senior management I started to feel that I was the only one holding-up the vote. Everyone else seems to think change was unnecessary so I voted against my own idea in the end. So we unanimously decided to stay with the current old-looking design, but this decision ended up costing us a lot of money.That same year, our competitor came out with a new design that attracted some of our customers and prevented us from profiting on potential new customers. Explain group think and its effects using the example of the computer company.PreparationStep 1: Read the passage and take note of the main ideas. Omit elaborations on details such as examples.Step 2: Pay special attention to technical terms and explanations. If can’t quite understand, try to guess first and wait for more illustration in the lecture later on.Step 3: Picture a short skit in your mind when you listen to the lecture/story told by the professor. Step 4: Listen to similarities between the lecture and the passage you’ve read just now, especially the examples given to prove a point. (e.g. the answers given by the professor’s coworker when the professor asked him for the reasons for his changing of mind)Step 5: Take notes. Make sure that if you know the professor is going to recount a story, you should have the story recorded in chronological order. Outline of the story must be clear. Pay attention to signaling words.Step 6: Organize your thought in the 30 seconds to make a mental outline of how to answer the question. Try to rephrase the words or sentences in the letter and the conversation.Answering the question:Definition of group think●Example of the computer company●Link the example to the effect about group thinkSample Response:Group think means that the individuals in a group all agree about something which may not be correct. They are under pressure to conform and make irrational decisions that they seldom make alone.The professor gives an example of him working in a computer company years ago. At first, his coworker and he suggested a proposal to up-grade the outlook of their product. The supporters changed their minds as soon as they realize that the senior managers did not like the plan.His partner also gave up the original thought because he was afraid that if he insisted, he will leave bad impression on others. Despite the consensus we had reached about the proposal, our ultimate product was a failure. Therefore group think sometimes will results in negative results.Q5. Conversation between 2 studentsM: Hey Marry! How’s your volunteer work going? You still involved in the after school programme with the elementary school kids?W: Yeah, but I’ve got a problem. I am supposed to be driving a bunch of them to the zoo tomorrow, and I am supposed to rent a van for the trip, but I waited too long to call the rental agency to reserve one and now it turns out they don’t have any van available for tomorrow. I don’t know what to do. These kids will be really disappointed if their trip gets canceled.M: Hmm…well doesn’t one of your friends on campus have a car? I mean couldn’t you borrow it for the day?W: Yeah, probably, but I need to borrow 2 cars or there wouldn’t be enough space for all the kids. That’s why I was going to rent the van and then I need to find somebody else to drive too. I can’t drive 2 cars by myself.M: Yeah, that’s true. Well, I’m sure you can probably find a volunteer or if you want to save of the trouble of hunting down the second driver, what about public transportation?Check the bus schedule. I guess there’s a bus lane that goes right pass the zoo.W: Yeah, that’s possibility, but I don’t know. It might be a real challenge supervising the kids on the bus. Sometimes they are handful when they get excited. It’s an option though.The speaker discussed 2 possible solutions to the woman’s problem. Briefly summarize the problem. Then state which solution you recommend and explain why.feasible. You can choose either one you are more comfortable with elaborating on.●Base on the potential problems related to the 2 solutions to think about more pros and cons ofeach solution.Answering the question:●Talk about the problem.●Introduce all solutions.●Choose one solution●R1 for supporting the solution●R2 for not supporting the other solution●ConclusionSample Response:The woman is supposed to drive a group of primary school kids to the zoo tomorrow, but she has called the rental agency too late to rent a van. She does not want to disappoint the kids by canceling the trip.Hence, her friend has given her two possible solutions: borrowing a car or taking a bus.I prefer the first solution because it shouldn’t be very difficult to find someone who has cars available and can drive for the kids as a volunteer for a one day trip only. Besides, primary school kids are really hard to supervise in public transports, especially when they get excited. Nevertheless, she should still consider taking bus as the last resort lest she fails to find cars and drivers in such a short period of time.Q6. Now listen to a part of a lecture in a psychology class. The professor is discussing the mathematical capabilities of babies.Scientists have learnt some interesting things about the intellectual abilities of babies. They say that there is evidence that babies as young as 5 months old can do basic arithmetic - that they can add!Scientists think that babies know that one plus one equals two and not one. The evidence is indirect because obviously you can’t ask a 5-month-old baby to add up some numbers for you. So they devised an experiment. In this experiment, a baby is shown a doll on a table. Okay, so the baby looks at the doll then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, so now the doll hidden behind the screen. But the baby has already seen the doll so known it’s there. Then the researcher takes a second doll and very obviously places it behind the screen with the first one. So now you have 2 dolls behind the screen right? Well, No, because what the researchers did was they secretly took away one of the dolls. And then when they raise the screen back up the baby expects to see 2 dolls, but there’s only one there. And guess what? The baby surprised, it expected 2 but it only sees one. How could the researchers tell that the baby surprised? They recorded the baby’s eye movements on camera and we know that when a baby is surprised by something, a loud noise or an unexpected flash of light many be. Its stares at where the noise or light is coming from and that’s what the babies in the experiment did. They stared coz the baby knows if you add one doll and one doll, you should have 2 dolls. So when it sees 1 doll, then it’s stares because it’s surprised.Using the research explained by the professors what the scientists have learnt about the mathematical abilities of babies.Answering the question:●State about what the scientists have learnt.●Introducing the experiment●Account of the experiment. Pay special attention to transition and signaling words.●ConclusionSample Response:The scientists have learnt that babies as young as 5-month old can do basic arithmetic/simple addition. They have come to this conclusion fro m researches that explore babies’ mathematical abilities. In one experiment, babies were shown a doll on a table and then the doll is blocked by a screen. After that, they watch the researches put a second doll behind the screen. At that point of time, the babies expect to see 2 dolls once the screen is removed. Therefore, when they only see one doll left on the table after the screen is raised up, they started because they were surprised. This research proves that baby knows that one plus one equals two.。
托福口语第一题满分答案总结
托福口语第一题满分答案总结（李成龙）task1 N选一1 Describe one difficulty you have encountered and how you overcomed it. Include reasons and details to support your response.1 difficultyPersonally, I would like to say that the huge difficulty I have encountered is English listening.As it is known, in China, we don’t have enough opportunities to communicate in English. I took two steps to overcome the difficulty. The first step I wanna say is dictation. In this way, I can increase my temporary memory and learn some new words. The second step is reading following the tape, by doing this, I can imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation.The third step is talking with my foreign teachers, soI can practice my spoken English and thus improve my listening ability.2 Choose a school which is very impressive to you and explain why it is impressive to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Personally, I would like to say that the school which is very impressive to me is Beijing University. It is one of the most famous universities in China. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it’s beautiful, when I’m free, I can walk in the woods, smell the grass and flowers, listen to the birds singing, all of these make me feel relaxed. The second reason is there are a lot of foreigners, so I can make friends with them, we can have a get together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, all of these make my life funny. So that’s why Beijing University is very impressive to me.3 Describe an important thing you miss most when you are away from home. Explain why. Include reasons and details to support your responsePersonally, I would like to say that the important thing I miss most when I’m away from home is the book “the lord of the rings”. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I could learn a lot of English vocabularies and sentence structures from it, which are very useful in my preparation of GRE, thus I can save a lot of energy. The second reason is it would encourage me when I feel depressed and wanna give up, I want to be the hero in the story to reach the final destination by great efforts.So that’s why I miss the book “the lord of the rings” most when I’m away from home.4 Choose one of the following work of art and explain why you like itmost: song, poem, and painting. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.Personally, I would like to say that I like magazine most. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is there are a lot of funny stories in the magazine, so I can learn a lot of jokes and share them with my friends, which can improve my interpersonal and communication skills. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for magazines, and we can have a get-together. We talk, we laugh, we discuss, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s wh y I like magazines most.5 Choose one of the following works of art and explain why you like it most: comedy, stage play, and musical play. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.Personally, I would like to say that I like comedy most. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can learn a lot of jokes from the comedy and share them with my friends, which can improve my interpersonal and communication skills.The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for comedy, and we can have a get-together. We talk, we laugh, we discuss, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s why I like comedy most.6 Choose a park or public area that you often go to and explain why it is important. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Personally, I would like to say that the public place I often go to is Shanghai beach beside my school. It is very famous in my country. There are a couple of reasons to name.The first reason I wanna say is the beach is a wonderful place for sports lovers like me because I can enjoy jogging, swimming, fishing, and playing volleyball on the beautiful beach, thus I can improve my health condition and prepare myself for physical challenge in the future. The second reason is I can have all kinds of delicious seafood, such as lobsters, crabs and various fishes, it’s so fascinating. So that’s why I often go to Shanghai beach beside my school.7 Describe the most enjoyable event in your childhood. Explain why it was memorable to you. Include reasons and examples to support your response同68 Describe a book that is the most useful to you. Explain why this book is so useful. Include details and examples in your explanation.Personally, I would like to say that the book I think is interesting is the Lord of the Rings.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I could learn a lot of English vocabularies and sentence structures from it, which are very useful in my preparation of GRE.The second reason is it would courage me when I feel depressed and wanna give up, I want to be the hero in the story to reach the final destination by great efforts.So that’s why I think the lord of the ring is interesting.9 Describe the most efficient transportation in your country. Explain why. Include details and examples in your explanation.Personally, I would like to say that the most efficient transportation in my country is the train.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is its high speed, It moves much faster than those buses and taxis, because it doesn’t have any traffic jams in rush hours. The second reason is the low price, compared to other means of transportation, trains charge much less and the price is reasonable for most of the citizens.So that’s why I think trains are the most efficient transportation in my country. (the subway system often covers the most important blocks and areas of each city so it’s very convenient for people to travel from one place to another.)10 a valuable thing 同311 characteristics of a good friendPersonally, I would like to say that a good friend should have the following characteristics at least. The first characteristic I wanna say is that he should be talkative, in this way, I would not feel lonely and have the chance to improve my interpersonal and communication skills which are very important in my future career.The second characteristic is he should be obliging,when I have difficulty, he will help me deal with it; when I feel depressed and wanna give up, he will stay with me and encourage me. So that’s the characteristic a good friend should have.(Intelligent. When we encounter some problems, he or she has the capacity to deal with them, careful enough to analyze the proposals and decisive enough to make the final decision. a good partner should be cooperative. That means he or she has a strong team spirit. To reach the same goal, friends must be working together and working toward the same goal.)12 a kind of movie I enjoy most 同513 greatest achievementPersonally, I would like to say that my greatest achievement is that I improved my English listening greatly.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is in this way, I could make friends with foreigners, and we can have a get-together, we talk, we laugh, we discuss andall these make my life funny. The second reason is by doing this, I learned the importance of friends, and when I had difficulty, my friends would help me to deal with it, when I felt depressed and wanna give up, my friends would stay with me and encourage me.So that’s why I think improving my English listening greatly is my greatest achievement14 a challenging experience 同115 the most important gift, 同816 the most important inventionPersonally, I would like to say that the most important invention in the past 100 years is the Internet. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can get the information immediately, through internet, I can find the information in a second, but it takes me several days to find the information through books.The second reason is it is convenient for us to communicate with each other, for example, we can talk with American friends through MSN without going there directly.So that’s why I believe the most important invention in the past 100 years is the Internet.17 qualities of a good team memberPersonally, I would like to say that a good team member should have the following characteristics at least. The first characteristic I wanna say is he should be intelligent,When we encounter some problems, he has the ability to deal with them, he is careful enough to analyze the plans and decisive enough to make the final decision. The second characteristic is he should be cooperative. That means he has a strong team spirit. To reach the same goal, team members must be working together and working toward the same goal. That’s the qualities I think a good team member should have.18 mountain forest beach desert 同619 a situation in which you asked for helpPersonally, I would like to say that the situation in which I asked someone else for help is the process of learning English listening. As you know, in China we don’t have enough opportunities to communicate in English.My English teacher gave me two suggestions. Firstly,dictation.In this way,I can increase my temporary memory and learn some new words. Secondly, reading following the tape, by doing this, I can imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation. Thus, I improved my English listening greatly.20 transportation you enjoy most 同921 new skillPersonally, I would like to say that new skill I wanna learn is painting. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is painting can help me to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country, thus i can focus on my study and work.. The second reason is it can help me to relax and relieve the pressure from work and study and improve my health condition, thus I can better focus on my study. So that’s why I wanna learn painting.22 favorite style of clothingPersonally, I would like to say that my favorite style of clothing is the sportswear.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it is convenient for me to do exercise, it can protect me from injuries and thus help me to make a good achievement. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for sportswear, and we can have a get- together, we discuss, we talk, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny.So that’s why I like sportswear most.23 computer, television, telephone 同1624 a piece of good news 同625 a person I would love talking withPersonally, I would like to say that the person whom I’d love talking with is my brother.He is tall, a little fat but masculine. I like talking with him because of his characteristics. Firstly, He’s a prestigious doctor in my country, but he never makes a show, he taught me people should be modest. Secondly, he’s very generous to lend money to some poor patients, He taught me that you don't do kindness just to gain favor, but what your true nature expects you to do. So that’s why I would like to talk with him.26 a popular sportPersonally, I would like to say that the popular sport in my country is pingpong. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is it is the relaxation of the game. I mean, play ping pong, take a shower and have a rest. All of these can help us relax and relieve the pressure from work and study. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for pingpong, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make our life funny So that’s why ping pong is the popular sport in China.27 a leisure activity 同2628 a subject you have never had the opportunityPersonally, I would like to say that I would choose calligraphy if I could study a subject. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is the learning process could help me to refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of the country. The second reason is I can make friends with those who have the same love for calligraphy, we can have a get- together, we talk, we discuss, we laugh, and all of these make my life funny. So that’s why I choose calligraphy.29 ways in which I may live in five yearsPersonally, I would like to say that the way in which I may live in five years is living on the beach, and there are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is beach is a wonderful place for sports lovers like me because I can enjoy jogging, swimming, fishing, and playing volleyball on the beautiful beach.The second reason is I can have all kinds of delicious seafood, such as lobsters, crabs and various fishes, it’s so fascinating. So that’s why I think the way in which I may live in five years is living on the beaches30 most enjoyable and particular day 同631 place where I do outdoor sports同632 social or political eventPersonally, I’m gonna talk about Spring Festival, it is the most important traditional festival in China. In the daytime, people fire the firecrackers which represent a new beginning and bring luck to the family. Then the family will visit their neighbors in new clothes and children will get some lucky money. In the evening, all the family members will stay at home, they make dumplings together which are the traditional Chinese food, they will fire the firecrackers again to celebrate this moment, at 8 o’clock, everyone will get together to watch TV and talk with each other happily.33 enjoyable event in my school 同2634 characteristic of a housePersonally, I would like to say that the most important characteristic of a house is tranquility.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is when I’m free, I can stay in front of the window, smell the grass and flowers and listen to the birds singing, all of these help me relaxand relieve the pressure from work and study. The second reason is I can focus on my book, that means I can spend little time, but attain more knowledge.So that’s why I think tranquility is the most important characteristic of a house.35 advicePersonally, I would like to say that when I had difficulty in improving my English listening, my English teacher gave me two suggestions. There are a couple of reasons to name. Firstly, dictation, In this way, I could increase my temporary memory and learn some new words.Secondly, reading following the tape, by doing this, I could imitate the standard pronunciation and become familiar with the communication situation. So, because of these suggestions, I improved my English listening quickly.36 future goalPersonally, I would like to say that one of my future goals is to become a journalist.There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is I can travel to a lot of countries and visit a lot of places of interests in the world, such as the Statue of Liberty in America. The second reason is I have taken four years’ journalism education and being a journalist can help me to apply what I have learned my job.So that’s why I want to become a journalist in future.*37 Features of café or restaurant you like.Personally, I would like to say that the restaurant or café should have the following features at least. The first feature I wanna say is the scenery from its window is beautiful, so I can smell the flowers and the grass, listen to the birds singing, and all of these can help me relax and relieve the pressure from word and study.The second reason is it should be filled with my favorite flowers- carnations, which represent the love and best wishes for my parents and friends.So that’s why.*48 Chinese foodPersonally, I would like to prepare Chinese food for the foreign friends. There are a couple of reasons to name. The first reason I wanna say is Chinese food is delicious and nutritious, such as spicy chicken and hot fish, which contain a lot of body- building nutrition and vitamins, and thus it can improve the health condition and prepare themselves for physical challenge in the future. The second reason is Chinese food represents Chinese traditional culture, it can help the foreign friends refine the taste for art and improve the understanding of the culture, custom and history of my country.So that’s why I would like to prepare Chinese food for the foreign friends.。
托福口语TPO 1解析
精心整理托福真题第一套Q1: Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason. Explain why the book was important to you. Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.accident trying to save a little girl in an amusement park, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantly affected his life. The 5 lessons Eddie learnt about brotherhood, sacrifice, forgiveness, loveand purpose of life have also enlightened me. That book changed my attitude towards life and death. It taught me to cherish life more than ever.解题思路二：重要性来自于书的意义●TS: General Introduction of the book (Name of the book,special interest in classical literature. I was crazy about Shakespeare’s play despite my weak English foundation/the lack of English proficiency. Over the 2 years, I have studied hard and improved my Language Arts’ grade from a C to an A. Therefore, my Mr Cave gave me this book inmy graduation day and told me to keep my interest in classical literature. This book is very significant to me because it has become the motivation for my pursuit in English Literature in University.Q2. Some people believe that TV has had a positive influence onTV has far more pros than cons. Firstly, television has long been regarded as a tool to disseminate in formation and knowledge. People watch news on TV to know about what’s happening in the country and the world. Children watch Animal World or National Geography to gain more knowledge.At the same time, TV is also the most prevalent and effective device to entertain the masses.Although there’s no denying that TV sometimes delivers negative information to people, the public or government censorship can ensure the quality of our TV programs today. Therefore, generally speaking, TVfact that TV has kept us entertained, there are many negative elements that have infiltrated into our daily life via TV. For example, the modern Cinderella stories have created many money-worshiping young ladies who dream to marry rich guys and enjoy all the luxuries in the world. Uncensored TVprogramme with violent and sexual content can misguide teenagers who are very susceptible to those detrimental influences. Besides, long time watching TV will negatively affect our eyesight and health. It has become the contributing factor for many illnesses like obesity, especially in the morean expensive sculpture. Moreover, just look at the sculpture: several 60-foot long steel plates, jutting out of the earth at odd angels! It’s so large. It’ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! This is public space that should be reserved for student to use.The conversation:M: Did you see Paul’s letter in the paper about the new sculpture?W: Yeah, but it was totally unconvincing. His reasons for opposing the plan are just totally off. I’m glad we will finally have some nice art on campus. I’d like to shake the donor’s hand and say ‘thank you’!M: What do you mean ‘the donor’?4:6Step 1: Read the letter and take note of the main ideas. Omit redundant details such as numbers and people’s name. (Those may be important in Listening section). Try to form pictures in your mind to help you memorize the content of theletter. (e.g. The 2nd reason: imagine一群本来在草地上踢球的学生很无奈的看着一个从天而降的巨大雕塑把他们的草坪占据了…) Step 2: Identify how many reasons and disagreements there are in the letter and conversation.Pay special attention to signaling words/sentences because●Reason1 in the letter.●Disagreement 1 in the conversation●Signal words/sentence for transaction●Reason2 in the letter.●Disagreement 2 in the conversation●ConclusionSample Response:The first reason given by Paul (if you can’t remember the name, you can just omit this) in the letter against theactually make the campus prettier.Q4:PassageGroup thinkOne process by which groups may make bad or irrational decisions isknow as group think. Individual members of a group attempt to conform their opinions to what they believe to be the group consensus even though the result may be negative. There are many reasons why groupthink happens. These include the desire to be liked, fear of losing a job, or even not wanting to be the one employee delaying a decision thatare though who didn’t support the design change.’One of the senior manager said, ‘Our focus has always been on technology. Changing the look is unnecessary cost.Almost immediately,some of our supporters changed their minds. Even my coworker changed his mind.When I asked him why after the meeting, he told me he didn’t want to make a badimpression on the senior managers. He thought that disagreeing with them might jeopardize his chances of getting a promotion, by not looking like a team player. ‘What about me?’ ‘Ehm…I hate to admit it but after a few hours of discussion I started wondering if it worth everybody’s time to argue about this. As more people sided with senior management IStep 2: Pay special attention to technical terms and explanations. If can’t quite understand, try to guess first and wait for more illustration in the lecture later on.Step 3: Picture a short skit in your mind when you listen to the lecture/story told by the professor.Step 4: Listen to similarities between the lecture and the passage you’ve read just now, especially the examples given to prove a point. (e.g. the answers given by the professor’s coworker when the professor asked him for the reasons for his changing of mind)Group think means that the individuals in a group all agree about something which may not be correct. They are under pressure to conform and make irrational decisions that they seldom make alone.The professor gives an example of him working in a computer company years ago. At first, hiscoworker and he suggested a proposal to up-grade the outlook of their product. The supporters changed their minds as soon as they realize that the senior managers did not like the plan.His partner also gave up the original thought because he was afraid that if he insisted, he will leave badcanceled.M: Hmm…well doesn’t one of your friends on campus have a car? I mean couldn’t you borrow it fo r the day?W: Yeah, probably, but I need to borrow 2 cars or there wouldn’t be enough space for all the kids. That’s why I was going to rent the van andthen I need to find somebody else to drive too.I can’t drive 2 cars by myself.M: Yeah, that’s true. Well, I’m sure you can probably find a volunteer or if you want to save of the trouble of hunting down the second driver, what about public transportation?Check the bus schedule. I guess●R2 for not supporting the other solution●ConclusionSample Response:The woman is supposed to drive a group of primary school kids to the zoo tomorrow, but she has called the rentalagency too late to rent a van. She does not want to disappoint the kids by canceling the trip.Hence, her friend has given her two possible solutions: borrowing a car or taking a bus.I prefer the first solution because it shouldn’t be very difficult to find someone who has cars available and can drive for theto add up some numbers for you. So they devised an experiment. In this experiment, a baby is shown a doll on a table. Okay, so the baby looks at the doll then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, so now the doll hidden behind the screen. But the baby has already seen the doll so known it’s there. Then the researcher takes a second doll and veryobviously places it behind the screen with the first one. So now you have 2 dolls behind the screen right? Well, No, because what the researchers did was they secretly took away one of the dolls. And then when they raise the screen back up the baby expects to see 2 dolls, but there’s only one there. And guess what? The baby surprised, it expected 2 but it only●Account of the experiment. Pay special attention totransition and signaling words.●ConclusionSample Response:The scientists have learnt that babies as young as 5-monthold can do basic arithmetic/simple addition. They have come to this conclusion fro m researches that explore babies’ mathematical abilities.In one experiment, babies were shown a doll on a table and then the doll is blocked by a screen. After that, they watch the researches put a second。
托福TPO1口语task6范文(题目答案解析)
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托福TPO1 口语task6 题目Listening Part:Now listen to part of a lecture in a psychology class. The professor is discussing the mathematical capabilities of babies.(female professor)Scientists have learned some interesting things about the intellectual abilities of babies. They say there at babies as young as five months old can do basic arithmetic, that they can add. Scientists think babies know one plus one equals two and not one. The evidence is indirect because obviously you can -month old b abyatskaridvepsome numbers for you.So they devised an experiment where, um, in this experiment a baby is shown a doll on a table. Ok, so the baby looks at the doll. Then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, so now the doll is hidden behind the screen. But the baby has already seen the doll and, so, knows it ' s there. Well, then the researcher takes a secoynd doll and ver obviously places it behind the screen with the first one. Ok, so now you have two dolls behind the screen, right?Well, no, cause what the researcher did was they secretly took away one of the dolls. And then when they raised the screen back up, the baby, well, it expects to see two dolls, right? But there ' s only one there! And guess what? T surprised! It expects two but it only sees one. How could the researchers tell that the baby surprised? Well, they recorded the baby ' s eye movemenlamera. And we know that when a baby is surprised by something, a loud noise or an unexpected flash of light maybe, it stares at where the noise or light is coming from. And that 'the experiment did. They stared, cause the babies know if you add one doll and one doll, you should have two dolls. So when it sees one doll, then it stares because it ' s surprised.托福TPO1 口语task6 题目Question:Using the research described by the professor, explain what scientists have learned about the mathematical abilities of babies.托福TPO1 口语task6答案解析：1. Listening keys(1.1) Main idea: Babies as young as five month old can do basic math(1.2) Example (study)(1.2.1) A baby is shown a doll on a table(1.2.2) A screen is lowered between the baby and the doll(1.2.3) A second doll is very obviously placed behind the screen(1.2.4) One of the dolls is secretly taken away(1.2.5) Screen is raised back up(1.2.6) Baby is surprised to see one doll, because it ' s expecting to see two(1.2.7) We know it ' s surprised because it stared(1.2.8) When a baby is surprised, it would stare托福TPO1 口语task6范文：Research suggests that babies as young as five month old can do some basic math. The professor gives us a study to confirm the suggestion is true. In the study, a baby is shown a doll on a table. Then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, and puts a second doll behind the screen. But at the same time, they secretly take away one doll. When the screen is raised back up, the baby ' s surprised to see only one doll on the table instead of two. Theresearchers know it ' s surprised, because babies stare when surprised. This ist h ewconfirmed that a babies know one plus one equals two, not one.上述就是小编为同学们介绍的托福TPO1 口语task6范文(题目+答案解析)。
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托福真题第一套Q1: Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some r eason. Explain why the book was important to you. Give specific details and examples to explainyour answer.解题思路一：重要性来自于书的内容TS: General Introduction of the book (Name, author, time you read the book)Give a simple account of the book.Key Word: Important-Interesting: draws you in.-knowledge you have learnt-enlightenment you have gainedConclusion: emphasize the IMPORTANCESample Response:3 months ago, I read a book called The Five People You Meet in Heaven written byMitch Albom. It recounts the life and death of a simple yet dignified old man, Eddie. After dying in a accident trying to save a little girl in an amusement park, Eddiefinds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantlyaffected his life. The 5 lessons Eddie learnt about brotherhood, sacrifice, forgiveness, love and purpose of life have also enlightened me. That book changedmy attitude towards life and death. It taught me to cherish life more than ever.解题思路二：重要性来自于书的意义TS: General Introduction of the book (Name of the book, how/where did you getthe book)Give a simple account of the process of getting the book.Key Word: Important-It was a souvenir given by an important person-It was very difficult to get the book (e.g. Limited edition)-You got the book from a special event as a reward.Conclusion: emphasize the IMPORTANCESample ResponseOn my book shelf, there is a hard-covered book-Hamlet-that I have been treasuredfor years. It was given to me as a reward for my progress in Language Arts courseby my high school English teacher Mr Cave. In my 10th grade, I developed a special interest in classical literature. I was crazy about Shakespeare’s play despite my weak English foundation/the lack of English proficiency. Over the 2 years, I havestudied hard and improved my Language Arts’ grade from a C to an A. Therefore, myMr Cave gave me this book in my graduation day and told me to keep my interest inclassical literature. This book is very significant to me because it has become the motivation for my pursuit in English Literature in University.Q2. Some people believe that TV has had a positive influence on society. Othersbelieve it has had a negative influence on the society. Which do you agree withand why. Use details and examples to explain your opinion.解题思路一: Positive InfluenceTS: State your standR1:Positive influence: focus on the main function of TV:-dissemination of information and knowledge-entertainmentR2:Negative influence (just mention)ConclusionSample Response:This is indeed a controversial issue. Form my point of view; TV has far more prosthan cons. Firstly, television has long been regarded as a tool to disseminate information and knowledge. People watch news on TV to know about what’s happening in the country and the world. Children watch Animal World or National Geography to gain more knowledge. At the same t ime, TV is also the most prevalent and effective device to entertain the masses.Although there’s no denying that TV sometimes delivers negative information to people, the public or government censorship can ensure the quality of our TV programs today. Therefore, generally speaking, TV has had apositive influence on society.解题思路二: Negative InfluenceTS: State your standR1:Positive influence (just mention)R2:Negative influence-Lack of censorship bad TV program influence social ideology-Make people lazy/unhealthyConclusionSample Response:In my opinion, unfortunately, television has had much more negative influence onsociety than positive ones. Despite the fact that TV has kept us entertained, there are many negative elements that have infiltrated into our daily life via TV. Forexample, the modern Cinderella stories have created many money-worshiping youngladies who dream to marry rich guys and enjoy all the luxuries in the world.Uncensored TV programme with violent and sexual content can misguide teenagers who are very susceptible to those detrimental influences. Besides, long time watchingTV will negatively affect our eyesight and health. It has become the contributingfactor for many illnesses like obesity, especially in the more developed countries.Q3 Intro: Centerville College is planning to purchase a sculpture for its campus.A student wrote a letter to the school newspaper to oppose the plan.The instruction before you read the passage is important since it gives you anoverview of what the passage is about.The passageLetter in the Centerville College NewsThe administration has announced plans to acquire a new sculpture for campus. Weshould all oppose this plan. The university’s poor financial condition led it to increase the price for campus housing and tuition by 15% this year. Surely then itis in no financial position to purchase such an expensive sculpture. Moreover, just look at the sculpture: several 60-foot long steel plates, jutting out of the earthat odd angels! It’s so large. It’ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! This is public space that should be reserved for student to use.The conversation:M: Did you see Paul’s letter in the paper about the new sculpture?W: Yeah, but it was totally unconvincing. His reasons for opposing the plan are just totally off. I’m glad we will finally have some nice art on campus. I’d like to shake the donor’s hand and say ‘thank you’!M: What do you mean ‘the donor’?W: You didn’t know? An anonymous donor is paying the bill for most of the sculpture. M: Not the university?W: No. His assumptions about who’s paying for, they are all wrong.M: Still, I wonder if he has a point about the space it’ll take up.W: Well, you know why Paul is upset. He and his friends are always there on the lawn right where the sculpture will be, kicking around a soccer ball. They’ll just haveto use another part of the campus to play.M: Oh, so he just doesn’t want to have to move.W: Yeah. For him, its sculpture verses convenience.Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.Preparation Steps: 4:6Step 1:Read the letter and take note of the main ideas. Omit redundant details such as numbers and people’s name. (Those may be important in Listening section). Tryto form pictures in your mind to help you memorize the content of the letter. (e.g.The 2nd reason: imagine一群本来在草地上踢球的学生很无奈的看着一个从天而降的巨大雕塑把他们的草坪占据了…)Step 2: Identify how many reasons and disagreements there are in the letter andconversation.Pay special attention to signaling words/sentences because they give you an idea about how many points you must include. (e.g. ‘Moreover’ in the letter.)Step 3: Take notes on paper while listening to the conversation. Fast and clear.Don’t expect to fully spell out all the words you’ve heard. Just use your own spelling so that you can pronounce the word. If you didn’t manage to take down some words that you think are important, don’t try to recall, move on and listen to the restof the conversation. 千万不要为了捡芝麻而丢了西瓜！Step 4: Organize your thoughts in the 30 seconds to make a mental outline of howto answer the question. Try to rephrase the words or sentences in the letter andthe conversation.Answering the question:Reason1 in the letter.Disagreement 1 in the conversationSignal words/sentence for transactionReason2 in the letter.Disagreement 2 in the conversationConclusionSample Response:The first reason given by Paul (if you can’t remember the name, you can just omitthis) in the letter against the purchasing of the new sculpture is that he assumesthe financial difficulties faced by the university makes the sculpture too costlyto buy.However,the woman disagrees because most of the price of the sculpture ispaid by a donor. Hence the university will only bear a small sum of money.Besides, Paul also suggests that the huge sculpture will occupy the space in the campus which is supposed to be reserved for students’activities. The woman d ismissed this point because she knows that Paul is just reluctant to find another place to play soccerwith his friends if the lawn they used to play on is occupied by the sculpture.Further more, the woman thinks that the sculpture is a nice art that can actually make thecampus prettier.Q4:PassageGroup thinkOne process by which groups may make bad or irrational decisions is know as group think. Individual members of a group attempt to conform their opinions to what they believe to be the group consensus even though the result may be negative. There are many reasons why groupthink happens. These include the desire to be liked, fearof losing a job, or even not wanting to be the one employee delaying a decision that seems inevitable. These kinds of implicit pressures to conform lead group membersto ultimately make decision that each, by himself or herself, might normally notmake.LectureSo, let me t ell you about my own e xperience with this when I was working for a computer company a couple of years ago. One day a coworker and I suggested that we shouldgive our computer a design make-over, make t hem look more up-to-date. Market research was showing that new customers said they would be more interested in buying ourcomputers if they looked cooler. Our technology was advance, but the outside design looked really old-fashioned. At first, more than half of the group supported us.There were a few senior mangers they are though who didn’t support the design change.’One of the senior manager said, ‘Our focus has always been on technology. Changingthe look is unnecessary cost.Almost immediately, some of our supporters changedtheir minds. Even my c oworker changed his mind.When I asked him why after the meeting, he told me he didn’t want to make a bad impression on the senior managers. He thought that disagreeing with them might jeopardize his chances of getting a promotion, by not looking like a team player. ‘What about me?’‘Ehm…I hate to admit it but aftera few hours of discussion I started wondering if it worth everybody’s time to argue about this. As more people sided with senior management I started to feel that Iwas the only one holding-up the vote. Everyone else seems to think change was unnecessary so I voted against my own idea in the end. So we unanimously decidedto stay with the current old-looking design, but this decision ended up costing usa lot of money.That same year, our competitor came out with a new design thatattracted some of our customers and prevented us from profiting on potential newcustomers.Explain group think and its effects using the example of the computer company.PreparationStep 1: Read the passage and take note of the main ideas. Omit elaborations on details such as examples.Step 2: Pay special attention to technical terms and explanations. If can’t quite understand, try to guess first and wait for more illustration in the lecture later on.Step 3: Picture a short skit in your mind when you listen to the lecture/story told by the professor.Step 4: Listen to similarities between the lecture and the passage you’ve read just now, especially the examples given to prove a point. (e.g. the answers given by the professor’s coworker when the professor asked him for the reasons for his changingof mind)Step 5: Take notes. Make sure that if you know the professor is going to recounta story, you should have the story recorded in chronological order. Outline of the story must be clear. Pay attention to signaling words.Step 6: Organize your thought in the 30 seconds to make a mental outline of how toanswer the question. Try to rephrase the words or sentences in the letter and theconversation.Answering the question:Definition of group thinkExample of the computer companyLink the example to the effect about group thinkSample Response:Group think means that the individuals in a group all agree about something whichmay not be correct. They are under pressure to conform and make i rrational decisions that they seldom make alone.The professor gives an example of him working in a computer company years ago. At first, his coworker and he suggested a proposal toup-grade the outlook of their product. The supporters changed their minds as soonas they realize that the senior managers did not like the plan.His partner also gave up the original thought because he was afraid that if he insisted, he will leavebad impression on others.Despite the consensus we had reached about the proposal, our ultimate product was a failure. Therefore group think sometimes will resultsin negative results.Q5. Conversation between 2 studentsM: Hey Marry! How’s your volunteer work going? You still involved in the after school programme with the elementary school kids?W: Yeah, but I’ve got a problem. I am supposed to be driving a bunch of them to thezoo tomorrow, and I am supposed to rent a van for the trip, but I waited too longto call the rental agency to reserve one and now it turns out they don’t have any van available for tomorrow. I don’t know what to do. These kids will be really disappointed if their trip gets canceled.M: Hmm…well doesn’t one of your friends on campus have a car? I mean couldn’t you borrow it for the day?W: Yeah, probably, but I need to borrow 2 cars or there wouldn’t be enough space for all the kids. That’s why I was going to rent the van and then I need to find somebody else to drive too. I can’t drive 2 cars by myself.M: Yeah, that’s true. Well, I’m sure you can probably find a volunteer or if you want to save of the trouble of hunting down the second driver, what about public transportation? Check the bus schedule. I guess there’s a bus lane that goes rightpass the zoo.W: Yeah, that’s possibility, but I don’t know. It might be a real challenge supervising the kids on the bus. Sometimes they are handful when they get excited.It’s an option though.The speaker discussed 2 possible solutions to the woman’s problem. Briefly summarize the problem. Then state which solution you recommend and explain why.PreparationProblem Solution1 Solution 2The woman is supposed to drive a group of primary school kids to the zoo tomorrow but she has called too late to rent avan. She does not want to disappoint the kids by canceling the trip. Borrow cars from friend andfind volunteer to drive.Take public transportProblem of solution She needs two 2 cars for allthe kids and she has to findanother driver. It is hard to supervise kids in public transportations.This question involves a difficult choice to make. Most of the times, bothsolutions seem feasible. You can choose either one you are more comfortable with elaborating on.Base on the potential problems related to the 2 solutions to think about morepros and cons of each solution.Answering the question:Talk about the problem.Introduce all solutions.Choose one solutionR1 for supporting the solutionR2 for not supporting the other solutionConclusionSample Response:The woman is supposed to drive a group of primary school kids to the zoo tomorrow,but she has called the rental agency too late to rent a van. She does not want todisappoint the kids by canceling the trip.Hence, her friend has given her two possible solutions: borrowing a car or taking a bus.I prefer the first solution because it shouldn’t be very difficult to find someone who has cars available andcan drive for the kids as a volunteer for a one day trip only. Besides, primary school kids are really hard to supervise in public transports, especially when they getexcited. Nevertheless, she should still consider taking bus as the last resort lest she fails to find cars and drivers in such a short period of time.Q6. Now listen to a part of a lecture in a psychology class. The professor isdiscussing the mathematical capabilities of babies.Scientists have learnt some interesting things about the intellectual abilities of babies. They say that there is evidence that babies as young as 5 months old cando basic arithmetic - that they can add!Scientists think that babies know that one plus one equals two and not one. The evidence is indirect because obviously you can’t ask a 5-month-old baby to add up some n umbers for you. So they devised an experiment. In this experiment, a baby is shown a doll on a table. Okay, so the baby looks atthe doll then the researcher lowers a screen in front of the doll, so now the doll hidden behind the screen. But the baby has already seen the doll so known it’s there. Then the researcher takes a second doll and very obviously places it behind the screen with the first one. So now you have 2 dolls behind the screen right? Well, No, because what the researchers did was they secretly took away one of the dolls. And then when they raise the screen back up the baby expects to see 2 dolls, but there’s only onethere. And guess what? The baby surprised, it expected 2 but it only sees one. How could the researchers tell that the baby surprised? They recorded the baby’s eye movements on camera and we know that when a baby is surprised by something, a loudnoise or an unexpected flash of light many b e. Its stares at where the noise or lightis coming from and that’s what the babies in the experiment did. They stared cozthe baby knows if you add one doll and one doll, you should have 2 dolls. So whenit sees 1 doll, then it’s stares because it’s surprised.Using the research explained by the professors what the scientists have learnt about the mathematical abilities of babies.Answering the question:State about what the scientists have learnt.Introducing the experimentAccount of the experiment. Pay special attention to transition and signalingwords.ConclusionSample Response:The scientists have learnt that babies as young as 5-month old can do basic arithmetic/simple addition. They have come to this conclusion from researches that explore babies’mathematical abilities.In one experiment, babies were shown a doll on a table and then the doll is blocked by a screen. After that, they watch theresearches put a second doll behind the screen. At that point of time, the babiesexpect to see 2 dolls once the screen is removed. Therefore, when they only see one doll left on the table after the screen is raised up, they started because they were surprised.This research proves that baby knows that one plus one equals two.。