06.01 6.2 託福口語寫作預測題

5月26日託福口語考題

Question 1

你的一個朋友為了提前一年從大學畢業，計劃參加暑期課程。你覺得這個計劃怎麼樣？講這樣做的一個好處和（或）一個壞處。

Your friend wants to attend a summer school and take extra courses to graduate one year earlier from university. Talk about one advantage and/or one disadvantage of doing so.

Question 2

你們大學計劃允許社區裡的人們和你們大學的學生一起上課。對於社區裡的人們來說，上課是免費的。而且，大學不會給他們關於他們的報告的反饋和成績。你覺得這個項目還不好？為什麼？

Your university is planning to allow people who live in the local community to have classes with students. This progam will be free for people in the local community. Also, the university will not provide them with feedback and grades on their reports. Do you think this program is good? Why?

6月2日口語預測

Question 1

1.Describe a special friend in your childhood. Explain how this friend influenced to you?

2.Describe an experience that you worked well with others to solve a problem. Explain why this experience is positive to you.

3.Describe your favorite subject you studied. Explain why it is your favorite subject.

4.Describe an academic subject that you enjoy learning. Explain why it is important to you.

5.Many students like to help others by working for free in volunteer programs in their community or school. Talk about a type of volunteer work that you are interested in.

6.Describe a person whom you enjoy spending time with. Explain why you would like to spend time with this person.

7.Which technology has made the greatest impact on people's life in your country? Airplane, computer or television.

8.Which of the following jobs would like to do?

1. actor / actress

2. computer programmer

3. business owner.

9.Which of the following three activities you would most prefer to do on a weekend afternoon? Play a sport, visit a friend or cook at home.

10.If your city has gotten an investment, which of the following do you think the government should invest the money in?

1. transportation

2.tourism

3.park.

11.Which course would you like to take in your community:

1.photography

2. public speech

3.business?

12.Do you think that it is a good idea for a university to ask a student to leave school if this student is caught cheating on exams?

13.Air pollution has become a huge problem. What can you do in your daily life to help reduce the problem?

14.Which of the following factors would you care about most in terms of travel?

a. low cost

b. good weather

c. various activities.

15.Describe a change that you wish to have most in your life and explain why.

Question 2

1.Children should be required to help with household tasks as long as they grow old enough to do so.

2.The personal life story of celebrities like movie stars and singers should not be reported by news media?

3.Some people prefer to live in an expensive apartment which is close to their home; while others prefer to live in an cheaper apartment which is far from their home. Which way do you prefer and why?

4.Some people prefer to share their thoughts through publications like newspapers or blogs; Others prefer to share their thoughts with their friends only.

5.Your school is planning to invite a controversial speaker to give a speech to students. Do you think it's good idea?

6.University education is more important than it was in the past.

7.People who live in small towns are warmer and nicer than people who live in big cities.

8.In a project group, it is better to be a supporting team member than to be a leader.

9.Which activity would you like to do on a weekend?

1. To assist your professor to work on an important research project.

2. To attend your sister's birthday party. Why?

10.Some people prefer jobs that require them to work mostly with computers and other technology. Others prefer jobs that do not require them to work with much technology.

11.If you’ll take an exam tomorrow morning and you haven’t finished preparing for it yet. Which way would you like to take?

·to stay up late tonight to prepare for the exam

·to go to bed early and have a full night sleep, and go for the exam tomorrow morning.

12.With the popularity of the modern entertainment technology, fewer people read books for pleasure than before.

13.Nowadays, more and more people use some extreme ways like operations to change their appearance.

14.Procedure is more important than result.

15.Playing sports will make children become overly aggressive in the future.

5月26日中國託福獨立作文

People in daily lives would frequently do the jobs that need creativity, such as the job you have never done before. Under this circumstance, do you prefer to work alone or work with others?

與預測題的第三題接近，同屬於"他人協助與獨立完成"

Rather than help their children do schoolwork, parents should encourage their children to do their homework independently.

與預測題的第二題相似，同屬於"團隊與個人"

Sometimes we are assigned to work in a group on a project. Do your agree or disagree the following statement?

The group will be helped more by members who are willing to do what other group members want them to do than by those who strongly insist that things should be done in a different way.

6月2日寫作預測

1.You have long been friend with someone. If they do something that you don’t like, should you still be friends with him or her?

2.One can learn a lot about a person from the type of friends this person has.

3. Some people like to buy and eat their meals at restaurants frequently, while others like to do this at home. Which do you prefer? Why?

4.As a student of university that has a long break between university

semesters, the university requires all students to do one of the following for one month during the break:

● students must take a course on the subject that has no direct connection to their majors of study.

● students must volunteer to work in the city where the university is located or their hometowns to improve some aspects of life of the city or their own town.

which one do you think is more beneficial for students in their university. Why?

5.It is better to relax by watching a movie or reading a book than doing physical exercises.

6.It is better for people to have friends who are intelligent than to have friends who have a good sense of humor.

7.Some young people are free in the evenings or have days off at school, which way can bring them the most benefit?

● to accumulate work experience by a part-time job or volunteering in a community

● learning to play a sport

● learning to play a musical instrument

8.At some universities, students take part in making decisions about the issues that affect daily life of everyone on campus, such as how many hours that the libraries should be opened each day or what kinds of food should be served in the cafeteria. But at some universities, experts are hired to make these decisions, students almost never involved. Which approach do you prefer and why.

9.Do you agree that it is better to work for business owned by someone else than to work for the business of one’s own family.

10.A city wants to help teachers of its high school students (age14-18) improve their teaching. It is considering two plans:

● Choose a small group of excellent teachers; these teachers will attend a class led by an expert for additional training in how to teach effectively, and they will then come back to their schools and provide that training for other teachers in school.

● Provide additional training in teaching effectively for high school teachers, using online material that each teacher will study individually.

11.Students aged 13-18 are taught different subjects by different teachers while younger students are taught by only one teacher all day long. Some people suggest it would benefit young students to be taught by different teachers. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not?

12.If one of your friends has the opportunity to study in either one of two majors, which one of the following majors you will recommend:

● A major that would allow your friend to complete studies and get a degree faster (so that he or she can get a full time job sooner)

● A major that would require longer time to study, but can make it more likely to get better employment opportunities and job offers in the future.

13.A lot of high school students now cheat in homework assignments, by asking other students for answers. Which of the following do you think is the most efficient way to stop?

● asking parents to help stop the students from cheating

● penalty or punishment to the students

● asking teacher to create homework assignment that cannot be easily cheated

14.Which of the following summer arrangements is better for a 16-17 year old student of grade eleven?

● Get ready for some of the major courses they want to study in College

● Led by the teacher to visit museums or historical sites, and then write paper

15.Some people think that success is most important in their life. Others think that it's more important to be happy when they fail. Who do you agree with and why?

16.Most adults believe that modern children (5-10 years old) behave worse than those in the past. What action parents should take do you think will have the most positive effect on children to help them be have better like respecting and treating others kindly?

● limit the types of the TV programs and movies they watch

● spend more time talking with children

● supervise and monitor children while they are playing with their friends

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

17.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Universities should require every graduation students to take public speaking courses. Give specific examples and details to support your answer.

18.Parents give their children weekly money to buy whatever they want. Some people think this can cause bad habits and ideas about money in children. Others think the opposite. What's your opinion?

19.If there's a way to improve yourself, which one among the three choices you would take?

● take more exercise

● eat more healthy food

● reduce the amount of stress

20.If your friend wants to reduce living expenses, which one would you suggest?

● Find a roommate that can share the living expenses.

● Buy the new technology products (cell phone) less frequently