六月的口语预测写作

1 With the increasing use of mobile phones and computers, fewer people write letters. Some people think that the traditional skill of letter writing will completely disappear. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2 The appearance of cities has been changed by modern buildings. The government should ensure that all the new buildings are built in traditional styles in order to protect the cultural identity of cities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
3 The funding for postgraduate research is limited. Some people think that financial support from the government should only be provided for scientific research rather than research in other fields. Do you agree or disagree?
4 Many young people are leaving school but are unable to find jobs. What problems do you think youth unemployment causes for individuals and society as a whole? What measures should be taken to solve these problems?
5 Staying healthy through playing sports and ea ting well should be an individual‟s duty towards society rather than a habit for personal benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
6 Once children start primary school, teachers have more influence than parents do on their intellectual and social development. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
7 Some people think that museums should be enjoyable places to attract and entertain young people. Others think that the purpose of museums is to educate, not to entertain. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
8 Some people think that we should provide the local community with help and support. Others, however, prefer to give money to national and international charitable organisations. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
9 Throughout history, male leaders led us to violence and conflict. If a society is governed by female leaders, it will be more peaceful. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
10 Today, there are more workers working from home and more students studying from home because the computer technology is easily accessible. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
11 Some people think that the government should decide what university students study while others think that students should be allowed to study the subjects they prefer. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
12 A society becomes more interesting and develops more quickly if it is made up of a wide variety of cultural and ethnic groups. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
13 One long-distance flight consumes the amount of fuel that a car uses in several years‟ and creates more pollution. Some people think that we should discourage non-essential flights such as tourist flights, rather than limit the use of cars. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
14 There is an increasing amount of advertising directed at children which encourages them to buy goods such as toys and snacks. Many parents are worried that these advertisements may be harmful to children. However, some companies claim that their advertising provides children with useful information. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
15 Space travel makes little difference to our daily life and therefore should be stopped. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
16 Some people think that schools should select pupils according to their academic abilities while others believe that pupils with different abilities should study together. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
June，2012
思路请参考《十天口语》Day 2 & Day 7，蹲点儿和“网蹲”的注意事项请参考Day 1与附录D ☆What‟s your favorite subject/course? Do you think people who major in your field can find a job easily when they graduate? Did your parents choose a secondary school for you? What are your goals for the future?
☆What‟s your hometown famous for? Is it good for young people? What kinds of public place are popular with young people in your hometown? Why are they popular? Can you tell me about some recent changes in your hometown? What will your hometown be like in the future? Can you tell me something about the public transport system in your hometown? Is the traffic heavy in
your city? What is your
☆Do you live in a house or a flat? Which is your favorite room in your house/ flat? Do you think there is anything that should be improved in your house/flat? What kind of house do you wish to have?
☆Do you think punctuality is important? Have you ever been late for appointments? What would be good excuses for being late?
☆Do you have a driving license? Do you have a car? Do you prefer to be the driver or a passenger? ☆Does your Chinese name have any special meanings? Do you think you‟ll change your name
in the future? Are there any important traditions about giving children their names in China? Who give children their names in Chinese families?
☆What‟re your favorite outdoor activities?
☆What games did you play when you were a child? What games do children play these days? (Day 7: Topic 12)
☆Which birthday left you with the deepest impression? What did your friends do for that birthday? Do you prefer to celebrate your birthday with your family members or your friends? How do children celebrate their birthday in China? What age is the most valued age in China?
☆What, in your opinion, is a healthy diet? Will you make changes to your diet? Which do you
like better, lunch or dinner? What‟s your favorite food? What‟s the most popular food in China?
☆Do you often buy things online? Why are things so expensive today?
☆What're your favorite flowers? Do you think flowers are important to Chinese people? Do you often give others flowers as gifts? Do flowers have any special meanings in China?
☆Did you like reading books when you were little? What were your favorite kinds of books? What kind of books do you like these days? Why do you like reading such books? Do you borrow books from libraries? Do you give your friends books as gifts?
☆Do you like taking photos? Do you like to take photos outdoors or indoors? Is photography popular in China?
☆Do you like writing letters? Do you prefer to write letters or emails? Do you keep letters that you have received?
What do you collect? Why do people collect things? What kind of things do kids like to collect? Is it good for kids to collect things?
☆Why do people prefer to stay away from noise? (Noise distracts us from our work. And when
it gets too loud it makes us really uncomfortable and upset.) What‟s your favorite kind of sound? What kind of sound do you try to avoid?
☆What're your favorite public holidays? Are public holidays important to us? What do you usually do on public holidays? Who do you usually spend holidays with? How do you spend weekends?
☆What‟s your favorite kind of weather? What kind of weather feels the best when people work? Do you prefer cold weather to hot weather?
☆W hat‟re your favorite colours? Do you think colours have any special
meanings?(/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm) What were your favorite colours when you were a child? Are colours important to you when you choose clothing? Is there anything that has dark colours in your house? Are there any colours that you would avoid when decorating your house?
Do you like parties? Do you like dancing? Have you learned how to dance? Why do so many young people like dancing today? Where do people dance in your country?
☆What were your favo rite toys when you were a child? What kinds of toys do Chinese children play with today?
What sports did you play when you were a child? What‟re the differences between sports played by boys and sports played by girls? What‟re your favorite sports now? Are there any sports you want to learn to play?
☆Why are gardens and parks important to us? Do you often go to gardens and parks?
☆Do you exercise every day? Do you think it‟s important to exercise every day? What‟s the importance of keeping fit?
☆Do you like swimming? What‟re the benefits of swimming? Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool? (Day 8: D)
Do you like travelling? Why? Where do you want to travel?
☆Do you like to travel long distances?
How often do you use your computer? Is Internet important to our lives? What do you think of online shopping? Do you think we should trust information on the Internet? Do you prefer to store information on your computer or to write it on a piece of paper?
Do you like fashionable clothes? Why?
What are the differences between the children now and the children in the past? (Now children are taller and probably much heavier, you know, because they eat so much greasy fast food … And I would say the children today know a whole lot more than the kids did ten years ago, but play video games too often and watch too much TV, which I believe is not h ealthy at all …)
☆Do you have a mobile phone? Which is more important to us, a mobile phone or a fax machine? Do you prefer to send text messages or to make phone calls?
☆Do you often read newspapers? Why?
☆Where do you meet new people? Where did people meet new people in the past?
☆Do you wish to learn another foreign language? What‟s the most difficult thing in learning a foreign language?
Where do you usually buy clothing? What is your favorite kind of clothing? Leisure sports clothes. suitable for most circumstace...
Have you ever been to a concert? Did you like it? What kind of music do you like? What are the differences between going to a concert and listening to CDs? (We can hear singers or bands perform live in concerts. / We sing along and dance and scream with people who love the same music / But CDs give us far more choices. These days, concert ticket prices can be sky-high so it‟s unlikely we can go to all the concerts we wish we could go to…)
What‟s your favorite type of TV show? Did you watch m uch TV when you were a kid?
What are the most important character traits for success? (self-discipline，confidence, perseverance, determination，optimism，patience and sincerity)
If you visit another city, will you buy some postcards or take photos there?
What do you like to do in your free time / spare time? ☆Do you think time management is important to our lives? (helps us to do things more efficiently / reduces our stress level / achieve more in less time)
☆Why do some people keep pets?
What do you think is happiness? (It‟s an emotion. / Basically, it means enjoy ment of life. / Some people believe wealth can lead to happiness. / But actually happiness is more about being emotionally rewarded than about just being wealthy. / That‟s why many super rich peopl e are actually very unhappy.) What makes people feel unhappy? (I guess … the loss of something we
truly value, like good grades, friendship, trust or stuff that‟s very useful in our daily life, like keys or a wallet…)
What kind of song do you like best?
Wh at are the differences in men‟s and women‟s favorite leisure activities? Who have more free time, men or women?
Do you think families should eat dinner together? (more communication between family members / better nutrition, especially for children / pleasant exchange of ideas during the meals) How often do you go to restaurants with your family members? Why are family and friends important to us? Do you prefer to relax at home or hang out with friends? What do you usually do when you‟re alone?
☆What‟re y our favorite wild animals?
☆Do birds have any special meanings in China? (Day 7: Topic 19 ) Do you think it is important to protect birds?
What kind of food is most popular in your country?
Is it easy for you to remember numbers? Do numbers have any special meanings in your country? Do you think science is important to our lives? Why? (Possible Answers: Physics helps us figure out how things work. / Chemistry shows us the structure of the world and how materials interact with each other. / Biology teaches us where living things come from and what living things need
to survive…) ☆Which kind of technology are you most interested in? (biotech / digital technology / space technology/ AI or artificial intelligence…)
Do you often do housework at home? （十天口语剑8版p.25下方）Do you often make things by yourself? Is it important for kids to be skilled in handicrafts?
☆Do you like making things by yourself? What did you make when you were a child?
(/crafts/crafts-by-age/school-age-crafts/随便挑1-2种就可以)
☆What was your favorite type of movie when you were a child? Do you still like this type of movie now? Do you prefer to watch movies in movie theaters/ cinemas or to watch DVDs at home? Do you often visit museums? Do you think museums are important to our lives? When was the
last time you visited a museum? Is it a good idea for museums to sell goods to visitors? (A Sample Answer: It may be a nice idea if museums can‟t get enough funding and need extra money to support themselves. And s ome souvenirs sold at museum gift shops are neat! But museums won‟t
be able to serve visitors well if they simply focus on doing business.)
How should young people treat elderly people? (treat them with respect / pay our grandparents a visit from time to time / learn from them / help elderly neighbours
Who are better decision-makers, men or women? (Men tend to act alone and make decisions based on our (their if you are a lady) own knowledge, information or judgment. / Ladies tend to ask their (their if you are a guy) friends or family members for advice. / Women are generally better at using intuition（直觉）for decision-making. / Men tend to pay more attention to the long-term effects of the decisions …)
Did you give or receive any gifts recently? What were they? Do you prefer to give gifts or to receive gifts?
Why is money important to our lives?
☆How do you get news? Do you read newspapers or magazines?
Do you like shopping?
☆Do you like drawing and painting? What were your favorite kinds of drawings or paintings when you were a child? Do you think children can benefit from drawing and painting?
☆What kinds of pets do Chinese people like to keep? Do people of different ages prefer different pets?
Do you think air travel is important to us? (It sure is. It‟s convenient, comfortable and … fun. Some people are concerned about its safety but according to statistics air travel is actually safer than car rides.)
Have your neighbors help you with anything? Do you prefer to have old people or young people as your neighbors?
Do you prefer to use emails or letters?
☆Do you like watching advertisements? (Some ads are pretty fun and entertaining. But sometimes they may interrupt the TV shows. Now television stations in China are not allowed to interrupt TV shows that are more than 45 minutes long with ad breaks. I believe it's the right move...）Why do we need advertisements? What‟s your favorite kind of advertisement? (I tend to be attracted to the creative ones. They are fun to watch even if they can't really give you the info you need.）
June, 2012
Part 2：请特别注意有少量新增加的考题。

没有标注星号的题表示近期在亚太区也出现过但
频率较低。

时间紧的同学只需要准备画星号的卡片题即可，并请勇于合并答案。

城市与建筑
☆Describe an interesting public place. / Describe an interesting place in your hometown
I usually go to Beihai Park when I have the time and opportunity. I can go for a stroll in the park to relax. The park has some trees, and interesting and winding paths, where I can wander listlessly and contemplate my own thoughts or admire the various stages of nature. Sometimes I just like to feel the breeze on my face and savour（尽情享受） its coolness. It gives me a sense of freedom. It also has a lake on which I can go boating. I often go to the park with my friends on weekends. And we''''ll have a picnic if we stay there for the whole day.
12. Describe a sc hool you’ve ever attended.
☆Describe a workplace, such as a factory, an office or a public place.（除了这几种工作地点还可以说a store，比如a convenience store便利店, a bookstore，a pet shop宠物店or even Walmart, a fast food restaurant like MacDonald‟s, KFC or Pizza Hut, a school甚至a bank.最好是跟自己有点关系的地方，否则如果跟你一点关系都没有你却知道工作细节就比较奇怪了。

在校生可以加一句I had a summer job there./ I worked as a part-timer（兼职员工）there.已经工作的考生可以说I worked there as a fresh graduate.（刚毕业的大学生）或者I currently(目前) work there. 商店收银员叫cashier, 导购员是shop assistant, 餐馆服务生和兼职教师的英语应该不用再教了，商场或者银行门口的迎宾员在英美非常少见，但如果你说greeting attendant老外就能听懂了）
The school I''''d like to talk about is Beijing New Oriental School where I took my TOEFL course.
What I like about the school is that I can meet almost the best teachers in the country. They are so talented, eloquent（有口才的）, knowledgeable and humorous that I don''''t feel any bored in class. A 2.5 -hour class passes very quickly. One more good thing about the school is that I can meet people from different parts of the country and make friends with them. We have a lot in common, sharing the same passion, the same stage, even the same learning difficulties which we encounter（遇到） and then discuss and finally work out together. Living on campus offers us much time to communicate and to share experiences.
Actually there''''s a lot to say about my school, but the points above are what I mainly want to cover.
☆Describe an ideal house / flat.
My favorite room is the living room. I like lots of open space and a sense of expansiveness, of freedom（宽敞和自由的感觉）. Also, it''''s a place where I can look around and not feel agitated（不安的） or confined（受限制的）. All different but natural colors have a such lovely warm effect that I would never get tired of it. Everything is in harmony----- large digital TV on the wall, glass-made tea table, beautiful plants, couch and sofa, a good book, a good wine. It gives me a sense of satisfaction and away from hurly burly（喧嚣）. It is at times a place to contemplate and at times a place to share with friends.
In a word, it is graceful, refined, comfortable and restful .
Describe a flat / house / room you lived in when you were a child.
☆Describe a place you‟ll travel to whe n you have a day off.
☆Describe a beautiful garden / park.
Describe a place that is close to water.
Describe a peaceful / quiet place. (Day 8 A: a library 或Day 8 C: a garden)
☆Describe an old building.
☆Describe a change / some changes in your hometown.
☆Describe a building in your school.
Describe a modern building.
Describe a museum or an art gallery.（Day 10: A）
☆ Describe a national building (/english/2004/Jan/84895.htm)
Describe a school you studied at before. (Day 7 p116)
Describe a street/road and some buildings on this street.
☆Describe a foreign city you wish to visit.(Maybe London ?(Day 8 D topic9) Or Paris? The
Eiffel / …aifl/ Tower and the Louvre/…lu:vrə/. Or New York? the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the most expensive street on earth, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, go to Time Square to usher in the New Year, the list goes on and on…)
I'd like to choose New York city. New York is a modern city famous for its diversity, where different cultures mix and mingle together. To travel in New York, we can take a ferry ride down the East river from Manhattan, to see the famous Statue of Liberty, which is a symbol of American dream. Walking to the central park, it is interesting to take a carriage ride around the park and enjoy the closeness to nature. At noon, we can go to the Greenwich village where many poets and artists live together to feel the artistic atmosphere. Time Square is the first choice to spend the night, we can go there to see the lights and feel the energetic nights of New York.
Along the New York streets, many buildings and skyscrapers demonstrate different architecture styles. I remember one US writer once wrote about New York," Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of weather." So I think New York is a fantastic place to experience different cultures, and that is the specific reason why I wish to visit.
☆Describe a city in your country.
Describe a journey that was longer than expected. /Describe a long-distance journey.
Describe a leisure centre with facilities such as a swimming pool or a fitness center (Day 8). Describe a place that helped you learn about the past.(p164,p165,p177老建筑）
Describe a hotel. (Day 8: A)
Describe a place where there is a lot of noise. (Day 10: J)
Describe a historical place in your hometown.
Describe your favorite part of your city/hometown. / a popular part of your hometown.
Describe a shopping mall.
组织与个人
p2 describe a team u r in 1.what it is 2.why u join this team 3.whats ur roal 4.why this team important for u
Team teaching involves a group of instructors working purposefully, regularly, and cooperatively to help a group of students of any age learn. Teachers together set goals for a course, design a syllabus, prepare individual lesson plans, teach students, and evaluate the results. pproach is better
Teamwork improves the quality of teaching.
Teacher strengths are combined and weaknesses are remedied. Poor teachers can be observed, and improved by the other team members in a nonthreatening, supportive context
R They share insights, propose new approaches, and challenge assumptions. They learn new perspectives and insights, techniques and values from watching one another
☆Describe a person you‟ve learned from.
Describe a person you helped before.
☆Describe someone who helped you study.
Describe a teacher who taught you before.
☆Describe a teacher who taught you a skill such as cooking, biking or swimming.
Describe the important person to you when you were a child.
Describe one of your childhood teachers（请注意本题中的动词全部要用过去时）.
☆Describe a friend who is a leader. （a company leader or a political leader）
☆Describe one of your friends. / Describe your best friend.
☆Describe a leader you admire.
Describe a person you‟d like to travel with.
Describe a person you‟re familiar wi th.
☆Describe two people in your family.
☆Describe two people who get on with each other
☆Describe your personality. (Day 8：D的另类话题部分)
☆Describe the happiest person you know.
☆Describe a good student.
☆Describe a child.
Describe a teenager.
☆Describe your neighbour.
☆Describe an adventurous person.(How about talking about a person who likes adventurous sports? You can learn a great deal about adventurous sports from this site:
/sport/adventure/ ) I admire Deng Xiaoping.coz he was wise and successful. He was adventurous and unafraid of risks.
☆Describe the oldest person in your family. / Describe an interesting old person. (Day 8 B:双语感悟)
Speaking of an elderly family member, I want to talk about my grandpa He is almost 76 this year, but definitely looks much younger than he actually is. He is healthy and active and always looks on the bright side. My grandpa is a very modern person. I know that you might ask .. well, unlike the other retired elderly folks who just play Taichi, walk birds, play chess or watch TV all day long like a coach potato, my grandpa’s life is very diversified and colorful. He is a big fan of taking photos, enjoying the haute cuisine, singing karaoke, speculating in stocks and travelling around the world.
☆Describe a person who has a healthy lifestyle. (Day 7: Topic 17 / Day 8: B & D)
Describe some changes in your lifestyle.
Describe a TV show host/presenter (p.335以及/talkshow_host.shtml）Oprah winfrey may be most famous talk show presenter in the world and she is a successful entrepreneur as well is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, and was for a time the world's only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world. She‟s a success story that the everyday person can relate to. She has worked hard to gain success. Her achievements came after a lot of hard work, determination and education. She‟s considered to be one of the richest
women in America. She contributed to the business world enormously. She donates over a million dollars to charities. We need more people in the business world like her. She gives back to the community what the community gives her. She deserves the success
Describe a wealthy / rich person. (Day 8 B)
Describe an artist you admire.
☆Describe a singer or a musician you met recently. (Day 8 B)
Describe a person in the news.
Describe a successful person.
Describe a famous person you‟d like to meet.
Describe a famous person in a foreign country = an international celebrity.
☆Describe a successful small company. ( /success-stories/ ) (☆准备
这题的时候请顺便把☆Describe a part-time job you did before.也思考一下)
Describe an ideal job.
☆Describe a job/an interesting thing you wish to do in the future.
Describe a job that can make the world a better place. (现在英美年轻人最时髦的就是找green jobs，也称green-collar jobs“绿领儿“工作，即能为地球的环保做出贡献的工作
/GreenJobs/CareerPaths/CareerPaths_tpg.asp点击下方的
Let‟s Start! 你就能立刻找到最适合自己的green job)
Describe a job you wish to do in the future./ Describe an interesting job.
If I could freely choose any job, I would choose a job where I could do something constructive and beneficial for ordinary people. Definitely it would be something helping people.
Teaching of course is sort of that kind of job---- if you do it properly you can certainly help people. Traditionally in China teachers have been very respected; we have a saying a teacher for a day is a father for life. Nowadays, attitudes are changing, and perhaps people are more realistic. But my dream isn''''t changing. I wouldn''''t be helping them materially but I could give them a lot of pleasure and lighten their days.
I love teaching and I want it to be my whole life''''s career ‘cause I feel I really am contributing something to people''''s lives, to help them.自然界
☆Describe a river / lake / sea. （p.225）
☆Describe a place with natural beauty.
I usually go to Beihai Park when I have the time and opportunity. I can go for a stroll in the park to relax. The park has some trees, and interesting and winding paths, where I can wander listlessly and contemplate my own thoughts or admire the various stages of nature. Sometimes I just like to feel the breeze on my face and savour（尽情享受） its coolness. It gives me a sense of freedom. It also has a lake on which I can go boating. I often go to the park with my friends on weekends. And we''''ll have a picnic if we stay there for the whole day.
12. Describe a school you’ve ever attended.
☆Describe an experience with bad weather.
☆Describe your favorite weather.
☆Describe your favorite wild animal.
Describe an animal/ a pet in your city. (不论在任何一个英美城市，狗狗永远都是人们的最爱/dog_breeds/)
Describe things you can do to help improve the environment.（Day 10: J）
☆Describe a walk you took with a friend. （十天口语Day 8: C）
☆Describe your favorite time of day.
休闲娱乐
☆Describe something that made you laugh.
☆Describe an educational TV program (such as an English learning program or a quiz show)/ Describe your favorite TV show.
☆Describe an ad that helped you buy something.
I want to introduce you an advertisement for Dior perfume. It is an TV advertising. I saw it at the intervals of a teleplay. The attention-getter
in the ads is "Gold is cold; clothes is dead,only Diro."The performer ，Sharon Stone, a famous Holleywood star, is very hot in the advertisement. As she walks elegantly as a model, she takes off her expensive jewelry and luxurious skirt. She showes us her perfect body shape nakedly only with the aroma of Dior which seems to be smelled by the audience before TV. It is creative directed by Wang Jiawei. I couldn't forget it after seeing it and I am crazy about the Dior perfume now
☆Describe an outdoor activity (such as a sport or an outdoor game).
☆Describe your favorite sport.
Describe your favorite leisure activity.
☆Describe a healthy lifestyle.
Describe something you do to improve your health.
Describe something you often do in your free time.
☆Describe your favorite foreign film.
☆Describe a well-known traditional story/ children‟s story (很多儿童故事
/story/story.html)
Describe a character in a childhood story.
☆Describe your favorite photo. (Day 8: D)
☆Describe a foreign song / a piece of foreign music you often listen to.
Describe a song you heard when you were a child.(有个很逗的网站专门介绍这个
/?t=es&p=1744&c=11）
Describe a game you played when you were a child (but not a sport). (Day 8: D)
☆Describe so mething you‟ll d o this weekend.
☆Describe your favorite website.
☆Describe a means of telecommunication (mobile phone, e-mail, MSN ...)
Describe a TV program you don‟t like. / Describe an interesting TV program that you can talk about with your family. （第三部分可能问到：Do you think TV programs play educational roles?）Describe your favorite foreign food / foreign dish.
(/top-10-international-cuisine/然后就可以点击进入各国的recipes)
☆Describe you r favorite dish.(Maybe Kung Pao Chicken? It‟s awesome! So hot and spicy … and。