新托福口语(新托福口语第一题全部常考话题及参考答案)Part I of TOEFL Speaking Samples

Part I of TOEFL Speaking Samples for Personal Experience

W-August 7, 2010

1.1 Person

1.1.1 Family member

In my family, my mother has influenced me greatly because she has so many good qualities.

First of all, my mother is very diligent. She always organizes her schedule very well. Not only does she always work hard to earn enough money for my college tuition but also she uses her leisure time to do enough housework. I really appreciate her.

And then, she is well educated and keeps an open mind. She is able to understand people from different generations. So she often gives me many useful suggestions about my study and encourages me to make decisions by myself.

What’s more, my mother is also very humorous. She has a magic to keep our family full of laughing, and this gives me many wonderful memories during my childhood.

So, her personal values set a good example for me to follow in my own life and this is why I think my mother has influenced me the most in my life.

1.1.2 A person that you admire

The person I admire is my father.

He is a petroleum engineer in a big Oil company. He is very professional in his working area and has strong background of petroleum engineering. He has highly sense of responsibility toward every project and has solved many technical problems for his team.

Also, my father always keeps an open mind. He is able to understand people from different generations. So he often gives me many useful suggestions about my study and encourages me to make decisions by myself.

What’s more, my father is also very humorous. He has a magic to keep our family full of laughing, and even in his workplace, he can use his sense of humor to motive colleague working with passion.

1.1.3 A good teacher

As far as I am concerned, a good teacher should have several different characteristics.

First of all, he should be knowledgeable. That is to say, he should have a wide range of knowledge to share with us. Of course, it does not mean that every teacher should be a walking dictionary we can look up anytime.

And then, he should be humorous because I want to hear funny stories from him. I certainly don't want to doze off in the class. So some funny stories and encouraging stories can attract our attention.

What’s more, he should be patient to his students as it is an essen tial quality of a teacher. He should never lose his patience in class when students ask questions repeatedly.

A teacher should explain each and every aspect of the topic in the easiest way.

1.1.4 A famous person I want to meet

If I have a chance to meet so meone famous, I’ll choose Bill Gates.

First of all, because he is one of the billionaires in the world, I would like to ask him how he can earn so much money and what he will plan to do in the future.