学术英语口语测试技巧
Tips for Oral English Examination
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The whole process may be divided into three parts:
1. Lead-in(引入)
2.discussion(讨论)
3.couclution(总结)
Tip 1: Talk About Your Hobby or the Weather First
Okay you may start your topic with the weather or your hobby which related to the
issue.
Say:
1. sunny ,mild, nice, amazing, great, awesome, wonderful,
Words to describe the weather
Adorable…
2. Overcast, dull, gloomy, broken, not settled…
3. PM2.5, smog, haze
4. cold, chilly, freezing, piercing, biting,
Hobby
I am interested in…
1.
I am crazy about…
2.
3.
I enjoy doing…
4. … is my favorite
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
I prefer… to…
I would go for this one because…
I hate…
It’s annoying to do…
I can’t stand…
Tip 2:Ways to Put Forward Your Own Idea
In my opinion/ in my eyes…
(Are you still claiming your idea beginning like: I think blablabla…
Try the following ways to start your topic.)
1. Personally, I think/feel/believe/suppose…
2.
3. My view on…is that…
4.
I’d like to point out that
5. As far as I’m concerned
6. To begin with, we may say that
7.
In the first place, I want to say that
Tip 3: Ask for your partner’s idea when you have nothing to say to avoid
silence and continue the discussion.
1. What do you think about…?
2. What would you say about…?
3. How do you feel about…?
4. Do you have an idea on…?
5.
Tip 3: Agreeing with an Opinion
I was wondering what your opinion of…was…?
1.
2.
3.
Topic 1: Do you prefer a fuel cell powered car, a traditional IC engine car, or a
hybrid(混合动力) car? Why?
Part 1:Lead-in
Have you ever notice the charging posts in the south part of our campus. Many
electrical taxis are charging there. New energy cars are becoming more and more
common in our daily life. They are designed to solve the energy shortage, and the
pollution problems. So what kind of car do you prefer? The fuel cell car? The
traditional IC engine cars? Or the hybrid cars?
Part 2: Ideas
IC engine car: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
1. cheaper than the new energy cars.
2. convenient to fill up.
3. More powerful than the new energy cars.
4. Travel a longer distance for one filling.
5. It is a mature technology which has been developed over one hundred years.
Thus it is more reliable.
Disadvantages:
1. I t pollutes the air;
2. emits carbon dioxide and other green house gas;
3. Gasoline is nonrenewable, and will be used up someday.
Fuel cell powered car: advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:
1. Produce only water, and have no emission, also environmentally friendly.
2. ……
Disadvantages:
1.
2.
3. The infrastructure is not yet completed, thus it will set many limitation to the
Its power density is not as high as IC engine cars.
It is not convenient to get refueled.
fuel cell cars owners.
Hybrid car: advantages and disadvantages.
What is a hybrid car: A hybrid vehicle uses two or more distinct types of power, such
as internal combustion engine plus electric motor
Advantages:
1. The level of its emission of carbon dioxide is lower than the recommended
2.
level set by Environmental Protection Agency.
It has the capacity to store and reuse recaptured energy in the stop-and-go city
traffic system, thus it reduce fuel.
It can be a great transition when we are not ready to abandon gasoline.
3.
Disadvantages:
1. The battery has a short life span, so it will cost a lot to replace the battery.
2. The battery can cause pollution.
3.……
Part3: conclusion
We may prefer different kinds of cars. But one thing is for sure our vehicle
for the future will be cheaper, faster and most importantly, cleaner.
Topic 2: What do you know about Mars? What is the importance of space
exploration?
Part1:lead-in
So have ever seen the science fiction “The Martian”? It is a film that talks about the
survival story of an astronaut Mark Watney, who was left alone and presumed dead
after a violent sandstorm. Life in Mars is really different from earth. It is really a
miracle for Mark to return to earth safely. The film really arouses my curiosity about
Mars and the whole universe. So how do you guys feel about that?
Part2: discussions
the atmosphere mainly consists of 98% carbon dioxide 2%
Characteristics of Mars:
1.Atmosphere:
argon(氩), %2 nitrogen(氮), and traces of oxide and water.
2. Climate and season: Mars has a wide range of temperature, due to its thin
atmosphere; the season on Mars is earth-like, but it is twice of earth year.
3. Distance from earth and sun: the fourth planet from sun, and the second smallest
planet in the solar system.
4. Red surface—caused by iron oxide
5. Comparison to earth in mass, gravity, volume…
The importance of space exploration:
Space exploration not just satisfies our curiosity it has some other meaning.
It boom technologies, help us understand the world, understand how it works. Most
importantly when we look into the whole universe we will find who we are, we will
get to know ourselves better. We will find our planet unique and beautiful thus we
may protect it better.
Topic 3: What types of energy source would you like to promote? Why?
Part1:lead-in
Every moment we are using energy. Now we are using air conditioner to get cool; we
central heating to get warm; in ancient times people use fire to roast food... but now as
we are developing our industry ,we consume more and more energy, as a result we are
now facing serious environmental problem and energy crisis. Now we have got many
kinds of energy to choose, like solar power, hydroelectricity, wind power, biofuels,
nuclear power… so which one do you guys want to promote suppose we are now
nation leaders~
Part2: discussions
1. Nuclear power:
It is efficient, cheap, but dangerous at the same time. There have been some disasters,
like the Chernobyl disaster. It will take decades to clean up the effect.
2. Wind power:
Not efficient, expensive
3. Solar power:
Limitless recourse, but it cannot be widely used
The rate of transforming sun light to electricity is low.
But it is necessary in some cases, such as in distant island…
Part3: conclusion
…
Topic 4: Why do you think Darwin is so great? Or Lincoln? Or anybody else you
consider great?
Part1:lead-in
Darwin and Lincoln were born on the same day Feb. 12, 1809. Both of them have
leaded a great revolution. One of them is a scientist the other one is a politician. And
both of them have had a great impact on the world we live now. So how can we tell
who is more important, who is greater than the other? What are your opinions?
Part2: discussion
Darwin:
Supports: Darwin is greater, for he risked his health and reputation to put forward the
idea that we human are just part of the nature, not over nature. He is brave. And his
adventure the voyage on Her Majesty’s Ship Beagle was unique and irreplaceable,
because no other scientist could have the experience, on other scientist could collect a
great deal of sample as he did.
Objections: Darwin is not that great! Imagine Darwin was not born the theory of
evolution will be come up by other scientist. He was not the only one who had the
idea.
Lincoln:
Supports: Lincoln ended the civil war which claimed thousands Americans’ life. He
was a political genius and he knew how to use language how to make a public speech
to get people’s attention. He knew the art of language and at the same time he created
his own style or rather the American style.
Objection: Lincoln is not as great as Darwin. Lincoln just made difference inside
America. He stopped the civil war and made a revolution. But it cannot be compared
to Darwin’s contribution, which had a great impact on everyone’s mind in the world.
He challenged the religion and free people’s mind…
Part3: couclusion
Yes when we think about who is greater, we must see their impact on the world, and
we can try to imagine what our world will be like if they were not there. So now we
find that it seems Darwin is more important for his theory has had a long lasting effect
on the world we live now, till now many scientists are still study the evolution of
species, and the history of human’s evolution.
Topic 5: What is happiness? And how can we make life happy?
Part1:lead-in
Do you still remember the interview “are you happy”, made by CCTV during one
national day years ago? A man said “my first name is ‘Zeng’”. The man just
misunderstands the journalist or he just says that deliberately. so if you are asked the
same question what will you say, what is your understanding of happiness, and how
will you make a happy life.
Part2: discussion
1. What is happiness?
It is not just a kind of emotion, it also contain the feeling of contentment,
well-being, quality of life…
2. How to make a happy life?
Make friends, do sports to keep fit, help others, keep a positive mind. Do things
you like…
Part3: conclusion
Here I have got a chicken soup for the soul:
Happiness is no depending on how large your house is, it is how many laugh in the
house that matters;
Happiness is not depending on how luxury your cars are; it is you that you arrive
home safely that matters;
Happiness is not how beautiful your lover is; it is that your lover’s bright smile that
matters.
Topic 6: Discuss how to tackle ( 处 理 ) negative emotions in life such as
frustration, depression, anger, etc.
Part1: lead-in
There are times when we are distressed by some negative mood. We all have the
experience of quarreling with a friend or the experience of failing an exam, or having
some inexplicable sadness caused by the bad weather or something else. Negative
emotion really harms one, so is there any good ways to tackle it, and help one to lead
a bright life?
Part2: discussion
Ways to tackle bad mood:
1. Learn to talk out. When we are facing some depress we can always talk about it
with our friends. In this way you can get advices from your friends, and release
yourself.
2. Get a good sleep. After a good sleep, you can be more energetic and more relax. It
is a good way to reduce pressure and get rid of bad mood.
3. Smile to yourself. According to some researches expression can change people’s
mind. We all know that our expressions are reflections of our heart; also our heart
will cooperate with our expression. For example when we feel sad a big smile will
make you feel better.
4. Do sports. When you are doing sports you get motivated not only physically but
also mentally.
Part3: conclusion
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Topic 7:
O(∩_∩)O~
Topic 8: Discuss potential hazard( 风 险 ) and consequences of people’s
overreliance(过度依赖) on high-tech.
Part1: lead-in
There is no doubt that high-tech make our life more convenient and easy. We are
getting used to the convenience it brings us, but do you notice that high-tech gets
involved too much and we over reliant on it. It is true that high-tech stops our
evolving?
Part2: discussion
Overreliance on computer:
Now many people are used to type words with computer, handwriting become rare.
And character amnesia (also called take pens, forget character) become more and
more common among many people. And when we are typing English words the
computer can correct the wrong words automatically for us. Our overreliance on
computer may weaken our ability to write.
Overreliance on internet:
We are getting used to surf the internet to search for information, to search for ideas.
There are a mass of information on line, and with easy approaches people become
unwilling to think by themselves. Overreliance on internet may make us lose the
ability to think deeply.
Overreliance on automation:
Machines help us too much. They help us clean the house, they help us wash clothes,
and they lift us upstairs, even one just lives on the second floor he will not lose the
opportunity to take a lift. Overreliance on automations has taken our chance to do
things by ourselves. We lost the ability to tack care of ourselves without the help of
machine.
Overreliance on smart phone:
Now we chat mostly through our mobile phone. We use QQ, We Chat to communicate
with our friends and family. We are getting used to chatting on line. However we
cannot communicate well when face to face.
Part3: conclusion
OMG here we finally come to the final conclusion. High-tech makes our life easy but
we still have to pay attention to its bad affects. We cannot reliant too much on it. We
have to find the balance, so that we can truly lead an easy life.
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Whish you all have a good grade in the
oral English exam.