英語口語考試

40NewPracticeTopicsforiBTTOEFLSpeakin

1.

Who

is

your

best

friend?

Describe

this

person

and

say

why

he/she

is

your

best

friend.

MybestfriendisLissa,sheisfunny,smart,loving,caring,nice,andsomehowgoodlooking.Sheismybestfriendbecausesheunderstands,trustsandsupportsmeinallgoodorbadtimes.I’veknownherfor6yearsandshe’slikeasistertome.ShealwayslistenstowhatI’msayingandgivesmesomeadviceonthethingsthatIcannotfigureoutbymyself.

2.

What

is

your

favorite

place

to

visit

on

weekends?

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

your

favorite

place

to

go.

Weallvisitalotofplacesandweekendisatimewhenwegettovisitourfavoriteplace.Myfavoriteplacetovisitismycousin’shouse.ThereasonisthatIcangoandmeetmycousin.Wehavecommoninterestssowegettospendtimediscussingonthematterwhichwedeemtorelevanttoourlives.ThesecondreasonforlikingtheplaceisthatthehouseislocatedinthesuburbsofthecityandIhaveloveplaceswhicharepeacefulandawayfromthecity.

3.

What

is

your

happiest

childhood

memory?

Describe

it

and

give

reasons

to

explain

why

it

is

your

happiestmemory.

Myhappinestchildhoodmemorywasmyfifthbirthday.

IcanrememberthatdayIbecomeabigbrotherandeverybodywasintheparty,charringme,treatingme.Iwassoproudofme.Ihavebecomeabigbrother.AndthesecondreasonisthatthatdayIgotmybicycle,anewbicycle,forthatwasIwaitforalongtime.Iwassohappy.Ithinkthatwasmybestbirthdayever.

4.

What

is

your

most

important

possession?

Describe

it

and

say

why

it

is

so

important.

Forme,mymostimportantpossessionaremyfamilyandfriends,andmyhealth.Becausetheyaremyclosetpeopleinmylifeandtheycanmakemebetter.MyfamilyandfriendsknowmebetterthananyoneelseandtheywillbethereformewhenIneedthem,whileifIhaveagoodhealth,Iwillbeabletoachievemygoals,besuccessful,andmakelotsofmoneytodoeverythingelseinlife.

5.

Talk

about

a

person

in

your

life

who

has

inspired

you.

Describe

the

person

and

explain

why

you

found

him/herinspirational.

Thepersonwhoinspiresmethemostismysister.WheneverIamintrouble,sheisalwaysthereforme.Shealwaystriedtomakeeveryonefeelhappy,fromchildhoodtonowsheshowedmethecorrectpathtowalkon.Iamgladthatgodhasgivenmesuchanadorable,amiable,andangelicsister.SometimesshegetsangrywithmeforthemistakesIdoandscoldme,too,butIknowthatisformybenefit.IlovemysisterandIadmirehertoo.

6.

Where

do

most

like

to

go

to

eat

out?

Describe

this

place

and

say

why

you

like

it

most.

Therearemanyrestaurantsinmycity,butoneIloveandhavealotmemoryisthegardenrestaurant.Itisarestaurantwhichbuiltonthebidlandwithbankrivernearly.Therestaurantismadeupwithwoodmaterial,anditalsohasplantsatcorners.Ilikethisstyleasitmakesmefeelrelaxandnatural.Ithasreallygoodfoodandthefoodisquiteeconomical,anditprovidesthebestqualityatreasonableprices.SoIlikethisplaceverymuch.

7.

Talk

about

an

important

national

holiday

in

your

home

country.

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

important.

TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleanditisthetimewhenallfamilymemberslivingawayfromhomegobackandgettogether.ItisjustlikeChristmasinthewest.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth.Aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,andtemplefairswillbeheldfordays.Chinahas56ethnicgroups.TheyallcelebratetheSpringFestivalatthesameday.Toeveryonethefestivalisofgreatsignificance.

8.

What

is

your

favorite

book

or

movie?

Describe

it

and

say

why

it

is

your

favorite.

Myfavoritebookis“10secrets”.Ihavereadthisbookabout15times.Thisbookisaboutanordinarypersonwhosharesthe10secretsofhislifewhichhehasnevertoldanyone.Thethingstheauthortoldinthebookaresoboldthatnoonewouldeverhavebeenabletotellallthesecretsastheywouldhavetarnishedtheimageofthepersonforever.Iwasamazedbythetruthfulnessoftheauthorandalsotheboldnesswhichmadehimwritethebook.Iwouldreallyrecommendthisbooktopeopleandifapersonislessthan18thatparentalguidanceisadvised.

9.

Who

do

you

feel

close

to

in

your

family

(or

extended

family)?

Describe

this

person

and

say

why

you

feel

close

tohim/her.

Iamveryclosetomyniece.Sheisthedaughterofmysister.Ineverhadverygoodrelationswithmysisterasweusedtodisagreeabouteverything,butIneverdisagreewithmyniece.Shelivesinanothercity,butwhenevershecomesto,shespendsalotoftimewithme,andshelikestospendtimewithme.Whenhermotheraskshertosleepshestartscryingassheismucheagertospendtimewithme.

10.

Where

is

a

good

place

to

have

fun

in

your

city

or

town?

Describe

this

place

and

explain

why

it

is

fun.

ThebestplacetohavefuninmycityiskongtongCity.Thisisactuallyaneducationalcitywhichisprovidingmanyotherfacilities.Iusedtothinkthatthisplaceisonlyforgettingeducation,butwhenIwentthereIsawthattherewasabigswimmingpoolandaverybigstadium.Ilovewaterandcricket.Andthisplaceisfreeforallthosepeoplewhoarestudentsofthecity.Sobeingastudentofthecity,Icanenjoytheservicesprovidedbythisplace.

11.

Talk

about

an

experience

in

your

life

that

made

you

feel

embarrassed.

Describe

it

and

say

why

it

wasembarrassing.

Iwasalwaysrunningawayfromstudying,andInevermissedachanceofdoinganythingelseotherthanstudying.Ihadtostudyformyaccountingexam,butIdidnotstudyforitandIfailedtheexam.FailingintheaccountingexamwasthemostembarrassingmomentinmylifeasIwastheonlystudentwhohadfailedintheexam.Andwhenthescoreswerebeingannouncedontheblackboard,Iwassosadthatmyentireimagehadnowbeendestroyed.

12.

What

was

your

favorite

subject

at

school?

Describe

it

and

explain

why

this

subject

was

your

favorite

one.

WhenIwasatschool,Ireallylikehistory.Itwasthemostfunandinterestingsubjectfoeme.WhenIlearnhistory,Iliketoimaginethelifeinthepast.Learninghistoryislikelearninganddiscoveringmanymysteriesfromthepast.Iamreallycuriousaboutwhatwashappeninginthepast.Iftherewerethismachine,Iwouldliketotryittotraveltothepast.

IlikemathsandgeographywhenIwasatschool.Iamnotgoodatmemorizingorwriting,sothesecoursesarehardforme.ThesecondreasonisthatIhaveagoodteacher,andhemademehavestrongintereststolearnmaths.What’smore,thereisastrongsenseofachievementtosolveproblemsandgainhighmarks.

13.

Who

is

an

important

person

in

your

country?

Describe

this

person

and

explain

why

he/she

is

important.

IthinkthemostimportantpersoninmycountryistheDengXiaoping.Heisaloyalcommunistwhosacrificedhisownlifeinordertomakehispeoplehaveabetterlife.Hewasaprominentpoliticianofchina.HewasperhapsthemostinfluentialleaderintheCommunistPartyofChina.Andheformedthecenterofthe“secondgeneration”ofleaderoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Underhisleadershipandinfluence,Chinahasbecomeoneofthefastestgrowingeconomiesintheworld.

14.

Talk

about

an

interesting

tourist

attraction

you

have

been

to.

Describe

it

and

say

why

it

was

interesting.

OneofthemostinterestingtouristattractionIhavebeentoistheGreatWall.TheGreatWallisthesymbolofChina,andit’soneofsevenwondersoftheworldandthelargestman-mademonumentevertohavebeenbuilt.Peopleoncesaid“notbeenontheGreatWall,notbeenagreatman”TheGreatWallisuniqueinitssizeandlength.WhenyouclimbthetopoftheGreatWall,youwillrealizethatitisdifficulttogoonvisitinganotherplace,becausethistimeyouwillfeelverytired,butyoualsofeelthattheGreatWallisquitespectacular.

15.

Talk

about

a

time

when

you

experienced

success.

Describe

the

experience

and

say

why

it

was

a

success

for

you.

Weallworkinthisworldtoachievesuccessinthisworld,butthetruthisnomatterhowhardweendeavororhowmuchwestrive,wedonotalwaysexperiencesuccess.Butwhenwedoit.Itiscertainlythebestexperience.IwasworkingonmyeducationalinstituteandIwasdoingeverythingpossible,butinspiteofmyefforts,Iwasnotbeingsuccessful.ButthenthetimecamewhenIwasgiventherewardfortheeffortIhadmade.AtthattimeI’mveryhappy,becauseallmyeffortisnotinvain.

16.

What

is

your

favorite

style

of

clothing?

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

your

favorite.

Wecanclassifyclothesintotwotypesofclothes.Thefirstoneisthecasualclothesandtheotherisformalclothes.Iamobsessedwithformalclothes.Ifailtounderstandwhenpeoplesaythattheyfeelcomfortableincasualclothes.Idonotseeanythinggoodinthem.IalwayswanttowearformalclothesbecauseIfeelconfidentafterthem.Ilikeformalshirtsandpants

Myfavoritestyleofclothingiscomfortableandcasual.Ithinkthat’smoreimportantthananythingelseforme.GiventheopportunityI’mhappytojustputonapairofjeansandT-shirtorsomethingsimilar.Butwhenit’srequired,Ihavetowearmoreformalthanbefore.AndIamnotparticularaboutplacethatIbuycloth.Icanbuymyclothesinasmallstoreoranexclusiveshop.Inaddition,beingcomfortableisastandardofmychoice.

17.

Name

a

person

whom

you

truly

admire.

Describe

the

person

and

say

why

you

admire

him/her.

Wemeetmanypeopleinourlives,buttherearesomepeoplewhohaveagreatimpactonourlives.Iadmiremyunclealot.Heisactuallyaphilanthropist.HeisintheworkofhelpingpeopleandIthinkthisisaverynoblethingtodo.AnotherthingIlikeabouthimishisabilitytotackletheproblems.Henevergetsworriedorconfusedifheiseverconfrontedwithamajorproblem.Hispatienceandcompassionhaveforcedhimtoadmirehimmorethananyoneelseintheworld.

18.

Think

of

a

place

that

makes

you

feel

relaxed

and

peaceful.

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

relaxing

and

peacefulfor

you.

Icanfindpeaceonlyinmyroom.Iamnotsayingthatitisthemostbeautifulroomintheworld,butwhenIentertheroomIcanfeelthatitiswelcoming.MylovefortheroomissodeepthatsometimesIfeelasiftheroomistalkingtomeandIhaveaverydeepconnectionwithit.Ispendmorethan12hoursofthedayinmyroomsothatisthereasonIregarditasthemostpeacefulplace.

19.

Talk

about

a

difficulty

you

have

overcome

in

your

life.

Describe

theexperience

and

say

why

it

was

difficult

toovercome.

Iamaveryemotionalperson.TherewasatimewhenIusedtoshowmyemotionsalot,whichmakepeoplefeelmeverysensitivetoeverythingsothattheywanttogetridofme.Iwanttoovercomethisproblem.Iwanttostopbeingsensitive,andIdonotwanttobeaffectedbywhatotherpeopledotome.SoIspendlotsoftimeovercomingthisproblem.Underallmyefforts,Ilearntohidetheminanuniqueway,andIcancontrolitwell.

20.

What

is

your

most

useful

study

aid?

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

useful

in

helping

you

to

study.

Cuecardscanbeoneofthemostusefultoolsforstudying.Theycanappealtoeverytypeoflearner.Forvisuallearners,theycanbecolorcoded.Forread/writelearners,theycanbeshortdescriptionsanddefinitions.Asforme,IcanwritesomeimportantandusefulinformationsuchasanimportantEnglishexpression,somedifficultwordsandsoon.AndIcancarrythemanywhereandstudywhilewaitingforthedoctor,onthebusorjustsittinginyourlivingroom.Itisveryconvenientformetostudyinmysparetime.

21.

Talk

about

a

teacher

who

had

a

positive

influence

on

you.

Describe

this

person

and

explain

why

he/she

was

soinfluential

to

you.

Mr.liisoneofmyEnglishteacherinhighschool.Hewastallandwellbuilt.Hewasaverycaring,lovingandexcellentteacher.Underhishelp,IhadagoodknowledgeofmyEnglishandscoredhighestmarksinallexaminations.Notonlyme,butalsoallstudentslovedhimverymuch.Ineversawhimangry,onthecontrary,hehasalwaysbeenverypatient,mildandsoftspoken.Ifoundhimtreatingallstudentsequallyregardlessofstudent'sabilityandlevelinthesubject.Becauseofallthesegoodqualities,Mr.lihasprofoundlyinfluencedmeandhehasbeenmymostfavoriteteacher.

22.

Where

is

your

favorite

place

to

study?

Describe

this

place

and

saywhy

it

is

a

good

place

for

you

to

study.

Mystudyroomismyfavoriteplaceforstudy.Thereisalaptop,atelephone,adictionaryandsomeusefulbooksinthisroom.Thatisveryconvenientformystudies.What’smore,theydon'tdisturbmewhenvisitorscometomeetmyfamilymembers.Whentired,Icanrelaxinmychairforawhileandlistentomyfavoritemusic.AlsoIcanbemasterofmytime.WhenIhavedifficultiesinmystudy,Icanlookupadictionaryortalkanddiscusswithmyclassmateswiththetelephone.Allthesethingsmakemystudyroombecomeanidealplaceforstudies.

23.TalkaboutapositiveexperiencewithlearningorusingEnglish.Describetheexperienceandsaywhyitwasapositiveone.

WhenIlearnEnglishinjuniorhighschool,myspokenEnglishisverypoor,becausetheEnglishexamdoesn’tincludespokenEnglish.AndIseldomhavetheopportunitytospeak.SothisleadtothefactIdon’thavecouragetospeaktopeople.IbelievethatlearningEnglishshouldbecomprehensive,andnotjustfocusonwritingandreading.Therefore,IstarttoimprovemyspokenEnglish.FirstIreadsomegoodsentenceinnewspapersandrepeatiteveryday.ThenIgraduallylistentosomevideos,BBCandVOAnews.FinallyImakeit.

24.

What

is

your

favorite

kind

of

food?

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

is

your

favorite.

25.

Name

a

famous

or

influential

figure

who

has

inspired

you.

Describethis

person

and

say

why

he/she

has

beeninspirational

to

you.

Mr.Jameshasagreatinspirationtome.JamesisaverysuccessfulbusinessmaninCanada.ImethimforthefirsttimewhenIwatchedTV.Hedeliveredalectureaboutbusinessmanagement,andsincethenIstartedtofollowandwatchhim,suchashislifeorcareer.Hestartedhisbusinessroughly9yearsagoandnowheisawellestablishedbusinessman.Hehadonly$100inhispocketforthefirsttimehestartedthebusinessandnowhehasanetworthof$100million.Andhespentthesemoneyonpubliceducationtosupportpoorstudents.

26.

Which

place

has

fond

memories

for

you?

Describe

this

place

andexplain

why

it

is

memorable

to

you.

OneofthemostmemorableplacesistheGreatWall.TheGreatWallisthesymbolofChina,andit’soneofsevenwondersoftheworldandthelargestman-mademonumentevertohavebeenbuilt.Peopleoncesaid“notbeenontheGreatWall,notbeenagreatman”TheGreatWallisuniqueinitssizeandlength.WhenyouclimbthetopoftheGreatWall,youwillrealizethatitisdifficulttogoonvisitinganotherplace,becausethistimeyouwillfeelverytired,butyoualsofeelthattheGreatWallisquitespectacular.Ilikethisfeeling.

27.

When

have

you

been

happily

surprised

by

something?

Describe

theexperience

and

say

why

the

surprise

was

ahappy

one

for

you.

IwashappilysurprisedwhenIwasnotifiedofbeingabletoentertheuniversitywhereIwantedtogo.Therearetworeasonsforthis.First,Ihadlittlehopeofgoingthere.ThisisbecauseIhardlystudiedwhenIwasahighschoolstudentandmyscoredidnotmeettheacceptablerequirements.Actually,Ididnotexpecttoenroll.Second,oneofmybestfriendswasadmittedtothesameuniversity.Wewereinthesameclassforaboutfouryears.Althoughourmajorsubjectsweredifferent,IwashappilysurprisedwhenIwasabletoentertheuniversity.

28.

Describe

a

resource

that

helped

you

to

do

something

better

than

before.

Describe

it

and

explain

why

it

washelpful

to

you.

29.

Describe

a

person

from

your

country’s

history.

Why

do

you

think

this

person

was

important?

IthinkthemostimportantpersoninmycountryistheDengXiaoping.Heisaloyalcommunistwhosacrificedhisownlifeinordertomakehispeoplehaveabetterlife.Hewasaprominentpoliticianofchina.HewasperhapsthemostinfluentialleaderintheCommunistPartyofChina.Andheformedthecenterofthe“secondgeneration”ofleaderoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Underhisleadershipandinfluence,Chinahasbecomeoneofthefastestgrowingeconomiesintheworld.

30.

Where

would

you

like

to

go

to

spend

a

vacation?

Describe

this

placeand

say

why

you

would

like

to

holidaythere.

31.

Talk

about

something

you

and

your

family

enjoy

doing

together.Describe

it

and

explain

why

you

all

enjoy

it.

whenIwaslittle,myfamilywentoutforapicnicinspring.Personally,Iwouldhavetosaythatthepicnicisamemorableexperience,andthereareacoupleofreasons.Firstofall,Ithinkthepicnicismeaningfulbecauseitinspiredmyinteresttocook.Beforewewentoutforthepicnic,myparentsandIworkedtogethertopreparefood.Irealizedthatcookingisanenjoyabletask!Inaddition,whilehavingthedelicioushome-madesnacks,wechattogetherfreelyinaneasyatmosphere.Itoldmyparentsaboutfunnystorieshappenedinschool,andtheysharedsomejokesandanecdotesonthebookswithme.Ireallyenjoythetimethatday.

32.

What

is

your

favorite

recreational

activity?

Describe

it

and

say

whyyou

enjoy

doing

it.

33.

Who

is

the

most

intelligent

person

you

know?

Describe

the

personand

say

why

you

think

he/she

is

intelligent.

34.

Where

would

you

most

like

to

live?

Describe

this

place

and

explainwhy

you

would

like

to

live

there.

MymostfavoriteplacetoliveisSweden,becauseeverythingaboutthiscountryisbeautiful:thecountryside,thecities,andespeciallythepeople.Itmaybeexpensive,butit’soneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.Ilovehowthebuildingsblendsowellintothenaturalsurroundings,howthemountainsriseintothesky,andhowtheriverslooklikeglass.IfIhaveanopportunitytoliveinSweden,Iwillbeveryhappy.

35.

What

is

your

favorite

season

of

the

year?

Describe

the

season

and

explain

why

you

like

it

so

much.

IliketheplaceIlive,howeversometimesIwishIlivedinsometown,whichwouldmorefittomycharacter.AsfarasIamconcerned,myimaginedhouseshouldbesituatedincrowdedandnoisytown.Ihateboringandquietdays.IntheplaceIwastalkingaboutwouldalwayshappensomethinginteresting.Iwanttowakeupearlyinthemorning,lookthroughthewindow,andseethelifeandmoreonthestreets.Intheevening,Iwouldhavecloselytoeachplace.Iwouldnothaveaproblemhowtocomebackfromthecinemaorfromthedisco.ThewayIseeit,themostimportantisthebuilding,inwhichIwouldlive.Ialwayswantedtoliveintheflat.Idonotlikecleaning,consequentlyasmallapartmentistheonlywaytokeepthisplacetidy;whatismore,thereIwouldnothavetolookforeverything.Insidethislittleplace,itwouldbehardtoloseanything.Tocutalongstoryshort,mydreamistohaveasmallflatintheinterestingandnoisycity.Ilikespendingtimebetweenpeopleandnoise.Ifyouaskme,withoutthemIwouldnotbeabletorelax.

Myfavoriteseasonissummer.Ilovewatchingthesunriseovertheocean.Ilovegoingtothebeachonahotday,thesmellofsaltwaterandsuntanlotion.Thesoundofseagulls,surfandbellbuoysoffinthedistance,thesunglintingoffthewater.Ilovetherebirthofgrowingthings,leavesonthetrees,greengrass.Butterflies,beesanddragonflieslittertheair,birdssingingandhot-weatherbugsclickingandbuzzingateachotheronawarmevening.Iloveatallcolddrinkonahotday,icecracklingasyoupourthedrink,littledropletsthatrundownthesideoftheglass.Ilovethesmellofrainhittingthehotasphaltduringasummershower,thesoundofthunder,theflashoflightning,thefeelofwarmwaterrunningdownthebackofmyneckwhenIgetcaughtinasuddendownpour.Ilovethesmellofnewlymownlawn,thesoundofalawnmoweroffinthedistance.Ilovethevinesclimbingthepoolfence,thehoneysuckleperfumingtheentireyard.Ilovethecolorofthepoolwhenthesunshines.IlovewatchingtheKoidoingtheirquietballetinthepond,mouthingatthesurfaceinhopeoffoodeverytimesomeonewalksby.IlovehowbigtheLotusleavesare,thecoloroftheLotusflowers,thescentwaftinggentlyasyouwalkby.Ilovethesunbeinguplate,beingabletogoouttoplaywiththekidsafterdinner.IlovethegracefuldanceoftheZacharyTreeasthewindmovesacrosstheyard.Ilovethebrightcolorsoftheflowers.Thescents...ohthescents!Ilovetheapplesandpearsripeningonthetrees,thewaytheleavesonthegrapevinesshadeandcoolmewhenIsitunderthearbor,thesmellofripeninggrapes.IlovethatIhavetochasethebirdsawayfromthegrapesifIwantany.Ilovethechirpingofthenewbornbirdsinthebirdhouses,themotherandfatherbirdflittingbackandforthwithbugsandworms.Iloveridingmybicyclealongourtree-linedstreet...feelingwarmandcoolinthedappledshade.Ilovewalkinginthewoodswiththekids,turningoverrocksandlogslookingforsalamanders.Ilovetheearthysmellofthedirtandleaflitterinthewoods,thewaymossmakesagreencarpettolieon.IlovelyingdowninthePrincessPinesandpretendingtobeagiant.IlovehikingthequiettrailsoftheBlueHills,findingplacesthathaven'tseenapersonsincetheWampanoagslivedthere.IloveclimbingtherocksonthefaceofBigBlue,lookingoutoverthehighwayfromsohigh,thatyoucan'tevenhearthecarsastheygoby.Ilovesittingonthestepsinthepoolwiththewateruptomyneck.Ilovethetasteofabananacolada.Ilovethelookofmywifewiththesandaltanonherfeet,andstrandsofherhairbleachedouttolightblondefromthesun.IlovenothavingtoputonacoatwhenIgoout.Ilovethequiethumofafanonahotevening,sittingontheporchwithagoodbookandafrozendaiquiri.Ilovebeingabletojustsitaroundonalazydayandnothaveanywheretogo.Ilovewatchingthesunsetovertheocean.

36.

What

custom

from

your

home

country

are

you

most

fond

of?

Describe

the

custom

and

explain

why

you

arefond

of

it.

37.

Which

person

are

you

most

likely

to

go

to

with

a

personal

problem?

Describe

this

person

and

say

why

youwould

go

to

him/her

in

particular.

MostlyI