托福备考之独立口语题目练习

　　Task 10

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 课上讨论 should be a part of the students' final grade.

　　Well, I think class discussion should be a big part of one's final grade. First off, class discussion is a very efficient way to learn. Different group members can offer some incisive approach to understand the material better. By working together in a group, students can broaden their horizons and have new perspective about the subject matter. Additionally, it also helps to learn other subject like sociology and psychology and stuff. Cuz, through discussion students can share their personal experience to shed some light on the stuff they are learning, thus students can understand some psychological concepts better.

　　Task 11

　　当你和你的朋友 have disagreement, what would you do to solve the disagreement. Please include细节and 例子 in your explanation.

　　Well, actually, people argue with each other about random and trivial stuff, like what food to eat, which move to watch, stuff like that. I usually use my emotional intelligence to analyze the situation, understand the real cause of the disagreement, thus, solve the conflict accordingly. For example, I once argued about which movie to watch, and I wanted to watch action movie, however, my friend preferred comedy. After that, I get angry and really annoyed, but later, I realized the real cause of my anger was not about which movie to watch, and the real cause was that I had lots assignment due next week, and I couldn't stand that pressure, so I apologized to my friend, and we are still friends now.

　　Task 12

　　Between the following two places, where would you 选择居住?

　　1. big and new place but 远离 your workplace and/or university 2. small and old place but near your 工作地点 and/or university

　　Personally, I'd like to live in a bigger place that is far away from my workplace. Actually, a bigger place far away from my workplace is more likely to be in the suburb than otherwise, and I am the kind of person who like peace and tranquility. I want to get away from the noise and pollution, and I hate the hustle and bustle of the city. Working in the downtown areas all day along is boring, and I want to escape from these concrete jungle and live far away. You know since my workplace is located in the downtown areas, I just want to get away from that place and find somewhere that is quiet.

　　Task 13

　　Things always 改变 in an unexpected way. Please describe something you have done recently but you never imagined you would do 10 years ago. Use 事例 and 细节in your answer.

　　Well, with the help of modern technology like cell phone, laptop and internet, I do lots of things that I would never do 10 years ago. For instance, I shop on line a lot. With just a click of the button, the next moment you know, your order is delivered right at your door. It is also easy to compare the prices offered by different on-line stores and get a bargain. However, 10 years ago, technology was not so advanced that there were not so many on-line stores where people could shop around and people depended on the traditional way of shopping.

　　Task 14

　　You live in a crowded 城市 with only green space- the city park. 政府 recently proposes to build a housing complex on this only green space. Do you think it is 好主意?

　　Well, I would say it is a bad idea to build a housing complex on the only green space. Firstly,  the trees and flowers in the park can absorb lots of gases, like carbon dioxide, ozone, and stuff like that. Actually, through the process of photosynthesis, trees and flowers can produce oxygen and purify the air. Additionally, trees and flowers provide shade in the summer and through the process of transpiration, a grown tree can provide a cooling effect equivalent to 10 air-conditioner operating 20 hours a day. Lastly, the park is a very nice place for citizens to hang out, it is the very place where people do jogging, have picnics and stuff like that. Without it, the city will be very boring.