1、Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902671Oral English Test for TOEFLAbout People1. What characteristics do you think a good teacher should have? Sample answer: In my view, a good teacher should have different characteristics. First, a good teacher should be faithful and dedicated to the job.
2、 If a teacher is faithful to the job, then he/she never cheats and will be impartial and students will respect such a teacher. If a teacher is dedicated towards his/her work, then he/she will teach with his/her heart. Another most important characteristic of a good teacher is patience. Teachers shou
3、ld never lose their patience in class when students ask questions repeatedly. A teacher should explain each and every aspect of the topic in the easiest way.“ Most of all, a good teacher should update his/her knowledge cause further learning can make a good teacher re-discover the beauty of the teac
4、hing profession. QQ Group: 2757902672. What are important characteristics you look for in friends? Sample answer: I think what makes a good friend is someone who is honest, supportive, and has a good sense of humor. I just look for someone whos honest to me no matter what. He should not tell stories
5、 behind my back; he should tell me my short-comings at my mouth, but never praises me in front of me. It is a well-known saying that “A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.“ Therefore, a friend should stand by you in the hour of any sort of need. I just think that a good friend wont leave me if Im in
6、trouble. They can be my friends in sunshine and in shade, care for me even when the times are bad and even more when the times are great. Also, Id love to spend more time with someone who can make me laugh and is fun to be around.QQ Group: 2757902673. Describe a person that influenced you most. Samp
7、le answer: The person that really influenced me most was Miss Xing, my college teacher who taught us English literature. Her class was quite different from the other teachers. In her class we were not expected to sit there and listen. We had to get more involved in the class activities, like discuss
8、ions, comments or debates sometimes. Our creativity and imagination were developed enormously through the active participation. On the other hand, she let us think more about life by sharing her experiences and more Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902672importantly, she taught me how to l
9、ive on my own. So thats why I was greatly influenced. Not only did she give me knowledge, but also she gave me courage and confidence as well.QQ Group: 2757902674. Describe a book that you think is the most useful and explain why it is the most useful. Include reasons and examples to support your re
10、sponse. Sample answer: The book that I think is the most useful is OG, Official Guide for new TOEFL. Im a book lover and have lots and lots of collections. But OG is of the greatest use cause Im taking TOEFL Test, which is a must for a student who is gonna finish his or her overseas study in America
11、. Not only does it give me the brief introduction of the test, but it also provides test candidates with practical tips. On the other hand, some basics of English language are offered following the main parts, which is very helpful for those who dont have a good command of English. Most of all, it h
12、elps me get well prepared for TOEFL iBT and improve my performance on the four skills as well. This definitely leads to the academic success in my future study. Thats why I think OG is the most useful book for me.QQ Group: 2757902675. Which do you like to read, magazines, novels or poems? Why? Sampl
13、e answer: I prefer magazines to fictions or poems, especially monthly magazines cause they are like colorful flowers in a garden. They are good in some way and fill current trends and demands in different ways. My definition of a good magazine is one that doesnt just stick to the same writers and tr
14、ends. The presentation, theme, and subjects should vary to grab the interest of readers. And a magazine should be a place where new writers can blossom. I would like to see more magazine stories and features on the new generation of writers and I hope to read more about new trends and new ideas. I r
15、ead five or six magazines per month and I buy two magazines regularly: fashion and beauty magazines. They are worth reading for their entertainment news and fashion and beauty tips. Sometimes the personality profiles of successful business icons are also fun to read.QQ Group: 2757902676. Describe th
16、e most efficient transportation in your country.Sample answer: The most effective means of transport, Id say, is bicycle, an indispensable companion of most Chinese even though the private cars are on the rise. Each Chinese family possesses at Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902673least o
17、ne bicycle and it is especially popular among college students. Compared with cars, bicycle still has some advantages. First, it is very convenient due to its small size. It does not need special parking space and can be parked almost everywhere. Second, driven by man power, it doesnt need fuel, so
18、it has nothing to do with air pollution and energy crisis. Third, most people can afford a bicycle, but not a more advanced car. With so many advantages, bicycle will remain to be the most effective means of transport in China in the following years.QQ Group: 2757902677. Describe one of the most imp
19、ortant inventions in the last 100 years. Sample answer: Some people might think computer is one of the most important inventions in the last century. But Id say television. Since the invention of TV, human history has started a new page. First, TV allows people to learn about whats going on in the w
20、orld. With such information, they are able to get a better understanding of the world they live in. Whats more, TV provides a lot of interesting programs that many people enjoy after a long days work. Its visual effect makes people feel less stressed and more relaxed. Most important of all, Televisi
21、on has a great influence on the way people think and talk.QQ Group: 2757902678. If you get a chance to choose a job, what will you do? Sample answer: 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
22、 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 much respected; we have a saying “A teacher for a day is a father for life”. Nowadays, attitudes are changing, and perhaps peop
23、le are more realistic. But my dream isnt changing. I wouldnt 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 lifes career cause I feel I am really contributing something to peoples lives, to help them.QQ Group: 2
24、757902679. Talk about a composition that is important to you, ex: essay, poem, letter, and explain the reasons. Sample answer: The most important letter that I can remember was a letter applying for a job. I had seen this job advertised in a local Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902674new
25、spaper, the evening edition. It suited me very much and I was immediately attracted to it. It said to apply in writing, giving details of your experience, your education and when you were available， and you had to give the names and contacts of two references. I was qualified for the job and eager t
26、o get it. When I was finished writing I was pretty satisfied and a little pleased posted it off to the address given and waited! Thankfully, before I sweated too much, I got a letter after a couple of days, saying they wanted me to come in for interview. I was very pleased to go for the interview an
27、d got the job, my first job!QQ Group: 27579026710. Where do you like to go when you are with friends? Why? Sample answer: When Im with friends, I like to go to the restaurant. We would head for some exotic restaurant where we would choose our favorite dishes. And also, it should be one of the restau
28、rants where the waitresses do not talk too much or disturb you. I would like to find a secluded table just for 3 or 4, perhaps with a panoramic view over a river or the lights of the city. We would have some very mellow, warming red wine in sparkling glasses twinkling in the candlelight, the hues an
29、d aroma filling our senses. We would eat slowly and carelessly for the joy of sharing and of being together. Our senses heightened, breathing deeply to the point of silent sighs, we would enjoy an endless evening there. Thats the right place where I dont want to end our gathering.QQ Group: 275790267
30、11. Describe a public area that you visit frequently. Please state why you visit it frequently and include specific examples and details in your explanation. Sample answer: 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
31、 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 savor its coolness. It gives me a sense of freedom. It also has a lake on which I can go boating. I
32、 often go to the park with my friends on weekends. And well have a picnic if we stay there for the whole day.QQ Group: 27579026712. Describe a school youve ever attended. Sample answer: The school Id like to talk about is Beijing New Oriental School where I took my TOEFL course. What I like about We
33、lcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902675the school is that I can meet almost the best teachers in the country. They are so talented, eloquent, knowledgeable and humorous that I dont feel any bored in class. A 2.5 hours class passes very quickly. One better thing about the school is that I can
34、 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 and then discuss and finally work out together. Living on campus offers us much time to communicate a
35、nd to share experiences. Actually theres a lot to say about my school, but the points above are what I mainly want to cover.QQ Group: 27579026713. Describe your favorite room either of your own house or in other places and explain why. Sample answer: My favorite room is the living room. I like lots
36、of open space and a sense of expansiveness, of freedom. Also, its a place where I can look around and not feel agitated or confined. All different but natural colors have such a lovely warm effect that I would never get tired of it. Everything is in harmony: large digital TV on the wall, glass-made
37、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. 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.QQ Group: 27579026714. D
38、escribe a place you have never been to but like to go someday. Sample answer: A place that I have always wanted to go but have never been to is America. Perhaps its a bit corny, but as far as Im concerned, America is a country, which is vast and open, a sort of freedom. Its also a place where if you
39、 work hard you will be successful. The second reason for me to go there is that I would like to visit some natural places like Grand Canyon, and Niagara Falls and some cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami, where there is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. But most
40、 important of all, I would get my Masters in a different country if I had a chance. That country would be America, which has the most prestigious universities worldwide. Henceforth I can get the finest education. I guess that would be the biggest attraction for me, to discover myself in a different
41、world and be successful.QQ Group: 27579026715. Describe a place for a trip. Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902676Sample answer: I would go to New Zealand for a trip if I had a chance. Its a lovely country, made up two islands. It is very lush and green because it rains a lot there. I wou
42、ld do a lot of different things and one thing I would definitely do is to swim with the dolphins. One of my friends ever did it, which she said was very interesting. At first, she was only brave enough to pat them and then she got braver and held on to ones fin while it took her for a swim. They mov
43、ed very quickly and gracefully through the water and it was fascinating. So the place for a trip would be New Zealand!QQ Group: 27579026716Describe the most important decision that youve made in your life. Include reasons and examples to support your response. Sample answer: A particularly significa
44、nt decision Ive made in my life was that I came to work and live in Beijing. I had just finished my contract on a very decent job and I supposed I wanted freedom, or at least a long break. So I decided to come to Beijing even though I knew it is a challenging and demanding city. But I still thought
45、life was wonderful and the world was big. Besides, I was always a bit tempestuous and I liked to do things on the spur of the moment. Arriving in a new city was exhilarating. Just walking out of the station with a suitcase and two bags and with a dream of doing something for the Olympic Games, I fel
46、t I had arrived and I felt life was mine and I could make of it what I wanted. That summer, I realized again and saw clearer that life never ought to be boring, but on the contrary is full of adventure and challenge and is exciting, too.QQ Group: 27579026717. Describe a social or political celebrati
47、on event in your culture.Sample answer: A type of social event celebrated in my culture is the flag-raising ceremony on National Day. Oceans of people from all across the country come to Beijing the day before. They are very excited to see the ceremony with their own eyes instead of on TV. Some even
48、 have been planting this dream in their mind for years. They arrive around 6 oclock early in the morning, waiting for the special moment. I guess they are all overwhelmed and thrilled by the wonderful scene at the time. On the other hand, the view of the honor guard parade is fantastic, the guards a
49、ll wearing the green military uniform and marching to Tianmen Square with a high spirit. Each birthday celebration of the great country always begins with such a solemn flag-raising ceremony, which strengthens the unity and motivation of its people.QQ Group: 27579026718. Describe an enjoyable event in your childhood. Welcome to Advanced English! QQ Group: 2757902677Sample answer: An enjoyable event that took place in my childhood was when I first got my first dog: Gus. I was ten and had been pestering my parents for a dog for years. One day I came hom
