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Speakingnotes
1.Theimportanceoflearningforeignlanguage.(Globalization)
A.Importantforustogainnewknowledge.ManyleadingreferencebooksarewritteninEnglish.CangettheseknowledgeeasierwhilewehavecapacityofEnglish.AndwhenIstudyabroad,Iamabletofollowtheprofessors,communicatewithclassmatesinEnglish.
B.Providingmoreopportunities.Morelikelytogetagoodjobandearnmoremoney.Morelikelytogetpromotedthanotherperson.
C.Makelifevivid.Makemorefiends.Traveltoothercountries.
D.Atrendofglobalization,whichrequirespeopletocollaboratewitheachother.Helpustosurviveandthriveinthiscompetitivesociety.
2.Theimportanceofcomputersandinternet.(Socialnetwork)
A.Seefriendsonlinebysocialnetworkwithoutface-to-facecommunication.
B.Whenstudyabroad,onlinevideochatmakesmyparentsmuchmorecomfortableandrelieved.Theycanseemeimmediatelyviainternet.(areasonofwhyIcangetmymom’spermissiontostudyabroad)
C.Apowerfultooltolearnthingsbecausebooksinthelibraryaresomewhatlimited.Wecangetallkindofinformationontheinternet.Wecanimproveourabilitybydoingexamsinawebsiteandgetreferenceformyessay.
D.UsingPCtotakenoteisfasterthanusingpensandnotebooks.
E.Shouldnotblamecellphone,butblamehimonhislackofselfcontrol.
Trafficjam(limittheuseofprivatecars)
A.Chargesomefeesduringtherushhours,whichcanpreventpeoplefromdrivingwithoutanymissionandtrafficcongestioncanthusbeeliminated.
B.Fewercarscanhelpmaketheroadlesscongested,theairlesspolluted.Andpeoplecanlivehappilybecausetheycanbreathethefreshair,seethebluesky.
Universityeducation(importance/decidemajor/takecourses)
1.Importance
A.Studentstakespecializedcoursesintheuniversity,whicharetaughtbytheirprofessionalprofessor.Thoseprofessorsareexperiencedandknowledgeablenotonlyinteachingbutalsointhefieldtheyteach.Withtheirsystematictraining,wecanbemuchcompetitivewell-preparedinthesociety.
B.Universityismoreimportantthaneverbefore.Ourworldismorecomplicatedandcompetitive,thusjobsrequirepeoplebecomemorespecialized,knowledgeableandprofessional.Theycanbetrainedcomprehensivelyandsystematicallyintheuniversity.Withoutajobdiploma,apersoncouldn’tbecompetitiveandthustheyarelesslikelytobesuccessful.
2.Decidemajor.
A.it’sunfairtorequirestudentstodecidemajorimmediatelywhentheyentertheuniversity.Weshouldgivethemmoretimetojoininmoreactivities,takemoreclassestofindoutwhattheyarereallyinterestedinandwherearetheirtalentsactuallyliesin.Alotofpeoplearoundmealwayscomplainabouttheirmajorbecausetheyhavetochoosethatrightaftertheygetintotheuniversityandthustheywerelesslikelytomakeagoodchoice.
B.Weneedtimetoconsultourprofessorsandaskseniorschoolmates,parentstohelpustomakeawisedecision.Theiradvicearevaluableandpractical.
C.Iftheyarerequiredtodosointheirfreshmanyear,itwouldbesounfair.Whatiftheirchoiceturnedouttobewrong?
Itwouldbeawasteofmoneyandenergy.Peoplemayhavedifficultytobewell-performediftheyarerequiredtodosththeydon’tlike.Theyaretoonaivetomakethatimportantdecision.
3.Takemoreorfewercourses
A.Gainmoreknowledge,allowustobeirreplaceable.Weknowmorethingsinthiscompetitivesocietyandthuswearelesslikelytobefired.
Atightorflexibleschedule
A.Ambitioustolearn,gainexposuretodifferentactivitieswithinthelimitedtime,togainmoreskillsandevenmakemorefriends.
B.Theywouldprefermorefreetime,sothattheycanusetheirleisuretimetopursuetheirinterestsortakearest.Idon’tlikeit,Ithinkisawastetime.Theycannotpreparefortheirpromisingfuture.SinceIhavemanymissiontofinish,IpreferatightschedulebecauseIcanbeefficientinthislifestyle.
Inthemorningorintheevening(howtogetupearly)
A.Inthemorning,ourmemorizationcapacityisatthehighestlevel.Wearemorerestedandalertinthemorning.Wecouldmemorizethingsinafasterwayandwearelesslikelytoforgetthingsthatwememorizedinthemorning.That’swhypeoplealltrytomemorizevocabulariesinthemorning.
B.Wakingupinthemorningmakesthedaylonger.Asforthosewhogetupintheafternoon,theyshouldrealizethattheyhavewastedlotsofvaluabletime.Andtheyarelikelytohurttheirhealthconditionbygoingtoworkwithouteatingbreakfast.
C.Gettingupinthemorningallowspeopletohavemorepositiveattitudetowardsourlife.Wecandosomejogging,enhanceourphysicalstrength.
Howtogetupearly
A.Sleepearly,quitstayingup
B.Setanalarm,putitrelativelyfarawayfromthebed,lesslikelytofallsleepagain.
Beingaloneorbewithagroup(study/live/travel)
1.Cons
A.IwontbeinterruptedbyothersandIdon’twanttotalktoothers.Also,Idon’twanttosharethesamebathroomwithotherpeople.It’sconvenientespeciallyIfIwereinhurry.AndwehavetosharetheWIFI,itwouldshowdownmyspeedofdownloadingmyfiles.Idon’tliketostaywithothersevenifIhavetopaymore.It’sworthdong.(live)
B.Ialwaysbedistractedbyothers.Theyarealwaysmakingnoises,chattinginsteadofconcentratingontheproject.It’squiteinefficientforme.Ihavetopluginmyearplugorplaymusictoblocknoises.(study)
C.Travelalonemakesmerelaxed,mycareerrequiresmetotalkwithalotofpeople.Iprefertoenjoypeacefultime.IcouldchangemyscheduleasIwant,IcanstayatthehotelforthewholedayifIweretired.
2.Pros
A.Everyonehashisownspecialties.Wecanhelpeachother.Wecanbemotivatedbyothers,ifwestudyalone,wecannotbeencouragedbyothers.Withgroup,takeashortnapwillmakemefeelguilty,peoplearoundmearestudyingsoIwillwakeupandstudyharder.(study)
B.Iamlazy.Iprefertosharethechoreswithmyroommates.(live)
C.Takecareofeachother,whenwegetsick,otherswilltakemetothehospital,andbuymedicinesforme.Possessionsarelesslikelytobestolen.Theycouldtakephotosforme.Withoutthem,Ihavetoaskthestrangerstodoso.ButIamshy,itwillbebothersomeifItalktothestrangers.(travel)
Alwaysthesame(job/residence)ordifferent(leaderormember)
A.(Notthesame)Iwilldothesamething,meetthepeople,evencrossthesamestreet.Lifelikethatisboring.Iamaopen-mindedperson,Iprefertoknowmorefriends,andknowtheworldbetter,fromdifferentangles.Icouldbecomemorecharming,becausepeoplewithmoreexperiencewillbemorecharming.Icouldsharethestorywithotherpeople.
Book(important/audioorprinted/neworused)
Important
A.Well,I’dliketotalkabouttheOfficialGuideoftheTOEFLtest.Youknow,foraTOEFLtaker,OGmightbethemostimportantbookIhavetoread.ItintroducesthetestingformatofthefoursectionsofTOEFL,reading,listening,speakingandwriting,andalsogivesexamplesandevenstrategiesabouthowtogetgoodscores.Ihavereadthebookformorethanthreetimes,notallofit,youknow,butmostofit.Iguessthat’spartofthereasonwhyIcanspeaksofluentlynow.Goodscorefavorstheprepared.Well,that’sallaboutthebookandwhyitisimportanttome.
Audiobook
A.Itismoreefficient.
B.Practicemylisteningskill,becauseIamaTOEFLtaker,IwilluseaudiobooktopracticemyEnglishlisteningskill,thatwillhelpmegetabetterscoreinTOEFL.
C.IcouldstudywhereverandwheneverIwantto.IcouldlistentotheaudiobookevenwhenIamacrossthestreet.SuchthingswillunlikelytohappenifIuseprintedbook.
Usedbooks
A.Muchlesscostly.SavemoneyIamastudents,Ihavenoincomes,Ihavetousemyparents’money.
B.Icouldreceivethenotesfromtheformeruserofthisbook.Icouldbebenefitedfromthenotestakenbyotherpeople.Thatwillhelpmeunderstandthearticlesbetterandeasierandprovidemewithdifferentanglesofthinking.
Wheretolive(nearorfarawayfromschool/workplace/home)
Home
A.Livenearourfamilymembers,wecouldgetbackhomestohavemealsandtheycouldtakecareofus.(nearhome)
B.Weneedfreedomandprivacy.Wehaveexpecteditforsolongtime.Wewon’tbelecturedbythemeveryday.Wecanhaveafashionablehairstyle,evenchangemyhair’scolor.Wedon’tneedtocareaboutwhatmyparentswouldprobablysay.(awayfromhome)
C.Goodfortherelationshipbetweenus.Livingtooclosemightcausemisunderstandingsandquarrels.Becausewehavedifferentlifestylesandthegenerationgaps.Iftherewillbesomedistancebetweenus,wecouldliveinourwaysandwecanalsogetridofthemisunderstandingsbetweenus.
Workplace
A.saveusalotoftime,havemoretimetosleepandbemoreconcentratedlesserror-prone.Higherefficiencyhaveabettermoodhelpsustoconcentratebetter.Savescommutingtime.
B.Savemethemoney,don’thavetopaythesubway,taxis.
School(mentionedabove)
Anactivityorhobbyforrelaxation(videogame/attendaconcert)
videogame
A.Getrelaxalot,wegetcriticizedbyourparentsbecauseouracademicperformance.Butwecanplaytheroleofherooreventhekinginthegameworld.Itoffersasenseofachievement.Wecanliveatease.
B.Funnyandinteresting.Strengthentherelationshipbetweenfriends.StudywiththepersonwhoIusuallyplaygameswith.Goodwaystomakefriends.
Attendaconcert
A.Allowme/ourfriendstolistentothemusic,enjoythemusic,makehismindrelax,manyhecouldforgetthetroubleandproblemsforawhile,expressourfeelingsandthoughts.Wecanbeencouragedandi