Speaking notes.docx

1、Speaking notes1.The importance of learning foreign language. (Globalization) A. Important for us to gain new knowledge.Many leading reference books are written in English.Can get these knowledge easier while we have capacity of English.And when I study abroad,I am able to follow the professors,commu

2、nicate with classmates in English. B. Providing more opportunities.More likely to get a good job and earn more money.More likely to get promoted than other person. C. Make life vivid.Make more fiends.Travel to other countries. D. A trend of globalization, which requires people to collaborate with ea

3、ch other. Help us to survive and thrive in this competitive society. 2. The importance of computers and internet. (Social network)A. See friends online by social network without face-to-face communication.B. When study abroad, online video chat makes my parents much more comfortable and relieved.The

4、y can see me immediately via internet .( a reason of why I can get my moms permission to study abroad)C. A powerful tool to learn things because books in the library are somewhat limited.We can get all kind of information on the internet.We can improve our ability by doing exams in a website and get

5、 reference for my essay.D. Using PC to take note is faster than using pens and notebooks.E. Should not blame cellphone, but blame him on his lack of self control. Traffic jam (limit the use of private cars)A. Charge some fees during the rush hours,which can prevent people from driving without any mi

6、ssion and traffic congestion can thus be eliminated. B. Fewer cars can help make the road less congested, the air less polluted.And people can live happily because they can breathe the fresh air, see the blue sky. University education(importance/ decide major/ take courses) 1. ImportanceA. Students

7、take specialized courses in the university,which are taught by their professional professor.Those professors are experienced and knowledgeable not only in teaching but also in the field they teach.With their systematic training,we can be much competitive well-prepared in the society. B. University i

8、s more important than ever before. Our world is more complicated and competitive, thus jobs require people become more specialized,knowledgeable and professional. They can be trained comprehensively and systematically in the university.Without a job diploma, a person couldnt be competitive and thus

9、they are less likely to be successful. 2. Decide major.A. its unfair to require students to decide major immediately when they enter the university . We should give them more time to join in more activities, take more classes to find out what they are really interested in and where are their talents

10、 actually lies in. A lot of people around me always complain about their major because they have to choose that right after they get into the university and thus they were less likely to make a good choice .B. We need time to consult our professors and ask senior school mates, parents to help us to

11、make a wise decision. Their advice are valuable and practical. C. If they are required to do so in their freshman year,it would be so unfair.What if their choice turned out to be wrong?It would be a waste of money and energy. People may have difficulty to be well-performed if they are required to do

12、 sth they dont like. They are too naive to make that important decision. 3. Take more or fewer courses A. Gain more knowledge, allow us to be irreplaceable.We know more things in this competitive society and thus we are less likely to be fired. A tight or flexible schedule A. Ambitious to learn, gai

13、n exposure to different activities within the limited time, to gain more skills and even make more friends. B. They would prefer more free time, so that they can use their leisure time to pursue their interests or take a rest. I dont like it, I think is a waste time.They cannot prepare for their pro

14、mising future. Since I have many mission to finish, I prefer a tight schedule because I can be efficient in this lifestyle. In the morning or in the evening ( how to get up early)A. In the morning,our memorization capacity is at the highest level. We are more rested and alert in the morning.We could

15、 memorize things in a faster way and we are less likely to forget things that we memorized in the morning.Thats why people all try to memorize vocabularies in the morning. B. Waking up in the morning makes the day longer. As for those who get up in the afternoon,they should realize that they have wa

16、sted lots of valuable time.And they are likely to hurt their health condition by going to work without eating breakfast. C. Getting up in the morning allows people to have more positive attitude towards our life.We can do some jogging, enhance our physical strength. How to get up early A. Sleep earl

17、y,quit staying up B.Set an alarm,put it relatively far away from the bed,less likely to fall sleep again. Being alone or be with a group( study/ live/ travel) 1. Cons A. I wont be interrupted by others and I dont want to talk to others.Also,I dont want to share the same bathroom with other people. I

18、ts convenient especially If I were in hurry.And we have to share the WIFI,it would show down my speed of downloading my files. I dont like to stay with others even if I have to pay more.Its worth dong. (live) B. I always be distracted by others.They are always making noises, chatting instead of conc

19、entrating on the project.Its quite inefficient for me. I have to plug in my ear plug or play music to block noises. (study) C. Travel alone makes me relaxed, my career requires me to talk with a lot of people.I prefer to enjoy peaceful time. I could change my schedule as I want, I can stay at the ho

20、tel for the whole day if I were tired. 2.Pros A. Everyone has his own specialties.We can help each other.We can be motivated by others, if we study alone, we cannot be encouraged by others.With group, take a short nap will make me feel guilty, people around me are studying so I will wake up and stud

21、y harder. (study) B. I am lazy.I prefer to share the chores with my roommates. (live) C. Take care of each other, when we get sick, others will take me to the hospital, and buy medicines for me.Possessions are less likely to be stolen.They could take photos for me.Without them, I have to ask the str

22、angers to do so.But I am shy, it will be bothersome if I talk to the strangers. (travel) Always the same (job/ residence)or different (leader or member) A.(Not the same)I will do the same thing, meet the people, even cross the same street.Life like that is boring. I am a open-minded person, I prefer

23、 to know more friends, and know the world better, from different angles. I could become more charming, because people with more experience will be more charming. I could share the story with other people. Book(important/audio or printed/new or used) Important A. Well, Id like to talk about the Offic

24、ial Guide of the TOEFL test. You know, for a TOEFL taker, OG might be the most important book I have to read. It introduces the testing format of the four sections of TOEFL, reading, listening, speaking and writing, and also gives examples and even strategies about how to get good scores. I have rea

25、d the book for more than three times, not all of it, you know, but most of it. I guess thats part of the reason why I can speak so fluently now. Good score favors the prepared. Well, thats all about the book and why it is important to me. Audio book A. It is more efficient. B. Practice my listening

26、skill, because I am a TOEFL taker, I will use audio book to practice my English listening skill, that will help me get a better score in TOEFL. C. I could study wherever and whenever I want to. I could listen to the audio book even when I am across the street. Such things will unlikely to happen if

27、I use printed book. Used books A. Much less costly.Save money I am a students, I have no incomes, I have to use my parents money.B. I could receive the notes from the former user of this book. I could be benefited from the notes taken by other people. That will help me understand the articles better

28、 and easier and provide me with different angles of thinking. Where to live(near or far away from school/work place/home) HomeA. Live near our family members, we could get back homes to have meals and they could take care of us. (near home)B. We need freedom and privacy.We have expected it for so lo

29、ng time.We wont be lectured by them everyday. We can have a fashionable hairstyle, even change my hairs color.We dont need to care about what my parents would probably say. (away from home)C. Good for the relationship between us.Living too close might cause misunderstandings and quarrels.Because we

30、have different lifestyles and the generation gaps. If there will be some distance between us, we could live in our ways and we can also get rid of the misunderstandings between us. WorkplaceA. save us a lot of time, have more time to sleep and be more concentrated less error-prone. Higher efficiency

31、 have a better mood helps us to concentrate better. Saves commuting time.B. Save me the money, dont have to pay the subway, taxis.School(mentioned above) An activity or hobby for relaxation(video game/attend a concert)video gameA.Get relax a lot, we get criticized by our parents because our academic

32、 performance.But we can play the role of hero or even the king in the game world.It offers a sense of achievement.We can live at ease.B. Funny and interesting.Strengthen the relationship between friends.Study with the person who I usually play games with.Good ways to make friends. Attend a concertA. Allow me/our friends to listen to the music, enjoy the music, make his mind relax, many he could forget the trouble and problems for a while, express our feelings and thoughts. We can be encouraged and i