BOEC中级口语复习题.docx

1、BOEC中级口语复习题BOEC中级口语复习题(口试时间为8-10分钟)（根据07年5月和11月中级口语考试题编写）I. Introduction and General Conversation (about 3 - 4 minutes)Good morning/afternoon!Sit down, please. (Take a seat, please./Please be seated.)I am (examiners full name), your examiner.Whats your name?(Could you tell me your name?) And what is

2、 your registration number (准考证号)?Right. Can you hand me your mark sheet, please? （登分卡）(Can you give me the mark sheet, please?)Thank you. Now we are ready for the test. (Lets begin our test.)First of all, Id like to know something about you. Could you tell me sth. about you family (friends, work, st

3、udy, hobby)?About the candidate Where are you from? Where is your hometown? (Are you from Beijing? Which part of Beijing are you from? Tell me something about your hometown. How do you like your hometown? How long have you lived in Beijing? (Have you been living in Beijing for many years?) Are you w

4、orking or studying? (Are you a student?What is your job?) When did you begin to study in your present school?When will you finish your study? Do you like to work/study in Beijing or in your hometown? Why? About friends Do you have many friends? (Do you like to make friends?) Who is your closest frie

5、nd? (Who is your best friends?) What does he/she do? (What does your closest friend do?) How did you meet him/her? (Where did you first meet your best friend?) How often do you meet your friends? (Do you often spend time with your friends? Do you often see your friends?) What do you often do togethe

6、r? (What do you usually do with your friends?) Is friendship important in your life? Why is it important?About study Do you study in a middle school?/ Are you a college student? What is the name of your school/college/university? How do you like English classes at your school/college/university? Is

7、English important to you? Why? How much time do you spend on your English study every day? How do you usually learn English on your own? What other subjects/majors do you like? What courses do you like best? Some people like to study for knowledge; others for skills. Which is more useful? Why? What

8、do you learn from your classmates and friends? Are you a member of some student organizations? If not, do you think it is good join one? Why/why not?About hobby What do you like to do in your spare time? (What is your hobby?) How did you spend this years one-week National Day holidays (Labor Day Hol

9、idays )? Do you think fishing/boating/gardening is a good hobby? Why/why not? Are some hobbies more expensive than other hobbies? Give examples. What are some hobbies that make money? (Lottery 彩票? Stock Exchange股市?) What are some hobbies that are good for the elderly? And for the young? Do you like

10、sports? What sports do you like best? Do you agree that playing computer games is a good hobby? Explain.Thank you. Now lets move to the next part of the test.II. Presentation (About 2-3 minutes) and III follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes)Well, in this part of the test, you are going to talk for

11、 about 2 minutes on the topic you are going to choose right now. For each topic, you will read five phrases as your tips. Read these tips and choose at lease two and talk about them for about 2 minutes. Here are the topics. Please choose one. (Show the examinee 8 numbered cards at random order, and

12、all face down so that the information on them will not be seen and then ask the candidate to choose one of them.)What is your topic? (The candidate reads out the topic.)(Read out the topic area that the examinee has chosen.)Now you have 30 seconds to prepare your talk.(Allow the candidate 30 seconds

13、 before talking)Would you like to begin now?Now please talk about with the tips you have in mind.1. Travel （07年5月） booking an air ticket from Shanghai to Beijing reserving a seat on the express train from Beijing to Dalian showing a foreign friend around about the places in Beijing introducing to a

14、foreign friend some big cities of China traveling by express train or by airQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) Do you know what a bullet train is? How fast can it go? What are some good sightseeing places in Beijing you can recommend to your foreign friends? If a foreign friend d

15、ecides to drive from Beijing to Shenzhen, what will you advise him/her? Do you like to visit big cities or small towns when you travel? Why/why not? Tell me your reason why you prefer travel by train/air?2. Transport（07年5月） it is cheap and clean to travel by bus in Beijing the major means of public

16、transport in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics the need for new subway routes in Beijing about traffic rules and traffic safety my impression of taxi/cab drivers of BeijingQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) Will the traffic become a big problem in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic G

17、ames? Aside from bus, what might be a solution for the problem of busy transport in Beijing? Is it dangerous to ride a bike in the busy traffic in the city of Beijing?Olympic Games? What may happen when your taxi is held up by the traffic?2. Transport（07年11月） people in Beijing enjoy the cheapest bus

18、 fare in China the major means of public transport in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics Beijing is building new subway lines to meet the 2008 Olympics about traffic rules and traffic safetytaxi/cab service in BeijingQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) Why is the bus fare in Beijing

19、 gets so cheap? Do you think it is because the buses are usually too crowded? Will the traffic become a big problem in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games? What shall we do NOW to deal with it? How do you like the idea that bike is a good solution to the traffic problem in big cities? Do you know

20、anything about the new subway lines in Beijing? What could be the building cost of the new subway lines Do you think that all drivers need to learn traffic rules from time to time? We are going to have taxis with some bright colors in Beijing. How do you like it? What does a taxi driver have to do w

21、hen he finds that passengers have left their belongings behind in his taxi?3. Study（07年5月） the difficulties in learning English in China your majors in school/college or training courses at your company your plan to go on to study abroad and the tests you have to take internet as a good resource of

22、information for study learning from books and learning from societyQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) What is the biggest difficulty for western people to learn Chinese? What do you suggest to overcome such difficulty? Do you like your majors in school? Do you find some training

23、courses help you with your work? How do you use online information for your study? In your opinion, is the state government putting enough money into education? What are some problems with the education of this country?4. Eating in a restaurant（07年5月） eating out in a restaurant or eating some snacks

24、 visiting in the Traditional Snack Fair in Beijing my favorite Chinese food and western food delicious dishes in a noisy restaurant the food is good and the service is nice but the bill is dearQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) What Beijing snack do you like best? How is it diffe

25、rent from the famed snack in your hometown? Do teenagers in China favor McDonald and KFC? Why/why not? How do you reserve table at expensive restaurant? Where do you usually find quiet restaurant? Does quiet dining hall help your appetite? Do you think food in Beijing restaurant is more expensive th

26、an that of other cities in China?4. Eating in a restaurant（07年11月） eating out in a restaurant or eating some snacks my view of Western snacks such as MacDonald and KFC my favorite Chinese food and western food to complain about bad service in a restaurant delicious dishes in a noisy restaurantQuesti

27、ons for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) Which do you prefer? Eating out in a restaurant or eating some snack? Do you make the choice on the basis of saving money or enjoying food? Do you think MacDonald and KFC are favored by many young people inChina? Why? Do you often eat in such snack sh

28、ops? Do you agree that your favorite food, Chinese or Western, will become tasteless, if you eat them quite often? Why is it so? What kinds of noise can be heard in some big restaurants? While you eat out in a restaurant, do you often feel enjoyable eating your food but sad paying your bill? Some cu

29、stomers in restaurant like to check the bill while others do not. What is your comment about this?5. Shopping（07年5月） famous shopping centers in downtown Beijing different kinds of shops difficulties in shopping in a foreign country spending money on fashion attractive advertisements but discouraging

30、 productsQuestions for follow-up discussion (About 2-3 minutes) Tell some famous shopping areas in downtown Beijing. Where are they? How often do you go shopping there? Is there a good supermarket where you live? Do you often go shopping at big shopping centers downtown? When you are shopping, do you often ask for a discount? Is it wise to spend lots of money on fashion? Why do women like fashion? Are you often attracted by advertisement and purchase things you dont need?6. Sports and Olympic Games（07年5月） t