专四口语练习-题目.doc

专四口语练习-题目

TEM 4 Oral Test
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Task II
1. an unforgettable experience
2. an embarrassing experience
3. an unusual teacher
4. my best friend
5. my favorite book/ novel / sport
6. Imagine a day in which a chain of unhappy things happened to you.
7. Tell us your successful or unsuccessful experiences in your part-time job. If you haven’t go any experience yourself, you may tell us what you have heard about others’.
8. Imagine your neighbor has become an upstart. Please describe how he/ she has become rich so quickly.
9. Imagine a situation in which you are late for a party and you are trying to explain to your friends why you are late.
10. Imagine a day in which your important things were stolen by a thief who played a series of tricks.
11. Describe a person whom you dislike.
12. Describe your first day in the university.
13. Tell us about your favorite film.
14. Tell us one of your wonderful experiences in the vacation.
15. Tell us a story with an unexpected ending.
16. Share with us your opinion on environmental protection.
17. My view on honesty
18. How to prepare for finals?
19. How to concentrate more in the classroom?
20. Share with us your view on proper library behavior.
21. Share with us your view on peer group pressure.
22. Comment on one school rule which you think should be revoked.
23. Tell us about a nickname you have and how you got it.
24. Tell us about the hardest thing you have ever done.
25. Convince us to vote for you as monitor of the class.
26. Convince us that examinations do more harm than good to students.
27. Euthanasia—murder or mercy?
28. If you were an animal, what would you be? Explain the reason.
29. Convince the principal to give students their birthdays off of school.
30. Tell us about the best dream you’ve ever had.

Task III

Conversation 1 Role A
Your friend B is an English major and he/she plans to go abroad for further study before he/she gets a BA in China. You’re trying to persuade him/her not to go until he/she finishes the study in this university. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 1 Role B
You are an English major, and are going to study abroad to get an LL.B. before you finish your study here in this university. You’re discussing with your friend A about your plan and trying to convince him/her of the advantages of terminating your English study in China now and taking up legal study abroad.

Conversation 2 Role A
You are a sophomore. You’re now trying to familiarize B, a freshman, with the whole university, and you also complain about the life and study in your school. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 2 Role B
You are a freshman. You’re now talking with A, a sophomore, who is willing to share his/her university experiences with you. You should try to get some information about the university life and study from him/her.

Conversation 3 Role A
You are a senior student who will soon graduate. You are talking about your future plan with your classmate B. You are very pessimistic and lack confidence. You try to seek B’s advice and also ask about his/her plan. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 3 Role B
You will soon graduate from university and you’re talking about future plan with your classmate A. You think your future will be promising if you work hard.

Conversation 4 Role A
You’re discussing with B who is your classmate about a female teacher who has left terrible first impression on you. You wish this teacher could soon be replaced. You explain your reasons to B. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 4 Role B
You’re talking with A, your classmate, about a teacher who has just made her first acquaintance with your class. You like her very much. You try to convince B that this teacher will teach your class well.

Conversation 5 Role A
C is an English major, but he often just narrowly passes his finals. He is good at computer, for he is interested in it and devotes more time to it. You think it is wrong for C to do this way. You’re talking with B about this and airing your view.
Conversation 5 Role B
C is an English major, but he often just narrowly passes his finals. He is good at computer, for he is interested in it and devotes more time to it. You think it is OK for him to learn more this way. You’re discussing with A and trying to convince A of your view. Remember you should initiate the conversation.

Conversation 6 Role A
You failed in 4 final exams and realized that you would not have the chance to get a BA. You think it is hopeless to continue your study in university and regret for your laziness in the past. You have a conversation with your teacher, B, about this. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 6 Role B
You are A’s teacher and now having a talk with A. A has failed in 4 finals and faces the reality that he/she cannot get a BA no longer how well he/she performs in the future. You try to cheer him/her up, encourage him/her not to lose heart and offer some help.

Conversation 7 Role A
You’re B’s good friend. B, who is a university student, is going to set up a small business and become his own boss when he is still a student. You try to list some of the disadvantages of this plan and persuade B to quit his plan and to concentrate on his/ her study.
Conversation 7 Role B
You’re a university student and are now having a talk with A about your plan to set up a business of your own when you are still studying in university. You think the advantages of this plan far outweigh its disadvantages. You explain it to your good friend A in the hope of winning his / her support. Remember you should initiate the conversation

Conversation 8 Role A
You and B are roommates. You’re discussing with B about another roommate whom you dislike. You tell B the reason for this and seek B’s opinion about this roommate.
Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 8 Role B
You and A are roommates. You’re talking with A about another roommate whom you like and respect. You give A some details to show how this roommate wins your respect and fondness and expect A to agree with you.

Conversation 9 Role A
You like sports very much. You talk with your classmate B about sports and try to influence him/ her and persuade him/ her to do sports with you every day after class.
Conversation 9 Role B
You don’t like sports much and think it is a waste of time to be involved in sports activities. You explain it to your classmate A and stick to your passive and negative attitudes towards sports. Remember you should initiate the conversation.

Conversation 10 Role A
You’re talking with B, your tutor who is a fourth year student, about your coming TEM4. You analyse your own strengths and weaknesses. On the whole, you’re optimistic. You ask for B’s help regarding some of your weaknesses. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 10 Role B
You’re a fourth-year student and are A’s tutor. A is now discussing his/ her coming TEM4 with you. You try to understand his/ her weaknesses and give him/her some guidance. You also share your own experience of the test with A.

Conversation 11 Role A
You’re a third-year student in university. You received a call from your parents and knew that their business had closed down and could not keep their promise to send you to study for a Master degree in the U.K. You are so down with all these and worried about the change of the plan, so you are now talking with B, your friend who has some working experience, about how to deal with the situation. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 11 Role B
You’re at present working in a company. Your friend A who is a third-year student in university received a call from his/ her parents and now is low-spirited and worried, for he / she cannot go to the U.K. for further study as planned. You are talking with A, asking the reasons and consoling him/her. You try to give A some suggestions and offer some help.

Conversation 12 Role A
You’re monitor of the class. You want to organize a class activity for the weekend and wish it can be a success. You’re discussing with B, your assistant, about several possible plans and finally you two work out an acceptable plan. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 12Role B
You are an assistant to A, the monitor of your class. A wants to organize a successful class activity for the weekend. You two are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of several possible plans and you offer your advice. Finally you two reach a consensus.

Conversation 13 Role A
You are working in a company and are poor in English. Now you want to pick it up for some reason. You’re talking with B who is your neighbour and is currently studying English in GDUFS. You ask for B’s help and guidance in the study of grammar, vocabulary and oral English. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 13 Role B
You’re a student in GDUFS and are having a talk with A who is your neighbour and who wants to improve his/ her poor English. From your learning experience, you tell him/ her some useful strategies and give him /her some possible guidance in the respect of grammar, vocabulary and listening.

Conversation 14 Role A
You’re Chairman of the Students’ Union of the University. You want to recruit 2 students to help deal with some daily chores. You’re interviewing B, a candidate. You tell him/ her some basics about the Students’ Union and ask him/ her some questions, hoping to find out whether he/ she can be qualified for the position. Remember you should initiate the conversation.
Conversation 14 Role B
You want to join the Students’ Union and you’re now a candidate for the position as an assistant to the Chairman. A, the Chairman, is now interviewing you. You try to answer A’s questions and convince A that you are the right person for the position. You should also take the initiative to let him/her know your strengths.
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