学术英语口语测试技巧 Tips for Oral English Examination

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The whole process may be divided into three parts: 1. Lead-in(引入) 2.discussion（讨论） 3.couclution（总结）

Tip 1: Talk About Your Hobby or the Weather First

Okay you may start your topic with the weather or your hobby which related to the issue. Say:

Words to describe the weather

1. sunny ,mild, nice, amazing, great, awesome, wonderful,

Adorable…

2. Overcast, dull, gloomy, broken, not settled… 3. PM2.5, smog, haze

4. cold, chilly, freezing, piercing, biting,

Hobby

1. I am interested in… 2. I am crazy about… 3. I enjoy doing… 4. … is my favorite 5. I prefer… to…

6. I would go for this one because… 7. I hate…

8. It’s annoying to do… 9. I can’t stand…

Tip 2：Ways to Put Forward Your Own Idea

(Are you still claiming your idea beginning like: I think blablabla… Try the following ways to start your topic.)

1. Personally, I think/feel/believe/suppose… 2. In my opinion/ in my eyes… 3. My view on…is that… 4. I’d like to point out that 5. As far as I’m concerned

6. To begin with, we may say that 7. In the first place, I want to say that

Tip 3: Ask for your partner’s idea when you have nothing to say to avoid silence and continue the discussion.

1. What do you think about…? 2. What would you say about…? 3. How do you feel about…? 4. Do you have an idea on…?

5. I was wondering what your opinion of…was…? Tip 3: Agreeing with an Opinion

1. 2. 3.

Topic 1: Do you prefer a fuel cell powered car, a traditional IC engine car, or a hybrid(混合动力) car? Why?

Part 1:Lead-in Have you ever notice the charging posts in the south part of our campus. Many electrical taxis are charging there. New energy cars are becoming more and more common in our daily life. They are designed to solve the energy shortage, and the pollution problems. So what kind of car do you prefer? The fuel cell car? The traditional IC engine cars? Or the hybrid cars?

Part 2: Ideas IC engine car: advantages and disadvantages Advantages:

1. cheaper than the new energy cars. 2. convenient to fill up.

3. More powerful than the new energy cars. 4. Travel a longer distance for one filling.

5. It is a mature technology which has been developed over one hundred years.

Thus it is more reliable.

Disadvantages:

1. I t pollutes the air;

2. emits carbon dioxide and other green house gas;

3. Gasoline is nonrenewable, and will be used up someday. Fuel cell powered car: advantages and disadvantages. Advantages:

1. Produce only water, and have no emission, also environmentally friendly. 2. ……

Disadvantages:

1. Its power density is not as high as IC engine cars. 2. It is not convenient to get refueled.

3. The infrastructure is not yet completed, thus it will set many limitation to the fuel cell cars owners.

Hybrid car: advantages and disadvantages.

What is a hybrid car: A hybrid vehicle uses two or more distinct types of power, such

as internal combustion engine plus electric motor

Advantages:

1. The level of its emission of carbon dioxide is lower than the recommended level set by Environmental Protection Agency.

2. It has the capacity to store and reuse recaptured energy in the stop-and-go city traffic system, thus it reduce fuel.

3. It can be a great transition when we are not ready to abandon gasoline. Disadvantages:

1. The battery has a short life span, so it will cost a lot to replace the battery. 2. The battery can cause pollution. 3.……

Part3: conclusion We may prefer different kinds of cars. But one thing is for sure our vehicle for the future will be cheaper, faster and most importantly, cleaner.

Topic 2: What do you know about Mars? What is the importance of space exploration?

Part1:lead-in So have ever seen the science fiction “The Martian”? It is a film that talks about the survival story of an astronaut Mark Watney, who was left alone and presumed dead after a violent sandstorm. Life in Mars is really different from earth. It is really a miracle for Mark to return to earth safely. The film really arouses my curiosity about Mars and the whole universe. So how do you guys feel about that?

Part2: discussions

Characteristics of Mars:

1.Atmosphere: the atmosphere mainly consists of 98% carbon dioxide 2% argon(氩), %2 nitrogen(氮), and traces of oxide and water.

2. Climate and season: Mars has a wide range of temperature, due to its thin atmosphere; the season on Mars is earth-like, but it is twice of earth year.

3. Distance from earth and sun: the fourth planet from sun, and the second smallest planet in the solar system.

4. Red surface—caused by iron oxide

5. Comparison to earth in mass, gravity, volume…

The importance of space exploration:

Space exploration not just satisfies our curiosity it has some other meaning.

It boom technologies, help us understand the world, understand how it works. Most importantly when we look into the whole universe we will find who we are, we will get to know ourselves better. We will find our planet unique and beautiful thus we