以下是小编帮大家整理的托福独立口语教育类话题常考形式罗列一览，本文共7篇，仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。
篇1：托福独立口语教育类话题常考形式罗列一览
1. 从学校政策、教育方式等方面出发
关于和学生息息相关的行为征求学生的观点。比如为了完善学校的教育及其他服务功能，学校的新举动为学生同意与否。题目The university decides to set a cooking class for students to let them have better understanding of the nutrients and health. Do you think it is a reasonable decision or not?
2. 和老师相关
问学生老师的某种品质是否利于教学?比如题目：Children can learn better from teachers who are kind. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
或者相关与老师的交流沟通，Some people believe that teachers should communicate with students in class. Others believe that teachers should communicate with students by sending emails. Which way do you think is better and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
3. 从学生角度出发
这一类较为常见。学生学习方式、态度、学校生活、学习课程的选择、上不上大学、选什么专业等等都可能考到。
比如关于学生上课方式记不记笔记：Some students like to take notes in class, others prefer to mainly listen to the teachers Which one do you prefer? Explain why.
关于学生的学习表现：Do you agree or disagree with the statement that a student must do well in high school in order to receive college education.
高等教育对学生的作用：Some people believe that higher education is for all students. Other people believe that higher education is only suitable for certain students. Which opinion do you think is better and why?
名师点睛：新托福Task2口语题目大汇总
Task 2经典主题
主题1. Activities活动
主题2. Celebrities 名人
主题3. Cell Phone 手机
主题4. Children/Childhood 儿童/童年
主题5. Clothes 服装
主题6. Communication 交流
主题7. Families & Friends 朋友
主题8. Food 食物
主题9. Holiday 假日
主题10. Influence影响
主题11. Technology技术
主题12. Learning 学习
主题13. Life生活
主题14. Living Environment生活
主题15. Making Plans 定计划
主题16. Money 钱
主题17. Movies or Concerts电影或音乐会
主题18. News 新闻
主题19. Reading books读书
主题20. Sports 运动
主题21. Subjects 课程/科目
主题22. Success 成功
主题23. Team团队
主题24. Traveling 旅游
主题25. Truth 实话
主题26. TV电视
主题27. University Education 大学教育
主题28. Work and Jobs工作
托福口语拓展：make waves 和have something in common
make waves
这成语据说源自美国一个笑话：某人死后去了地狱，有司让他选择受刑的地方。他听见有些刑场大门后面 传来惨叫声，有些传来痛哭声，都不敢进去。最后，他走过一个刑场，听见门后传来阵阵平和的唱歌声，于是选了这 刑场。他走进去之后，才发觉那些受刑的鬼魂原来都站在一个深及下巴的粪池里，小心翼翼的在唱：Don‘t make waves, don‘t make waves(不要掀起波浪啊)!在这样的环境里掀起波浪当然不是耍子。 现在，人们就用make waves来说「兴风作浪」
2 have something in common
have something in common是指「彼此有着共通点」，可能是嗜好，也可能是观念。若你和某人完全不对盘，丝毫没有共通点，你就可以说We have nothing in common.
托福口语拓展：You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself
You shouldn‘t be so hard on yourself
这句话是用来安慰他人的，当有人对于自己太过苛责，给与自己让人喘不过气来的压力，你就可以跟对方说这句话You shouldn‘t be so hard on yourself.「你不该这么苛责自己的」。让对方好过一些。feet of clay
《圣经·但以理书》第二章记载了巴比伦国王尼布甲尼撤的一个梦：他在梦中看见一尊光彩夺目巨像，头是精金，胸、臂是银，腹、股是铜，两腿是铁，脚是半铁半泥(his feet part of iron and part of clay)。他又梦见一块石头打在那半泥半铁的脚上，把脚砸碎，跟着整个铜像就分崩离析了。这个梦据说预兆了巴比伦帝国的命运。后来，人们把feet of clay一词引伸解作不可告人或鲜为人知的严重缺憾、弱点等，特别是指伟人或受崇拜人物的缺憾、弱点。这成语往往和have/has/had连用。
托福口语拓展：“hector sb. into submission”
hector sb. into submission
名将是连名字都可以用来吓人的如北宋年间「北虏常呼其(王德用)名以惊小儿」(《渑水燕谈录》卷二)西方也有如此名将，特洛城的赫特(Hector)。希腊大诗人荷马(Homer)在史诗《埃利奥特》(lliad)里把这位武艺超群、品格高贵的大将写得栩栩如生。赫特的勇气鼓舞着特洛人奋勇抵抗压境的希腊大军。为了保卫家园，他不惜跟刀枪不入、天下无敌的希腊大将阿奇里斯(Achilles)一对一决战，战死在沙场上。他的英名显然也有吓唬的作用：人们现在就用hector这个字来说「威吓」 Full-fledged
fledge是动词，指幼鸟长出羽毛。A fledg(e)ling是刚会飞的鸟，也可以引伸解作黄口小儿，或作形容词用，意思是未成熟的或初出茅芦的，例如A fledg(e)ling politician是一个从政不久的人。Full-fledged则是发展成熟或具有全面训练。
篇2：托福口语常考话题例子
托福口语常考话题万能例子整理分享
托福口语万能例子——环保
There’s no trees, no grass in my community. It's very bare. So I have decided to give several hours each month to plant trees and grass in my community. After several years, there will be a lot of trees and grass in my community. It's very charming environment. You can imagine how comfortable it can be, just relax yourself on the grass, when sun is setting down and birds in the trees are singing. Second, Air pollution and noisy pollution are serious in my community. Planting trees and grass can reduce pollution.
托福口语万能例子——运动
Doing exercise every day is helpful to students' health. I think health will go with us for a long life if we insist on exercising everyday. It is helpful for us to focus the energy on study and work. Second, doing exercise is the best way to relax. It helps us to reduce stress and release tension.
托福口语万能例子——听音乐
Music is also the best way to help me escape stress and trouble. You know, stress is the biggest enemy of the health. Music can bring me lots of pleasure and turn my blue mood to a bright one. When I am listening music, I can forget all the difficulties of stress life.
托福口语万能例子——合作与交流
To succeed in the world, we should cooperate with others. The ability and the knowledge of one person are limited. How to cooperate with others is important to our success.
托福口语万能例子——减少压力
1、X.X.X can also reduce the stress and pressure of the adults. Great pressure may cause lots of illness, for example, high blood pressure, physiological problem, and so on.Through X.X.X, the adults can feel easy and happy.
2、Besides, …is my way of releasing my pressure. I mean, nowadays people are under a lot of pressure from work and life. So they have to do something to relax their mind. When I under much pressure, I read the travelling guide. I regard it as relaxation, for it’s amusing and attractive pictures……I will feel very relaxed and comfortable while reading it.
托福口语万能例子——发展能力
Playing games can be helpful to develop some skills, such as how to cooperate with partners, how to get along with others and so on. All of the skills are the key qualities needed in our daily lives.
托福口语万能例子——互相帮助
We can help each other. We I fall in trouble, I can get help from my companion in time. The most important is that my companion can provide me some useful advice to avoid some accidents.
托福口语万能例子——重要人物
1、If I could create a new holiday to honor a person, I would honor Edison. He is one of the greatest inventors that I respect. He is very brilliant. You know, he invented thousands of useful products, such as light bulb, phonograph, storage battery, telegraph system and so on. Without light bulb, we maybe live in a dark world at night. He has done great contribution to human.
2、If I could meet a famous athlete, I would choose to meet Yao Ming. Firstly, he is an excellent angel for china. In a sense, he brings the beautiful aspects of China into the world. Second, he is very nice and funny. in interviews you can see his good characteristics. He is always good temper. He seldom was angry for little thing. Furthermore, recently, he subscribes amount of money for SARS research. He has set a perfect example for all young people, both in china and the rest of the world.
托福口语万能例子——旅游/美丽的地方
1、I think, he should go Su Zhou Park. It has very beautiful environment. There are lots of trees, grass and fresh air. You can imagine how comfortable it can be, just relax yourself on the grass, when you are tired. Around the park, there are many famous restaurants that offer the best food in the China. The most important, is that the people in city are very nice and friendly. When the foreigner needs help, they would like to help him. Thus, I strongly recommend that foreign visitors should visit Su Zhou Park.
2、X.X is a full of breathtaking views. There’re verdant trees, blooming flowers and carpets of green grass. Take a casual walk, start some sweet chat and fresh air will get us refreshed. roam on the sidewalk, watch the water ripples in the lake, frolic near the artificial hill, sit on bench and enjoy the cool in summer. I can relax myself, and breath the flesh air or clear my mind。
托福口语万能例子——性格
1、I like honest people because they are easier to deal with. They open their heart to you, you feel safe to confide your problems to them, and they always offer their true opinion for your good.
2、The person who I admire should be good tempered. They hardly get annoyed and they smile to everybody. I is easy for them to forgive others.
托福口语万能例子——交朋友
1、…enable me to make friends. By exchanging our opinions, our friendship will get deeper. With communication, I could learn how to discuss, how to persuade, how to negotiate, and how to compromise.
2、It could be a great chance for us to make friends. You know ,I mean that you can meet many kind of people and learn many thing from them and even find bosom friends among them.
托福口语万能例子——成就
1、sense of achievement. boost my confidence. proud of myself. since then, I have the solid belief in myself that all difficulties, troubles and challenges would be just a piece of cake to me.
2、It could be a great achievement for me. After that , I will not be afraid of difficult and challenges would be just a piece of cake to me.
托福口语第3题总结 校园事物议论题
ask3 校园事物议论题
10.8
The announcement from the university newspaper says the school is going to add computer classes in the evening. There are two reasons. Firstly, the students numbers are increasing rapidly, Secondly there are limited seats in the computer lab. The man disagrees with this new policy. He has two reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that the students have full classes in the daytime, and they want to live personal life in the evening. The second reason is the school must pay the professors extra money for working beyond the regular hours, with that money the school can afford additional computers to meet all the students’ requirement. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
10.21
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to close the art gallery and redecorate it into office building. There are two reasons. Firstly, art majors take advantage of the art gallery only occasionally. Secondly, less than half of the students visit the exhibition. The man disagrees with this new policy. He has two reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is art majors take the chance of exhibiting in the art gallery seriously, they won’t send works to the exhibition until everything is perfect. The second reason is the school publicity of the exhibition is late and inaccurate. There were quite a few time when the school newspaper would introduce the information of new exhibition.
10.28
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to build off campus apartment. There are two benefits. Firstly, it can save limited campus areas and leave more space for students’ activities. Secondly, it increases students’ daily communications with local community. The woman disagrees with this new policy. She has two reasons for holding her opinion. The first reason is that if the students don’t live on campus, they will drive to campus, thus they need more parking spaces. The second reason is by doing this, the students will lose the chance to participate in the school activities, after all, school activities are more important than social contact. So that’s why the woman disagrees with the new policy.
11.3
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to postpone the school union election. There are two reasons. Firstly, many students are involved with finals and graduations in May. Secondly, new students are coming in September, they can vote for their favorite candidates. The man disagrees with this new policy. He has two reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that in September, they are equally busy, they have to select new courses, talk to professors and find new apartment. The second reason is the first year students’ No 1 issue is becoming familiar with the new environment, they are not familiar with the election candidates. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
12.8
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to renovate the students’ dormitory. Because the lodging rate of students’ dormitory has dropped 20 percent since last year, and many students keep moving out of the dormitory. The woman disagrees with this new policy. She has two reasons for holding her opinion. The first reason is that the whole renovations will last 2 years, and during this time, it will make a lot of noise, thus the students will be driven to move out. The second reason is the dormitory fee will increase soon after the dormitory is built because of the worker salary, new materials and new furniture. So that’s why the woman disagrees with the new policy.
12.10
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to implement online library service. There are several purposes. By doing this, registered students can log into their personal accounts and view digital versions of book online. The man agrees with this new policy. He has three reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that by doing this, the school doesn’t need to spend millions of money rebuilding the library. The second reason is it is cheaper and faster than the traditional one. The third reason is there are new desk tops in the living room of dormitories , thus the students can access to the reference without any procedure and trouble. So that’s why the man agrees with the new policy.
12.15
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to expand its broadcasting. There are two benefits. Firstly, by doing this, more students would enjoy listening to the school radio. Secondly, the school can make more money by casting commercial advertisement. The woman agrees with this new policy. She has two reasons for holding her opinion. The first reason is that by doing this, it can not only broadcast the academic news but also diversify the channel of information, which can help us find job. The second reason is once the school makes money from the commercial, this money will be used to do research and set up the scholarship. So that’s why the woman disagrees with the new policy.
1 credits
The announcement from university newspaper says that the university has decided best undergraduate students can attend the course of graduate school and their credits can be taken into grad study in order to encourage more students to learn the grad course in this college. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that if the undergraduate students take part in the seminar class, the class will be so large and harmful to everyone. The second reason is the students should change a university to study further, thus they can know new teachers and classmates and have a new experience. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
2 cafeteria
The announcement from university newspaper says that the university is going to improve the cafeteria. There are two policys. Firstly, the old cafeteria will improve their quality through bringing in another cafeteria. Secondly, the university will force the cafeteria to improve the quality in limited days. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that there is no room for another cafeteria. The second reason is the time is so short for the cafeteria to improve the quality. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
3 computer class
The announcement from university newspaper says that the university is going to set up computer classes in the evening. There are several reasons. Firstly, there are two many students who choose the computer classes in the morning. Secondly, the computers are not enough. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that many students may not choose the evening class, because they are busy in the activities, such as going to club and social activities. The second reason is it must pay the teacher extra wage, and it is better to buy more computers. The third reason is the computer room is large enough to place more computers. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
155 activity of protecting environment
The letter from professor says that the university should terminate recycle program, because the students do not pay attention to it and it’s a waste of money. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that the university did not emphasize this program and the students didn’t know where the recycle sites were. The second reason is this program is supported by the city government, not the school, so this policy won’t save money for the university. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
149 computer class
The letter from professor says that the university should set up the computer classes and teach more computer knowledge, because he didn’t master the computer skills when he graduated from the university 25 yeas ago. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that it is common to use computer, even in English class, so it is possible that almost everyone has master the computer skills and it’s a waste of money for the university to set up the class. The second reason is students who don’t master computer skills can learn them in the computer training organization after graduation. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
The announcement from university newspaper says the school is going to ___. There are two reasons. Firstly, ___. Secondly, ___.The man disagrees with this new policy. He has two reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that __.The second reason is __. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
The letter from the professor says that the university should ___. There are several reasons. Firstly, ___. Secondly, ___. The man disagrees with this new policy. He gives a couple of reasons for holding his opinion. The first reason is that ___. The second reason is___. So that’s why the man disagrees with the new policy.
托福口语第4题总结 课文主题与教授举例题
task4课文主题与教授举例题
9.15
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a theory, false consensus effect, which means when people work with others, they tend to believe others agree with what they believe and act. In this lecture, the professor uses one example to explain this theory. The example is about a recent research. In a crowded but quiet room, some students would discuss loudly, but others would not. Then these students were divided to two opposite groups, the first group who would discuss loudly thought others would talk loudly too, the second group who would keep silent thought most of the students would stand with them. So, people tend to think others would have similar points of view.
10.15
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a definition, diffusion of responsibility, which means that people don’t want to help those who need help if there are many people seeing this. In the lecture, the professor uses two examples to explain this definition. The first example is driving on the high way during the heavy traffic, though many people want help the driver who has an accident, only a few will do, because they think other people will do this. The second example is driving on the country road in an early morning when there are a few cars in sight, and you will help people in trouble, because you think you are the only person who can help him under the very circumstance.
10.21
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a principle, self- fulfilling prophecy, which means that if we make a prediction, we tend to change our activity and make our prediction true. In the lecture, the professor uses one example to explain this definition. The example is about a research in North America, some students were selected from some primary school across the country, they were as normal as other students, but their educators were instructed that they were the top students in the country and they should be educated as geniuses, so the teachers always praised and encouraged them. Five years later, the researchers found these students had higher IQ than other students.
11.3 marketing
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a principle, buyer’s remorse, which means that after customers buy an expensive item, they will remorse. In the lecture, the professor uses one example to explain this principle. The example is from the professor’s experience. The professor bought a car last year because he thought it was pretty good, after a week, he thought he made a quick decision. Fortunately, a salesman called him to celebrate his right decision, and the salesman’s daughter bought the same car and loved it, the car had won a lot of prize for her. After that, the salesman sent mail regularly to ask his complaints and feedback, thus the professor felt better.
11.21
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces two principles to increase a speaker’s credibility, which means that the speaker should be professional and contact with the audience for at least 3 seconds. In the lecture, the professor uses one example to explain the principles. The example is about Mr. Jancson, he was the candidate of the president in the twentieth century. He established himself as an esteemed expert in finance before going into politics, thus, when he talked finance, people thought he was professional. He improved his speech by memorizing what he was going to talk about, thus he could contact with the audiences’ eyes. As a result, he became even more popular and won the election at last.
12.3
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a principle word framing, which means that different but logically equal words cause individuals to change their decisions. In the lecture, the professor uses two examples to explain this principle. The first example is about the weather forecast. If the weather is forecasted to be cloudy, and there are 50% possibilities of rain, people will take umbrella with them, if there are 50% possibilities of sunshine, people won’t prepare for rain. The second example is about the advertisement language. People prefer buying the medicine claimed to work for 90 percent of patients to buying other medicine claimed the failure to 10 percent of patients.
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In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a definition- outsider artists, which means that they teach themselves, but they have the artistic talents. In the lecture, the professor uses one example to explain this definition. The example is about Edison, he was one of the greatest outsiders in North America, his life was as unusual as his paintings, he only spent quite a while living alone in Chicago, he had no friends and was drunk everyday, he painted in secret conditions. His paintings were unique; he pasted 18 children figures from the magazines on his water color pictures. He liked making abnormally large paintings, his longest porch was as long as 8 feet, his works were famous after his death.3
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces two reasons of losing temporary memory, which means that temporary can lose as time passes by or interference of other matters. In the lecture, the professor uses two examples to explain these reasons. The first example is a man forgot a phone number, and his roommate told him, but 2 hours later he forgot the number again. Memory can stay as long as you dial the phone. The second example is from the professor’s experience. He ran into a friend when he was in the bookstore, his friend recommended him a book list. Finally, he couldn‘t remember his book list. Because his friend’s recommended books took the place of his own list he previously made.
1 nonverbal behavior and verbal behavior
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a principle about nonverbal behavior and verbal behavior, which means we can judge one’s feeling just through our behavior, even he say no words or the opposite feeling, In the lecture, the professor uses a couple of examples to explain this definition. The first example is from his experience, when he saw his uncle he hadn’t seen him for a long time, although he didn’t say he was happy, but his wife and uncle can see it through his jumping. The second example is playing hammer and snail with his daughter, although his finger was smashed, he said he is OK, his daughter see his pain through his behavior.
3method acting
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a definition of method acting, which means that when you perform on the stage, you need to relate your experience to the role and you need to use the body language and imagine the scene. In the lecture, the professor uses one example to explain this definition. The example is from the professor’s experience, one day he had to act as Sam and perform a situation of reunite with an old friend, he imagined he saw his father who were away from home to gain the joy. If Sam was cold in North Pole, he imagined he was waiting the bus in the cold for four hours, and thus you could integrate into the role.
In this set of materials, the reading passage introduces a definition, which means that . In the lecture, the professor uses two examples to explain this definition.
篇3：托福独立口语13个高频话题一览
托福独立口语13个高频话题一览 早做准备万无一失
一、二选一类必须准备的几个问题：
1、 高中毕业后是直接上大学还是稍等一年学点别的什么东西?
2、 假期内学生是应该学习还是应该休息?
3、 喜欢花时间和几个亲密朋友一起还是和很多朋友一起?
4、 喜欢大班还是小班?
5、 喜欢一个人学习还是小组学习?
6、 和朋友认识，第一印象重要还是长久了解重要?
7、 数学科学重要还是艺术历史重要?
二、同意与否类必须准备的几个问题：
1、 学生应该穿校服
2、 大学生应该做兼职工作。
3、 学生不可以带手机进课堂。
4、 有一个放松的生活方式是最重要的。
5、 人们应该一直说实话。
6、 老人学习永远都不玩。
托福口语拓展：“声多毛少”和“生染的”
声多毛少
雷声大雨点小，英文叫做great/much cry and little wool(声多毛少)。究意声多毛少指的是什么呢?
原来这成语源自一出戏剧《戴维与亚比该》(David and Abigail)。戏剧说亚比该的丈夫拿八(Nabal)曾经把羊按在地上剪毛，魔鬼看见了，也想学他那样剪羊毛，但是，却抓了些猪来按在地上剪，结果把猪弄得杀猪般叫起来，而魔鬼当然剪不到羊毛了。剧中原文是：Great cry and little wool, as the Devil said when he sheared the hogs(正如魔鬼给猪剪毛的时候说，羊毛没有，叫声却响)。现在，人们往往把这句话略作much/great cry and little wool，例如：Our politicians repeatedly pledge to root out corruption, but it is always much cry and little wool(我们的政客常常指天誓日说要根除贪污，可是始终雷声大雨点小)。生染的
我国周朝就有「掌染草」的官，负责收集可用以染色的植物，发给染丝帛工人(《周礼·地官》)。墨子有一次看见这些工人作业，叹息说：「染于苍则苍，染于黄则黄。」言外之意，就是人的行为、信仰等易受环境影响，不能不慎了。
英文成语dyed in the wool也是以染色的织物来比喻人。按染色有两个办法，一是生染，即原毛(wool)纺成纱之后就染色(dye in the wool)，可以染得彻底;一是把纱织成布之后才染色(dye in the piece)，但这样颜色比较易褪。用以喻人或信仰，dyed in the wool就是「彻头彻尾的」或「根深蒂固的」。留意这个词一般带有贬义。
托福口语拓展：apple of love
apple of love 爱情的苹果
这个习语源于殖民时期的南美洲。当时在秘鲁的丛林中，生长着一种叫“狼桃”的水果。这种水果色泽光亮、鲜艳，形状和苹果十分相似。但人们认为这种水果是一种毒果，没人敢吃，只把它作为观赏植物加以栽培。后来有人冒着生命危险，勇敢地品尝并证实了它的美味。到了16世纪，英国有一位公爵游历到了秘鲁，非常喜欢这种水果，于是，他把它们带回英国皇宫，作为珍贵的礼品献给他心目中的爱人当时的英国女王伊丽莎白。这种水果，实际上就是西红柿。从那以后，西红柿在异国他乡的土地上得到广泛种植，被人们称为“爱情的苹果”。如今，这一短语可喻指“爱情的信物”。
例句：Hey, don‘t touch that bike. It‘s my apple of love. 嗨，别动那辆自行车。它可是我的爱情信物。
It‘s Greek to me.(我不知道)
英国人一般都不懂希腊语。这句话的直译是：对于我这是希腊语。自然是不明白的意思。
托福口语拓展：as dead as a dodo
as dead as a dodo
说到死，在中国人眼中，最「死」的大概是死灰了。但是，汉朝韩安国就证明了死灰是可以复燃的。然则甚么东西才是真正死透了的呢?英国人的答案是：渡渡鸟(dodo)。
渡渡鸟是毛里求斯岛上一种不会飞的巨鸟，体型比天鹅大，重四十至五十磅，头大尾短，看来呆气十足，葡萄牙人就叫牠做doudo，意思是「笨蛋」。这种笨鸟大约十八世纪末叶绝了种，只留下as dead as a dodo(死得和渡渡鸟一样)这个英文成语，意思是「死透了」或「早就过时了」，例如：That hairstyle is as dead as a dodo now(那种发式早就没有人梳了)。
最后要指出的是：as dead as a dodo和 safe and sound一样，是个押头韵的成语。人们说起来觉得有趣，流传自然就广了。
The writing/Finger on the Wall不详之兆;大祸临头
这个成语的字面意思是“墙上的文字(或手指)”，而实际含义是a sign or warning of impending disaster(迫在眉睫的凶兆);a sign that sth bad will happen; a feeling that ones number is up;等等。其语言外壳与内涵是怎样联系起来的呢?还是出自《圣经》，据《旧约。但以理书》(Daniel)第5章记述：有一次古巴比伦(Babylonian)的国王伯沙撒(Belshazar)正在宫殿里设宴纵饮时，突然，不知从哪里出现了一个神秘的手指，当者国王的面，在王宫与灯台相对的粉墙上写西了四个奇怪的单词：MENE(弥尼)、MENE(弥尼)、TEKEL(提客勒)、UPHARSING (乌法珥新)。国王张皇失措，惊恐万分，谁也不懂墙上所写的字是什么意思。后来叫来了被虏的犹太预言家但以理，才明白了这几个字的意思就是大难临头。他说：“弥尼就是上帝已经数算你国的年日到此为完毕;提客勒就是你被称在天平里显出你的亏欠;乌法珥新就是你的国分裂，归与玛代人和波斯人。”果然，当夜伯沙撒被杀，又62岁的玛代人大利乌取而代之。
依此，“墙上的文字(或手指)”就表示身死国亡的凶兆。英语中这个成语有几种表达方式：the writing /handwriting on the wall或a finger on the wall,通常与be，like等系动词连用;有时写成see/read the writing on he wall的句型，表示提出警告,such as :Don’t you see the writing on the wall, 有时候也可省略on the wall，只说Don’t you ee the writing?意思也是一样的。
托福口语拓展：alchemy
alchemy
谁还相信古时的炼金术?炼金术。喻想人非非，也喻幻想。
出自古代传说。古时人们追求健康和长寿，企图通过神秘的冶炼.制造出某种长生不死的灵丹妙药。在中国古代就有以炼制长生不老药为主要目的的方术。在印度古老的佛经文献里，记载了把普通金属转变为贵重黄金的设想。古希腊炼金术的主要目标也是提炼黄金。阿拉伯人则试图通过炼金药(哲人石)的催化作用来制取黄金。欧洲学者根据阿拉伯炼金术士的理论，进行了大量的实验。直到19世纪，一些科学家仍在争论用化学方法制取黄金的可能性。科学的发展使人们对这种想法产生了怀疑。人们于是用此语形容那些不切实际的幻想或想入非非的梦幻。
Max lost his shirt on that bank deal alchemy.马克思被那笔银行交易的发财梦搞得倾家荡产。
Old Mr.Wilson is lousy with money. He must have possessed some sort of alchemy.韦尔逊老先生尹腰缠万贯，他准是掌握了什么点金术。
Some smart ass came in here and offered to show us the alchemy for instant fortune.那个自作聪明的家伙来到这里，异想天开地要教我们一友致富的诀窍。
apple of discord 祸根;争端
这个习语源自于古希腊神话中“金苹果”的故事。故事的起因是一位掌管争执的女神厄里斯(Eris)，因为未受邀请出席婚宴，恼羞成怒中将一颗刻着“属于最美丽者”(For the fairest)的金苹果丢进宾客中制造事端。天后赫拉(Hera)、智慧女神雅典娜(Athena)、爱与美之神阿芙罗狄忒(Aphrodite)作裁判。帕里斯拒绝了赫拉和雅典娜两位女神许下的种.种好处，把金苹果判给了阿芙罗狄忒，得到了角色美女海伦(Helen)，从而导致了十年之久的特洛伊战争。由此，人们就用apple of discord来喻指“祸根;争端”。
例句：The use of the car was an apple of discord between Joe and his wife. 该有谁来用这辆车，是乔和妻子争吵的原因。
篇4：托福口语TASK2独立口语新增30个话题罗列分析
托福独立口语TASK2新增话题1-12：同意/不同意题型
在独立口语的TASK2中，同意不同意也就是agree/diagree的题型是最为常见的，考生平时在练习口语时遇到最多的也大抵就是这一题型。而本次新增的30个话题中，有12题就是属于同意不同意题型，大家可以先来具体了解一下：
1. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that female and male university students should have separate residence halls?
2. Do you agree or disagree that it is important for young people to learn some domestic skills like cooking, sewing and taking care of children?
3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If you want to succeed in business, being outgoing and friendly is very important.
4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The government should forbid violence and bad language in TV programs. Use specific reasons and examples in your answer.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that experienced doctors are better than young doctors?
6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: it is never too late to get a degree in university.
7. Do you agree or disagree that it is important for children to learn to draw or paint?
8. Do you agree or disagree that a celebrity should set a good example for young people? Use details and examples to support your explanation.
9. Some people believe that we should not discuss the private activities of popular people, like movie stars and singers. Do you agree or disagree with this view?
10. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the popularity of the technology that focuses on entertainment, people read fewer books than before.
11. Some people think that with the development of technology and the Internet, libraries will disappear, while others think libraries are always necessary. Which opinion do you agree?
12. Some people believe old people should not take risks and participate in adventurous events as the young people. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
这一题型单从题目上来看其实并不难回答，毕竟出题者已经给出了statement，为考生竖好了一个靶子。而考生只要选择同意或是不同意一个态度，之后就可以开始想理由和例子了。因此这类题目在基本的思维难度上是比较低的。而这一题型在回答时唯一要注意的要点就是考生需要在一开头就直接给出自己的明确态度。下面这些例句大家可以作为论述的开头句子来使用：
I agree/disagree that ...
I agree/disagree with the idea that ….
I agree/disagree with S + Verb-ing
Some people believe that …, but I disagree.
托福独立口语TASK2新增话题13-23：preference偏好式题型
托福独立口语TASK2中除了上面的同意不同意题型外，另一种比较常见的题型就是偏好式题型，也就是preference题型，这个题型的特点就是题目中会给出你两个选项，然后问你更加偏向哪一种。和上一种题型一样，这个题型其实也是划出了论述范围的，下面这几道就是新增题目：
13. Some universities expect the students to choose a major field of study when they enter the school; while other universities wait until the second or the third year before students deciding to choose a major field of study. Which do you prefer? Why or why not?
14. Which one do you prefer? To buy the newly-released e-product as soon as possible or to wait for a while and then decide whether you want to buy it or not.
15. Some people prefer to buy new books while some people would like to buy used books, what is your opinion?
16. If you are to choose between 2 apartments to live in next semester, one apartment is near the campus but slightly expensive, the other is a little far from the campus but cheaper, which one do you prefer and why?
17. You have been very busy and unable to prepare for the exam tomorrow. You can either stay up late to study and sleepless or just study less and get full night’s sleep. Which will you choose?
18. Some people prefer sending messages while others prefer making phone calls directly. Which one do you prefer?
19. Some people prefer to give their opinions immediately. Others prefer to wait and listen to others’ opinions before giving their own. Which one do you think is better?
20. Some people prefer to finish the assignment a long time before the due date while others prefer finishing assignments right before the due date. Which one do you prefer?
21. Some people prefer to watch entertainment programs on television. Others prefer to watch educational programs. Which do you prefer?
22. Some people prefer to buy new books while some people would like to buy used books, what is your opinion?
23. Some students think it is good to choose the future career before entering the university. Others think it is good to take a few university classes before choosing the future career. Which one do you prefer?
大家可以看到，这些题目中每道题都会有个prefer在里面，而由于题目本身给出的论述范围有限，因此考生需要学会在限定范围内进行合理的展开和论述，扣题是回答这个题型的关键所在。另外，由于prefer本身带有比较的色彩，因此考生在具体论述时也需要对自己没有选择的另一个选项进行一些简单的陈述，可以是让步式承认其也有一定好处作用但终归不如自己的选择，也可以是直接指出其存在的问题以提升自己做出选择的合理性。总之大家不要忘记做出一些比较的姿态来，开头句式可以用下面这些模板：
I prefer to ___ (V + O).
To me, ____(X) is far preferable to ____(Y)
I prefer ____(X) to/over ____(Y)
I would rather ____(V + O) than ___ (V + O)
托福独立口语TASK2新增话题24-29：描述解释题型
这个题型属于曾经很流行的TASK2题型，如今出现的虽然比较少了，但仍然不容忽视，这次新增的题目中也有一部分属于这一题型。这个题型没有固定的提问形式和特征，比较多见的是先给出两个观点或是做法，然后问考生是怎么想的，下面这些新增题型大家可以自行体会一下：
24. Some people think that those children who do not want to keep learning a musical instrument course should be required to keep learning the course; While others think that those children should be allowed to make decisions by themselves. What is your opinion and why? Use examples and details in your explanation.
25. Is it better to use your extra money to buy some objects like clothes or electronic products, or is it better to use the extra money to increase your experiences like going for a vacation or a concert? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
26. Many people think that students study course materials more effectively by taking exams, while others think that students learn more effectively through doing other activities like completing projects, which one do you think is more effective?
27. Do you think it is important for parents to teach their kids to learn how to manage money? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.
28. Nowadays people use extreme methods, like surgery to change their appearance. They do this because they are trying to become more attractive. Do you think this is a good idea?
29. Do you think that parents should be allowed to educate their children at home, or should they be required to send children to school outside the home? Support your answer.
这个题型要求考生以描述和解释为主，虽然看上去也是给出了大家两个选择，但实际上却并没有像之前的题型一样非要考生选边站，考生大可以两边一起反驳然后给出自己的第三种观点看法，又或是两边都支持然后分别指出其优点和弊端，总之回答的自由度还是比较高的。但考生一定要记得在开始的地方就先把自己的观点给亮出来，不要先就着两种做法观点各自评论一番再亮观点，大家可以尝试下面的这些开头句式模板：
In my opinion, _____
I strongly/firmly believe that _____
In my view, _____
As far as I am concerned, _____
It is my belief that _____
托福独立口语TASK2新增话题30：假设假象题型
最后要说的这个题型现在已经很少出现在托福口语的独立TASK2中了，可能大家在平时训练做题的过程中也没怎么看到过这种题型，但小编还是建议大家稍作一些了解，以免在考试中突然遇到被打个措手不及，这种题型的特点是以If或者Imagine开头的假设假象题型，本次新增30题中仅有一道属于这个题型，具体如下：
30. If the police stop a driver who is driving drunk (after drinking alcohol), do you think that the person’s driver’s license should be taken away? Support your answer.
这个题目假设了一种场景，然后要求考生根据假设的场景和提出的问题来进行回答，可以说限制的是比较严格的，大家基本上没有太大发挥余地，而且考虑到假设题有时候脑洞会很大，给出的假设比较偏，可能是大家从来没想到过的情况或是问题，其突然性很大，所以小编还是建议大家能够在平时练习中稍加接触，一旦遇到就开动脑筋仔细想一想构思一番，只要提前做好了准备，面对这类题目相信大家还是能比较顺利地解答出来的。
托福口语模版：培训是否应该与职业有关?
托福口语题目：Some people prefer to only take the courses that are related to their future career, others prefer to take a variety of courses. Which do you think it’s better?
托福口语范文：
I think students should only take courses that are related directly to their future career. First, the more time we spend on doing something, the better we will be at it. This will make us experts in our field, thus giving us a better shot at getting a good job after we graduate. Second, we can concentrate all our time and energy in one area. It actually save us a lot of time. All the course we take will be related to one another, they might even overlap. This means we might be able to make small changes to one paper and turn it into another class.
托福写作不要聪明反被聪明误
曾有一位学生，其独立写作开头和结尾让我觉得回到了历史，不仅能看出是生搬硬套，而且比较别扭。
一问，果然两段分别改自莎士比亚《暴风雨》选段及英译荷马史诗。其实，该生的语言天赋和功底都很好，但在追求高分的过程中走入了误区。一个是语言风格上的混合错误：正式语言与非正式语言反差过大，现代英语中掺杂古英语或旧式英语;另一个是词语搭配错误。这亦是中国学生普遍的问题所在。
我们一定要注意到，写作是应用写作(practical writing)，非创造性写作(creative writing)，即考察学生的语言表述能力，而不是文学创作能力。无论是综合写作还是独立写作，考生追求的基本目标是把想说的意思用书面英语表达清楚，让阅卷人读懂和明白。从语言角度来说，有两大标准，即准确性和多样化。能够达到词词准确，又使用到不同的词句来表达相同、相似的意思，从语言角度来说已经符合托福[微博]写作考试的高分要求。
先来说说准确性。譬如这样一个句子：My writing ability increased by reading many books. 拆开来看，每个英文单词对应的中文意思是对的。但存在一个问题，ability和increase是不搭配的。任何一个单词，都不能单纯地说用得好不好。语言是讲究搭配的，简单常见的词只要搭配合适，放置合适的语境，依然可以锻造完美的句子。这个道理和穿衣混搭是一样的。穿着漂亮不在于单品是如何大牌如何昂贵，而在于款式质地的和谐，以及最后的上身效果。
在这个句子中，increase表示增加的意思，主要表示数量的增加。尽管有时也能表示程度的增进，但这里和ability的搭配是不正确的。一般我们说develop one“s ability，也可以说improve one”sability. 因此，这句话得修改成My writing ability developed by reading many books. 当然还可以修改得更地道一些。后半句想表达“阅读”，学生一般的习惯是把“读”和“书”全部翻译出来。注意，写作是表达，不是翻译。这么写固然是对的，还不够理想。 我们进一步把句子修改成My writingability developed by reading much. 从表达效果来讲，已经“达”了，考生想表述的意思和阅卷人读到的意思完全吻合。当然句子可以再继续修改得更加豪华，本文暂不赘述。
那么，词语的搭配如何检验呢?在各种班型的培训课程中，老师固然会提到一些典型搭配。但更为重要的是考生自己掌握检验的方法。我个人比较推荐Oxford Learner"s English CollocationDictionary(《牛津学生英语搭配词典》)，其中的语料来源和实用性都比较好。
关于多样化，举个最普遍的例子：“more and more”这个短语几乎是每个中国学生都使用过的短语。我看到过太多学生的独立写作文章，三四百字的短文里出现了四五次。有学生在开头段便使用了三次。学生重复使用该短语是可以理解的，一个是熟悉，再来字数似乎上去了。其实，稍加思考便知道，如此做法反而在文章开头便向阅卷人暴露了弱处。因此这种不顾语言质量的“凑字数”方法是不可取的。
如何解决语言单一的问题?平日积累是必不可少的。而积累的最好方法就是阅读和仿写。阅读的材料有几大注意点：一、选择现代英语，简而言之，选择至少五十年以内的材料。读莎翁很好，但忌讳盲目模仿。二、题材上尽量选择essay(散文、评论性文章、短文尤佳)。不少学生喜欢看Twilight之类的的幻想小说，这对培养阅读兴趣和语感很好，但对托福写作的帮助不直接。
Twilight之类属于创造性写作，即文学写作，其语境和托福写作考试需要的议论文有很大差别，即便学到很炫的词句，但恐无用武之地。最后，别忘了一件事情：仿写。只看不写，永远不能将输入语言化成输出语言。尽量仿写整句，保持原句结构，替换内容。作文——尤其独立作文——应该是个人化的。因此，从一开始就在语言上打造属于自己的烙印才是上策，并且对将来的留学生活都将带来长远的益处。
托福口语练习的六个秘诀
1. Practice(练习)
发音有问题是难免的，因此很多人会害怕说错而不开口。没关系，多练习就好了，不要害羞。本来，郁闷应该是一个过程，应该是你前进过程中一个必须经历的过程。但是很多情况下，由于你不动手去解决，因此，他就变成了一个结果。
托福口语，跟口才是有相同性的。您想要一个好的口才，那么就要通过不断的练习来实现。但是，人一旦过了15岁，就特别害怕失败。人一旦过了25岁，就大多不接受新知识。这都是阻碍你提升自己口语的拦路虎。渴望去丢脸!只有今天多丢脸，才有出分后的那张笑脸。
2. Slow down(慢下来)
很多初学者总是希望走一步到位的路线，但是实际上，什么都是有一个循序渐进的过程。就像很多人在练绕口令的时候，也是从慢速逐渐加速的，而不是一次马上就能有很快速度的，因此，刚刚开始的时候，控制自己的语速，尽量说的标准一些!
3. Listen to yourself(听自己)
如果你不能听出你自己的发音问题，就很难去改正它。其实现在很多口语材料都配备了相应的音频，你绝对应该把自己的声音录下来，然后跟相应的声音进行比较，只有这样一点一滴的去校对，录音，修改，再录音，这样一个过程走过几遍，你才会发现自己的声音才会接近真正地道英语者的发音。
4. Copy the experts(模仿专家)
英语为母语的人士是最好的老师。所以，注意听英语广播或英语电影、电视节目，听他们的发音，还要注意看他们的口形。不要看字幕，模仿你听到的声音，即使你不确定他们在说什么。
5. Find a partner(找伙伴)
从别人那里得到反馈是很重要的。有一个partner的话，你就会发现，哪怕你今天不想学，那么你的partner也会督促你，因为，你如果今天放弃了，那么对方也就失去了锻炼自己口语的机会。而且，当你有一个伙伴的时候，你的伙伴会非常迅速的发现你自己的问题，同时也就能及时纠正!
6. Be poetic(充满诗意)
大声地念诗、演讲，专注在字的重音和音调。因为，诗歌通常都是琅琅上口，有节奏感的，多多练习有助于提高英语水平。发音准了，语调对了，语感慢慢出来了，这对记忆单词和托福口语练习都有好处。
篇5：托福独立写作常考题目
真题回顾
The mostimportant thing for government to improve health care is to clean theenvironment.
点睛
题目大意：对政府来说，提升公众医疗保健最重要的是去清洁环境。此题目为绝对词的题目，波波建议选择不同意，采用承认合理性，反驳绝对性的结构来写作。具体来说，承认合理性，即承认清洁环境在健康保健方面的重要性;反驳绝对性，通过给出其他可以提升健康保健的方式来驳掉清理环境是最重要的方式。
托福写作模板及参考答案：
托福写作范文参考一:
篇6：托福独立写作常考题目
Do you agree or disagree: The most important thing for government to improve health care is to clean the environment.
As economy advances, the consequences caused by industrial development become starker and various environmental problems cover the whole world. Then comes one of the most serious issues that people’s health is confronted with huge challenges. Surely, a number of solutions have been raised and discussed and as for whether the most important thing for the government to improve health care is to clean the energy, I cast doubt on it.
Undeniably, cleaning the environment is an effective way to ensure people’s health. For instance, if the air pollution can be bridled, there will be fewer chances for citizens living in Beijing or TianJin suffering the respiratory diseases. Besides, citizens in Flint City could drink clean water if the water source was not acidified to erode the pipeline of tap water. However, the threats human beings are faced with do not only come from the environmental problems and the government has to lay more emphasis on the other two areas.
For one thing, the outbreak of viruses that could sparkle off widespread epidemics is a killer to human beings. Reflecting history can help us explore how the devastating viruses tortured human beings and the death toll was astounding. For instance, the once spread of cholera once caused the death of more than a million civilians in Russia and malaria is a kind of serious malady that could cause the death of several hundred thousand in Africa in the past. The good news is those viruses were under control finally after the efforts made by numerous medical experts. However, in recent years, people are still under huge threats of many newly found viruses like Ebola, Zika that still remain highly dangerous and could trigger huge damage to people’s physical health. Even worse, a reported man in America was found dying of Zika virus. Therefore, it is more urgent and indispensable for the government to invest to the development of medical technology.
For another thing, while analyzing the influence factors leading to the sub-health of most city employees, the deficiency in engaging sports can be found as one of the primary contributors. Therefore, there is necessity for the government to build more available sporting facilities nearby the communities for city workers who have to be fully involved in their career and cannot vacate enough time to either go to Gym or farther places for exercises. Take friends around me as an example. Most of them cannot afford to spend time in playing sports, one of who called Jason working as a software engineer can only get off work till 10 o’clock PM. Another friend of mine has to travel across the country for business trips several times a month. The combination of long-term involvement in career and no chance to work out lead to the obesity and the declining immunity. However, if there is a public Gym constructed around my friends’ residency, the possibilities of doing exercises could be higher and the physical conditions could be better. Accordingly, to maintain the physical health of citizens, it is more practical for the government to invest more to the construction of sports infrastructure as far as my friends are concerned.
In a word, even though cleaning environment means a lot to the citizens’ health care, developing medical technology and building sporting facilities can be more related to our health.
篇7：托福独立口语话题分类
话题：Which of the following would you like to add to your schedule:
History of science, art history，or modern history?
话题：Which of the following classes do you like to take?
1. Mathematics, 2. Painting, 3. Science.
提纲：
Art
1. learn e.g. background, political….
2. Interest e.g. 5, technique
托福口语参考语料：
I would like to add art history to my schedule.
First, I can learn more about art if I take art history classes. For example, I can learn more about the sociological, political and religious factors behind each painting. As a result, I can understand the underlying meanings of the artworks better.
Second, I have been interested in art since I was a child. I started to learn drawing when I was only 5 years old. I still draw every now and then today. While appreciating masterpieces by famous painters in the art history class, I could improve my drawing techniques.
So, that’s why I prefer to take art history classes.
★托福独立口语高频题语料素材：teachmusicandart
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