1、Oral EnglishTopic 1 What new skill would you like to learn?Explain why this skill would be good for you to have.Playing the guitar Cooking Driving Photography Painting Sample 1u I would like to learn how to play the guitar.Now I cant play a musical instrument（背景介绍）,so this would be a new skill for m
2、e.It would be a good skill to have because I could（情态动词could用的好，表示未来的可能性。）take my guitar to parties and play music for my friends.Also,I could join a band and play songs with other musicians.Maybe I could make money that way,but the main reason is I enjoy music and want to understand it better.Sampl
3、e 2u A new skill that I would like to learn is（稍换了一种说法）to cook.Chinese dishes are popular all over the world.And I,as a would-be overseas Chinese student,is expected to know how to cook food that shows the perfect combination of“color,aroma and taste”-the three essential factors in judging Chinese c
4、ooking（背景介绍）.It would be a good skill to have because I could ask my classmates and friends over to my house and cook for them.Also,I could do a television cooking show to publicize our food culture.Maybe I could make money that way,but the main reason is I enjoy cooking and want to share with peopl
5、e the pleasure derived from it.Topic 2 What do you think are the qualities of a good leader？Motivating&inspiring Able to manage Trustworthy Enthusiastic Persistent Risk-taking Sample answer In my opinion,a good leader should be trustworthy,persistent and forward-looking.The world is looking for hone
6、st and upright leaders,too.In order to leave this world a different place,a leader also has to persevere.Leaders dont grow in a comfort zone（温室）.Leaders are not people with exceptional（例外的，特别的）talent;they are people who have learned from their mistakes and get up and try again,being a non-quitter（永不
7、放弃的人）.Being in leadership roles,a person should be able to see the big picture and take risks,doing things right and at the right time.Thus he can correctly assess a situation and knows how to take the next step.In summary,honesty,endurance,and having a big vision are the good qualities of/for effec
8、tive leadership.Topic 3:u Do you agree or disagree that people should always tell the truth?Sample answerI dont think its a good idea for people to always speak the truth.Truth can enhance but sometimes can destroy a relationship,depending upon the intent.There are times when telling truth is unlovi
9、ng.For example,you might not be wild about what your friend is wearing,but if your friend is giving an important presentation and asks you how s/he looks,it would be in anyones highest good（有最大好处）to give your opinion.There are also times when many of us have much difficulty speaking our truth especi
10、ally to important others such as parents,siblings,close friends,and beloved ones.We are afraid the other person will be angry or hurt by our truth,even when we state it without judgment or blame.Therefore,telling the truth is not always helpful.The important thing in telling the truth is to be hones
11、t with yourself about your own intent in telling your truth.Topic 4u Some people plan every detail of their vacation in advance.Others prefer to leave most details flexible or open to chance.Which do you think is better and why?I think advance planning is critical to a successful vacation,regardless
12、 of whether the trip is long or short.To have a comfortable vacation,its necessary to check the climate for the time to plan to visit.And it is always a good idea to make advance hotel reservations when vacationing.Planning the vacation in advance will also give us more time to prepare for it and to
13、 ensure that we have all of the needed.This could mean we will not have to miss out on activities because of not having the correct equipment.Especially when we decide to go camping for vacation,reservations in advance allow us to determine ahead of time whether or not the campground has a lake,hiki
14、ng trails,electricity,etc.Besides,we get the idea of what to take.Last but not least,advance vacation planning is likely to make our experience a more memorable one.Topic 5u Do you agree or disagree that childhood is the best time in ones life?Generally speaking,childhood years are the happy and pre
15、cious time of ones life,but it is hardly appropriate to say those years are the happiest or the most precious.It is a fact that childhood,as the earliest part of one s life,has less pressure,fewer worries and concerns than adulthood.The time,however,may not necessarily be happy,for there are various
16、 factors that are involved in happiness.It depends on the individual and the family s/he was born into.If a person had grown up in a healthy family,s/he would have had a happy time in his/her childhood.In addition,the other parts of life are also as precious and happy as childhood years cause a pers
17、on may have the happiest moment in every stage of the life.Therefore,I disagree that childhood is the happiest(or most precious)time in life.u Describe a famous person whom you admire.u You should say:u Who the person isu What the person doesu Why the person is famousu And explain why you admire thi
18、s person.u I admire Yao Ming.I know it sounds common,but I think hes a very interesting person,and I like him.u Yao Ming is a professional basketball player.Hes well over two meters tall,but unlike most tall players,he has a lot of skill,not just a height advantage.Hes currently playing for the Hous
19、ton Rockets.u Yao is famous for two reasons.The first is that he is only the third Chinese player to play in the NBA,and the second is that hes the tallest NBA player-and very good,too.Its not just because hes Chinese that hes famous in China;hes also famous in the United States,for his skill,his go
20、od sportsmanship and his warm personality.u For him,basketball is a passion and a career,but despite all his fame,he doesnt have a big head,and stays cool,both on court and in front of the camera.u I guess thats why I admire him,because hes famous,but not arrogant or proud.He plays well without play
21、ing mean,and he is still just a simple man,even though his face is on posters and in advertisements everywhere.There are many stars who become famous and then fall in love with themselves.Fame is passing,so I really like Yao Mings attitude.To him,it doesnt seem to matter whether hes famous or not,as
22、 long as he can keep doing what he loves:basketball.u Describe an item that you bought that you were dissatisfied with.u You should say:u What the item wasu When and where you bought itu Why you were not happy with this productu And explain what you did after you found that it was unsatisfactory.u W
23、ell,I very much enjoy drinking coffee;unfortunately I do not always have very hot water.Three months ago I decided to do something about it.I went to the Fu Cheng Men market to buy a water heater.I chose the most convenient one:a little pad on which you place your cup and it is supposed to heat the
24、liquid inside.It was being sold for a very reasonable price,and I only had to bargain for a short time.u I brought it home,but then forgot about it for about one month.One day I wanted to have hot coffee and remembered the water heater I had bought.u So I went and found it and plugged it in.However,
25、when I placed the cup on the pad,it heated the coffee very poorly.In fact,it didnt even make the coffee warm.I was very angry,so I threw it away.No I have to use a stove to boil the water first.Im sure next time I decide to buy such a product as a water heater,I will look in a more reliable place and probably try to get a trusted brand.I will also have to write a note to remind myself of my purchase so that I can discover problems earlier,and thus have time to exchange it.
