CET-SET 大学英语口语考试
•1. To the point •2. To be logical and reasonable •3. To be yourself, confident and natural •4. To be friendly •Don’t be crude, impatient, arrogant, timid, etc.
If You Were Mayor of a City (for candidates)
• Please tell us what you would do about the two areas of concern listed on your card if you were mayor of the city. • 1. Environment Housing • 2. Employment Public Security • 3. Education Medical Care • 4. Welfare for the unemployed • Public transportation
III. Questions about Social Behavior
• 1. Do you get along with your roommates? • 2. Do you think people are less honest today than they used to be? • 3. Do you think it’s always wrong to tell a lie? • 4. Do you think one should always be ready to help others? • 5. Some people say interpersonal relationships are becoming more and more complicated. What’s your opinion?
IV. Questions about City development
• 1. Can you give examples to illustrate the rapid development of cities in China? • 2. Which city do you like best? Why? • 3. Where do you prefer to work, a coastal city or an inland city? • 4. Why does the government encourage young people to work in the western areas of China? • 5. Now many people from rural areas are trying to make a living in cities . What do you think about that?
Fighting Dishonesty (for candidates)
• Please comment on the following form of dishonest behavior and give examples to illustrate your point. • 1. Cheating in exams • 2. Selling fake commodities • 3. Taking stimulants, or illegal drugs, for better athletic performance • 4. Evading or escaping taxes
Sense of Responsibility (for candidates)
• 1.
Discussion
• Whether the younger generation today has a strong sense of responsibility?
More Questions
• 1. Do adult children have the responsibility to care for their elderly parents? Why or why not? • 2. Do you think it’s important for students to have a strong responsibility? Reasons? • 3. Could you suggest some ways to enhance one’s sense of responsibility? • 4. What could you do with an irresponsible employee? • 5. During the discussion, why did you say that…?
Discussion
• The best way to fight dishonesty
More Questions
• 1. Do you believe in the saying that honesty is the best policy? • 2. Have you ever been cheated by anybody? If yes, please tell us about it. If not, how did you avoid being cheated? • 3. Do you believe honesty is important in developing friendships? • 4. What would you do if your found somebody cheating in exams? • 5. Do you think people will benefit from being dishonest? • 6. During the discussion, why did you say that…?
The Right to Education (for candidates)
• Describe the pictures and talk about the difficulties children in poor areas face in getting an education. • 1. 学校环境对比 • 2. 上学路途对比 • 3. 考上大学与否对比 • 4. 兄妹上学对比
CET-SET 大学英语口语考试
Part I 5 minutes Part II 10 minutes Part III 5 minutes
语言丰富 内容深浅 交流能力
Grading Standards
•A (13.5-14), A ﹢(14.5-15) : •B (11-12), B ﹢(5-10.5): •D (≦7.5):
V. Questions about Education
• 1. How did you feel when you first went to school? • 2. How did you like the school you attended? • 3. DO all children in your hometown go to school when they reach school age? Why or why not? • 4. Did you have to pay a lot of extra fees when you went to school? Explain. • 5. Can you say something about your former classmates who failed to get into university? • 6. Have you ever been back to your former school to see your teacher?
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II. Questions about Sense of Responsibility
• 1. What kind of people would you like to work with? • 2. What do you think about people who don’t keep their promises? • 3. How do you feel about students who are often late for class? • 4. What kind of people would you like to employ if you were the boss?
Discussion
• Why all children should be given equal opportunity to get an education?
More Questions
• 1. Why is education important for the development of our county? • 2. Do you think it’s a good idea for parents to send their young children abroad to study? • 3. Why do you think some parents like to send their children to expensive private schools? • 4. What’s your comment on schools which charge students unreasonable fees? • 5. Why do we encourage people to contribute to Project Hope?
VI. Questions about College Education