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口语考试考官使用的语言Good morning. Come in and take a seat
Can you tell me your full name, please? What shall I call you
Can I see your identification please
Can you tell me where you are from
第一部分Now in this first part, I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself
1Let’s talk about…2I’d like to move on now to talk about …3Let’
s move on to the topic of …4Let’s move on to the topic of …第二部分
Now I’m going to give you a topic, and I’d like you to talk about it
for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you’ll have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand
Here’s some paper and a pencil, for making notes, and here’s your topic
All right? Remember you have one to two minutes for this, so don’t
worry if I stop you. I’ll tell you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now, please?
第三部分We’ve been talking about …… and I’d like to discuss one
or two more general questions related to this.
Sports
Useful words
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The playing area for football, rugby, hockey and cricket is called
a pitch;
For tennis, volleyball, basketball, squash and badminton it is a
court;
for golf it is a course.
裁判
Football, rugby and hockey have a referee
but tennis, cricket and baseball have an umpire.
球类队形
He plays in attack. He is an attacker / striker.
He plays in midfield. He is a midfielder.
He plays in goal. He is a goalkeeper.
He plays wide on the left. He is a wide player / winger. He plays in defence. He is a defender.
游泳形式
When I started to swim, I could only do freestyle. But later I learned Breaststroke and backstroke. Now I am doing butterfly stroke which
is
the most tricky and energy-consuming style.
运动装备
Swimming-- swimming costume women; trunks men
Badminton-- racquet/racket; shuttlecock
Golf-- club; golf ball
table tennis bat; table tennis ball
tennis racket; shorts; trainers/sneakers
fishing rod; line
football-- football boots/soccer shoes
snooker cue; snooker table; snooker balls
Music
Music genres
classical
describes music that is considered to be part of a long especially
formal tradition
and to be of lasting value.
blues
a type of slow, sad music, originally from the southern US, in which
the singer
typically sings about their difficult life or bad luck in love. rhythms and blues/R & B
a type of popular music of the 1940s and 1050s which has a strong beat pop
modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with
electrical or
electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember
rock and roll/rock ‘n’ roll
jazz
a type of modern music with a rhythm in which the strong notes are usually not
on the beat and which is usually improvised
country
popular music which is based on a type of traditional music from the western
and southern US
rap/hip-hop
a type of popular music in which subject of the songs is often politics or society
and the words are spoken rather than sung
dance music
a type of music with a strong beat that people dance to in a club
funk
a type of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong jazz-based rhythm and a
tune that repeats itself
gospel
a style of religious music originally performed by black Americans reggae
a type of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong second and fourth
beat
New Age music
a type of music which is intended to produce a calm and peaceful state
of mind
OST
original sound track ? film music
词汇积累
karaoke /,k?r.i’ki/lyrics
Karaoke originally came from Japan He writes the lyrics for most of
his songs.
melody
His songs are always strong on melody.
composer
Beethoven and Schumann were leading Romantic composers. conductor
Classical music is played by an orchestra which is led by a conductor. orchestra
She is a cellist working in the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Singer-songwriter
Phil Collins is a singer-songwriter, who writes and performs his own songs.
例句
Jay’s new album is Capricorn. The first track is my favourite, which I keep
playing over and over again.
I’ve just bought Cheong’s latest album. There’s a superb guitar solo right at
the beginning. You’ll love it.
I don’t like his new single much but it’s got such a catchy tone I can’t get it out
of my head.
I’ve heard that Backstreet Boys are going on tour later this year. They’re going
to be playing at venues all round the country. I hope they do a gig somewhere
near here. I’d love to see them.
He used to be the lead singer in a rock ‘n’ roll band, but now he is a successful
solo artist on his own way.
Films
Types of film
cartoon / animated filmcowboy film / western horror film science fiction / sci-fic action kung-fu / martial art
thriller comedy
war filmhistorical / epics
musicalsdocumentary
suspensedisaster film
crime / gangstercostume film
romance / love storyethic film
Categories of film/
mainstream independent / avant-garde / experimental big-budget film low-budget film
original film Sequel
silent’s talkies
domestic film dubbed subtitled foreign-language film non-fiction Fiction
feature film Serials
black-and-white color
Useful words and expressions
special effects
The special effects in Star Wars are amazing. plot
I got a bit confused. The plot was too complicated for me. performance
Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance in Silence of the Lambs. star v.
Titanic starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. character
The film revolves around three main characters.
cast
Anthony Hopkins heads the cast in this moving costume drama. trailer
I saw a trailer for the latest Spielberg film.
scene
In the first scene, the camera moves slowly across the room. hilarious
6
This comedy is absolutely hilarious. I laughed all through it. on the edge
The suspense had me on the edge of my seat.
abrupt
The abrupt ending of this film confused me.
film v.
Schindler’s List was filmed in black and white.
on location / set
The Beach was mainly filmed on location / set in Thailand.
farfetched
The farfetched story of film has made it a total failure.
gripping
Harrison Ford protects an innocent boy who has witnessed a murder in this
gripping thriller.
punch line
I love anything that makes me laugh. I just love to hear jokes and funny punch
lines.
based on
Jurassic Park was based on a novel by Michael Crichton.
dub
I’d rather watch a film with English subtitles than on dubbed into Chinese.
nominate
The film has been nominated for three Oscars ? best film, best actress and best
original screenplay.
play a role
Sean Connery played the role of James Bond for many years.
convincing
Ziyi Zhang’s performance in Memory of A Geisha was very convincing.
theme song
The theme song of Titanic ? ‘My heart will go on’ was brilliant.
Games & Toys
Games you played in the childhood
hide-and-seek
a children’s game in which a group of children hide in secret places and then one
child has to go to look for them
hopscotch
a game played by children, who throw a stone onto a set of joined squares
drawn on the ground and jump on one leg and then on two legs into each square
in turn to get the stone
marbles
a children’s game in which small round glass balls are rolled along the floor
chase-and-tag / tag
a game played by two or more children in which one child chases the
others and
tries to touch one of them
the eagle and chicks
an outdoor role-play game played by many children, with one child plays the
role of eagle and tries to touch a child who plays the role of a chick
follow-my-leader / follow-the-leader
a children’s game in which one child is followed by a line of other children, who
have to copy everything the first child does
hoopla / ring toss
a game in which a ring is thrown so that it falls over an object
blind man’s buff
a children’s game in which one person has a cloth tied over their eyes and tries
to catch the others
jacks
a children’s game in which you throw a ball into the air and try to pick up a
number of small metal or plastic objects with the same hand before catching the
ball again
rope jumping / rope skipping
a game played by people jump in and out to skip a rope
leapfrog
a children’s game in which a number of children bend down and another child
jumps over them one at a time
musical chairs
a game in which children walk around a group of chairs while music plays.
When the music stops they have to sit quickly on a chair, but because there is
always one fewer chairs than children, the child that is left standing must leave
the game
Toys you played in the childhood
beanbag / sandbag
a small bag filled with dried beans or sand which is used as a children’s toy
doll
a child’s toy in the shape of a small person or baby
dollhouse
a toy that is a very small house, often with furniture and small dolls
in it.
glove puppet / hand puppet
a toy person or animal which has a soft hollow body so that you can put your
hand inside and move its head and arms with your fingers
hula hoop
a large ring, usually made of plastic, which children play with by putting it
around their waist and moving their body so that it spins
jack-in-the-box
a children’s toy consisting of a box with a model of a person inside
it which
jumps out and gives you a surprise when the top of the box is raised
kaleidoscope
a tube-like toy that you look through to see different patterns of light made by
pieces of colored glass and mirrors
rattle
a wooden device that when turned round and round produces a noise like a
series of knocks
Food
Cooking Methods 烹饪
smoke 熏
stir-fry 炒
braise 焖
stew 炖
simmer 用文火慢炖 deep-fry 油炸 steam 蒸
roast/bake 烤 grill 直接用火烤 pluck 拔毛
peel 去皮
shell 去壳
mash 捣碎
dice 切成颗粒 slice 切片
cut / chop 切块 bone 去骨
shred 切丝
mince 剁成细碎 crush 压碎
fillet (鱼)去骨、内脏、鳞
dress (鸡)去毛、内脏 cleaver 掰开
rince 冲洗
remove stems 去根 scoop up 捞起
pour starch sauce over 打芡
Flavor & Texture 口感和质地
chewy 不易咀嚼的 creamy 有奶油味的 crunchy 易碎的
juicy 多汁的
fatty 多脂肪的
stodgy 粘稠的,不易消化的 tough 嚼不动的
revolting 令人作呕的 bitter 苦的
bland 清淡的
fizzy 有气泡的
greasy 油腻的
salty 咸的
sour 酸的
spicy 辣的
sweet 甜的
savoury 可口的(通常指咸味) Flavor & Texture 口感和质地 chewy 不易咀嚼的
creamy 有奶油味的
crunchy 易碎的
juicy 多汁的
fatty 多脂肪的
stodgy 粘稠的,不易消化的 tough 嚼不动的
revolting 令人作呕的
bitter 苦的
bland 清淡的
fizzy 有气泡的
greasy 油腻的
salty 咸的
sour 酸的
spicy 辣的
sweet 甜的
savoury 可口的(通常指咸味) Describing a person
Height & Build
tall and slimmedium height and build short and fat medium height
and very muscular
petite
approving of women small and thin in an attractive way lean thin and healthy
wiry
of people thin but strong, and often able to bend easily Lanky tall and thin and tending to move awkwardly as a result skinny mainly disapproving very thin
Bony very thin
Slim especially of people attractively thin
hunky
describe a man who is sexually attractive and usually big and strong enormous extremely large
chubby
especially of children fat in a pleasant and attractive way plump
having a pleasantly soft rounded body or shape
stocky
describe a person, especially a man, whose body is wide across the
shoulders and chest and who is short
stout
especially of older people quite fat and solid-looking, especially
around the waist
underweight
weigh too little and are too thin
shapely
used to describe something has an attractive form, especially a
woman’s body
or parts of a woman’s body
Hair
straight shoulder-lengthcrew-cut spiky ponytail hair curly flat-topplait / brait Mohican / Mohawk
Wavy skinheaddreadlocks cornrow
Bushy eyebrows
Long/curly eyelashes
high cheekbones
an angular face
A double chin
Dimples
a chin dimple
Freckles
A regular face
General appearance
My next door neighbor is a middle aged woman. She’s very smart and
elegant, always well-dressed; her husband is quite the opposite, very
scruffy and untidy-looking.
My cousin is a man of medium height and build in his mid-twenties. He is
very handsome. Actually he is the only good-looking man in the family.
He’s inherited all the good things from his parents: big eyes, a pointed nose
and good skin.
My father is in his late fifties. He is a short and stout man with a pot belly.
He’s got small eyes and a big nose. He wears a pair of glasses. My father
was a policeman. He used to be strong and quick but since he retired, he has
put on much weight.
My aunt is a petite woman who is about 155cm tall. She is 2 years younger
than my mum. People often mistake my aunt for my mum. They both have
the same pointed nose and high cheekbones.
When I last saw my brother, he was a lanky eighteen-year-old with scruffy,
long hair and a thin moustache that looked silly. He was shy. But now, I’ve
just returned from two years study in America, he is absolutely gorgeous. He
has become a huge guy. He’s broad-shouldered and big-boned. A boy
has become a man.
My friend Sara has always been a bit chubby. Over long vacations, she ate lots
of good food and got depressed because she was really overweight. So she
went on a crash diet, lost loads of weight and started working out at the gym.
She’s transformed. Now, she’s absolutely gorgeous with a very lovely
Character
Easy adjectives
quiet fun funny nice
smart stupid smart gentle
loving shy friendly playful
lazy clever rude noisy
brave happy strong mean
Medium difficulty adjectives
patient careless selfish mature
amusing faithful sincere cheerful
aggressive outgoing stubborn independent graceful intelligent optimistic reliable ambitious flexible sensitive punctual
Difficult adjectives
affectionate mischievous trustworthy treacherous pretentious lackadaisical assertive obstinate belligerent inquisitive extravagant reticent peculiar boisterous argumentative gregarious unprincipled discourteous obsequious intimidating Positive or negative?
determinedobstinate stubborn pig-headed thrifty / economical miserly mean tight-fisted self-assured self-important arrogant full of oneself assertive aggressive bossy
originalpeculiar weird eccentric odd
frank / direct / open blunt abrupt brusque curt broad-minded unprincipled permissive
inquiring inquisitive nosy
generous extravagant
innocent naive
ambitious pushy
Compound adjectives
Tom was a curly-haired, sun-tanned, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, thin lipped, broad-shouldered, left-handed, slim-hipped, long-legged, flat-footed young man, wearing an open-necked shirt, brand-new, tight-fitting jeans and open-toed sandals.
Sue was absent-minded, easy-going, good-tempered, warm-hearted and quick-witted if perhaps a little big-headed, two-faced,
self-centred
and stuck-up at times.
absent-minded: forgetful
easy-going: relaxed
good-tempered: cheerful
warm-hearted: kind
quick-witted: intelligent
big-headed: proud of oneself
two-faced: hypocritical
self-centred: egotistical
stuck-up: snobbish
My boss is very hard-working. He never leaves the office until after
9 o’clock.
My little sister is very outgoing. She’s made friends with everybody
else in the
class already.
My friend Zhang is a very easy-going sort of guy. Nothing seems to worry
him.
The boy living next door to me is so cheerful that I’ve never seen him in a bad
mood.
Lee is so shy. I don’t think he’s spoken to any of the other students yet.
Don’t expect him to put any money in the collection. He’s much too
mean.
I can’t believe her boyfriend’s so lazy. He just sits and watches TV all evening.
She never thinks about anyone but herself. She can be a bit selfish.
I can’t understand why my girlfriend is such a moody girl. One minute life is
wonderful and the next minute she’s in her room crying.
I really don’t like Bob. He seems to think that he’s more important than
anybody else. He certainly can be very arrogant.
My uncle can be very amusing. He’s such good fun. He’s got a great
sense of
humour. It’s never boring to be with him.
My friend loves parties. That’s because she likes to be the centre of attention.
She’s very outgoing and sociable.
My next door neighbour loves gossip. He always wants to know what
everybody else is up to. I can’t understand why he is so nosy and
inquisitive.
What I like about my dorm mate Zhou is the way he listens to people and
remembers small things about them. He’s so sensitive and thoughtful.
Idioms describing people
a dark horse
one who is not likely to win but does so unexpectedly
a gatecrasher
one who attends a party/concert without being invited/without paying
a big shot
an important or influential person
a whiz kid
an exceptionally intelligent and innovatively clever kid
a chatterbox
one who can't stop talking
a busybody / a nosy parker
one who always meddles in other people's affairs
an underdog
someone who is usually expected to lose in a competition with someone
else
a grass widow
a woman whose husband is often away on work, leaving her on her own a pain in the neck
a real nuisance and most people can't stand him/her
a wet blanket
someone who spoils the atmosphere or prevents others from enjoying themselves by being very boring and negative about everything a road hog
a very selfish and careless driver who takes more than his share of
the road
a lame duck
someone powerless
a wallflower
someone who is shy not so sociable at the parties or other gatherings a fair weather friend
a friend who is with you only when everything is ok, and not when there
are any
problems or difficulties
an early bird
someone who wakes up or arrives early
a couch potato
someone who sits on a sofa or couch for several hours watching TV a black sheep
someone different from other members of the family not necessarily
with a
negative sense
a chicken
a coward person
a party animal
someone who enjoys going to the parties
PART ONE
Sample Answers
These sample answers are for your reference only.
2. Does your name have any special meaning?
Well, I am not sure. I guess there is something special about it, but
I never
asked my grandpa this question. He is the person who gave me my name. Well, I don’t know. It’s just a very common girl name. Actually,
I was
somewhat annoyed back in high school. People always mistook me for another
girl in my class who had exactly the same name.
3. Why do some people change their name?
To be frank, I don’t know why but I can only assume that they are not very
happy with their names given by others. They want to be in control of
everything in their life.
12. What