英语口语考试试题

2020年12月4日发(作者：蒙绍华)
英语口语考试试题（本科）

Unit 1 Life is a learning curve

Individual Ability:

1. What are you learning at the moment Do you enjoy learning
it Why
2. What difficulties have you encountered while learning
English
3. In your opinion, what factors affect intelligence

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for giving and responding to
advice.

Situation：My Roommate is driving me crazy!
A Your roommate loves shopping. Every month she buys new
clothes, shoes, and designer bags using a credit card. Her
room is full of clothes she never wears. She spends more
money than she has and borrows money from you to pay her
rent. And she hasn’t paid you back for two months. Explain
your problem to B. Then listen and respond to B’s advice.
B Listen to A’s problem. Give A some advice.


Unit 2 Journey into the unknown

Individual Ability:
1. Do you like cultural things or natural beauty in travel
2. Have you traveled much Where have you been What did you like
most
3. If you can afford the money and time, which place(s) would
you love to go Why

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for asking for and giving
directions.

Situation：I can’t find my way!
A You want to go to the following places:
1. A nightclub called Risky Business;
2. A restaurant called The Waterfall;
3. The screen by the Pond cinema;
4. The museum of Fashion and Design.
Ask B for directions to these places.
B Listen to A’s problem. Read the map on Page 145 of your
textbook and give directions to A.

Unit 3 Time out

Individual Ability:

1.
What do you like doing in your free time And where do you
usually go
2.
Have you ever thought of taking a part-time job Why
3.
How will you spend an evening out in your city with no more
than 30 yuan

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills of managing phone problems.

Situation：Changing a reservation.
A You are calling Brandon’s Restaurant. You want to change
your reservation from 7:00 . on Tuesday to 8:00 . next Wednesday.
There will now be 10 people, not five, so you need a bigger
table.
B You work for Brandon’s Restaurant. Answer the customer’s
telephone. Check the reservation, take the message, change the
reservation and confirm if it is possible.



Unit 4 Life under the spotlight

Individual Ability:

1.
What are the positive and negative things about being famous
2.
Which famous person would you most like to meet Why
3.
Do famous people have special responsibilities to society

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for making requests and offers.

Situation：Shopping for clothes
A You are a client. You want to go shopping for clothes. Ask
the concierge (旅馆服务台职员) to recommend a shopping mall.
B You are a concierge. Listen and respond to A’s requests.













Unit 5 Urban pulse

Individual Ability:

1. What are the good things about living in your hometown
2. Which city do you know well Talk about all the positive
or negative things about the city.
3. What are the differences between city and countryside
life

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for making and responding to
complaints.

Situation：What’s wrong with the school facilities
A You are a student at the Noparlo School of English. You find
that the heat doesn’t work and the equipment in the Self Access
Center is faulty. Talk to the director of the school to complain
about the problem.
B You are the director at Noparlo School of English. Listen
to the student’s problems and respond to hisher complaint.







Unit 6 Climbing the career ladder

Individual Ability:

1. What is your ideal job Why
2. Do you think it is easier to find a job for those who
have higher education background Why
3. If you were a boss, what would you do to motivate your
staff

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for expressing likes and
dislikes.

Situation：Talking about hobbies
A You are talking to Student B about your hobbies. Express you
likes or dislikes toward different activities.
B You are having a conversation with Student A about hobbies.
Express you likes or dislikes toward different activities.



Unit 7 Time of technology: A blessing or a curse

Individual Ability:

1. What items of technology couldn’t you live without Why
2. How much has technology changed your life
3. What new scientific developments do you expect to see
in the next ten years

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for expressing essentiality.

Situation：What electronic gadgets should we buy
A You are a designer. You are shopping in an electronics store
with B, to whom you’re newly married. Describe the
essentiality of different gadgets (mobile phone, laptop, MP3
player, DVD player, digital camera, digital TV, iPad, etc.) and
discuss with B which items to buy.
B You are a secretary. You’re newly married to A. Discuss the
necessity of buying these gadgets with A. Then decide on which
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tems to buy.
Unit 8 Discovering your true identity

Individual Ability:

1. Which members of your family do you feel close to Why
2. What family characteristics have you inherited
3. Have you ever met your great-grandparents What do you
know about them

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following
situation. Use the skills for introducing an opinion.

Situation：Shall we get an air conditioner
.
A You are a college student. As summer approaches, the dorm
you live in is getting increasingly hot. So you suggest
installing an air conditioner. Discuss with your roommate B on
this matter and express your opinions.
B You are A’s roommate. You don’t think it’s necessary to
install an air conditioner considering its cost. Discuss with
A on this matter and express your opinions.



口语考试试题
（工美体育）
Unit 1 Life is a learning curve

Individual Ability:

1. What are you learning at the moment Do you enjoy learning
it Why
2. What difficulties have you encountered while learning
English
3. In your opinion, what factors affect intelligence

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills for giving and responding to advice.

Situation：My Roommate is driving me crazy!
A Your roommate loves shopping. Every month she buys new
clothes, shoes, and designer bags using a credit card. Her room
is full of clothes she never wears. She spends more money than
she has and borrows money from you to pay her rent. And she
hasn’t paid you back for two months. Explain your problem to
B. Then listen and respond to B’s advice.
B Listen to A’s problem. Give A some advice.


Unit 2 Journey into the unknown

Individual Ability:
1. Do you like cultural things or natural beauty in travel
2. Have you traveled much Where have you been What did you like
most
3. If you can afford the money and time, which place(s) would
you love to go Why

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills for asking for and giving directions.

Situation：I can’t find my way!
A You want to go to the following places:
1. A nightclub called Risky Business;
2. A restaurant called The Waterfall;
3. The screen by the Pond cinema;
4. The museum of Fashion and Design.
Ask B for directions to these places.
B Listen to A’s problem. Read the map on Page 145 of your
textbook and give directions to A.

Unit 3 Time out

Individual Ability:

1. What do you like doing in your free time And where do you
usually go
2. Have you ever thought of taking a part-time job Why
3. How will you spend an evening out in your city with no more
than 30 yuan

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills of managing phone problems.

Situation：Changing a reservation.
A You are calling Brandon’s Restaurant. You want to change
your reservation from 7:00 . on Tuesday to 8:00 . next Wednesday.
There will now be 10 people, not five, so you need a bigger
table.
B You work for Brandon’s Restaurant. Answer the customer’s
telephone. Check the reservation, take the message, change the
reservation and confirm if it is possible.
Unit 4 Life under the spotlight

Individual Ability:

1. What are the positive and negative things about being famous
2. Which famous person would you most like to meet Why
3. Do famous people have special responsibilities to society

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills for making requests and offers.

Situation：Shopping for clothes
A You are a client. You want to go shopping for clothes. Ask
the concierge (旅馆服务台职员) to recommend a shopping mall.
B You are a concierge. Listen and respond to A’s requests.

Unit 5 Urban pulse

Individual Ability:

1. What are the good things about living in your hometown
2. Which city do you know well Talk about all the positive or
negative things about the city.
3. What are the differences between city and countryside life

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills for making and responding to complaints.

Situation：What’s wrong with the school facilities
A You are a student at the Noparlo School of English. You find
that the heat doesn’t work and the equipment in the Self Access
Center is faulty. Talk to the director of the school to complain
about the problem.
B You are the director at Noparlo School of English. Listen
to the student’s problems and respond to hisher complaint.

Unit 6 Climbing the career ladder

Individual Ability:

1. What is your ideal job Why
2. Do you think it is easier to find a job for those who have
higher education background Why
3. If you were a boss, what would you do to motivate your staff

Group Task: Work in pairs and role-play the following situation.
Use the skills for expressing likes and dislikes.

Situation：Talking about hobbies
A You are talking to Student B about your hobbies. Express you
likes or dislikes toward different activities.
B You are having a conversation with Student A about hobbies.
Express you likes or dislikes toward different activities.