托福口语TPO 20

Task 1

Choose a quality you think makes someone a valuable member of a team. Explain why you think it is an important quality for a team or group member to have.

Task 2

Some people prefer to learn about current events from watching television news progrms.Others prefer to read about current events in newspapers or on the internet. Which dou you think is better:watching the news or reading the news?Explain why.

Task 3

Energy costs reach sky-high levels

Heating prices, and university’s heating bills, reached record-high levels this year. In an effort to reduce heating costs, the university plans to lower the temperature in all classroom buildings on weekends and on weekdays after five P.M., when the day’s classes have officially ended. Because classes will not be in session at these times, the reduced hest should have no negative impact on students and their studies. The university considers it essential that the cost-saving measures not interfere with student activities.

The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the article Sate her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding the opinion.

Task 4

Franchising

Many popular and well-know buiness chains, such as fast food restaurants, use a practice known as franchising. In franchising, someone who wants to open a store or restaurant pays an established company for the right to use the company’s name and sell the company products. Selling an established, in-demand product that has immediate name recognition benefits the new business by reducing the risk that the bueiness will fail. In exchange, the new business agress to follow all of the standard practices of the company with the name it wants to use.

Using the example given by the professor, explain how franchising works.

Task 5

Briefly summarize the woman’s problem, then state which solution you would recommend. Explain the reasons for your recommendation.

Task 6

Using points and example from the talk, describe the two defense mechanisms mentioned by the professor.