托福考前应该怎样准备口语考试呢?为帮助大家提前找到考试的感觉，适应考试节奏，北京新东方郝新宇老师在此和托福考生们分享针对2019年5月18、19日的托福独立口语预测。

同学们看到题目之后先自己思考下如何作答，录下自己的答案，然后从思路和语言上反思修改自己的答案，并再次练习，确保最终45秒之内能够做到流畅顺利表达。

以下是针对2019年5月18、19日托福考试独立口语部分的预测，Task1和Task2各10题。

TASK1 ( 10题 )

1. The government is planning to invest money in a certain field, which of the following field do you think should be given priority to get money support?

--land exploration

--education

--healthcare

Sample response：

In my view, I think the priority should be given to health care.

The most remarkable reason is that in my city the health care service is far from enough. There is an insufficiency of both reliable doctors and hospitals; it’s common to see patients queue up in along line to register a doctor or patients wait for even a month before they are accepted by hospitals. So if having the money support, the government can build more hospitals and make sure there is one good hospital in each district, plus there are enough reliable doctors and adequate beds in each hospital. I’msure the residents in my city will be satisfied with the improvement in healthcare.

2. The community in your school is going to start new courses at weekend for students to study, which of thefollowing courses would you like to choose?

---courses on how to deliver a speech

---courses on improving your photography

---courses on business skills

Sample response:

As for these three courses, my favorite choice would be the business skills.

The most important reason is that my major is business management and in the futureI desire to be a boss in the travel industry. However, I know running a company has never been an easy thing. Therefore, taking such a course may help me to improve my business skills like how to establish a company, how to exploit the market, how to promote the sales, how to manage my employees and so on. All these are not only useful to my major study but also beneficial to my future development. That’s my choice, thanks.

3. If universities are given financial support to develop researches, which one do you think should be given more money?

1. to predict weather more accurately

2. to clean rivers and ocean

3. the research on outer space

Sample response:

In my view, I think more money should be given to predicting weather more accurately.

Honestly speaking, in my own city the weather forecast is far from accurate. Usually the weather report says it will be cloudy tomorrow, however it turns out to be sunny; the forecast says it will be sunny, however it turns out to be rainy outside. The complaints from the general public has never stopped. Therefore,if more money is invested in weather report, then the university may have money to hire more meteorology professors and may create more advanced methods in forecasting the weather. Then the weather report might be more reliable and accurate, so it will bring more convenience to our daily life.

4. Your university is going to add new curriculums concerning real working situations to better satisfy students’ interest, which of the following choices would you prefer to participate?

---sport team management

---government administration

---TV programing

Sample response:

Definitely I will choose the sport team management. The main reason is my major is sport management and I desire to devote myself to the sport industry after graduation. Therefore if attending such a course, no matter it is a course on football or basketball or tennis, I may have the clear image about many things such as how to successfully run a sport team, how to attract advertisement and investment for a sport club, how to import excellent players and coaches and soon. All these are not only very useful to my major study but also beneficial tomy future career. Thus I’d like to take such a course.

5. If there is a chance for you and your friend to open a company, which kind of company or industry would you like to choose and why? Give specific explanations in your response.

Sample response:

If having the chance, definitely we will open a small travel agency because we are fond of travelling. When having such an agency, we may travel to many countries around the world along with the clients. If there are guests going to Singapore, apart from taking care of the guests, I may also have chance to taste the authentic Singapore foods like Chili crab and admire the view of Marina Bay Sand and largest infinity swimming pool in the world. If there are guests going to America, I may get the chance to see the White House, the Niagara Falls and many prestigious universities and so on. I think opening a travel agency will enrich my life.

6. One of your good friends is about to study in a foreign university for one year, after finishing that year’s study, your friend will have to study another year in his own university to successfully graduate, which means he has to spend one more year to get his bachelor degree. As for this condition, do you have any advice to your friend, should he go or not?

Sample response:

I suggest my friend should cherish this chance to study one more year in a foreign university.

The most remarkable reason is that he may experience the exotic culture. For example, my friend is a Chinese student, if he studies in Singapore for one year, then he may taste the authentic Singapore foods, such as the curry foods, the chili crab, the Hainanese chicken rice. Apart from the food culture, the beautiful landmarks, like the Marina Bay sand, the largest infinity swimming pool in the world, the tropical scenery may also expand his horizon. He uses one year to see a new and splendid world and this year will be impressive.

Sample response:

I don’t recommend my friend to join such a program because it is money wasting. My friend is a Chinese student; but if he exchanges to America for one year, he might spend more money. For example, the tuition for a college student in Chinais around 1000 dollars per year, however, the tuition for a college student in America might be around 50 thousand dollars per year. Apart from studying, the cost for renting a housing, taking a taxi, eating in a restaurant will also bemore expensive than that in China. All of these may increase his parents’ economic burden. That’s my advice.

7. Some universities are located in small towns or rural areas. Can you talk about the advantage and/or disadvantage of placing a university in such a place?

8. Instead of printing books in paper version, your college is going to use the online version textbooks. Can you talk about one advantage and one disadvantage of this change?

9. Nowadays many people choose to move to a new place to live for the sake of work, study or some other reasons. Can you talk about the disadvantage of moving to a newplace? Give specific explanations in your response.

10. When shopping in the supermarkets, many citizens would prefer to bring their own shopping bagin stead of buying new cloth bags or plastic bags. Can you talk about the advantage and/or disadvantage of taking your own shopping bags.

TASK2 ( 10题 )

1. When you have different opinions on government policy with your family members, will you try to persuade them to agree with yours?

Sample response:

Personally, I won’t try to persuade my family members to agree with mine.

The main reason is I am not that mature enough. To be honest, I am just a freshman majoring in software and what I care about everyday is mainly on things like how much time left for the deadline of my paper. It seems many social policies have nothing to do with me. But, my father is a university professor on economics and my mother is at eacher working in a high school. Both of them are erudite. To some extent, their perspectives on many policies, such as how to boost economy, how topromote the fairness of our society, seem more reasonable, thus I am morelikely to listen to their opinions.

2. Do you prefer to make decisions by yourself or instead to consult your friends and family members? Please give your explanation.

Sample response:

Actually it depends on what decisions. To be honest, when it comes to important decisions, like what jobs to take, I prefer to consult my family members. The main reasonis they are experienced and familiar with many things in our society.

Taking myself for example, now my major is marketing and constantly I am at a loss about what job I can do in the future. It happens that my father is a professor studying management and my mother is an HR. They give me very practical guidance on the development of certain industries, what industries match my specialty and preference, what strengthen and weakness I have and so on. All these lead me to be well aware of what I may do after graduation. If merely thinking by myself, hardly can I be so clear.

3. Some people prefer to make friends with people who have the same age with themselves; while some people prefer to make friends with those who have different ages from themselves. Which choice do you think is better and why?

Sample response:

As for these two choices, I prefer to make friends with people who have different ages.托福考试报名费

The most remarkable reason is that this may expand my horizon. Whether my friends are younger or older, I may get to know the interesting things in their daily lives when they were at a certain age like 20 years old, such as what music they listen to, what movies they see, what activities they often do after school and so on. However, if always talking with the friends who have the same age with me, we may often talk about some certain things, like the certain music, movies or activities and so on. Familiar as they are, yet I prefer to know something different.

4. Some people prefer to have a job that has a regular schedule, which means you may go to work at 9 in the morning and get off work at 17 in the afternoon. Some people prefer to have a job that has a flexible schedule, which means you may don't have to go to work at a certain time and you can arrange your own schedule. Which one do you prefer and why?

Sample response:

Personally, I prefer the latter one.

Firstly, this helps me save time. I may arrange my schedule to avoid the traffic jam in rush hours. However, if choosing the first one, in my city when everyone goes to work and gets off work at a certain time, the traffic will be very congested, you may spend 2 more hours than the normal time in commuting.

Secondly, this may help me save money. For example, in my city, normally I may only spend around 10 dollars by taxi in commuting 15 kilometers. However, if choosing the first one and meeting the traffic jam, I may have to spend around 20 dollars by taxi in commuting the same distance.

5. Three months later you will be graduating from your university and you are looking for a job. It happens the other day you got a job offer from one of your desired companies, however, the headquarters of this company is far from your dormitory. As for this condition, you are offered two choices on the interviewing; one is the telephone interview and the other is the face-to-face interview which entails a long journey to that company. Which choice would you prefer? Give specific explanation in your response.

Sample response:

As for these two choices, definitely I will choose the telephone interview.

One reason is this choice is time-saving. Staying in my dormitory, the moment the interviewer picks up my phone, the instant we can start the interview, it is very efficient. However, if having the face-to-face interview, I might spend 3-4 hours commuting from my house to that company.

The other reason is economical. Having the telephone interview, lasting 15- 20 mins, actually the cost might be no more than 2 dollars. However, if going to that company, in my city the transportation cost might be 10 dollars by subway and if by taxi, the cost might be over 100 dollars.

6. As for important business meetings, do you prefer to have face-to-face meeting or have the meetings through advanced technologies like telephones?

Sample response:

If I were the boss, I would recommend my staffs to have the meetings through something like telephones. The most remarkable reason is that this choice is very economical. When having the face-to-face meeting, if two sides are in different cities, then staffs from one company may have to go to another city, then money will be spent on airplane tickets or train tickets, booking hotels or restaurants and so on, the cost might be over hundreds of dollars. On the contrary, if having meetings through telephone, arranging a certain time, staffs from both sides just need to sit before the screen to have the meeting, the cost might be less than 5 dollars.

7. Nowadays some parents and students choose to have the home school, which means students listen to class and finish their assignments at home through the on-line educational system and they don’t have to go to the campus. Do you agree or disagree with this form of education and why?

8. Do you agree or disagree with the policy that some professors don’t allow students to record the class lecture. Give your explanation in your response.

9. Your university is going to allow citizens from the society to audit classes with undergraduates together without receiving grades or earning credits. Do you think this is a good program and why?

10. Some teachers think competition will motivate students, while some teachers argue competition will exert adverse influence on children. Which one do you agree and why?

作者介绍：郝新宇，新东方教育科技集团优秀教师；对外经济贸易大学英语语言文学硕士；英语专业八级。多次担任瑞典大使馆，丹麦大使馆，英国大使馆等使馆商会活动翻译；新东方资深托福教师。