新东方网校：托福考试口语特训(1)

　　1. Person

　　The reasons you choose this person:

　　-tolerant of others

　　-good values

　　-educated

　　In my family, my mother has influenced me greatly because she has so many good qualities. She is very well educated and keeps an open mind. Her thinking is very modern. She is able to understand people from different generations. In addition, she is a good listener. This makes her tolerant of other people’s opinions. Her personal values set a good example for me to follow in my own life. The way she treats people and thinks makes me want to become the best person I can be. This is why I think my mother has influenced me the most in my life.

　　2. Culture

　　The rudest behavior: ignoring people

　　The reason you chose the behavior

　　-hurts people’s feelings

　　-anti-social behavior

　　-makes others uncomfortable

　　The rudest thing a person can do in our culture is to ignore someone. It cut off all communication. Ignoring someone shows selfishness and a lack of respect to others. If I am trying to catch someone’s attention in a meeting to discuss something or in a store fro assistance, it can be very embarrassing to be ignored. It can hurt people’s feelings and make people lose self-confidence. Furthermore, it makes anyone witnessing this rude behavior uncomfortable. Overall, the rudest thing you can do is to ignore some one as it hurts everyone involved.

　　3. Event

　　The event: my graduation

　　The reason you chose the event

　　-special ceremony

　　-recognized for my hard work

　　-full of all my friends and family

　　My high school graduation is the most memorable event in my life because it was such a special day. During our graduation we were each called up one at a time to the stage. We each received our diploma and everyone applauded our hard work. I even received an award for being the best math student. There was a get-together afterwards which was attended by all my friends and family. It was a memorable event because on this day I ended one part of my life and embarked on the beginning of my future.

　　4. Pet

　　The animal: giraffe

　　The reasons you chose the animal:

　　-majestic animal

　　-long tongue and powerful lips

　　-awkward and goofy

　　If I could have a pet, I would have a giraffe. It is the most majestic animal in the world. It is tall and sleek. It bends down gracefully to pick leaves from trees using its long tongue and powerful lips. Its fur coat is the most beautiful found in the desert – a yellow background with large brown circles placed here and there. Despite its grace horns on its head and a somewhat goofy looking smile. To me the giraffe is a paradoxical animal – clumsily and awkwardly beautiful and graceful.