2015年9月5日托福口语真题及答案解析

2015

年

9

月

5

日托福口语真题及答案解析

Task 1

When do you think is a good time for a person to learn a second language?

I think a good time for a person to learn a second language is around middle

school. First, kids in middle school are capable of understanding grammar. Of

course it’s ideal for a person to learn a language in a natural setting, but since

most people don’t have the privilege of living abroad, grammar learning is a big

part of mastering a language. And I think the earlier one learns grammar, the

better. So middle school is a good time to start actually understanding a second

language. Second, based on my personal experience, I started learning English

since 7th grade. I feel it’s important to start relatively early and take baby steps.

We started wi

th “good morning” and “how are you” and took time to learn more

complicated things. If I had started learning English in high school, I wouldn’t have

had such a solid foundation.

Task 2

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Friends can maintain

friendship even if they have disagreements.

I agree that friendships can be maintained in the presence of disagreement.

True friends should not only support each other, but also challenge each other.

When we disagree with our friends on somethi

ng, as long as it’s not about strict

moral principles, we open our minds to different ways of thinking. For example,

last week I had an argument with a good friend about playing video games. I

didn’t like video games at all, but he gave me a few good reaso

ns why video

games are good for our brains and stuff. I still don’t like video games, but I get

what he was saying and stop judging gamers. Plus true friendships only become

stronger in the face of challenges, so not only can we maintain our friendship in

times of disagreement but we also improve it.

Task 3

The school plans to prohibit bicycles on campus because it’s too dangerous

for pedestrians to have bikes around and the school provides bus service for

students to get around.

The woman in the conversation disagrees with this plan. First, accidents

often happen at night because of low visibility on campus. It’s not really

dangerous to bike in the day. Second, the campus is very big, and the bus comes

only once an hour. It runs around all buildings on campus and you have to wait for

an hour if you miss one, both of which take a lot of time.

Task 4

Animals protect their territories by defending those of their own species but

not of others. For example, during breeding seasons, a kind of bird would attack