托福口语评分标准中出了natural、spontaneous、improvised等类似的字眼，译为自然即兴的，也就是说rater评分者更希望看到考生即兴的发挥而不是死板机械的背诵;但是如果考生平时不积累一些相关语料库想必也不会达到信手拈来的地步，为此笔者给大家带来一系列托福独立口语部分中的常见话题语料库，希望大家在背诵的基础上把题目回答的更自然。
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本文给大家带来关于人物的语料库，在托福独立部分的考题中人物类话题占相当比重，出题形式多变，如描述你一个你仰慕的人，一个合格的父母、老师、领导者、队友、邻居、朋友等等所应具备的性格特点;再如你是喜欢做个领导者还是追随者。请看以下真题的英文版:
Describe the characteristics of a good teacher. Please state with specific examples and details.
Who is the person you admire the most? Please give specific details and examples in your explanation.
Describe the characteristics of friends, use specific examples to support your statement.
To be a leader or a follower, which do you prefer? Please give your opinion with specific examples and details.
What do you think are the characteristics of a good parent?
What kind of qualities should a good leader possess?Please state your opinion and give specific details and examples in your explanation.
不难发现不管人物的角色如何变化，我们总能找到一些共有的特质如勤奋、聪明、吃苦耐劳、坚强、乐于助人、有感染力、散发正能量、诚实守信等等。接下来笔者分享以下教学中自己的积累关于人物性格特点的词、短语、句子和段子，希望广大考生可以参考。
人物性格特点Good qualities of people:
随和、社交能力:
Sociable, people/communication/interpersonal skills Laid-back, easy-going
例句:
小伙伴Alex的社交能力太强啦:
Well, the person I admire is my best friend Alex. He is a very laid-back and easygoing person, who basically gets along well with anyone, and I look up to him, cuz he can be friends with anyone within minutes with his magical socialskills.
意志力、坚强、独立:
perseverance, persistent, fortitude, willpower, be determined to do s/th, determination, independent
例句:
Tony是个意志坚决的人，值得学习:
· Well, the person I admire is my best friend Tony. I would not say he is a smart or intelligent person, but the fortitude and willpower he has to achieve something he really aspires are so contagious.
每当要放弃的时候想到Tony顿时像打了鸡血一样:
· Whenever I feel like I lost faith in myself in face of hardships and failure, and think about him. I get so pumped up and read to head in the right direction and move on, like when I am preparing the TOEFL exam, I sometime getfrustrated with all these words and passages.
同情心、怜悯之心、慷慨之心:
Nice, warm-hearted, compassionate ,ready to help others and reach out, affectionate , considerate, generous,
例句:
慈悲为怀、常存慈悲之心:
I would say the person that I admire most is my mom. She is the one who taught to how to be a person with love from day one, and sets a very good example for me with her kindly heart, to care about others, be compassionate about theunlucky.
积极、正向、激情、传递正能量:
inspirational, motivating, Optimistic, passionate,
spread positive energy, contagious, vigorous, a great zeal for life
例句:
积极入世、传递正能量:
I would say a good quality of a friend is positive attitude. you know, I am the kind of person who sometimes lacks confidence and motivation. Someone who has a great zeal for life and spreads positive energy is definitely a valuablefriend and he can surely help me to foresee a brighter future and move on with my life whenever I am down.
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诚信、正直、公信力、领导力:
trustworthy, strong leadership, management skills, father figure, honest, integrity, authenticity, genuineness, dignity
注:在回答leader 和influential person的时候可以用以上的语料。
例句:
力王狂澜的领导力:
· I would say someone who is qualified as a team leader should have strong leadership skills, and they should be a problem solver.
赏罚分明、公允的对待下属:
· Plus, they should be honest and genuine, cuz, people like to hear good comments about themselves even though they might not deserve the praise.
给下属最真实的反馈:
· A good leader should be straightforward, not filling group members with what they want to hear but what they need to hear, even if it is bad news.
2关于饮食的托福口语语料
关键词:junk/food/home/restaurants/meals/eating/habit/nutrition/health/lower calories
托福独立部分关于“吃”的题目常见于以下几种:学校是否应该取消垃圾食品，在家吃饭还是去餐馆?是在快餐店吃饭还是在正常的餐馆吃饭?如何改掉不良饮食习惯，为了解健康饮食的重要性学校是否应该开设“厨艺”课，食堂提供低卡路里食品的利弊，等等。不难看出，应对此类题目我们应该掌握健康饮食的重要性、如何让饮食更加健康等关键语料。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that schools should ban all junk food, such as hamburgers, soda, and sugary snack from school property.
Some people prefer to prepare meals at home, others like to eat out in restaurants. Which do you prefer? Explain in details and examples.
Your friend has bad eating habit. What suggestions would you like to give the friend.
Some people prefer to eat at fast restaurants, other prefer to eat at regular restaurants. Which do you prefer? Explain your answer in details.
For better understanding of nutrition and health, the school decides, the school decides to open a cooking class; do you think it is a reasonable decision?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that schools should ban all junk, such as hamburgers, soda, and sugary snacks from school property.
The university dining hall is changing its food service to include more healthy food with lower calories. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this change?
Talk about the things you do that keep you healthy. Give examples and details in your explanation.
健康饮食的重要性:
鼓励健康饮食习惯:encourage healthy eating habits ,
保持体形:keep fit,
集中注意力:concentrate/focus on; 容易分散注意力:get easily distracted
营养:nutrient, 特定的维生素:certain vitamins;
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油腻的垃圾食品不含孩子成长所需的必要维生素，这样孩子无法在学习中集中注意力,因此学校应该鼓励健康饮食。
Greasy junk food lacks certain vitamins for the healthy development of the children, and students without sufficient healthy food might suffer from lack of concentration on their study and they get easily distracted, thus school should encourage healthy eating habit.
垃圾食品:junk food, French fries, hamburgers;
高热量:with high carbs, 油腻:greasy;
儿童肥胖:child obesity;
3托福口语高分避免的四个坏习惯
每个人在备考的过程中，都有自己的习惯。对于托福口语部分，自然也不例外。但是某些习惯却会直接影响大家的分数，因此大家还是需要注意这些内容，如果有这些习惯，建议还是尽早改到。
1、独立题理由点≥2
注意!这里不是说不能答2个理由点，而是很多同学，不管遇到什么类型的独立题，总是非常严格的要求自己答够2点，这个其实是没有必要的。
托福考试从来没有要求说答够2个理由点才能得高分。而且，口语不好的同学其实是很难做到“45秒内答2个理由点，且还都能说完说全了”。所以，在这里建议大家如果想不到第2个理由点的话，宁可详细展开说1个点，也不要泛泛的说2个点。
2、存在感超高的停顿卡壳
答口语题时，有卡顿是非常非常正常的。但是，卡顿要自然，类似拖着长音的“啊”、“额”这种就算了吧。
TIP:平日练习时，遇到卡顿，强迫自己闭嘴发“Emmm...”的音，可以录音听一下~这样的停顿听起来会较自然，不生硬。
3、答题声音太小
“声音小”不会影响你的答题内容，但是会让考官觉得到你满满的不自信!信心来自实力，实力来自练习，所以呀，每天都要记得练口语。
4、致命的“口误”
在答口语题时，有些口误是我们经常犯的，它们看起来很小很不起眼，但其实很致命!比如，he/she不分，单复数不分，时态混乱。
其实，这些语法点我们都是知道用法的，如果让你写出来或是重听自己的答题录音，这些错误很容易被察觉。因此大家在平时练习的时候，要特别注意自己常犯的口误，一定要有意的纠正自己。