托福口语强化(Q6)[突破英语等级考试].ppt

What should catch your attention? Sentence patterns for definition. Example markers. Turing-point signal words. Contingency words. Tone-softeners 1) Defining sentence patterns. ①People think of A as B. ②A is often referred to as B. ③By A, I mean _________. ④The term A is defined as _______. ⑤The concept falls into ____ categories. ⑥The concept came into being when ____. 2) Example Markers. ① For example ② For instance ③ such as ④ take ______ as an example ⑤ a case in point is _______ ⑥ in the case of _______ 3) Turning-point signal words ① But, ② However ③ Nevertheless ④ although ⑤ while ⑥ on the contrary, on the other hand 4) Contingency Words ① because, since, for, due to the fact that, because of, ② therefore, so, as a result, consequently ③ lead to, result in, ④ indeed, as a matter of fact, actually 5) Tone-Softeners ① to some extent ② tend to ③ be inclined to do ④ can ⑤ may, might Title Speaking Question 6 of 6 Time 00: 60 Options Exit Options Volume Longman ComprehensiveP581.16.1 Now listen to the passage carefully. Title Speaking Question 6 of 6 Time 00: 60 Options Exit Options Volume Longman ComprehensiveP581.16.1 Use points from the talk to explain how the Bank Holiday came into being? Sample Answer In this lecture, the professor talks about a special Holiday named Bank Holiday. This Bank Holiday was caused by a serious banking disaster in the 1930’s when many banks were closed. President Roosevelt found a solution called “Bank Holiday”when banks will be closed to reorganize its system. The government also passed a bill to give people a deposit insurance by the federal government. This solution turned out to be very effective. First, the number of failing banks decreased sharply; Second, the people avoided losing money because of the federal deposit insurance. Title Speaking Question 6 of 6 Time 00: 60 Options Exit Options Volume Longman ComprehensiveP581.16.2 Now listen to the passage carefully. Title Speaki