第一次在美國考(在台灣考過一次台中場,Band:7.5,2009年11月。)
今年四月中想報名LA考場,
兩考場Santa Monica 跟 La Verne僅剩八月的名額。
最後決定報名San Diego場,最早空位時間是7/19。
7/16星期三晚上收到考試中心email,開放星期五下午提前考口試名額。
所以提前星期五早上開車前往聖地牙哥(約三小時車程)。
口試時間被安排在4pm。其餘聽讀寫一樣星期六原訂時間。
-speaking
約3:30pm報到後,就直接被考官約進直接口試。
問題:國籍、職業/主修
1-2mm speech topic:Pick one book that you have read.
What is it about?
Why do you like it?
問題:How much time did you spend on watching TV when you were little?
Do you like to read?
Do you think reading is important?
Have you ever traveled by train?
What do you think about train travel?
Do you think watching TV is a good thing?
Do you think there will be more people reading in the future?
- listening
1. a telephon conversation
btw a monther and a persona from a children's recreation center
(regarding the location / the price / the dressing code / the party venue)
2. a conversation between 2 art students who prepare their profolios
3. a lecture on designing the experimentto find out the relation
btw trust and risk-taking
- reading
(I found the similar contents online and here are the links.)
1. http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_freeman_evol_3/0,8018,849374-,00.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coins
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_simulation
- writing
Task 1:2 diagrams of a present office building plan and the future one.
Task 2:thoughts on congestion tax
[Good luck everyone.]