名人在托福独立口语任务人物类话题当中，名人是常考的话题之一。以下话题在任务类话题当中经常出现：Ø Describe the famous person you admire most. Explain why you admire this person. Include details and examples to support your response.Ø Describe your favorite performer or musician. Explain why you like this performer or musician most. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Ø Describe your favorite singer and explain why you like him/her.Ø Describe a famous businessperson you admire and explain why you admire him/her.Ø Describe a sport person you admire and explain why you admire him/her.Ø Describe a celebrity/a famous person in history you want to see most and explain why you want to see this celebrity.Ø Describe a character in a film and explain why you like him/her.通过以上题目，我们可以大致把名人分为这几类：歌手、演员、运动员、商人、历史人物、文学人物等。不同的名人具备不同的品质，同学们在准备的过程当中，要准备不同的词汇和事例。当然，如果题目没有加以区分，只是简单地让描述一个名人的话，那就根据自己准备的名人类型，自己选择一个就可以了。下面我们看“Describe your favorite singer and explain why you like him/her.”这个题目怎么回答。提到歌手，很多同学想找一个国外的、国际化的明星来描述，但是对国外明星有细致了解的同学不是很多，所以容易在回答的时候只提到一些表面浅显的内容，没有足够的细节和例子补充。所以，如果题目没有要求描述那个国家的明星的话，尽可以说自己比较熟悉的国内歌手。所以这个题目，我们尽可以描述中国的天后王菲：In terms of the singers I like, I think Wangfei is among one of my favorite ones. I like her for several reasons. First of all, she is very talented. She has the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. When hearing her voice, I feel extremely calm and relaxed. Moreover, she is a brave girl when pursuing her dream. When she first started singing, she was not very popular. So she went to the US and learned a special way of singing and soon earned her fame in Asia. More importantly, her songs are always very inspiring and encouraging. Whenever I have difficulties, I can always find comfort and courage in her songs.说到歌手，一定要提一下歌手的声音或者作品的特色。其他方面，可以说歌手的成长历程、趣事，或者歌手身上发光的品质和值得别人学习的地方。同样，说到演员、运动员，都可以用同样的模式，先说这个名人的职业特点，再添加一些非职业的特色和故事。而考到历史人物，我们的思考方式就需要转变一下，描述这个人的身份，然后分条阐释他的功绩或成就，以及对自己的影响。例如“Describe a celebrity/a famous person in history you want to see most.”我们可以这样回答：I want to see Confucius the most. He is the most famous thinker and educator in Ancient China. I admire him first because he advocated benevolence. According to Confucius, benevolence means courtesy, loyalty and unselfishness. He always told his students the importance to love other people, to treat other people like brothers and sisters. Secondly, he believed that people with lofty ideal will never give up righteousness to seek survive, but may sacrifice their lives for righteousness. Finally, Confucius believed in the dignity of people. He is against the ancient custom of burying ceramic tomb figures with dead, because he thinks it was disrespect to humans. In China, Confucius is still influencing how we think today.
领袖在雅思口语题目当中，也会出现有关于leader的题目，有的会问一个好的leader应该具备的品质，相反，有的作文会问一个普通的team member应该具有的品质。当然，在Task 2中，还会让你选择你愿意当leader还是supporting member。以下是一些例子：Ø In your opinion, what are some important characteristics of a good leader? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why these qualities are important.Ø Some people prefer to be a leader in a group project while others prefer to be a supporting member in a group project. Which do you prefer and why? Use examples and details in your explanation.Ø In your opinion, what are some important qualities of a good team member? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why this characteristic is important.回答这类题目，只需要弄清楚“领导”和“非领导”各自的优缺点就好了。首先我们需要brainstorm一下领导应该具备的品质：ambitious 有雄心壮志的dutiful 尽职的analytical 善于分析的competent 能胜任的conscientious 认真的，自觉的creative 富有创造力的dedicated/devoted 有献身精神的dependable 可靠的diplomatic 老练的，有策略的generous 宽宏大量的impartial 公正的knowledgeable 有见识的而一个完整的答案，只需找出有代表性的两三点，用细节和例子加以支撑就可以了：“In your opinion, what are some important characteristics of a good leader?”To me, a leader should bear the following good qualities. Firstly, a leader should have respect for his subordinates. The fundamental of any relationship is mutual respect. A leader without respect for the others cannot win others’ respect. Secondly, a leader should have good management skills. He should know quite well how to communicate with the subordinates and make them more productive. Finally, a leader should have adequate professional knowledge. A leader decides where the company should go, so he should know quite well about the business he is undertaking.而跟leader对应的另外一种问题，“In your opinion, what are some important qualities of a good team member?”，我们首先也需要brainstorm一下作为team member需要具备什么样的品质，才能让一个团队有效地运转呢？apprehensive 有理解力的responsible 有责任心的cooperative 有合作精神的disciplined 守纪律的faithful 守信的，忠诚的hardworking 勤劳的tireless 孜孜不倦的systematic 有系统的In my opinion, the good characteristics for a person in a team should include reliability, loyalty, patience, skill of good communication and passion for work. First, a reliable and loyal team member will always get word done and meet the requirements. In addition, members in a team need to deal with affairs together so a good communication skill will be indispensable for a member to work with his colleagues efficiently. Besides, a person with great desire and passion will work positively and actively so the efficiency of the whole team can be improved. And great passion often makes the person strive for better performance and improvement of their products or service. In short, I think these are good characteristics of a team member.
家人在托福口语人物类话题当中，经常会出现这样的题目： In your opinion, what are some of the qualities of a good parent? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why these characteristics are important. 题目要求描述一个好家长应该具备的品质，通过brainstorming, 我们可以想到以下形容词： amiable 和蔼可亲的well-educated 受过良好教育的considerate 体贴的reasonable 讲道理的selfless 无私的diligent 勤劳的patient 耐心的encouraging 鼓励的… … 想到这些词我们已经有了一个良好的开头，下面就是选择两个或三个你认为比较重要，关键是比较好找到细节支持的品质来进行接下来的回答。根据“TST”结构，我们的topic sentence可以这样回答： In my opinion, encouragement and diligence are two important characteristics a good parent should have. 接下来只需要找出支持这两点品质的supporting details并且在回答的过程中注意transitional words的添加，我们的任务就完成了。而找到合适有力的supporting details 却不是一个容易的过程。接下来给大家一个sample: First of all, encouragement can do a really useful part in children’s development. For example, when a child is afraid of going to the stage to perform, a good parent will encourage him to get over the fear and give him a warm hug. The child can get enough courage from this. Also, a good parent should be diligent. You know, raising a child isn’t an easy job. So parents should be hardworking to do all the housework and clean up all the chaos created by their babies. Helping their children to form a good personality also costs them a lot of energy. 这样的准备过程同样适用于以下话题： Ø Describe a person that you admire. Explain why you admire this person. Include details and examples to support your response.Ø Describe an elder person that you respect. This person could be one of your grandparents or neighbors. Explain why you admire this person, and how this person influenced you.Ø Describe the person to whom you would like to turn for advice when you are in trouble. And explain why you would like to turn to this person for advice? 以上话题当中，描述一个令你钦佩的人，你尊敬的一位老人以及当你有困难你会求助的人都可以是你父母，具备之上关于一个好家长应该具备的品质。而具体哪些品质需要大家灵活地变通一下了。
朋友Ø In your opinion, what are some important characteristics of a good friend? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why these characteristics are important.Ø Which do you think is the most important quality of a strong friendship: loyalty, honesty or sense of humor? Explain why? Please include details and examples in your response.Ø Describe a special friend in your childhood, why he or she is special to you? Include reasons and details to support your response. 以上的这几个话题要求考生们对朋友所具备的品质和特性有所掌握，当然第二个题目也给出了一些提示：loyal、honest、humorous 都是描述朋友常用的形容词。除了这些，通过brainstorming我们还可以想到： supportive 支持的kind-hearted 热心的reliable 可靠的sociable 善交际的creative 有想象力的candid直率的caring关心人的generous慷慨的sympathetic有同情心的thoughtful体贴的… … 因此，我们的topic sentence可以说For me, a good friend should be supportive and humorous. 或者For me, a true friend ought to be thoughtful and generous. 当然，supportive和humorous可以替换成任何描述朋友的形容词。 对于第一个主题句，接下来的supporting details可以这样来发挥：First, friends always have many things in common, in other words, they like to do the same things or have similar characters. So, it is no surprise that good friends always support you when you have to make choices. Even though having different ideas, a good friend can understand you and support your choice. Also, a humorous friend can always brighten you up. If you feel down or upset, it’s lucky to have a friend who can tell jokes for you or take you to do some funny things. 对于第二个主题句，可以用以下的话来支持它：First of all, a thoughtful and considerate friend can make you feel safe and comfortable. When you get sick or get hurt when playing sports, you will forget about the pain and suffering with the caring from your friends. A thoughtful friend also will consider your feeling and well-being when he does or says something in front of someone else. Secondly, a good friend can be very generous when you are in trouble or in need. We can see that many successful people got a lot of help materialistically and spiritually from their friend. Thus, a generous friend may be the key when you are heading for your success. 同样，这些关于朋友的特质和细节也可以适用到其他可能跟朋友有关的话题，例如： Ø Describe a person who had a positive impact on you. Explain how this person influenced your life. Give specific reasons and details to support your explanation.Ø Describe a person whom you would like to spend time with. Explain why you would like to spend time with this person. Include reasons and details to support your response.Ø Describe a person whom you would like to talk with often (this person could be one of your close friends, family members or teachers). Explain why you’d like to talk with this person and what you talk about? 以上描述一个对你产生积极影响的人，一个你喜欢与之共度时间的人，以及一个你愿意与之说话的人，都可以用以上的思路和语言来表达。 家人和朋友是在托福独立口语人物当中出现频率比较高的话题，所以掌握好这两类话题的答题思路和相关表达方式能帮助考生们更有把握地应对各种考题。