Initial Oral Interview 常见口语面试测试题
Level 1: Beginner
(few words, many hesitations, no ability to extend conversation)
- What’s your name?
- Where are you from?
- What time is it?
Level 2: Low Intermediate
(simple answers, little conversation, many errors)
- How long have you lived in here?
- What did you do yesterday?
- Do you have a hobby? What is it?
Level 3: Intermediate High
(some elaboration, can converse with errors and some hesitations)
- Have you ever taken the TOEFL test? What was your score?
- Can you tell me what some of the differences are between here and where you are from?
- What’s your favourite season of the year? Why? Can you describe the weather?
Level 4: Advanced
(lots of elaboration & interaction, errors don’t hinder communication)
- What’s the most memorable vacation you’ve ever had? Can you tell me more about it?
- Can you describe something that was on the news in your country? What do you think about it?
- What do you want to be doing in five years? Do you think it’s possible?
- If I were to go to your your home (country / city) as a tourist, what should I see?
Additional Interview Questions
1.Tell me a little about yourself.
2. What are your strengths as a student?
3. What are your weaknesses as a student?
4. What are your short term goals in life?
5. What are your long term goals in life?
6. What do you want to be doing five years from now?
7. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
8. What does success mean to you?
9. What does failure mean to you?
10. Are you an organized person?
11. In what ways are you organized and disorganized?
12. Do you manage your time well?
13. How do you handle change?
14. How do you make important decisions?
15. Do you work well under pressure?Extended Intermediate Test Questions
1. Personal information and family
- What have been the best moments of your life so far?
- Could you tell me about your family?
- Would you rather be an only child or would you like to have brothers and sisters?
- How often do you see your relatives? On what occasions do you see them?
- Could you tell me about your favourite relative?
- What kind of family would you like to have in the future?
- How do you share housework in your family?
- Do you think children should help with the housework? Why and how? / Why not?
- What are some of the things that your family usually do together?
- How are weekdays different from weekends in your family’s life?
- What are your plans for the future?
2. Personal interactions and Society
- What are you like as a person?
- Could you tell me about your best friend?
- What is important about a friend for you?
- How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
- What kind of clothes do you like to wear? Why do you like to were this style of clothing?
- Do you try to follow the latest fashion? Why or why not?
- Could you tell me about the shopping habits in your family?
- Do you prefer shopping in a small shop or a big supermarket/hypermarket/shopping mall? Why?
- What kind of people do you like to spend time together with?
3. Our Environment
- Could you describe the area where you live?
- Would you rather live in a big city or in the country? Why would you want to live there?
- Could you describe your (house / apartment) and the rooms in it?
- Could you describe the (home / apartment) that you would like to have in the future?
- What dose your family do any thing to protect the environment? What do you do yourself to protect the environment?
- What kind of weather do you like (the most / the least)? Why?
- Which season of the year do you like (the best / the least)? Why?
4. School
- Why did you choose to study at this school?
- What do you like the most about your (new / old) school?
- What are some of the things you would change about your old school?
- What are your favourite (subjects / lessons) at school? Why do you like this subject?
- Can you talk about your favourite teacher?
- How can you use your English in the future?
- How do you think you can learn English better? What has worked for you? Why has this helped you learn English in the past?
- What do you like most about learning English?
5. Work
- Could you tell me about a job you would like to have in the future?
- Would you like to be self-employed or work for someone else? Why?
- Have you ever had a summer job? If yes: Could you tell me about it? / If no: Would you like to have one this summer?
6. Life-style
- Describe what you do during an ordinary school day?
- How are your week-days different from weekends and holidays?
- Is your lifestyle healthy? Why or why not? What should you do differently?
- What do you normally have for your (breakfast / lunch / dinner)?
- What does your family usually eat and drink on special occasions (e.g. Christmas, Easter, birthdays)?
- What do you like to eat? Why do you like to eat ____? Is ____ healthy?
- Do you prefer traditional restaurants or fast-food? Why?