1) 兴趣,即强调对所报考的专业怀有极大的兴趣(have significant interest in…)。如果本科就读的专业与报考的专业一致,则可以说明想继续深造(further education)的愿望。如果不一致,则要说明报考专业对你的吸引力(…appeals to/attracts me a lot)。
3) 益处,即强调考研对你的未来的积极影响(have a positive effect on…),可以从求职、职业规划、人生经历等方面入手进行说明。可参考的词汇、短语如下:be helpful, contribute to, be beneficial to, be conductive to, be a definite advantage, become a strong point when it comes to…等等。
对于那些在职考生或有工作经验的考生来说,考官更倾向于提问他们为什么(放弃工作而)重新学习。考生可以直言在工作发现某些知识或技能很重要,希望能通过学习在这些方面进行提高(In my work, I found … is rather important. I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning. So I choose to go back to school and improve myself。)。
1) 学习规划。关于这一话题,考官通常会以一种较婉转的方式提问,如:What do you expect to achieve during your study if you are enrolled into this university? 回答这一类的问题时,不仅仅要回答想学到什么样的知识、成为什么样的人,最好能够稍微说说你会/计划怎样学习(即学习方法)。无论是倾向于学术理论性的还是侧重于实验研究性的,都要把握一个原则:理论联系实际,同时主次分明。
自我介绍。要求简洁、有新意,能够让考官记住你。最重要的是,发音要准,不要太快,以别人听懂为目的。但注意一定要听考官的指示语,听到考官说:Can you introduce yourself briefly/ say something about yourself后再开始。其实现在许多口语考试为了避免考生背诵准备好的自我介绍,都去除了这个部分,而是由一些简单问题来代替,如:
Where are you from? Could you say something about your hometown?
Could you say something about your family?
What do you usually do in your leisure time?
What’s your favorite TV program?
Who is the most important person in your family?
"What would you like to be doing five years after graduation?"("在毕业以后5年内你想做些什么?")
Know what you can realistically accomplish. You can find out by talking to others MBA about what they accomplished in their first five years with a particular company after graduation.
"I hope to do my best I can be at my job and because many in this line of work are promoted to area manager, I am planning on that also."
"What is your greatest strength"?" ("你最突出的优点是什么?")
这是很多面试考官喜欢问的一个问题。
这是你"展示自己"的最佳机会,不要吹嘘自己或过于自负,但要让考官知道你相信自己,你知道自己的优点。
如可答:"我认为我最大的优点是能够执着地尽力把事情办好。当做完一个项目而其成果又正合我的预想时,我会有一种真正的成就感。我给自己定了一些高目标。比如说,我要成为出色的毕业生。尽管在大学一年级时我启动慢了些,但最终我以优等论文完成了学业。 "What is your greatest weakness?"("你最大的`弱点是什么?")
"How do you feel about your progress to date?" ("对于你至今所取得的进步你是怎样看的?") Never apologize for what you have done.
"I think I did well in school. In fact, in a number of courses I received the highest exam scores in the class."
绝不要对你以前的所作所为表示内疚。
如可答:"我认为我在学校表现不错。事实上,有好几门功课我的成绩居全班第一。
结束
考官明确说出:This is the end of the test, thank you。说明考试正式结束。站起来,拿好自己的东西,如准考证,与考官说再见:Thank you, goodbye. 或Thank you for your interview goodbye. 然后离开。注意考试结束后不要问老师关于得分的问题,应该马上礼貌的离开。 你为什么考我们这个学校?
这是在考查你对目标院校的了解情况。
答案要点:兴趣+该校该专业名气和实力+该专业老师的实力。
研究生英语口语面试常见问题30例
1. Where do you come from?
2. What kind of landscape surrounds your hometown?
3. What do you do during the Spring Festival?
4. Tell me something about the customs of your hometown.
5. Could you tell me something about your family?
6. What social responsibilities should a post-graduate take?
7. Which kind of professor do you like best?
8. What does friendship mean to you and what kind of people do you make friend with?
9. What is your major? How do you like your major?
10. When and where did you graduate? What qualifications have you obtained?
11. What impressed you most when you were at university?
12. What is the best university in your opinion?
13. Do you think the subjects you are studying today are relevant to present-day society? Why ?
14. What do you do for a living?
15. What are your job prospects?
16. If you had the opportunity to change your subject, what would you do with it?
17. What are your spare time interests?
18. Where have you been traveling to? Which place interested you most?
19. What kind of differences in the system of higher education between China and other countries?
20. Do you think you will be able to cope with English-demands of your intended study program?
21. What difficulties do you think you'll encounter in your studies?
22. Why did you choose our university?
23. If there were an opportunity of studying abroad, what would you do?
24. Should you study more theory or do more practice? Give your reasons, please.
25. What do you intend to do after you finish studying?
26. How serious is unemployment among young people and what will you do if you cannot find a job after graduation?
27. In your opinion, what are the most serious problems associated with modern life?
28. What do you think have been the most important changes in your study field over the past 5 years?
29. How do you afford your tuition?
30. Does your family support your decision on studying? What help do they offer?