三一口语12级考官高频问题

三一口语12级考官高频问题：1. Some people are worried that, as a result of globalisation, we are all in danger of losing

our cultural identities. I must say, from some of the things I’ve seen, I think they may

have a point.

(Possible functions: asserting, denying, contradicting, affirming, softening and downplaying

propositions)

2. Sometimes I get very annoyed when people come out with tired old stereotypes about

national characteristics. In my experience they hardly ever exist.

(Possible functions: contradicting, asserting, denying, affirming, softening and downplaying

propositions)

3. The teachers in a school I know have been told by the director to make school activities

more competitive. The teachers are divided on this.

(Possible functions: asserting, implying)

4. Sometimes I think I must be the unluckiest person in the world! I seem to be prone to

more disasters than anyone else I know. Recently I can hardly make a move without

something awful happening to me.

(Possible functions: implying, softening and downplaying propositions)

5. Of all the places in the world that I’ve visited, there’s one which I found absolutely

fascinating for its culture and scenery. Unfortunately, it also has terrible economic

programmes and part of me felt guilty going there as a tourist.

(Possible functions: affirming, asserting, contradicting)

6. There used to be a series on the radio a while ago called 'True Confessions' where

people admitted to what were usually trivial misdemeanours they'd carried out some time

in their past. I never took part myself but I must admit I was tempted.

(Possible functions: denying, implying, affirming)

7. These days it's almost become a cliché to say that you can't trust a politician but once

in a while, as in fact happened to me the other week, you hear something to make you

feel more optimistic.

(Possible functions: asserting, contradicting, affirming, denying)

8. I've got quite a few friends who advocate an alternative lifestyle which at times seems

to verge on anarchy. They're always pressurising me to join them and I can see some

advantages but am not totally convinced.

(Possible functions: asserting, affirming, contradicting, softening and downplaying propositions)

9. I changed my job a few months ago and all the benefits I'd hoped for have in fact

materialised but I'm still finding it difficult to get used to working with my new colleagues

and am wondering if I did make the right decision after all.

(Possible functions: asserting, implying, softening and downplaying propositions)

10. I went to a new modern art gallery a few months ago with a friend. I thought the main

exhibit was completely ridiculous - I really thought they were pulling our leg - but my

friend didn't agree.

(Possible functions: asserting, affirming, denying, contradicting)

11. Advertising is getting more and more sophisticated all the time. I’m not sure that

companies should be allowed to target young children, who then pester their parents for

things they can’t afford to buy.

(Possible functions: affirming, contradicting)

12. Stars often complain about being hounded by photographers and seeing their intimate

secrets published in the media. But surely, a loss of privacy is the price celebrities have

to pay for fame and fortune.

(Possible functions: affirming, contradicting, softening and downplaying propositions

13. I've made a mistake with something and really feel I should own up to it but maybe it's

better to leave well enough alone and hope that no-one finds out.

(Possible functions: affirming, contradicting)

14. An elderly friend of mine is delighted at the news that they are planning to have a

more visible police force in the area. She's convinced it will lead to less crime but I'm not

so sure either about the motives or the outcome of this move.

(Possible functions: asserting, contradicting, affirming, softening and downplaying propositions)

15. I know a couple who haven't got a great deal of money who have been offered vast

sums of money to use their child in advertisements. We were talking about it the other

day and they're in a real dilemma as to whether to accept the offer or not.

(Possible functions: asserting, denying, contradicting)

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