タスク1 – 最新のサンプル問題

最近のIndependent Speakingで実際に質問された内容をまとめたので、参考までに回答を考えてみてください。

回答を考えるときは、

主張：その質問に対して自分はどう思うのか？
理由：なぜそう思うのか？
論拠：理由を裏付ける具体的な事例があるのか？

の3点を必ず考えるようにしましょう。

日本語でArgument構成を慣れておくだけでも、英語でアウトプットする労力が格段に楽になるからです。

余力があれば考えた回答を英語に置き換えて、実際に声に出して練習してみるとなお効果的です。

Q1. When giving feedback to students, some teachers would like to talk to their students in person, while other teachers would give written comments to students.
Which do you prefer and why?

Q2. Some people now believe that animals should enjoy similar rights to human beings and be respected as humans are.
Do you agree or disagree with this belief?

Q3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In organized team sports, children will have more social development.
Use specific examples and details to support your answer

Q4. Do you agree with the following statement? To lead a happy life, someone must like his or her job.
Use details and examples to support your explanation.

Q5. To become successful at sports, which one is more important, talent or hard work?
Use details and examples to support your explanation.

Q6. Some people think only secondary school students should go to college. While others think all the students could go to college.
What is your opinion and why? Please give specific details to support your opinion.

Q7. Do you agree or disagree with the statement that a celebrity should set a good example for young people?
Use details and examples to support your explanation.

Q8. When the professor is considering assign research to the students, they should assign a specific research topic or let students decide the research topic？

Q9. Your university is planning to require all first-year students to take a class in which they would leam how to use the resources available at the university library and apply those skills in writing a long research paper.
Do you think this is a good idea?

Q10. Some people think college students should learn specific courses like teaching or engineering. Others think they should learn general courses.
Which do you prefer?

Q11. When you disagree with your friends, do you prefer to talk it out face to face, or send an email or a text message to solve it?

Q12. Some people think that those children who do not want to keep learning a musical instrument course should be required to keep learning the course; while others think that those children should be allowed to make decisions by themselves (they can still do exercises by themselves without continuing with the class).
What is your opinion and why? Please give specific details to support your opinion.

Q13. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that those professors who have received good evaluations from students should be promoted?

Q14. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that good teachers can admit they make mistakes or don’t know something? Please give specific details to support your opinion.

Q15. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
It is a good idea to use educational games in class.

Q16. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Students learn more when teachers assign a lot of homework.

Q17. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Good friends always make best roommates.

Q18. Do you prefer teachers answering questions from students after class or during the class？Why？

Q19. Do you prefer experienced teachers or teachers who have just finished training?

Q20. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
It is a good way to learn about a country’s culture by watching TV.

Q21. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Employees shouldn’t send personal text or emails during work hours, explain why.

Q22. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Two professors take turns in class and are in charge of a class together.

Q23. When students are reading, some choose the books from the reading list their schools give. Others choose books by themselves. Which do you prefer？

Q24. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that children must learn to use a computer as early as possible?

Q25. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Those who study art or music do not need to study math and science courses.

Q26. Some people think students should learn mathematics when they study in colleges, while others think only those students who need it in the future should learn mathematics in colleges. Which one do you prefer and why?

Q27. Do you agree or disagree that young people need to learn skills like cooking, sewing, and taking care of others?

Q28. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important for a child’s development to spend short periods of time living away from home visiting other relatives or friends.

Q29. Do you prefer to make decisions on your own or let your friends make decisions when you hang out with your friends?

Q30. Some college students take classes during the summer, others take the summer off from school, so they can rest or work. Which do you think is better and why？