(1) 興趣,即強調對所報考的專業懷有極大的興趣(have significant interest in...)。如果本科就讀的專業與報考的專業一致,則可以說明想繼續深造(further education)的愿望。如果不一致,則要說明報考專業對你的吸引力(...appeals to/attracts me a lot);
(3)益處,即強調考研對你的未來的積極影響(have a positive effect on...),可以從求職、職業規劃、人生經歷等方面入手進行說明。可參考的詞匯、短語如下:be helpful, contribute to, be beneficial to, be conductive to, be a definite advantage, become a strong point when it comes to...等等。
此外,對于那些在職考生或有工作經驗的考生來說,考官更傾向于提問他們為什么(放棄工作而)重新學習。考生可以直言在工作發現某些知識或技能很重要,希望能通過學習在這些方面進行提高(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)學習規劃。關于這一話題,考官通常會以一種較婉轉的方式提問,如:What do you expect to achieve during your study if you are enrolled into this university? 回答這一類的問題時,不僅僅要回答想學到什么樣的知識、成為什么樣的人,最好能夠稍微說說你會/計劃怎樣學習(即學習方法)。無論是傾向于學術理論性的還是側重于實驗研究性的,都要把握一個原則:理論聯系實際,同時主次分明。
自我介紹。要求簡潔、有新意,能夠讓考官記住你。最重要的是,發音要準,不要太快,以別人聽懂為目的。但注意一定要聽考官的指示語,聽到考官說:Can you introduce yourself briefly/ say something about yourself后再開始。其實現在許多口語考試為了避免考生背誦準備好的自我介紹,都去除了這個部分,而是由一些簡單問題來代替,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?"(在畢業以后5年內你想做些什么?)
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."
"How do you feel about your progress to date?" (對于你至今所取得的進步你是怎樣看的?)
絕不要對你以前的所作所為表示內疚。如可答:“我認為我在學校表現不錯。事實上,有好幾門功課我的成績居全班第一。”"I think I did well in school. In fact, in a number of courses I received the highest exam scores in the class."