我们通常把托福的独立口语任务分为四类：人物类、地点类、物品类和事件类，如果考生们想要在独立任务这一项取得good的成绩，就需要对每一类的话题进行练习和总结，分析其规律，归纳解题思路，以应对无论新旧的各种题目。
在托福独立任务人物类话题当中，我们可以根据描述人物的类型进行大致的分类，每类人物都具备不同的character, 所以我们的描述方式和答题思路也会有所不同。
一、家人
在托福口语人物类话题当中，经常会出现这样的题目：
In your opinion, what are some of the qualities of agood parent? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why thesecharacteristics are important.
题目要求描述一个好家长应该具备的品质，通过brainstorming, 我们可以想到以下形容词：
amiable 和蔼可亲的
well-educated 受过良好教育的
considerate 体贴的
reasonable 讲道理的
selfless 无私的
diligent 勤劳的
patient 耐心的
encouraging 鼓励的
想到这些词我们已经有了一个良好的开头，下面就是选择两个或三个你认为比较重要，关键是比较好找到细节支持的品质来进行接下来的回答。根据“TST”结构，我们的topic sentence可以这样回答：
In my opinion, encouragement and diligence are twoimportant characteristics a good parent should have.
接下来只需要找出支持这两点品质的supporting details, 并且在回答的过程中注意transitional words的添加，我们的任务就完成了。而找到合适有力的supporting details 却不是一个容易的过程。接下来给大家一个sample:
First of all, encouragement can do a really useful partin children’s development. For example, when a child is afraid of going to thestage to perform, a good parent will encourage him to get over the fear andgive him a warm hug. The child can get enough courage from this. Also, a goodparent should be diligent. You know, raising a child isn’t an easy job. Soparents should be hard-working to do all the housework and clean up all thechaos created by their babies. Helping their children to form a good personalityalso costs them a lot of energy.
这样的准备过程同样适用于以下话题：
Describe a person thatyou admire. Explain why you admire this person. Include details and examples tosupport your response.
Describe an elder personthat you respect. This person could be one of your grandparents or neighbors.Explain why you admire this person,and how thisperson influenced you.
Describe the person towhom you would like to turn for advice when you are in trouble. And explain whyyou would like to turn to this person for advice?
以上话题当中，描述一个令你钦佩的人，你尊敬的一位老人以及当你有困难你会求助的人都可以是你的父母，具备以上关于一个好家长应该具备的品质。而具体哪些品质需要大家灵活地变通一下了。
