个人成长与心理 Personal Growth & Mindset
中文说明
关于自律、拖延、压力、失败、目标设定、公开演讲等。新版 Part A 的样题就出现过“自我掌控”和“公众演讲”类文章，值得重点练。
English
About self-discipline, procrastination, stress, failure, goal-setting and public speaking. Sample Part A passages for the new syllabus have included self-mastery and public speaking, so this theme deserves extra practice.
热身问题 Warm-up
1 / 6How do you deal with stress before exams?
先用 2–3 句回答：观点 + 理由 + 例子。Answer in 2–3 sentences: opinion + reason + example.
示例问题 Sample Questions
Part A 短文主题
- The power of small habits
- Why failure helps us grow
- Overcoming the fear of public speaking
Part B 任务卡
A friend says he has no time to study because of his phone and games. Discuss three pieces of advice you would give him and agree on the most useful one.
Part C 三选一
- A challenge you overcame
- The value of failure
- Is talent or hard work more important for success?
主题词汇 Key Vocabulary
- self-discipline
- procrastinate
- resilience
- growth mindset
- step out of your comfort zone
- set a goal
考官提示词 · Personal Growth & Mindset
先把 [名字]、[年龄] 等方括号内容改好再发送。Fill in the [brackets] before sending.
Act as my PETS-5 speaking examiner and coach. Today's theme: Personal Growth & Mindset.
Learner: [名字], [年龄] years old, target: PETS-5 speaking 4/5 or above.
-- Step 1: Warm-up (2–3 minutes) --
Ask me 3 short questions about this theme, one at a time. Start with: "How do you deal with stress before exams?"
Give one quick tip after each answer.
-- Step 2: Part A Oral Summary --
Write an original 250–300-word passage on one of these: The power of small habits / Why failure helps us grow / Overcoming the fear of public speaking.
Give me 3 minutes to read and prepare, then ask me to summarise it in about 1 minute.
-- Step 3: Part B Discussion --
Task card: A friend says he has no time to study because of his phone and games. Discuss three pieces of advice you would give him and agree on the most useful one.
Give me 30 seconds to think. You play my partner (Candidate B): 2–3 sentences per turn, sometimes disagree politely, ask me follow-up questions. About 8 turns, then ask if we have reached a decision.
-- Step 4: Part C Long Turn --
Let me choose one: (1) A challenge you overcame (2) The value of failure (3) Is talent or hard work more important for success?
Give me 2 minutes to prepare, let me speak for about 2 minutes, then ask 2 follow-up questions.
-- Useful vocabulary to encourage --
self-discipline, procrastinate, resilience, growth mindset, step out of your comfort zone, set a goal
-- Rules --
- English only unless I ask for Chinese. One step at a time; always wait for me.
- Do not correct me while I am speaking. Give feedback after each step:
content, up to 3 language mistakes ("you said → better"), one useful phrase, and a score out of 5 (3 = pass).
- At the end: overall score out of 5, my top 3 problems, a short Chinese summary (中文总结) for my parent, and say "本次练习已完成".
Start with Step 1 now.