Question

2025.6.28日托福独立口语话题：

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement： it’s important to be always on time.

话题整体思路解析：

今天这个话题我们分别从同意或者是不同意两个方面进行分析。

首先同意准时的重要性，提高工作或学习的效率。举例时：可以从商务会谈等正式见面场合来分析，准时可以建立良好的关系，同时给对方以尊重和信任感，从而推进合作。

该话题如果不同意，也是好回答的。因为题目中的切入点是 always 总是准时。而在很多场合，比如初次拜访朋友家，对方可能需要时间做准备，稍微晚到10-15分钟更显得得体和礼貌。另外，总是要求准时，如遇到一些突发情况，如天气路况不好，堵车时，着急赶时间会有安全隐患。

同意: 一个观点+例证

I definitely agree with the statement that it's really important to be always punctual, mainly because being on time can boost efficiency and productivity for study and work观点句. For example, if students can be on time for classes, they won’t miss the chance to learn and leave good impression on their teachers. Otherwise, some students may get punished or criticized for being late which will lead to some negative emotions. Obviously, they can not be concentrated and highly efficient in that lesson. Also, some students even skip their breakfasts and hurry to their classes because of limited time. Gradually, being starved for the whole morning’s classes is really bad for their physical health.

重点核心词汇：

productivity n. 产能

criticize v. 批评

negative adj消极的

skip v. 跳过

starve v. 挨饿 

同意：两个观点+例证

I strongly agree with the statement that it's really important to be on time always. Mainly because firstly being on time can boost efficiency and productivity of work and study观点1. No matter for students’ being on time for classes or employees’ being punctual for their work, they won’t waste the time and lead to some unexpected consequences. Also, they can easily concentrate and focus on their process of learning and working and thus be highly efficient. Secondly, when people get to work or study on time, it can improve social relationships with great ease观点2. Just imagine, no matter for a business conference or a friends’ dating, being on time will leave a good impression on others and the cooperators or friends will believe people are reliable and easy to count on, and thus it can create a harmonious atmosphere.

重点核心词汇：

employee n. 员工

punctual adj. 准时的

consequence n. 后果

conference n. 会议

cooperator n. 合作者

count on v. 依赖，依靠

harmonious adj. 和谐的

不同意：一个观点+例证

I disagree with the statement and I do believe sometimes being punctual may not be appropriate or even cause some unexpected consequences观点. For example, when people first pay a visit to a friend's house, and the hostess may need more time to be fully prepared, so being late for a little while like 5 or 10 minutes will be really polite and considerate for the hostess. That is the common sense especially in American culture. Also if people are always expected to be on time , they are probably in a hurry while in certain situations, like traffic jam or bad weather which may lead to some accidents with injuries. So being punctual is important for most situations but unnecessary to be on time always.

重点核心词汇：

appropriate adj. 合适的

unexpected adj. 未预料到的

hostess n. 女主人

considerate adj. 考虑周到的

common sense 常识