回答托福口语可以从不同角度入手，很多同学在寻找所谓万能的思路。本文就从马斯洛的需求层次理论入手分析托福口语答题。下面和环球教育(原环球教育)的小编一起学习一下吧。

　　· 生理需求Physiological Needs

　　人最基本的、也是最急迫的需求就是生理需求如衣食住行food, clothes and shelter. 请看这道题：

　　When choosing a university, which of the following factors do you care about most: cost, size location? Why this characteristic is the most important to you?

　　当你选择大学的时候你是看重成本、大小还是地方并给出具体的原因，看似此题跟基本生理需求没有任何关系，如果我们选择location的话不难发现一个大城市可以更好的满足人最基本的生理需求。吃货可以去fancy restaurants，没衣服穿了可以去shopping mall购物, 无聊了还可以去bar或者coffee shop消遣，而针对这些需求大城市相对于小地方更容易满足人最基本的生理需求。

　　参考段子：

　　I would say location is the most important factor I care about, cuz if I chose to study in a big city like New York, Boston and Los Angeles, I would get a better chance not to get bored. I am the kind of person who likes the hustle bustle of big cities, I can explore the culinary delights in the fancy restaurants, going to the shopping mall to choose my outfits, and whenever I feel really fed up with my study I can always go to the bars and coffee shops to hang out with my friend.

　　解析：以上的段子里面有细节如城市名称纽约、波士顿和洛杉矶，当然也有好多店铺的细节：餐厅、商场、咖啡馆和酒吧，这些细节巧妙的结合了马斯洛需求层次理论中最基本的生理需求。

　　· 安全需求 Safety and Security Needs

　　在满足生理需求之后，人还渴望得到安全稳定如选择一个安全的社区居住，寻求工作上的安全，生病了有医疗保险或是足够的钱看病等等。请看以下题目：

　　If you had some extra money, would spend it right away or save it? Which choice do you prefer and why? Include details in your explanation.

　　参考段子：

　　Personally, I would say I am a conservative person and like to save some money for future use. When we have enough food and proper shelter to live, we also have to think about our safety, like what if you had a bad accident and are in urgent need some of money and have no money to spend. Saving the money for future emergency sounds like a better option for me.

　　解析：

　　结合马斯洛需求层次理论，上面的段子在说明满足基本需求之外，人还需要安全感进而引到自己的观点上来，如果哪一天出现意外没有钱咋办，通过这个例子说明要未雨绸缪防患于未然。

　　再如这个题目：

　　Describe your most favorite place for vocation.

　　这道题我们可以结合前两个需求即生理需求和安全需求来回答，关于生理需求(吃喝玩乐)我们就不赘述请参考地点语料库。针对安全需求可以说：

　　XXXX is also a very safe place. A place where a women can walk on the streets alone in the middle of the night without fear is pretty hard to find, and during my stay in XXX, sometime I find it hard to fall asleep and I often take late night walks along the beach and never had any problems, it is such a safe place.