TOEFL TPO 37 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal described in the letter. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，发言者的语言流利度和语速基本一致，偶尔有停顿。但在某些地方，标点符号的使用不当可能导致了不恰当的停顿。拼写错误可能是发音不准确的结果。建议发言者在练习发音时多加注意，以提高口语表达的准确性。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，发言者提供了一个连贯且组织良好的回答，观点之间关系明确，举例和论证也较为充分。但仍有改进空间，建议在练习时尝试更多地关注论点之间的逻辑关系，并在论证过程中给出更多具体例子以增强说服力。

5.语言使用

Original: In the lecture, the student stress refers to cancelling the room phone since they believe that it is unnecessary. In the reading passage, the author suggests removing room phones because they are deemed unnecessary. (将“lecture”改为“reading passage”，将“student stress”改为“author”，将“cancelling”改为“removing”，以更准确地描述原文内容。)

Original: First, students all use their mobile phones to make calls, so that can be cancelled. Firstly, since all students use their mobile phones for calls, room phones can be eliminated. (将“First”改为“Firstly”，将“cancelled”改为“eliminated”，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Original: Second, the student believes that cancelling the room phone can help students have cost benefits. Secondly, the author argues that removing room phones would result in cost savings for students. (将“student”改为“author”，将“cancelling”改为“removing”，将“have cost benefits”改为“result in cost savings”，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Original: In the conversation, the woman disagrees with this plan. In the listening part, the woman disagrees with this proposal. (将“conversation”改为“listening part”，将“plan”改为“proposal”，以更准确地描述原文内容。)

Original: She believes that it is good to have both ways since it is more reliable for students to use the room phone to have a call. She believes that having both options is beneficial as room phones provide a more reliable means of communication for students. (将“both ways”改为“both options”，将“to use the room phone to have a call”改为“room phones provide a more reliable means of communication”，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Original: And also, sometimes the reputation is not so good and then the room phones can be a good backup for the students. Additionally, when mobile phone reception is poor, room phones serve as a reliable backup for students. (将“reputation”改为“reception”，将“not so good”改为“poor”，将“and then”删除，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Original: Second, she believes that students do not need to pay so much money for the phone call since they do not need to pay for the house bill. Furthermore, she contends that students don't need to spend much on phone calls as they only pay per call on their housing bill. (将“house bill”改为“housing bill”，将“so much money”改为“much”，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

In the reading passage, the author suggests removing room phones because they are deemed unnecessary. Firstly, since all students use their mobile phones for calls, room phones can be eliminated. Secondly, the author argues that removing room phones would result in cost savings for students. In the listening part, the woman disagrees with this proposal. She believes that having both options is beneficial as room phones provide a more reliable means of communication for students. Additionally, when mobile phone reception is poor, room phones serve as a reliable backup for students. Furthermore, she contends that students don't need to spend much on phone calls as they only pay per call on their housing bill.

6.思维导图

- Reading Passage
    - Remove room phones
        - Unnecessary
        - Cost savings

- Listening Part
    - Woman's opinion
        - Disagrees with proposal
        - Both options beneficial
            - Reliable communication
            - Backup when reception is poor
        - Cost not an issue
            - Pay per call on housing bill

7.关键词

1.Sub Scores Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

23. 3.Delivery

The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are some minor pronunciation issues that need to be addressed. For example, "dumb phone service" should be "room phone service" and "latter" should be "letter." To improve, the speaker should practice pronouncing words more accurately and focus on enunciating each word clearly.

4.Topic Development The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, summarizing the proposal and stating the woman's opinion about it. The reasons for her opinion are also explained. However, the response could be improved by providing more specific examples from the listening passage to support the woman's arguments. Additionally, the speaker should avoid repeating phrases like "the latter stressed" and instead use a variety of expressions to convey the same idea. Overall, focusing on incorporating more details from the listening passage and using a wider range of expressions will help improve topic development.

5.Language Use

Original: The latter stressed that the university should remove dumb phone service. The letter suggested that the university should remove room phone service. (Corrected "latter" to "letter" and "dumb" to "room" for accurate meaning) Original: First, the latter stressed that students all have mobile phones and they can use cars instead of dumb phone service. First, the letter emphasized that students all have mobile phones and can use them instead of room phone service. (Corrected "latter" to "letter", "cars" to "them", and "dumb" to "room" for proper context) Original: However, the woman argues that mobile phones is not reliable as they are easily get cut off, making it difficult for them to hear on the other line. However, the woman argues that mobile phones are not reliable because they can easily get cut off, making it difficult to hear on the other line. (Corrected grammar and sentence structure for clarity) Original: Dumb phone service provides a backup option when mobile phone doesn't work. Room phone service provides a backup option when a mobile phone doesn't work. (Corrected "dumb" to "room" for accurate meaning) Original: Second, the latter says that it will impose a high cost for students. Second, the letter claims that it will result in cost savings for students. (Corrected "latter" to "letter" and rephrased for accurate meaning) Original: The woman argues that students will only pay per call as they will afford high cost if they use less dumb phone service. The woman argues that students only pay per call, so they can avoid high costs by using room phone service less frequently. (Corrected "dumb" to "room" and rephrased for clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words): The letter suggested that the university should remove room phone service. First, the letter emphasized that students all have mobile phones and can use them instead of room phone service. However, the woman argues that mobile phones are not reliable because they can easily get cut off, making it difficult to hear on the other line. Room phone service provides a backup option when a mobile phone doesn't work. Second, the letter claims that it will result in cost savings for students. The woman argues that students only pay per call, so they can avoid high costs by using room phone service less frequently. Overall, the woman disagrees with the proposal due to concerns about mobile phone reliability and believes that keeping room phone service as a backup option is beneficial for students.

6.Mind Map

- Proposal
  - Remove room phone service
  - Reasons
    - Students have mobile phones
    - Cost savings

- Woman's opinion
  - Disagrees with proposal
  - Reasons
    - Mobile phone reliability issues
      - Calls get cut off
      - Poor reception
    - Room phone service as backup option
  - Cost argument refuted
    - Pay per call system
    - Control costs by using less frequently

7.Key Words

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 4 Language Use: 3

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

总体来说，回答的表达较为清晰，但在某些地方还有改进的空间。建议在发音方面多加练习，尤其是在一些单词的发音上要更加准确。此外，在语速和停顿方面也需要注意，尽量保持语速的稳定，并适当减少不必要的停顿。

4.话题发展 回答在话题发展方面做得很好，内容组织清晰，观点之间的联系明确。回答中提到了女生对提议的看法以及她给出的两个理由。这些内容都与题目要求紧密相关，足以支持女生的观点。在这方面无需改进。

5.语言使用

Original: The student in the letter proposes that the university should remove the phones from students' rooms. The student in the letter suggests that the university remove phones from students' rooms.（建议使用suggest替换proposes，使语言更自然。）

However, the woman in the lesson disagrees with this idea for two reasons. Nonetheless, the woman in the conversation opposes this idea for two reasons.（使用Nonetheless替换However，使句子更连贯；使用conversation替换lesson，更符合场景。）

The first reason is that it's good for students to have both their personal phones and dorm phones. The first reason is that having both personal phones and dorm phones is beneficial for students.（调整句子结构，使其更清晰。）

Sometimes the personal phones are just not reliable. At times, personal phones may be unreliable.（使用At times替换Sometimes，使语言更自然；调整句子结构，使其更简洁。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The student in the letter suggests that the university remove phones from students' rooms. Nonetheless, the woman in the conversation opposes this idea for two reasons. The first reason is that having both personal phones and dorm phones is beneficial for students. At times, personal phones may be unreliable due to poor reception caused by hills in the area, leading to dropped calls or unclear conversations. Therefore, having a backup option like dorm phones is essential. The second reason is that students don't have to pay a significant amount for dorm phones, as they are charged per call. By controlling the number of calls made through room phones, students can avoid high costs. In conclusion, the woman believes that it is better to maintain the current system with both personal and dorm phones available for students.

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Letter suggestion: remove phones from students' rooms
  - Woman's opposition

- Reason 1: Benefits of having both personal and dorm phones
  - Unreliable personal phones
    - Poor reception due to hills
    - Dropped calls, unclear conversations
  - Backup option: dorm phones

- Reason 2: Cost of dorm phones not significant
  - Charged per call
  - Control number of calls to avoid high costs

- Conclusion
  - Maintain current system with both personal and dorm phones available for students

7.关键词