TOEFL TPO 69 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the announcement. Briefly summarize the plan. Then state her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

1.Sub Scores

• Delivery: 3

• Topic Development: 3.5

• Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 27

3.Delivery The speaker's delivery is mostly clear and fluid, but there are occasional pauses that disrupt the flow. To improve, the speaker should practice speaking more consistently and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, focusing on accurate pronunciation will help eliminate any spelling errors that may arise from mispronunciation.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in providing more specific details about the woman's opinion and reasons for holding that opinion. To enhance topic development, the speaker should elaborate on the woman's suggestions for alternative study spaces for undergraduates and emphasize her concerns about maintaining a quiet environment for graduate students.

5.Language Use

The university announced that they will open the graduate lawngraduate study lounge to all students due to its low utilization and to provide more space for the undergraduate students. And the woman disagreed with this announcement because first she thinks that graduate students need quitequiet a space to think because they have a lot of research work to do. And a larger space provides them with more table and more spaces to do their research. And secondly, the woman suggests that to really handle the problem, the university should find some extra spaces for the undergraduate students. Like there is a new dormitory that is going to be used so the university could set up a learning space for the undergraduate students for them to study and leave the lawn placelounge for them.

("graduate lawn" was changed to "graduate study lounge" for accuracy; "quite" was corrected to "quiet" for proper word usage; "lawn place" was changed to "lounge" for consistency.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university announced its plan to open the graduate study lounge to all students, as it is currently underutilized and there is a need for more study space for undergraduates. The woman disagrees with this plan, stating that graduate students require a quiet environment for their research work, which is facilitated by having ample space and tables in the lounge. She believes that opening the lounge to undergraduates would compromise this environment. Instead, she suggests that the university should explore alternative solutions, such as designating additional study areas specifically for undergraduates. One example she provides is utilizing the new dormitory being built as a potential study space for undergraduates, thus preserving the graduate study lounge exclusively for graduate students.

6.Mind Map

- University Plan
  - Open graduate study lounge to all students
  - Reasons: underutilization, need for undergraduate study space

- Woman's Opinion
  - Disagrees with plan
  - Reasons: quiet environment needed for graduate research, ample space and tables

- Alternative Solutions
  - Designate additional study areas for undergraduates
  - Example: new dormitory as potential study space

7.Key Words

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

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

总体来说，发言者的表达较为清晰，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。为了提高发言的流畅性，建议发言者在练习时注意保持语速的一致性，并尽量减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意正确发音以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 发言者对于计划的总结和女士的观点表述得较为清楚，但在解释女士观点原因时，可以进一步完善。例如，在提到女士认为研究生需要一个安静、不拥挤的空间时，可以补充她担心开放给本科生后这种环境将受到影响。此外，在提到学校应该为本科生指定额外的学习空间时，可以详细说明女士提出的建议，如在新宿舍中增设学习空间。总之，在话题发展方面，建议发言者在解释观点原因时更加具体和详细。

5.语言使用

Original: Well, in the latter, the school decided to add more study space where it is initially used by graduate students, but the women feel a little disappointed about this idea. In the announcement, the university plans to open the graduate study lounge to undergraduates as well, but the woman feels disappointed about this decision.（在原文中，应使用“announcement”而不是“latter”，并将“the women”改为“the woman”。此外，为了使句子更自然，可以使用“feels disappointed about this decision”替换“feel a little disappointed about this idea”。）

First off, she thinks that graduate students should have a space to do a lot of work and research, like writing the books on the desk, and they need a place that won't be noisy and crowded. Firstly, she believes that graduate students should have a dedicated space for extensive work and research, such as having ample room for their books on desks, and they require an environment that is quiet and not crowded.（为了使句子更自然，可以使用“believes”替换“thinks”，并将“a lot of work”改为“extensive work”。同时，将“writing the books on the desk”改为“having ample room for their books on desks”，并将“won't be noisy and crowded”改为“is quiet and not crowded”。）

This is because it's good for graduate students to concentrate on themselves, and the school should add other space from other places to study. This is because such an environment allows graduate students to focus better, and the university should allocate additional study spaces elsewhere for undergraduates.（为了使句子更自然，可以将“concentrate on themselves”改为“focus better”，并将“add other space from other places to study”改为“allocate additional study spaces elsewhere for undergraduates”。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

In the announcement, the university plans to open the graduate study lounge to undergraduates as well, but the woman feels disappointed about this decision. Firstly, she believes that graduate students should have a dedicated space for extensive work and research, such as having ample room for their books on desks, and they require an environment that is quiet and not crowded. This is because such an environment allows graduate students to focus better. She also suggests that the university should allocate additional study spaces elsewhere for undergraduates, like in the new dormitory being built. By doing so, it would address the issue of insufficient study space for undergraduates without affecting the graduate students' preferred study environment.

6.思维导图

• Announcement

  • Open graduate study lounge to undergraduates

• Woman's opinion

  • Disappointed

• Reasons

  • Dedicated space for graduate students
    • Extensive work and research
    • Quiet and not crowded environment
  • University should allocate additional study spaces elsewhere for undergraduates

7.关键词

1.子项得分

• 交付（Delivery）：3

• 主题发展（Topic Development）：3.5

• 语言使用（Language Use）：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：26

3.表达 回答中的发音和语速较为清晰和流畅，但偶尔会有停顿。建议在练习时注意掌握适当的停顿，以提高语言表达的连贯性。同时，注意纠正发音错误，以免影响听众理解。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，能够简要概括计划，并说明女士对计划的看法及原因。但在组织结构上可以进一步优化，例如在提到女士的观点时，可以更明确地指出她反对这个计划。此外，在给出女士建议时，可以更详细地描述她提出的替代方案。总体来说，需要在组织结构和论据方面进行一些改进，以使回答更加有说服力。

5.语言使用

原文：The announcement is about a change of the policy in a study lunch, The announcement is about a change in the policy of a study lounge,（将“a change of”改为“a change in”，将“study lunch”改为“study lounge”，使句子更自然。）which was reserved only for graduate students, but now it is also available for additional undergraduate students. which was previously reserved only for graduate students, but now it has been opened to undergraduate students as well.（在描述计划变化时，使用更准确的词汇和表达。）

This is mainly because the enrollment of undergraduate students has started to increase for the last few years. This is mainly due to the increasing enrollment of undergraduate students over the past few years.（将“has started to increase for the last few years”改为“over the past few years”，使句子更自然。）

However, in a conversation, the woman disagreed with the announcement because of two main reasons. However, during the conversation, the woman expressed her disagreement with the announcement for two main reasons.（将“in a conversation”改为“during the conversation”，使句子更自然。）

The study lunch can be not perfect anymore because there are more students, The study lounge may no longer be ideal due to an increased number of students,（将“can be not perfect anymore”改为“may no longer be ideal”，使句子更自然。）

so less rooms can be used for the graduate students to spread their book out for doing some research. thus reducing the space available for graduate students to spread out their books and conduct research.（将“less rooms can be used”改为“reducing the space available”，使句子更自然。）

In addition, the study lunch will be noisy and crowded, Additionally, the study lounge may become noisy and crowded,（将“In addition”改为“Additionally”，使句子更自然。）

so the woman suggests that the university should use the spare areas in the dormitory as study rooms for undergraduate students. so the woman suggests that the university should designate spare areas in the dormitory as study spaces specifically for undergraduate students.（将“use”改为“designate”，使句子更自然。）

修订后的回答（140词）：

The announcement is about a change in the policy of a study lounge, which was previously reserved only for graduate students, but now it has been opened to undergraduate students as well. This is mainly due to the increasing enrollment of undergraduate students over the past few years. However, during the conversation, the woman expressed her disagreement with the announcement for two main reasons. The study lounge may no longer be ideal due to an increased number of students, thus reducing the space available for graduate students to spread out their books and conduct research. Additionally, the study lounge may become noisy and crowded, so the woman suggests that the university should designate spare areas in the dormitory as study spaces specifically for undergraduate students.

6.思维导图

- Announcement
  - Change in policy
  - Study lounge
  - Open to undergraduate students

- Reason for change
  - Increasing enrollment of undergraduate students

- Woman's opinion
  - Disagreement with the announcement
  - Reasons for disagreement
    - Reduced space for graduate students' research
    - Noisy and crowded study lounge

- Woman's suggestion
  - Designate spare areas in dormitory as study spaces for undergraduate students

7.关键词