TOEFL 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.
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Resumen de la Tarea
Texto de Lectura
Student Art Gallery at Maxwell Library ClosingThe recent large donation to Maxwell Library has enabled an expansion of the library's book collection, but it has also meant that the library has needed to rethink its layout. Library Director Helen Krantz announced that in order to accommodate the new books, it will be necessary to close the Student Art Gallery currently located on the third floor of the library."There's simply nowhere else to put the new books.” said Krantz. "However, we certainly value the student artwork, and we're planning on displaying the paintings and photographs on many different walls throughout the library so that students and visitors can continue to enjoy them."
Pregunta
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.
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1Ejemplo de Usuario #1
Puntuación26
Ejemplo de Usuario #1
Resultado de la Evaluación
1.子项得分
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交付:3
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主题发展:3.5
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语言使用:3
2.预估分数
- 总分:26
3.表达 回答中的发音和语速基本清晰,但在某些地方存在轻微的停顿。为了提高表达能力,建议练习更连贯、自然的语言表达,减少不必要的停顿。
4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求,能够概括阅读材料中的提议,并说明女士对提议的看法及理由。然而,在解释女士提出的其他解决方案时,可以更加详细地说明这些方案如何实施以及它们可能带来的好处。此外,尝试使用更多连接词和过渡词来使回答更加连贯和有条理。
5.语言使用原文:In the reading, we note that the university has decided to expand their library's book collection and they received a donation recently. In the reading, it is mentioned that the university has decided to expand its library's book collection due to a recent donation.(将句子结构进行了调整,使其更自然流畅。同时,将"their"改为"its",以保持一致性。)
However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal because she doesn't think it would be nice for artists and their artworks. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal, arguing that it would not be favorable for artists and their artworks.(将句子结构进行了调整,并使用了更高级的词汇"favorable"来替换"nice"。)
She also proposed there are other solutions, other ways to make room. She also suggests that there are alternative solutions to create more space.(将句子结构进行了调整,并使用了更高级的词汇"alternative solutions"来替换"other solutions, other ways"。)
First, the university can get the study rooms, they don't get much use to put books. Firstly, the university can utilize underused study rooms to accommodate books.(将句子结构进行了调整,并使用了更高级的词汇"utilize", "underused", 和 "accommodate"。)
And second, the university can digitize the books, make electronic files. Secondly, the university can digitize the books by creating electronic files.(将句子结构进行了调整,并使用了更高级的词汇"creating"来替换"make"。)
Revised Answer (140 words):
In the reading, it is mentioned that the university has decided to expand its library's book collection due to a recent donation. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal, arguing that it would not be favorable for artists and their artworks. She also suggests that there are alternative solutions to create more space. Firstly, the university can utilize underused study rooms to accommodate books. This would allow for better use of existing resources without compromising the art gallery. Secondly, the university can digitize the books by creating electronic files. This approach would not only save physical space but also cater to students' preferences for accessing books on their devices. By considering these alternative solutions, the university could maintain a dedicated space for student artwork while still expanding its book collection.
6.思维导图
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Reading
- University
- Library expansion
- Recent donation
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Woman's opinion
- Disagreement
- Unfavorable for artists
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Alternative solutions
- Utilize underused study rooms
- Digitize books
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accommodate | /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ | verb | To provide space or room for someone or something | 容纳,提供空间 | The university should accommodate the growing book collection without sacrificing the art gallery. |
| digitize | /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ | verb | To convert into digital form | 数字化 | Digitizing books can save space and cater to students' preferences for electronic resources. |
| alternative | /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/ | adjective | Offering another option or choice | 可供选择的,替代的 | The woman suggests alternative solutions to create more space in the library. |
| underused | /ˌʌndərˈjuːzd/ | adjective | Not used enough or as much as it should be | 使用不足的 | The university can utilize underused study rooms to make room for the expanded book collection. |
| unfavorable | /ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/ | adjective | Not advantageous, not helpful | 不利的,不有利的 | The woman believes that closing the art gallery would be unfavorable for artists and their artworks. |
2Ejemplo de Usuario #2
Puntuación23
Ejemplo de Usuario #2
Resultado de la Evaluación
1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 2
2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23
3.表达 在发音方面,您需要注意一些单词的发音,以避免拼写错误。此外,您在回答中的停顿有时显得不自然。为了提高表达能力,请练习流利、连贯的发言,并保持一致的语速。适当地使用停顿,以便让听众更好地理解您的观点。
4.话题发展 Your response is generally coherent and well-organized, but there are some areas for improvement. Make sure to clearly summarize the proposal from the reading passage and the woman's opinion about it. Additionally, provide more specific examples or details from the listening passage to support your points. This will help strengthen your response and make it more convincing.
6.语言使用Original Answer: The university announces that to take the coral fair at the beginning of the semester instead of the end. The university proposes to hold the career fair at the beginning of the semester instead of the end. (将“announces that to take”改为“proposes to hold”,将“coral fair”改为“career fair”,使句子更自然且准确。) And because most people have already found their jobs at that time and they are busy for preparing exam or prepare to move, This is because most students have already found jobs by then, and they are busy preparing for exams or moving. (将“people”改为“students”,将“busy for preparing exam or prepare to move”改为“busy preparing for exams or moving”,使句子更自然且语法正确。) in the conversation the woman disagrees with the proposal. First, she thinks most students don't know what they want to do at the start of the semester. Second, she doesn't think it will take a lot of time because students only need to search some information. Then business will also have a formal interview for students. Additionally, there won't be formal interviews during the fair. (将“Then business will also have a formal interview for students”改为“Additionally, there won't be formal interviews during the fair”,使句子更自然且准确。)
Revised Answer (140 words):
The university proposes to hold the career fair at the beginning of the semester instead of the end. This is because most students have already found jobs by then, and they are busy preparing for exams or moving. In the conversation, the woman disagrees with the proposal for two main reasons. First, she believes that most students are unsure about their career goals at the start of the semester and need more time to figure things out. Second, she doesn't think attending the fair would be time-consuming, as students can quickly gather information from brochures or flyers and decide whether to spend more time talking to company representatives. Additionally, she points out that there won't be formal interviews during the fair, making it less stressful and easier for students to fit into their schedules.
7.思维导图
- University Proposal
- Career fair at the beginning of the semester
- Woman's Opinion
- Disagrees with the proposal
- Reason 1: Students unsure about career goals at the start of the semester
- Reason 2: Fair not time-consuming, easy to gather information
- No formal interviews during the fair
8.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proposal | /prəˈpoʊzəl/ | noun | A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration. | 提议 | I disagree with the proposal to hold the career fair at the beginning of the semester. |
| career fair | /kəˈrɪr fɛr/ | noun | An event where employers and job seekers meet. | 招聘会 | The career fair provides students with valuable information about job opportunities. |
| time-consuming | /taɪm kənˈsju mɪŋ/ | adjective | Taking a lot of time to do or complete. | 耗时的 | Attending a career fair is not as time-consuming as some people think. |
| brochure | /ˈbroʊʃər/ | noun | A small book or magazine containing information. | 小册子 | Students can collect brochures from different companies at the career fair to learn about job offers. |
| representative | /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ | noun | A person chosen to speak or act on behalf of others. | 代表 | It's important to talk to company representatives at the career fair to get a better understanding of job requirements. |
3Ejemplo de Usuario #3
Puntuación23
Ejemplo de Usuario #3
Resultado de la Evaluación
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。建议发言者在练习时注意保持语速的一致性,减少不必要的停顿。此外,注意提高发音的准确性,以避免拼写错误。
4.话题发展 发言者对于问题的回答基本上是连贯和有条理的,但在某些地方表述略显混乱。建议在练习时加强对于听力材料的理解和把握,确保在回答问题时能够更清晰地阐述观点,并在适当的地方给出足够的支持或例证。
5.语言使用Original Answer: The student in the letter proposes that the students should not be involved in art projects outside of the university, but the women in the listening parties agree with this idea. The student in the letter proposes that those involved in arts outside of the university should be exempt from taking arts courses, but the woman in the conversation disagrees with this idea. (修改了原文中的表述,使其更符合听力材料的内容) She thinks that different courses can bring a lot of experience for the students, and the students can benefit from this experience and explore the other area. She believes that taking various courses can provide valuable experiences for students, allowing them to benefit and explore other areas. (简化了句子结构,使其更自然流畅) And she also thinks that the professors are too busy teaching and meeting with friends, Additionally, she thinks that professors are too busy teaching and meeting with students, (更正了原文中的错误表述) so they are too busy to handle those issues that the students who submit the samples, so they would not have time to handle evaluating samples submitted by students, (修改了句子结构,使其更清晰明了) so they don't have this time to, so this will take up the professors too much of the time. which would consume too much of their time. (简化了句子结构,使其更自然流畅)
Revised Answer (140 words): The student in the letter proposes that those involved in arts outside of the university should be exempt from taking arts courses, but the woman in the conversation disagrees with this idea. She believes that taking various courses can provide valuable experiences for students, allowing them to benefit and explore other areas. Additionally, she thinks that professors are too busy teaching and meeting with students, so they would not have time to handle evaluating samples submitted by students, which would consume too much of their time.
6.思维导图
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Proposal
- Exempt from arts courses
- Outside arts involvement
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Woman's disagreement
- Benefits of various courses
- Valuable experiences
- Explore other areas
- Professors' workload
- Teaching and meeting with students
- Evaluating samples
- Benefits of various courses
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exempt | /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ | adjective | free from an obligation or liability | 被免除的 | Students involved in arts outside the university should be exempt from taking arts courses. |
| involvement | /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/ | noun | the act of participating in something | 参与 | Outside arts involvement should satisfy the arts requirement. |
| valuable | /ˈvæljʊəbəl/ | adjective | worth a great deal of money or importance | 有价值的 | Taking various courses can provide valuable experiences for students. |
| workload | /ˈwɜrkloʊd/ | noun | the amount of work assigned to a person | 工作量 | Professors have a heavy workload, including teaching and meeting with students. |
| evaluate | /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ | verb | to judge or determine the significance of | 评估 | Professors would not have time to evaluate samples submitted by students due to their workload. |
4Ejemplo de Usuario #4
Puntuación23
Ejemplo de Usuario #4
Resultado de la Evaluación
1.子项得分
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交付:3
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话题发展:3
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语言使用:3
2.预估分数
- 总分:23
3.表达 回答中的发音和语速基本清晰和流畅,但有些地方存在适当的停顿。为了提高发音的准确性,请注意一些拼写错误,如“hink”应为“think”,“theiSincerely”应为“their cars”。此外,注意在适当的地方加入停顿,以提高语言的连贯性。
4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求,能够总结信件中的建议并阐述女士对此的看法及理由。然而,在组织结构上可以有所改进。例如,在列举女士不同意信件观点的理由时,可以使用更清晰的连接词,如“首先”、“其次”等。同时,在解释原因时可以更详细地描述女士提到的学生停车场和教职工停车场的情况。通过这些改进,你的回答将更加连贯和有说服力。
5.语言使用原回答:in Faculty Parking LotAllow Students to Park In the faculty parking lot, allow students to park (修改了句子结构,使其更自然)ampus and drive to schools be allowed to park inI would like to propose that students who live off cthe employee parking lot behind Messner Hall, whch is currently reserved for university faculty.Finding a parking spot near the classroom buildingis difficult - we often have to drive aroundlooking for a place to park, which makes us late toclass. I would like to propose that students who live off-campus and drive to school be allowed to park in the employee parking lot behind Messner Hall, which is currently reserved for university faculty. Finding a parking spot near the classroom building is difficult - we often have to drive around looking for a place to park, which makes us late for class. (修正了拼写错误和语法错误,增加了适当的空格和标点符号,使句子更自然流畅)The faculty lot isn't fully used - I see a lot ofempty spaces there in the morning - and so I don't hink it would be inconvenient for the university toalso allow students who drive to school to park theiSincerely, The faculty lot isn't fully used - I see a lot of empty spaces there in the morning - and so I don't think it would be inconvenient for the university to also allow students who drive to school to park their cars. Sincerely, (修正了拼写错误,增加了适当的空格,使句子更自然流畅)
修订版(140词):
In the faculty parking lot, allow students to park. I would like to propose that students who live off-campus and drive to school be allowed to park in the employee parking lot behind Messner Hall, which is currently reserved for university faculty. Finding a parking spot near the classroom building is difficult - we often have to drive around looking for a place to park, which makes us late for class. The faculty lot isn't fully used - I see a lot of empty spaces there in the morning - and so I don't think it would be inconvenient for the university to also allow students who drive to school to park their cars. Sincerely, Greg Murphy.
女士对信件中的建议表示了她的看法。信件建议学校应允许学生在教职工停车场停车,因为学生很难找到停车位,这导致他们上课迟到。此外,教职工停车场早晨通常有很多空位,所以允许学生停车不会给学校带来不便。然而,女士不同意这一观点,她认为学校附近有一个专门供学生使用的停车场,所以学生并不难找到停车位。此外,她还指出,在中午时分,教职工停车场通常已经没有空位了。因此,在这种情况下,允许学生在教职工停车场停车并不现实。
6.思维导图
- Proposal
- Allow students to park in faculty lot
- Reasons:
- Difficulty finding parking spots
- Faculty lot not fully used
- Woman's opinion
- Disagrees with proposal
- Reasons:
- Student parking lot available near campus
- Faculty lot packed during midday
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inconvenience | /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ | noun | trouble or difficulty caused to one's life | 不便 | Allowing students to park in the faculty lot would not cause inconvenience to the university. |
| off-campus | /ˈɒfˈkæmpəs/ | adjective | not located within the area of a campus | 校外的 | Off-campus students often struggle to find parking spots near the classroom buildings. |
| midday | /ˈmɪddeɪ/ | noun | the middle part of the day, around noon | 正午 | The faculty parking lot is usually packed with cars during midday, leaving no space for students. |
| packed | /pækt/ | adjective | filled with a large number of people or things crowded together closely | 拥挤的 | The faculty parking lot is packed during midday, making it difficult for students to find a spot. |
| struggle | /ˈstrʌɡl/ | verb | to try very hard to do something difficult | 努力,挣扎 | Students struggle to find parking spaces near the classroom buildings, causing them to be late for class. |
5Ejemplo de Usuario #5
Puntuación23
Ejemplo de Usuario #5
Resultado de la Evaluación
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,这位同学的回答较为清晰,但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。为了提高口语表达能力,建议同学在练习时注意保持语速的稳定,并尽量减少不必要的停顿。同时,注意发音的准确性,以避免拼写错误。
4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看,这位同学的回答基本上是连贯和有组织的。但是,在解释女士提出的两个解决方案时,可以进一步详细说明她为什么认为这两个方案更好。例如,在提到数字化图书时,可以强调这样做可以节省空间并方便学生。此外,在总结女士对提议的看法时,可以更明确地指出她认为现有的艺术展览方式对艺术家更有利。在今后的练习中,请注意提供更充分的支持或例子来加强你的观点。
5.语言使用Original: In the reading, we note that the university has decided to expand their book collection because they received the donation recently. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal because she don't think it would be nice for artists and their artworks. She also proposed two solutions to make room for these books. First, the university can make use of the study rooms that they don't think get much use. Second, the university can digitize the books they already have, which is convenient for students. They just need to scan the books and make an electronic file.
Corrected: In the reading, we note that thea university has decided to expand theirits book collection because they receivedof a recent donation. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal because she don'tdoesn't think it would be nice for artists and their artworks. She also proposed two solutions to make room for these books. First, the university can make use of thesome underused study rooms(使用一些不常用的学习室,使表达更自然). Second, the university can digitize the books they already have, which is convenient for students(删除"the",使表达更自然). They just need to scan the books and make an electronic file.
Revised (140 words): In the reading, we learn that a university has decided to expand its book collection due to a recent donation. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the proposal, as she believes it would not be beneficial for artists and their artworks. She proposes two alternative solutions to create space for the new books. First, she suggests that the university could utilize some underused study rooms, which would free up space without impacting the art gallery. Second, she recommends digitizing their existing books, making them more accessible and convenient for students while saving physical space. By scanning the books and creating electronic files, the university could preserve their collection without sacrificing valuable space for student artwork. This approach would allow artists to continue showcasing their work in a dedicated gallery, maintaining its importance within the campus community.
6.思维导图
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Reading
- University
- Expand book collection
- Recent donation
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Woman's opinion
- Disagrees with proposal
- Negative impact on artists and artworks
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Alternative solutions
- Utilize underused study rooms
- Digitize existing books
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expand | /ɪkˈspænd/ | Verb | To increase in size, volume, or scope | 扩大 | The university should expand its book collection to provide more resources for students. |
| Underused | /ˌʌndərˈjuːzd/ | Adjective | Not used enough | 使用不足的 | The underused study rooms can be converted into additional space for the library. |
| Digitize | /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ | Verb | To convert data into digital form | 数字化 | Digitizing books will make them more accessible to students and save physical space in the library. |
| Sacrifice | /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ | Verb | To give up something valuable for a purpose | 牺牲 | We shouldn't sacrifice the art gallery to accommodate more books; there are other solutions. |
| Accessibility | /əkˌsesəˈbɪləti/ | Noun | The quality of being easy to obtain or use | 可获取性,易用性 | Increasing the accessibility of resources is essential for enhancing students' learning experience. |
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