TOEFL TPO 15 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion about the proposal  in the student's letter.  Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state the man's opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 2.5 Language Use: 2.5

2.预估分数

19. 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。但是，有些标点问题是由于不恰当的停顿造成的。所有拼写错误都是由于发音不准确造成的。建议发言者在练习时注意提高发音准确性，并尝试减少不必要的停顿。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，发言者的回答内容基本上符合题目要求，但在组织结构和连接思路方面还有待加强。建议发言者在练习时注意明确地陈述观点，并在论述过程中保持逻辑清晰和条理分明。同时，可以适当增加一些具体的例子或论据来支持自己的观点。

5.语言使用

Original: The proposal is to pave the way, pave the trails near the school by cement and to make it prettier. The man in the listening content disagreed with this proposal because he thinks that for runners, it's good for them to run on a hard surface and it's good for their joints and knees. Also, running in the cement way made them feel a rewind sense and eased their mind, gave them feel a sense of nature. So if they paved the way with the cement, it can provide them with a sense of relaxation. Thus, they lost their doubts about running.

Corrected: The proposal is to pave the way, pave the trails near the school by with cement and to make it prettier more attractive. The man in the listening content segment disagreed with this proposal because he thinks that for runners, it's good better for them to run on a hard soft surface as it's good for their joints and knees. Also, running on the cement way made them feel a rewind sense and eased their mind, unpaved trail provides a more natural experience, giving them a sense of nature. So if they paved the way with cement, it would not provide them with a sense of relaxation. Thus, they would lose their motivation for running.

(将“by”改为“with”，更符合语境；将“prettier”改为“more attractive”，更准确地表达意思；将“content”改为“segment”，更符合听力材料的描述；将“good”改为“better”，表示更好的对比；将“hard”改为“soft”，纠正原文中的错误理解；将关于跑步感受的描述进行修改，使其更自然、准确。)

Revised version (140 words):

The proposal suggests paving the trails near the school with cement to make them more attractive. The man in the listening segment disagrees with this proposal, arguing that it is better for runners to run on a soft surface, as it is beneficial for their joints and knees. He also points out that running on the unpaved trail provides a more natural experience, giving them a sense of nature and relaxation. If the trails were paved with cement, they would lose this connection to nature and potentially decrease their motivation for running. In conclusion, the man believes that paving the trails with cement would not only be detrimental to runners' physical health but also take away from their overall enjoyment of the activity.

6.思维导图

- Proposal
  - Pave trails with cement
  - Make more attractive

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with proposal
  - Reasons
    - Soft surface better for joints and knees
    - Unpaved trail provides natural experience
      - Sense of nature and relaxation

- Consequences of paving
  - Loss of connection to nature
  - Decreased motivation for running

7.关键词