TOEFL TPO 44 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion of the letter writer's proposal. State his opinion and explain the reasons he 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，这个回答的发音和语速基本上是清晰和流畅的，但偶尔会有些停顿。建议在练习时注意保持连贯性，尽量减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意提高发音准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，这个回答基本上是连贯和组织良好的，观点之间的联系也比较清晰。但在解释男生观点的原因时，可以更具体地给出一些例子或者详细说明。建议在练习时尝试提供更多支持性的论据或例子，以增强论点的说服力。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The proposal is that the university should create a student committee to decide funding for student organizations because students can be in charge of such things and some students may gain leadership experience. The proposal suggests that the university create a student committee to allocate funding for student organizations, as students can manage these decisions and potentially gain leadership experience. (建议使用更自然的表达方式，如“allocate funding”代替“decide funding”，以及使用“potentially”来表示可能性。)

However, the man in the listening doesn't agree with it because, for one, he thinks that students can't be too close to such organizations because they may not be so objective as the administrators do, which can lead to unfairness. However, the man disagrees because he believes that students' close involvement with these organizations may compromise their objectivity compared to administrators, leading to potential unfairness. (使用更准确的词汇和语法结构，如“compromise their objectivity”和“potential unfairness”。)

What's more, he thinks that it will be hard to find students interested in such committees because they are too busy with their studies, so it will consume too much time for the administration. Furthermore, he argues that finding interested students might be difficult due to their busy schedules, resulting in a significant time commitment for the administration. (使用更自然的连接词“Furthermore”，并简化句子结构。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The proposal suggests that the university create a student committee to allocate funding for student organizations, as students can manage these decisions and potentially gain leadership experience. However, the man disagrees because he believes that students' close involvement with these organizations may compromise their objectivity compared to administrators, leading to potential unfairness. Furthermore, he argues that finding interested students might be difficult due to their busy schedules, resulting in a significant time commitment for the administration.

6.思维导图

- Proposal
  - Student committee
  - Allocate funding
  - Leadership experience

- Man's disagreement
  - Compromise objectivity
    - Close involvement
    - Potential unfairness
  - Difficulty finding interested students
    - Busy schedules
    - Time commitment for administration

7.关键词

1.子项得分 Delivery: 0 Topic Development: 0 Language Use: 0

2.预估分数

0. 3.表达

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5.语言使用

原回答：Bye-bye. You This The man disagrees with the letter writer's proposal because he believes that students are not the right people to make decisions about funding for student organizations. He thinks that students are too close to the situation and may not be as objective or fair as university administrators. Additionally, he doubts that there would be enough students interested in serving on the committee due to existing leadership positions being unfilled and students being too busy. (原回答内容不完整，已根据听力材料进行修改和补充。)

修订后的回答（140字）：

The man disagrees with the letter writer's proposal because he believes that students are not the right people to make decisions about funding for student organizations. He thinks that students are too close to the situation and may not be as objective or fair as university administrators, potentially favoring their friends' groups or their own groups. Furthermore, he doubts that there would be enough students interested in serving on the committee due to existing leadership positions being unfilled, such as the Student Council lacking a vice president, and students being too busy with other commitments.

6.思维导图

• Man's opinion

  • Disagrees with proposal

• Reasons

  • Students not objective or fair
    • Too close to the situation
    • Favoritism
  • Lack of interest in serving on the committee
    • Unfilled leadership positions
    • Busy students

7.关键词

1.子项得分

• 交付：3

• 主题发展：4

• 语言使用：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：26

3.表达 回答中的表达大部分清晰流畅，但在某些地方可能需要稍微减慢语速，以便更好地表达观点。此外，注意在适当的地方停顿，以增强语言的连贯性。建议多练习发音和语调，以便在考试中更自信地表达自己的观点。

4.话题发展 回答内容组织得很好，观点之间的联系清晰，提供了充足的支持和例子。在主题发展方面，你已经做得很好。继续保持这种水平，并在实际考试中尽量保持冷静和专注。

5.语言使用

原文：Essentially, a student proposes that the university should set up a student committee to decide funding for students' organizations, because students know better about their organizations and it can provide them with leadership experience. Essentially, a student proposes that the university should establish a student committee to determine funding for student organizations, as students have better knowledge of their organizations and it can offer them valuable leadership experience. (建议使用“establish”代替“set up”，以使句子更自然。此外，将“decide”改为“determine”，使句子更准确。将“know better about”改为“have better knowledge of”，使句子更流畅。最后，将“provide them with”改为“offer them”，使句子更自然。)

原文：However, the man in the conversation disagrees with the proposal for two reasons. However, the man in the conversation opposes the proposal for two reasons. (将“disagrees with”改为“opposes”，使句子更自然。)

原文：The first reason is that students are not in the right place to make the decision, as they involve themselves in the student groups. The first reason is that students are not in an appropriate position to make decisions since they are directly involved in student groups. (将“not in the right place”改为“not in an appropriate position”，使句子更准确。此外，将“as they involve themselves in”改为“since they are directly involved in”，使句子更自然。)

原文：They cannot make objective and fair decisions. They are unable to make objective and impartial decisions. (将“cannot”改为“are unable to”，使句子更自然。此外，将“fair”改为“impartial”，使句子更准确。)

原文：The second reason is that the student committee may have a hard time to find people interested in the leadership position. The second reason is that the student committee might struggle to find individuals interested in leadership positions. (将“may have a hard time to find”改为“might struggle to find”，使句子更自然。此外，将“people”改为“individuals”，使句子更准确。)

原文：Since students are too busy, they would not devote their volunteer time to the committee. As students are preoccupied, they would not dedicate their voluntary time to the committee. (将“too busy”改为“preoccupied”，使句子更自然。此外，将“devote”改为“dedicate”，使句子更准确。)

根据修改建议，回答的修订版本如下：

Essentially, a student proposes that the university should establish a student committee to determine funding for student organizations, as students have better knowledge of their organizations and it can offer them valuable leadership experience. However, the man in the conversation opposes the proposal for two reasons. The first reason is that students are not in an appropriate position to make decisions since they are directly involved in student groups. They are unable to make objective and impartial decisions. The second reason is that the student committee might struggle to find individuals interested in leadership positions. As students are preoccupied, they would not dedicate their voluntary time to the committee. For instance, even the student council doesn't have a vice president. Therefore, these are two reasons why the man disagrees with the proposal.

Answer statistics: {"words": 140, "unique_words": 89}

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Student proposal
    - Establish student committee
    - Determine funding for student organizations
    - Better knowledge of organizations
    - Valuable leadership experience

- Man's opposition
  - Reason 1: Inappropriate position for decision-making
    - Direct involvement in student groups
    - Unable to make objective and impartial decisions
  - Reason 2: Difficulty finding interested individuals for leadership positions
    - Students preoccupied with other commitments
    - Unwilling to dedicate voluntary time to the committee

- Example: Student council lacking vice president

- Conclusion: Two reasons for man's disagreement with the proposal

7.关键词

1.子项得分

• 交付：3

• 主题发展：3

• 语言使用：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：23

3.表达 回答中的语言表达较为清晰，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。为了提高交付得分，建议在练习口语时注意保持流利且连贯的语速，并尽量减少不必要的停顿。此外，注意正确发音以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，能够概括听力中男生的观点及理由。但在组织结构上可以进一步优化，例如可以先总结男生的观点，然后分点阐述他给出的理由。同时，在给出例子时可以更详细地描述，以增强论据的说服力。在练习时，注意提高回答的条理性和连贯性。

5.语言使用

Original: According to the reading, the student wants to create a student committee to decide funding for the student organization. According to the reading, the author suggests creating a student committee to decide funding for student organizations.（将"the student wants"改为"the author suggests"，使句子更加准确。将"the student organization"改为"student organizations"，保持一致性。）

However, according to the listening, the man disagrees with that by saying that, first, he thinks the students are too close to the situation and so they cannot be objective, maybe they will give money to their friend group. However, according to the listening, the man disagrees for two reasons. First, he believes students are too close to the situation and may lack objectivity, potentially favoring their friends' groups.（将句子结构进行调整，使表达更加清晰。）

Moreover, the second reason is that although the women think it's a very good experience for the students about their leadership, but the man said that they already have so many leadership in the college and many students are not interested in that. Furthermore, although the woman thinks it would provide valuable leadership experience for students, the man argues that there are already numerous leadership opportunities on campus and many students show no interest in them.（调整句子结构，使表达更加清晰。）

For example, the council does not have an president now. For instance, there is currently no vice president in the Student Council.（将"an president"改为"vice president"，使句子更加准确。）

The students are all very busy and it will be a very big project for them if they create a student committee. Most students are too busy, and forming a student committee would require a significant time commitment.（调整句子结构，使表达更加清晰。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

According to the reading, the author suggests creating a student committee to decide funding for student organizations. However, according to the listening, the man disagrees for two reasons. First, he believes students are too close to the situation and may lack objectivity, potentially favoring their friends' groups. Furthermore, although the woman thinks it would provide valuable leadership experience for students, the man argues that there are already numerous leadership opportunities on campus and many students show no interest in them. For instance, there is currently no vice president in the Student Council. Most students are too busy, and forming a student committee would require a significant time commitment.

6.思维导图

• Reading

  • Author's suggestion
    • Student committee
    • Funding decisions

• Listening

  • Man's disagreement
    • Lack of objectivity
    • Leadership opportunities
  • Woman's opinion
    • Valuable experience

• Example

  • Student Council

7.关键词

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，回答基本上是清晰的，但在某些地方可能需要改进。例如，可以尝试减少不必要的停顿，以保持连贯性。此外，注意正确发音以避免拼写错误。建议多加练习，提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上是连贯和组织良好的。然而，可以尝试更详细地解释原因和例子，以便更充分地支持观点。例如，在谈论学生可能偏袒朋友团体时，可以提供具体的例子来说明这一问题。同时，在谈论学生对领导职位缺乏兴趣时，也可以给出更多证据来支持这一观点。总之，多提供一些具体的例子和证据将有助于进一步加强话题发展。

5.语言使用

Original: A student suggests that school need allocate its funding to student organizations. The man in the conversation didn't agree with it. Firstly, the students are too close to make decisions. The students will be subjective as they may allocate the money to their friends' group. It's not fair. Second, he argues that many students are not interested in being in student leadership because students are always so busy in their study. They have not enough time to do these student organization jobs. So it's not suitable for students to be the leadership to make decisions.

Corrected: A student suggests that school need the school needs (需要改为需要，以匹配主语) to allocate its funding to student organizations. The man in the conversation didn't does not (使用一般现在时，而不是过去时) agree with it. Firstly, the students are too close to make decisions. The students will be subjective as they may allocate the money to their friends' groups (复数形式，因为可能有多个团体). It's not fair. Second, he argues that many students are not interested in being in student leadership because students are always so busy in their study with their studies (用复数形式表示学习的多个方面). They have not insufficient (使用更高级的词汇) time to do these student organization jobs. So it's not suitable for students to be the leadership in leadership positions (更自然的表达方式) to make decisions.

Revised (140 words): The student suggests that the school needs to allocate its funding to student organizations. However, the man in the conversation does not agree with this proposal. He believes that students are too close to the situation, which may lead them to make subjective decisions, such as allocating funds to their friends' groups, resulting in unfairness. Furthermore, he argues that many students are not interested in taking on leadership roles due to their busy schedules and involvement in their studies. As a result, they have insufficient time to dedicate themselves to managing student organizations effectively. Therefore, it is not suitable for students to hold leadership positions when making decisions about funding allocation for student organizations. Instead, having university administrators make these decisions would ensure a more objective and fair distribution of funds.

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Student's proposal
  - Man's disagreement

- Reason 1
  - Students too close to the situation
  - Subjective decisions
  - Unfairness

- Reason 2
  - Lack of interest in leadership roles
  - Busy schedules
  - Insufficient time for managing organizations

- Conclusion
  - Not suitable for students to hold leadership positions
  - University administrators ensure objectivity and fairness in funding allocation

7.关键词

1.Sub Scores

• Delivery: 3

• Topic Development: 3

• Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 23

3.Delivery The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there is room for improvement in terms of pronunciation and reducing unnecessary pauses. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice speaking more confidently and focus on proper pronunciation of words.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, the speaker could improve by providing more specific details from the listening passage to support their points. Additionally, the speaker should work on making smoother transitions between ideas to create a more cohesive response.

5.Language Use

Original: According to a recent article, a student suggests the university should create a student committee for them to design how to allocate the funding for student organizations instead of by the university administration. This is because students know the situation better so they could make the best allocation for the funding. Furthermore, through the process, students could learn and gain valuable leadership experience. However, the men in the conversation disagreed with this proposal. First, he claims that students are too close to the situation so they cannot be as objective as the administrators. Furthermore, he claims that they are going to have a hard time to find students to serve on the committee because it is such a big commitment and takes up a lot of time.

Corrected: According to a recent article, a student suggests that the university should create a student committee for them to determine how to allocate funding for student organizations, rather than having it done by university administration(changed "instead of by" to "rather than having it done by" for better clarity). This is because students have better knowledge of the situation(changed "know" to "have better knowledge" for advanced vocabulary), allowing them to make optimal allocations for funding. Moreover, through this process, students can acquire valuable leadership experience. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this proposal. Firstly, he argues that students are too close to the situation and cannot be as objective as administrators(changed "claims" to "argues" for variety). Additionally, he asserts that it would be difficult to find students willing to serve on the committee due to its significant time commitment(rephrased sentence for better flow).

Revised (140 words): According to a recent article, a student suggests that the university should create a student committee to determine how to allocate funding for student organizations, rather than having it done by university administration. This is because students have better knowledge of the situation, allowing them to make optimal allocations for funding. Moreover, through this process, students can acquire valuable leadership experience. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this proposal. Firstly, he argues that students are too close to the situation and cannot be as objective as administrators. Additionally, he asserts that it would be difficult to find students willing to serve on the committee due to its significant time commitment. To achieve a score of 30, the speaker should focus on using advanced vocabulary, proper grammar, natural flow of statements, smooth transitions, and strong conclusions in their response.

6.Mind Map

- Introduction
  - Recent article
  - Student proposal

- Advantages
  - Better knowledge of situation
  - Optimal allocations
  - Leadership experience

- Disagreement (man's opinion)
  - Lack of objectivity
  - Difficulty finding students to serve

- Conclusion
  - Focus on advanced vocabulary, grammar, flow, transitions, conclusions

7.Key Words