TOEFL TPO 3 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion of the change that has been announced. State her opinion and explain her reasons for holding that opinion.

1.Sub Scores

Delivery: 2 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 2

2.Estimated Scores

Estimated Score: 19

3.Delivery

The speaker's delivery could be improved. There are some punctuation problems, which may be the result of inappropriate pauses. Additionally, some words are mispronounced, leading to spelling errors in the transcription. To improve delivery, the speaker should practice speaking more fluidly with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. Also, working on pronunciation will help eliminate spelling errors caused by inaccurate pronunciation.

4.Topic Development

The topic development is generally good, as the speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response. The speaker clearly states the woman's opinion and explains her reasons for holding that opinion. However, there is room for improvement in providing more specific examples or details from the listening passage to support the reasons mentioned. To enhance topic development, the speaker should focus on incorporating more information from the listening passage and making stronger connections between ideas.

5.Language Use

Original Answer: Woman disapproved of the announcement that hot breakfast should be eliminated from the dining hall. There are two reasons of her disagreement. Firstly, he think the food being hot or cold is not the issue. From the items given by the university like the yogurt, he don't think they are better than a warm omelette or a bowl of cereal. In a cold morning, students still need hot breakfast like omelette and cereal. Secondly, he don't think hot breakfast can save money. It can only become worse because students have to go off campus to pay more fee for a hot breakfast that they want, that they desire. It can all add up to a student's financial situation. In conclusion, the woman disagreed with the announcement.

Corrected Answer: Woman The woman disapproved of the announcement that hot breakfasts should be eliminated from the dining hall. There are two reasons offor her disagreement. Firstly, heshe thinks the food being hot or cold is not the issue. From the items given by the university, like the yogurt, he don'tshe doesn't think they are better than a warm omelette or a bowl of cereal. In a cold morning, students still need hot breakfast items like omelette and cereal. Secondly, he don'tshe doesn't think hot breakfasteliminating hot breakfasts can save money. It can only become worse because students have to go off campus to pay more feefees for a hot breakfast that they want, that they desire. It can all add up to a student's financial situation. In conclusion, the woman disagreed with the announcement.

(Reasons and explanations: Added missing articles and punctuation; corrected verb tense and subject-verb agreement; replaced incorrect pronouns; added commas for clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The woman disapproved of the announcement that hot breakfasts should be eliminated from the dining hall. There are two reasons for her disagreement. Firstly, she believes that whether food is hot or cold is not the main issue. Considering the items provided by the university, such as yogurt, she doesn't think they are healthier than a warm omelette or a bowl of cereal. On cold mornings, students still require hot breakfast items like omelettes and cereal. Secondly, she doesn't believe that eliminating hot breakfasts will save money. In fact, it could worsen the situation because students would have to go off-campus and pay higher fees for the hot breakfasts they desire. This additional expense could negatively impact a student's financial situation. In conclusion, the woman strongly disagrees with the announced change.

6.Mind Map

• Disapproval

  • Hot vs. cold not the main issue
  • Health comparison: yogurt vs. warm omelette/cereal
  • Cold mornings: need for hot breakfast items

• Financial concerns

  • Eliminating hot breakfasts won't save money
  • Off-campus expenses: higher fees for desired hot breakfasts
  • Impact on student's financial situation

7.Key Words

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, but there are a few instances where the pace is inconsistent and pauses are noticeable. To improve, the speaker should practice maintaining a consistent pace throughout the response 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. However, there is room for improvement in providing more specific examples or support for the woman's opinion. To enhance topic development, the speaker should consider elaborating on the reasons behind her dissatisfaction with the change and provide more concrete examples to strengthen her argument.

5.Language Use

The reading classes reading passage (clarify the source of information) announced a change on the campus, in particular to breakfast, that is being replaced by a variety of cold breakfast. It will encourage students to enhance their health condition and will also save their money. The female in the conversation is not happy with the university's decision, she states that replacing yoghurt yogurt (correct spelling) with omelette is not a great decision to be more health conscious, and she also states that what will be the condition when they are served cold breakfast during the cold days. Secondly, she explains that it will rather worsen their situation because they have to go off campus in search of food and they have to pay extra. In this way, the female expressed her opinion about the change.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The reading passage announced a change on campus regarding breakfast, which will be replaced by a variety of cold options. This change aims to encourage students to improve their health and save money. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the university's decision. She argues that replacing yogurt with an omelette is not necessarily healthier and questions how students will feel when served cold breakfast on chilly mornings. Furthermore, she believes this change will worsen their situation as they may need to go off-campus for food, resulting in additional expenses. In summary, the woman expresses her dissatisfaction with the proposed change due to concerns about health benefits and potential increased costs for students seeking alternative meal options.

6.Mind Map

- Reading Passage
  - Change on campus
  - Cold breakfast options
  - Health benefits
  - Cost savings

- Woman's Opinion
  - Disagreement with decision
    - Health concerns (yogurt vs. omelette)
    - Cold mornings
  - Worsening situation
    - Off-campus food search
    - Additional expenses

- Revised Answer
  - Summary of woman's dissatisfaction
  - Health benefits and costs concerns

7.Key Words

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 在表达方面，发言者的语音清晰，语速适中，但偶尔有些停顿。为了提高发言的流畅性，建议发言者在练习时注意掌握适当的停顿和连贯性。此外，注意准确发音以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 In terms of topic development, the speaker provides a coherent response that addresses the woman's opinion and her reasons for holding that opinion. However, the response could be better organized by clearly stating the woman's opinion at the beginning and then elaborating on her reasons in separate sentences. To improve, the speaker should practice organizing their thoughts and providing clear connections between ideas with sufficient support or examples.

6.语言使用

Original Answer: Well, the university plans to stop serving hot breakfast, but the women didn't like it. The university plans to eliminate hot breakfast options, which the woman disagrees with. (将句子改为更自然的表达方式) Firstly, whether the breakfast is hot and cold isn't the issue, Firstly, she argues that whether breakfast is hot or cold should not be the main concern, (修正语法错误并使表达更自然) except in a very cold morning, especially on very cold mornings, (改进语法和词汇选择) people will like to have a hot breakfast. when people would prefer a hot breakfast. (使表达更自然) Secondly, if students can't get what they want in campus, Secondly, if students cannot find their desired meals on campus, (改进词汇选择和语法) they'll buy breakfast off-campus and pay off-campus prices, which is more expensive than in-campus. they will resort to off-campus options and pay higher prices, which are more expensive than on-campus meals. (使表达更自然并改进词汇选择) So having a cold breakfast can't help the students save money. Therefore, offering only cold breakfast options won't help students save money. (使表达更自然) So to conclude, the women didn't like the idea. In conclusion, the woman opposes the proposed change. (使表达更自然并改进结论)

Revised Answer (140 words): The university plans to eliminate hot breakfast options, which the woman disagrees with. Firstly, she argues that whether breakfast is hot or cold should not be the main concern, especially on very cold mornings when people would prefer a hot breakfast. Secondly, if students cannot find their desired meals on campus, they will resort to off-campus options and pay higher prices, which are more expensive than on-campus meals. Therefore, offering only cold breakfast options won't help students save money. In conclusion, the woman opposes the proposed change.

7.思维导图

- Disagreement
  - Woman's opinion

- Reasons
  - Hot vs. cold breakfast
    - Cold mornings
  - On-campus vs. off-campus meals
    - Cost comparison

- Conclusion
  - Woman opposes the change

8.关键词

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 26

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，仅有少量停顿。但是，有些地方的停顿不太合适，可能导致了标点问题。此外，拼写错误可能是由于发音不准确所致。建议发言者注意在适当的地方停顿，并练习准确的发音。

4.话题发展 The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. The woman's opinion and her reasons for holding that opinion are clearly stated, and the response effectively addresses the points made in the reading passage. To improve further, the speaker could elaborate more on the woman's reasons for her opinion, such as providing specific examples of hot breakfast items that are healthy or discussing the potential impact of students going off-campus for breakfast on their overall satisfaction with the university dining services.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The reading passage states that the campus will no longer serve hot breakfasts for two main reasons, providing a healthier assortment of food and enabling students to save money. However, the woman in the last passage disagrees with the reasons. She argues that yogurt is not necessarily healthier than hot foods like omelettes or hot cereal, and whether a food is hot or cold should not be the main concern. Additionally, she believes that eliminating hot breakfasts may lead students to go off campus for meals, which could be more expensive in the long run. Therefore, she finds it unreasonable to eliminate hot breakfasts from the dining service.

Corrected Answer: The reading passage states that the campus will no longer serve hot breakfasts for two primary reasons: offering a more nutritious variety of food and allowing students to save money. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with these justifications. She contends that yogurt is not inherently healthier than warm dishes like omelettes or hot cereal, and the temperature of a meal should not be the primary factor. Furthermore, she believes that removing hot breakfast options might prompt students to seek meals off-campus, potentially incurring higher costs over time. Consequently, she deems it illogical to eliminate hot breakfasts from the dining service.

(原文中的“two main reasons”改为“two primary reasons”，因为“primary”更正式。同时，“healthier assortment of food”改为“more nutritious variety of food”，以提高词汇的复杂性。此外，“last passage”改为“conversation”，使表达更自然。)

Revised Answer (140 words): The reading passage asserts that the university will cease serving hot breakfasts due to two primary reasons: offering a more nutritious variety of food and allowing students to save money. Contrarily, the woman in the conversation disputes these justifications. She contends that yogurt is not inherently healthier than warm dishes, such as omelettes or hot cereal, and the temperature of a meal should not be the determining factor. Furthermore, she posits that removing hot breakfast options might prompt students to seek meals off-campus, potentially incurring higher costs over time and negatively impacting their satisfaction with the university dining services. Consequently, she deems it illogical to eliminate hot breakfasts from the dining service and suggests that other factors should be considered when evaluating the healthiness and cost-effectiveness of meal options.

6.思维导图

• Reading passage

  • No hot breakfasts
  • Reasons: healthier food, save money

• Woman's opinion

  • Disagrees with reasons
  • Yogurt vs. hot foods (omelettes, hot cereal)
  • Temperature not the main concern

• Additional concerns

  • Going off-campus for meals
  • Higher costs over time

• Conclusion

  • Illogical to eliminate hot breakfasts

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 从表达方面来看，整体上说得还算清楚，但仍有改进的空间。建议在发音和语速方面多加练习，以便提高口语的流利度和连贯性。此外，注意在适当的地方停顿，以增强表达的清晰度。

4.话题发展 The response is coherent and well-organized, but there is room for improvement in topic development. The speaker could provide more specific examples or details to support the woman's opinion, such as mentioning specific hot breakfast items that are healthy or comparing the costs of on-campus and off-campus breakfast options. Additionally, the speaker could emphasize the woman's concern about the inconvenience of going off-campus for breakfast.

5.语言使用

Original: The announcement proposed that eliminating hot breakfast next month, stating that cold food is more healthy and can save money. The announcement proposes eliminating hot breakfasts starting next month, stating that cold food is healthier and can save money. (建议使用现在时态，以及注意名词和形容词的正确形式。)

Original: However, in the conversation, the woman disagrees with the announcement. However, during the conversation, the woman expresses her disagreement with the announcement. (使用更自然的表达方式来描述女士的观点。)

Original: Firstly, she believes whether the food is hot or cold is not the main issue of food health. Firstly, she believes that whether the food is hot or cold is not the primary factor determining its healthiness. (使用更准确的词汇来描述女士的观点。)

Original: For instance, in cold morning, a nice omelette is obviously a better choice than cold yogurt. For instance, on a cold morning, a warm omelette is clearly a better choice than cold yogurt. (注意介词的使用和形容词的选择。)

Original: Secondly, she contends that the claim of saving money is counterproductive. Secondly, she argues that the claim of saving money will actually be counterproductive. (使用更自然的动词来描述女士的观点。)

Original: She explains that if we can't buy things in the campus, we need to pay for them out of the campus, which is more expensive and adding up a lot of money. She explains that if students cannot purchase their desired items on campus, they will have to buy them off-campus, which will be more expensive and accumulate additional costs. (使用更准确的词汇和更自然的表达方式。)

Revised Answer (140 words): The announcement proposes eliminating hot breakfasts starting next month, stating that cold food is healthier and can save money. However, during the conversation, the woman expresses her disagreement with the announcement. Firstly, she believes that whether the food is hot or cold is not the primary factor determining its healthiness. For instance, on a cold morning, a warm omelette is clearly a better choice than cold yogurt. Secondly, she argues that the claim of saving money will actually be counterproductive. She explains that if students cannot purchase their desired items on campus, they will have to buy them off-campus, which will be more expensive and accumulate additional costs.

6.思维导图

- Announcement
  - Eliminating hot breakfasts
  - Cold food healthier and saves money

- Woman's disagreement
  - Food temperature not primary factor for healthiness
    - Example: Warm omelette vs. cold yogurt on a cold morning
  - Claim of saving money counterproductive
    - Students buying off-campus items
    - More expensive and accumulates additional costs

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, but there are occasional pauses that disrupt the flow of speech. To improve, the speaker should practice speaking more consistently and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, the speaker should focus on accurate pronunciation to avoid any confusion due to spelling errors.

4. Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas. However, the speaker could provide more specific examples or details to support their argument. To improve topic development, the speaker should consider elaborating on their points and providing more concrete evidence to strengthen their argument.

5. Language Use

Original: Recently, the university decides decided (past tense is needed here) to discontinue the supply of hot breakfast food at university dining halls, arguing that these cold breakfast dishes are healthier than the hot items. Meanwhile, this change helps to keep the university's meal plans affordable. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with the university's policy. Firstly, it is unnecessary that yogurt is healthier than omelets or hot cereals. Actually, on a cold morning, a hot omelet or hot cereal is good to people than a cold yogurt. Secondly, when students can't get what they want on campus, they will choose to eat breakfast off-campus and pay off campus expenses. If the students only take breakfast off-campus two seconds a week, it will add up.

Revised (140 words): Recently, the university decided to discontinue serving hot breakfast foods at dining halls, claiming that cold breakfast dishes are healthier and more cost-effective. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with this policy for two reasons. First, she believes that it is not necessarily true that yogurt is healthier than omelets or hot cereals; in fact, on a cold morning, a warm omelet or hot cereal might be more beneficial than cold yogurt. Second, she argues that if students cannot find their preferred breakfast options on campus, they will likely go off-campus for meals and incur additional expenses. Even if students eat off-campus only twice a week, these costs can accumulate over time.

6. Mind Map

• University decision

  • Discontinue hot breakfast
  • Cold breakfast benefits

• Woman's disagreement

  • Health comparison (yogurt vs. omelets/hot cereals)
  • Cold mornings

• Off-campus consequences

  • Additional expenses
  • Accumulation over time

7. Key Words