TOEFL TPO 17 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion about the upcoming change. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

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, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are some minor issues with punctuation and pronunciation that could be improved. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice proper punctuation and pronunciation to ensure a smoother flow of speech.

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 terms of providing more specific details from the listening passage to support the man's opinion. To strengthen topic development, the speaker should focus on incorporating more direct quotes or specific examples from the listening passage to better support their argument.

5.Language Use

This university plans to build private seats. However, the men man (replace "men" with "man" to correctly refer to the individual in the listening passage) disagrees with this plan for several reasons. First, the school thinks that these private seats will give children private space and make them concentrate on their things. But the men man (replace "men" with "man") disagrees with it because they need a place to do group projects and they need meeting rooms, not private seats. Secondly, the university says that there are more students in campus, so it is crowded. However, the seats are not crowded. Every time they go to the library, there are seats there, so it's not a problem. So it is unrealistic for the university to do that.

Revised Answer (140 words): The university plans to build private study cubicles; however, the man disagrees with this plan for several reasons. Firstly, he argues that while the school believes these cubicles will provide students with privacy and help them concentrate better, they actually need spaces for group projects and collaboration, such as meeting rooms. Secondly, he disputes the university's claim that an increase in student enrollment has led to overcrowding in the library. The man points out that he and his friend often find empty tables when they visit the library, indicating that there is no real issue with overcrowding. Therefore, he believes it is unnecessary and unrealistic for the university to invest in these private study cubicles when existing facilities are sufficient for accommodating students' needs.

6.Mind Map

- Man's disagreement
  - Group projects
    - Need for meeting rooms
  - Overcrowding issue
    - Empty tables in the library

- Revised Answer
  - Collaboration spaces
  - Student enrollment increase
  - Unnecessary investment in cubicles

7.Key Words

1.子项得分

• 交付：3

• 主题发展：3.5

• 语言使用：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：25

3.表达 回答中的发音和语速较为清晰和流畅，但仍有一些不必要的停顿。建议练习更自然地连贯表达，减少不必要的停顿，以提高交付得分。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，阐述了男生的观点及其原因。但在组织结构上可以进一步优化，例如先总结男生的观点，再详细解释原因。此外，可以尝试使用更多连接词和过渡词来使回答更加连贯。

5.语言使用

原文：In the reading part, it also shows that table will be exchanged by new desks, In the reading passage, it is mentioned that the tables will be replaced with new desks,（将“it also shows that table”改为“it is mentioned that the tables”，使表达更自然；将“will be exchanged by”改为“will be replaced with”，使语法更准确）（将“it also shows that table”改为“it is mentioned that the tables”，使表达更自然；将“will be exchanged by”改为“will be replaced with”，使语法更准确） which allow students work in privacy and accommodate the increasing number of students. which will allow students to work in privacy and accommodate the growing number of students.（将“allow students work”改为“allow students to work”，使语法更准确；将“increasing number of students”改为“growing number of students”，使词汇更丰富）（将“allow students work”改为“allow students to work”，使语法更准确；将“increasing number of students”改为“growing number of students”，使词汇更丰富） However, the man disagrees with it. However, the man disagrees with this plan.（在句尾添加“this plan”，使句子完整）（在句尾添加“this plan”，使句子完整） He thinks that there will be no place for the group project which is common nowadays. He believes that there will be no space for group projects, which are common these days.（将“thinks”改为“believes”，使词汇更丰富；将“place”改为“space”，使表达更准确；将“nowadays”改为“these days”，使词汇更丰富）（将“thinks”改为“believes”，使词汇更丰富；将“place”改为“space”，使表达更准确；将“nowadays”改为“these days”，使词汇更丰富） So, more money should be spent on building new meeting rooms instead of building new units. Therefore, more funds should be allocated to constructing new meeting rooms rather than creating new cubicles.（将“So”改为“Therefore”，使过渡更自然；将“money should be spent on building”改为“funds should be allocated to constructing”，使表达更准确；将“building new units”改为“creating new cubicles”，使表达更具体）（将“So”改为“Therefore”，使过渡更自然；将“money should be spent on building”改为“funds should be allocated to constructing”，使表达更准确；将“building new units”改为“creating new cubicles”，使表达更具体） Also, he thinks that there is no such problem like overcrowded. Additionally, he believes that overcrowding is not an issue.（将“he thinks that there is no such problem like overcrowded”改为“he believes that overcrowding is not an issue”，使表达更简洁）（将“he thinks that there is no such problem like overcrowded”改为“he believes that overcrowding is not an issue”，使表达更简洁） There are still some empty tables for the students which is a waste of money. There are still empty tables available for students, making the investment in new cubicles a waste of money.（将“which is a waste of money”改为“making the investment in new cubicles a waste of money”，使句子结构更完整）<font color="

6.思维导图

- Reading passage
  - Tables replaced with desks
  - Privacy and accommodation

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with the plan
  - Reasons
    - No space for group projects
    - Overcrowding not an issue
    - Waste of money

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

• 23

3.表达 回答中的发音大部分清晰，但在某些地方需要注意正确的发音。建议在练习时注意语速和发音的准确性，以提高整体表达能力。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上涵盖了男生的观点和理由，但在组织结构上可以进一步优化。建议在练习时注意清晰地陈述观点和理由，并尝试使用更多的连接词来使回答更连贯。

5.语言使用

原文：The letter said that the library will build one-person desk by wall to help students concentrate on study and improve the space efficiency. The reading passage states that the library plans to replace large study tables with one-person cubicles surrounded by walls, aiming to help students focus and increase space efficiency.（将“letter”改为“reading passage”，更准确地描述任务；将“build one-person desk by wall”改为“replace large study tables with one-person cubicles surrounded by walls”，更清晰地表达原文意思。）

The man in the conversation is against this idea. The man in the conversation disagrees with this plan.（将“against this idea”改为“disagrees with this plan”，使表达更自然。）

Firstly, the one-person desk does not allow students to do group projects, which is very common in universities. First, the individual cubicles would not accommodate group projects, which are prevalent in universities.（将“the one-person desk”改为“the individual cubicles”，使表达更准确；将“does not allow”改为“would not accommodate”，使语气更自然；将“very common”改为“prevalent”，提高词汇水平。）

Instead, they should build mining rooms for study. Instead, they should construct meeting rooms for group work.（将“mining rooms”改为“meeting rooms”，纠正错误；将“for study”改为“for group work”，使表达更具体。）

Secondly, there are not overcrowding problems in universities. Second, there is no overcrowding issue in the library.（将“there are not overcrowding problems”改为“there is no overcrowding issue”，使表达更自然；将“in universities”改为“in the library”，使表达更准确。）

For the students in libraries now, it's very efficient. The current setup is sufficient for the number of students using the library.（将原句改写，使表达更清晰。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The reading passage states that the library plans to replace large study tables with one-person cubicles surrounded by walls, aiming to help students focus and increase space efficiency. The man in the conversation disagrees with this plan. First, the individual cubicles would not accommodate group projects, which are prevalent in universities. Instead, they should construct meeting rooms for group work. Second, there is no overcrowding issue in the library. The current setup is sufficient for the number of students using the library.

6.思维导图

• Reading passage

  • One-person cubicles
  • Focus and space efficiency

• Man's opinion

  • Disagrees with the plan
  • Reasons
    • Group projects
      • Prevalent in universities
      • Meeting rooms for group work
    • No overcrowding issue
      • Current setup sufficient

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

在发音方面，整体表现较好，但仍有一些不清晰的地方。建议多加练习，提高发音的准确性。同时，注意在适当的地方停顿，以增强语言的连贯性。

4.话题发展 The response is coherent and well-organized, but there is room for improvement in terms of topic development. The speaker could provide more specific examples or details to support the man's opinion, such as mentioning the importance of group projects in modern education or providing a clearer explanation of why the current library setup is sufficient for the number of students. Additionally, the speaker could work on making smoother transitions between ideas to enhance the overall flow of the response.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The passage tells students that there will be new library workplaces, the cubicles will make students more concentrated, and there will be more seats for the newcoming students. The passage informs students about the introduction of new library workspaces, stating that the cubicles will help students concentrate better and provide additional seating for incoming students. (将原句中的表述进行了优化，使其更自然流畅。)

In their conversation, however, the men totally disagree with such a stance. In their conversation, however, the man strongly disagrees with this approach. (将“the men”改为“the man”，使其与原文一致；同时，将“such a stance”改为“this approach”，使表述更准确。)

The first point is that it causes inconvenience for the students. His first argument is that it would cause inconvenience for students. (调整了句子结构，使其更自然。)

With these cubicles, they cannot do any group projects. The cubicles would hinder students from working on group projects. (优化了表述，使其更具说服力。)

Instead, the university should build meeting rooms that could also reduce the noise and make the students make group projects easily. Instead, the university should construct meeting rooms, which would not only reduce noise but also facilitate group project collaboration. (调整了句子结构，使其更自然流畅。)

He also believes that it is not necessary to make this change. He also believes that this change is unnecessary. (简化了表述，使其更直接。)

The newcoming students won't cause any problems in terms of the space. The influx of new students will not create any space-related issues. (优化了表述，使其更具说服力。)

There are always empty tables all the time in the library, so the university does not need to make this change to change all the tables to cubicles. Since there are consistently empty tables in the library, there is no need for the university to replace them with cubicles. (调整了句子结构，使其更自然流畅。)

Revised Answer (140 words): The passage informs students about the introduction of new library workspaces, stating that the cubicles will help students concentrate better and provide additional seating for incoming students. In their conversation, however, the man strongly disagrees with this approach. His first argument is that it would cause inconvenience for students. The cubicles would hinder students from working on group projects. Instead, the university should construct meeting rooms, which would not only reduce noise but also facilitate group project collaboration. He also believes that this change is unnecessary. The influx of new students will not create any space-related issues. Since there are consistently empty tables in the library, there is no need for the university to replace them with cubicles.

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Passage: new library workspaces, cubicles, concentration, additional seating
  - Conversation: man's disagreement

- Man's opinion
  - Inconvenience for students
    - Hinders group projects
    - Suggestion: construct meeting rooms (reduce noise, facilitate collaboration)
  - Unnecessary change
    - No space-related issues with new students
    - Consistently empty tables in the library

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，这位同学的回答基本上是清晰流畅的，但有时会出现一些不必要的停顿。建议在练习时注意保持语速的一致性，尽量减少不自然的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免出现拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，这位同学的回答内容基本上是连贯和组织良好的，但在阐述男生观点时可以更加详细和具体。例如，在提到建议建立新的会议室时，可以进一步解释这样做如何有助于降低图书馆内的噪音。此外，在论述男生对于拥挤问题的看法时，可以提供更多具体例子来支持观点。总之，在练习时要注意在回答问题时提供充分的支持和例证。

5.语言使用

Original: In the reading passage, it is proposed that the university decided to build a new personal study cubicles to help students have privacy and work in isolation, and also to help library to increase the number of students' attendance to improve space efficiency.

Corrected: In the reading passage, it is proposed that the university decided plans to build new personal study cubicles individual study cubicles to help students have privacy and work in isolation, and also to help library the library increase the number of students' attendance and improve space efficiency.

(将"decided"改为"plans"，使句子更自然；将"personal study cubicles"改为"individual study cubicles"，使词汇更准确；在"library"前加上定冠词"the"。)

Original: The man in the conversation disagreed with those ideas. Firstly, he believes that there is no place to let students work on the group projects, and the university should build some new meeting rooms in order to let students work on the group projects.

Corrected: The man in the conversation disagreed with those ideas. Firstly, he believes that there is no place for students to work on group projects, and the university should build new meeting rooms to accommodate group work.

(将“let students work on the group projects”改为“for students to work on group projects”，使句子更自然；将“some new meeting rooms”改为“new meeting rooms”，简化表达；将“in order to let students work on the group projects”改为“to accommodate group work”，使句子更简洁。)

Original: And also, he believes that there is no problem of crowded, it is really a waste of money, because it is already much efficient in the old library.

Corrected: Furthermore, he believes that overcrowding is not an issue, and it would be a waste of money since the current library setup is already efficient.

(将“there is no problem of crowded”改为“overcrowding is not an issue”，使句子更自然；将“it is really a waste of money, because it is already much efficient in the old library”改为“it would be a waste of money since the current library setup is already efficient”，使句子更简洁。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

In the reading passage, it is proposed that the university plans to build new individual study cubicles to help students have privacy and work in isolation, and also to help the library increase the number of students' attendance and improve space efficiency. The man in the conversation disagreed with those ideas. Firstly, he believes that there is no place for students to work on group projects, and the university should build new meeting rooms to accommodate group work. Furthermore, he believes that overcrowding is not an issue, and it would be a waste of money since the current library setup is already efficient. In conclusion, there are two reasons why the man disagreed with the university's plan: the lack of space for group work and his belief that overcrowding isn't a problem in the existing library.

6.思维导图

• Reading Passage

  • University's Plan
    • Individual study cubicles
    • Privacy and isolation
    • Increase attendance
    • Improve space efficiency

• Listening Passage

  • Man's Disagreement
    • Lack of space for group work
      • Suggestion: build new meeting rooms
    • Overcrowding not an issue
      • Current library setup is efficient

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 在表达方面，你的发音大部分清晰，但有时会出现一些不自然的停顿。为了提高发音的准确性，请多加练习，并注意在句子中适当地使用停顿。此外，尝试保持一致的语速，以便让听众更容易理解你的观点。

4.话题发展 In terms of topic development, your response is generally coherent and well-organized, but there is room for improvement. Make sure to clearly state the man's opinion at the beginning of your response and then provide the reasons he gives for holding that opinion. Additionally, try to use more specific examples from the conversation to support your points, such as mentioning that the man thinks the library should use the money to build meeting rooms instead of buying new cubicles. This will help make your response more detailed and persuasive.

6.语言使用

Original Answer: The lecturer proposed a plan that will set a more cubic space to accommodate more people and decrease the noise in the library. The lecturer proposed a plan to create individual cubicles in the library to accommodate more students and reduce noise. (将原句中的“set a more cubic space”改为“create individual cubicles”，使表达更准确。同时，将“more people”改为“more students”以保持一致性。) The students against this idea had two reasons. The man opposing this idea provided two reasons. (将“students”改为“man”，因为只有一个学生在讨论中表示反对意见。) First of all, he decided there needed more group meeting rooms to replace the isolation space to enhance the cooperation ability of the people. First, he argued that there should be more group meeting rooms instead of isolated spaces to promote collaboration among students. (调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。) Secondly, they think there should be enough space for all the students. Secondly, they believed that the current space was sufficient for all students. (调整句子结构，使表达更准确。) For instance, the woman in the conversation side, she is always working alone in the six seat tables and there is no need to expand the space to accommodate more students. For instance, the woman in the conversation mentioned that she always works alone at a six-seat table, indicating that there is no need to expand the space to accommodate more students. (调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。)

Revised Answer (140 words): The lecturer proposed a plan to create individual cubicles in the library to accommodate more students and reduce noise. The man opposing this idea provided two reasons. First, he argued that there should be more group meeting rooms instead of isolated spaces to promote collaboration among students. Secondly, they believed that the current space was sufficient for all students. For instance, the woman in the conversation mentioned that she always works alone at a six-seat table, indicating that there is no need to expand the space to accommodate more students. Additionally, the man suggested using the money allocated for new cubicles to build meeting rooms instead, which would also help reduce noise in the main library areas. Overall, the man believes that replacing the existing tables with cubicles would be a waste of money and not address the actual needs of students.

7.思维导图

- Lecturer's Proposal
  - Individual cubicles
  - Accommodate more students
  - Reduce noise

- Man's Opposition
  - Reason 1: Group meeting rooms needed
    - Promote collaboration
  - Reason 2: Current space sufficient
    - Woman's example: Six-seat table usage

- Suggestion: Use money for meeting rooms instead of cubicles

8.关键词