TOEFL TPO -1 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal describe in the letter. Briefly summarize the proposal Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she give for holding the opinion.
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Reading Passage
Move the Media-Viewing Rooms The university recently built media-viewing rooms in the library so groups of students can watch flms together on a large screen in a setting like a small movie theater. These rooms are useful, but I think they should be moved out of the library. When the rooms are in use, the amount of noise coming from them makes it difficult to focus and study. A better location would be Smith Hall, where film and journalism students take classes. These students need to watch movies for class assignments, so having the viewing rooms close to their classrooms would be more convenient for them anyway. John Dakota
Question
The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal describe in the letter. Briefly summarize the proposal Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she give for holding the opinion.
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1.子项得分
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交付:3
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主题发展:3
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语言使用:3
2.预估分数
- 总分:23
3.表达 回答中的发音大部分清晰,但在某些地方存在一些不自然的停顿。建议在练习时注意保持语速的一致性,减少不必要的停顿。同时,注意提高发音的准确性,以避免拼写错误。
4.话题发展 回答内容基本上是连贯和有组织的,但在某些地方可以进一步加强思路的连贯性和论据的支持。建议在练习时注意明确表达观点,并在论述时给出更多具体的例子和支持。
5.语言使用原文:While in the reading, a student suggests the university to move the media viewing room out of the libraries. In the reading, a student suggests that the university should move the media viewing room out of the library.(建议使用“that”引导宾语从句,并将“libraries”改为单数形式。)
First off, because it's kind of noisy when having this in the library, and it will be a distraction. Firstly, because it is quite noisy when using this room in the library, it becomes a distraction.(使用“Firstly”作为连词,同时调整句子结构使其更自然。)
And secondly, it can be moved to the another hall because there will be lots of assignments there will actually benefit the students working on that course. Secondly, it can be moved to another hall since many assignments there would actually benefit students taking that course.(去掉多余的“the”,调整句子结构使其更自然。)
But in the conversation, the girl doesn't like this idea for too many reasons. However, in the conversation, the girl disagrees with this idea for several reasons.(使用“However”作为转折词,同时调整句子结构使其更自然。)
First, she thinks that this is only because the room is quite new, so they can add enough soundproof equipment, First, she believes that since the room is quite new, they can add more soundproofing equipment,(使用“believes”替换“thinks”,同时调整句子结构使其更自然。)
as they already do in the music buildings, it works out, so they do not have to relocate. as they have already done in the music building, which works well, so there is no need to relocate.(调整句子结构使其更自然。)
Well, secondly, I think that moving out will be really make it make the student harder because the professor often gives them special real DVDs to look at, Secondly, I think that relocating would make things more difficult for students because professors often provide them with rare DVDs to watch,(调整句子结构使其更自然。)
Revised Answer (140 words):
In the reading, a student suggests that the university should move the media viewing room out of the library. Firstly, because it is quite noisy when using this room in the library, it becomes a distraction. Secondly, it can be moved to another hall since many assignments there would actually benefit students taking that course. However, in the conversation, the girl disagrees with this idea for several reasons. First, she believes that since the room is quite new, they can add more soundproofing equipment, as they have already done in the music building, which works well, so there is no need to relocate. Secondly, I think that relocating would make things more difficult for students because professors often provide them with rare DVDs to watch.
6.思维导图
- Reading
- Move media viewing room
- Noisy in library
- Benefit students in another hall
- Conversation
- Girl disagrees
- Reason 1: Add more soundproofing equipment
- Music building example
- Reason 2: Relocating makes things difficult
- Professors provide rare DVDs
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| distraction | /dɪˈstrækʃən/ | noun | something that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about | 分心的事物 | The noisy media viewing room in the library is a major distraction for students trying to study. |
| soundproofing | /ˈsaʊndpruːfɪŋ/ | noun | materials or methods used to reduce the amount of sound that passes through walls, floors, etc. | 隔音材料或方法 | Adding more soundproofing to the media viewing room would help reduce noise and distractions. |
| relocate | /riːˈloʊkeɪt/ | verb | to move to a new place | 搬迁 | The girl believes that relocating the media viewing room is not necessary if they improve soundproofing. |
| rare | /rɛr/ | adjective | not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value | 稀有的 | Professors often provide students with rare DVDs for their assignments, which are not available online. |
| benefit | /ˈbɛnəfɪt/ | verb | to be helpful or useful to someone or something | 对...有益 | Moving the media viewing room to another hall would benefit students taking film and journalism courses. |
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