TOEFL TPO -1 Speaking Task 3 Sample: Explain how the examples of tying shoes and learning to type demonstrate the principle of audience effects.

1.Sub Scores Delivery: 3 Language Use: 3 Topic Development: 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 areas where the speech could be improved. For example, the speaker could work on enunciating certain words more clearly and reducing the number of pauses. Additionally, the speaker should focus on accurate pronunciation to avoid any potential spelling errors.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. The speaker effectively explains the principle of audience effects using the examples of tying shoes and learning to type. However, there is room for improvement in terms of providing more detailed explanations and elaborating on the examples given. The speaker could also work on using a wider range of vocabulary to enhance the overall quality of the response.

5.Language Use

Interaction Social interaction (clarification for better understanding) refers to influencing people have over one another's behavior the influence people have on each other's behavior (improved sentence structure and clarity). In the lecture, two examples of the audience effect are given. The first is that two groups of college students are asked to tie their shows of laces shoelaces (corrected vocabulary). So the groups or the group of students who know that they are observed tend to tie faster than the group of students who don't know they are observed. And another example is that when we are learning something new like how to type, the group of consciously observed also tend to type faster than the group of unconsciously observed. Similarly, certain common behaviors like mistakes is more likely to happen when we are under observed. Therefore, when we are learning something new or we are tying our shows of laces shoelaces (corrected vocabulary) under consciously observed, we will make more mistakes other than unconsciously observed.

Revised Answer (140 words):

Social interaction refers to the influence people have on each other's behavior. In the lecture, two examples demonstrate the audience effect. The first example involves two groups of college students asked to tie their shoelaces. The group aware they were being observed tied their shoelaces faster than the group unaware of observation. The second example is learning a new skill, such as typing. The group conscious of being observed typed faster than the group unaware of observation. However, common behaviors like making mistakes are more likely to occur when being observed. Thus, when learning a new skill or tying shoelaces while consciously observed, individuals tend to make more mistakes compared to when they are not consciously observed. These examples illustrate the principle of audience effects and how the presence of others can influence our behavior and performance.

6.Mind Map

- Social Interaction
  - Influence on behavior
  - Audience effect
    - Example 1: Tying shoelaces
      - Faster when observed
    - Example 2: Learning to type
      - Faster when observed
      - More mistakes when observed

7.Key Words