TOEFL TPO -1 Speaking Task 4 Sample: (male professor) OK, so, I’ve got a good example of this. When my son was young, three or four years old, I bought him some wooden blocks to play with, so he could build things with them. And he wanted to stack all of them up. Build a tower with the blocks by stacking them all, one on top of the other. So, at first, he started stacking the blocks. But after he started, they fell over and it made him mad. He started throwing the blocks around and crying. And he called for me to come and help him build the tower. So I came over right away and helped him stacked up the blocks. Everyday my son would try again at building the tower, but each day when the blocks fell over and he called me to help him, rather than going to help him right away when he called, I waited a few minutes longer before going to help him. Everyday I’d wait a few minutes longer than I’d waited the day before. As a result of this, my son would just start trying to stack the block again himself rather than waiting for me. He’d keep trying himself until finally, after a couple of weeks, he managed to stack all the blocks; build a whole tower with them completely on his own without my help.
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(male professor) OK, so, I’ve got a good example of this. When my son was young, three or four years old, I bought him some wooden blocks to play with, so he could build things with them. And he wanted to stack all of them up. Build a tower with the blocks by stacking them all, one on top of the other. So, at first, he started stacking the blocks. But after he started, they fell over and it made him mad. He started throwing the blocks around and crying. And he called for me to come and help him build the tower. So I came over right away and helped him stacked up the blocks. Everyday my son would try again at building the tower, but each day when the blocks fell over and he called me to help him, rather than going to help him right away when he called, I waited a few minutes longer before going to help him. Everyday I’d wait a few minutes longer than I’d waited the day before. As a result of this, my son would just start trying to stack the block again himself rather than waiting for me. He’d keep trying himself until finally, after a couple of weeks, he managed to stack all the blocks; build a whole tower with them completely on his own without my help.
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1.子项得分
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交付:2
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语言使用:1
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话题发展:1
2.预估分数
- 总分:13
3.表达 回答中的表达不够清晰,流利度较低。建议练习更多的口语练习,提高发音准确度和语速。同时,注意在适当的地方停顿,以增加表达的清晰度。
4.话题发展 回答内容与题目关系不大,没有明确回答问题。建议在准备回答时,先理解题目要求,然后结合听力材料中的信息进行组织和陈述。在回答中要有明确的观点和论据支持,使回答内容更加完整和有说服力。
5.语言使用原文:MBC 뉴스 이학수입니다. The professor talks about frustration tolerance in children and gives an example of his son playing with wooden blocks. (原文与题目无关,已修改为与题目相关的内容。请注意回答问题时要结合听力材料进行陈述。)
修正后的回答:
The professor talks about frustration tolerance in children and gives an example of his son playing with wooden blocks. He mentions that when his son was young, he wanted to build a tower with the blocks, but they kept falling over, making him frustrated and upset. The professor decided to help his son develop frustration tolerance by gradually reducing his response time when his son called for help. Each day, he would wait a few minutes longer before helping his son, which eventually led to his son trying to stack the blocks on his own without waiting for assistance. After a couple of weeks, the boy managed to build the tower all by himself, demonstrating that he had developed frustration tolerance through this process.
这位教授谈到了儿童的挫折容忍能力,并以他儿子玩木块的例子进行了说明。他提到,当他的儿子还小的时候,他想用木块搭建一个塔,但是木块总是倒下,让他感到沮丧和不安。教授决定通过逐渐减少自己在儿子呼唤帮助时的响应时间来帮助儿子培养挫折容忍能力。每天,他都会在帮助儿子之前多等几分钟,这最终导致他的儿子尝试自己堆叠木块,而不是等待帮助。经过几周的时间,这个男孩终于自己建起了塔,证明了他通过这个过程培养了挫折容忍能力。
6.思维导图
- Frustration Tolerance
- Children
- Example: Professor's son
- Wooden blocks
- Building a tower
- Falling over
- Frustration and upset
- Gradual reduction of response time
- Son's attempts without waiting for help
- Developed frustration tolerance
7.关键词
| Words | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
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| Frustration | /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ | Noun | A feeling of annoyance or anger | 挫折,沮丧 | The child's frustration was evident when he couldn't build the tower with the blocks. |
| Tolerance | /ˈtɒlərəns/ | Noun | The ability to accept or endure something | 容忍,忍受 | Developing tolerance to frustration is essential for children's emotional growth. |
| Gradual | /ˈɡrædʒuəl/ | Adjective | Happening slowly over a period of time | 逐渐的,渐进的 | The professor used a gradual approach to help his son develop frustration tolerance. |
| Response time | /rɪˈspɒns taɪm/ | Noun | The time it takes to react to a situation | 响应时间 | Reducing response time taught the child to rely on himself and manage his frustration. |
| Emotional growth | /ɪˈməʊʃənəl ɡrəʊθ/ | Noun | The development of emotional intelligence | 情感成长 | Frustration tolerance plays a significant role in a child's emotional growth and resilience. |
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