TOEFL TPO 2 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion of the university’s plan to eliminate the bus service. 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, but there are some occasional pauses that could be reduced. 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 spelling errors that may result from mispronunciation.

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 points. To improve topic development, the speaker should practice elaborating on their ideas and providing more concrete evidence to strengthen their argument.

5.Language Use

According to the reading passage passage, the university is going to close discontinue free buses for students on campus. The first reason is they think there are few students who will use buses, and secondly, they want to use the saved money for building more parking lots. However, the male students student rejects this notion. First of all, he thinks that the universities build the bus stop on the expensive neighborhood, so if the university can change the location for the bus stop, there will be more students who take the buses. Secondly, he thinks that closing the bus for students will increase the need for parking as the students will drive to school, and additionally, it can increase the noise on campus and make the campus more traffic. Therefore, he rejects the idea of closing buses.

(The word "close" was changed to "discontinue" to better fit the context of discontinuing a service. The word "students" was changed to "student" to maintain subject-verb agreement. The phrase "on the expensive neighborhood" was changed to "in an expensive neighborhood" for proper preposition usage.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

According to the passage, the university plans to discontinue its free bus service for students on campus due to low ridership and a desire to use saved funds for expanding parking lots. However, the male student disagrees with this plan. He argues that if the university changes bus stops' locations from expensive neighborhoods where fewer students live to areas where off-campus students reside, more students would utilize these buses. Additionally, he believes that eliminating bus services would encourage more students to drive to campus, leading to increased parking demand, noise, and traffic congestion. As a result, the student opposes the university's plan to discontinue the bus service and suggests that the university should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead.

6.Mind Map

• Discontinue bus service

  • Low ridership
  • Expanding parking lots

• Male student's disagreement

  • Bus stops in expensive neighborhoods
    • Change locations to off-campus student areas
  • Eliminating bus service consequences
    • Increased parking demand
    • Noise and traffic congestion

• Suggestion

  • Make public transportation more accessible

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 some occasional pauses that could be improved. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice maintaining a consistent pace throughout the response and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. This will help create a more natural flow in their speech.

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 points made. To strengthen topic development, the speaker should focus on elaborating on their reasons and providing more concrete evidence to back up their claims. This will make the response more persuasive and engaging for the listener.

5.Language Use

The man disliked the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. There are two reasons why he disagreed with the plan. The first reason is that the bus service seemed like a waste. It's just because the neighborhood where the bus went through is too expensive for students to live in. So it's not necessarily a kind of waste. The second reason is that adding more parking lot by the money from the bus service actually encouraged more students to ride in the campus. And it caused more traffic and noises, which is not good for students. So it is better to take bus services.

The man disliked The man disapproved of ("disapproved of" sounds more natural and formal) the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. There are two reasons why he disagreed with the plan. The first reason is that the bus service seemed like a waste the bus service appeared wasteful (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). It's just because the neighborhood where the bus went through is too expensive for students to live in the route passes through neighborhoods that are unaffordable for students (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). So it's not necessarily a kind of waste. The second reason is that adding more parking lot by the money from the bus service actually encouraged more students to ride in the campus using funds from eliminating the bus service to add more parking spaces incentivizes students to drive on campus (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). And it caused more traffic and noises noise (corrected plural form), which is not good for students. So it is better to take bus services use the bus service (rephrased for clarity and natural language use).

Revised Answer (140 words):

The man disapproved of the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. He provided two reasons for his disagreement. Firstly, he believed that the bus service appeared wasteful because the route passes through neighborhoods that are unaffordable for students. However, he argued that if the university updated the route to cover areas where off-campus students live, more students would use the service, making it less wasteful. Secondly, he pointed out that using funds from eliminating the bus service to add more parking spaces incentivizes students to drive on campus. This would lead to increased traffic and noise, negatively impacting the campus environment. Therefore, he concluded that it would be better for students to use the bus service instead of driving, and the university should make it easier for them to do so.

6.Mind Map

- Disapproval of the plan
  - Bus service appears wasteful
    - Route through unaffordable neighborhoods
    - Updating route for off-campus students
  - Incentivizing driving on campus
    - Increased parking spaces
    - Negative impacts
      - Traffic
      - Noise
  - Better alternative: using bus service
    - University should make it easier for students

7.Key Words

1. Sub Scores

• Delivery: 2

• Topic Development: 2

• Language Use: 2

2. Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 15

3. Delivery The speaker's delivery could be improved by focusing on clearer and more fluid speech, maintaining a consistent pace, and reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, the speaker should work on accurate pronunciation to avoid spelling errors that may result from mispronunciation.

4. Topic Development The response could be better organized and more coherent. The speaker should ensure that they clearly state the man's opinion and provide well-connected reasons for his opinion. To improve topic development, the speaker should focus on providing sufficient support or examples from the listening passage to strengthen their argument.

5. Language Use

Original Answer: The university plan to animate the bus service as a result their students ride the buses and the cost is expensive so the school want to save money and make it to make more park plan. The university plans to eliminate the bus service because few students ride the buses, and the costs are high. The school wants to save money and use it to create more parking spaces. (Corrected for sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammar)

But the man disagrees with it. However, the man disagrees with this plan. (Improved sentence structure and flow)

First, he thinks the reason for the students to take the buses and the route of the bus is not reasonable and it can reach some places students go. First, he believes that the bus routes are outdated and do not cover areas where most students live. (Clarified meaning and improved sentence structure)

Second, they don't think to make more parking lots will do the job because the more parking lots are built, the more students will take their car and make traffic jams and the more need to... Second, he argues that creating more parking lots will encourage students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and a greater need for additional parking spaces. (Improved sentence structure, grammar, and clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to eliminate the bus service because few students ride the buses, and the costs are high. The school wants to save money and use it to create more parking spaces. However, the man disagrees with this plan. First, he believes that the bus routes are outdated and do not cover areas where most students live. If the university updated the routes to serve these areas, more students would likely use the bus service. Second, he argues that creating more parking lots will encourage students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and a greater need for additional parking spaces. Instead of eliminating the bus service, the university should focus on improving it to make it more accessible and convenient for students, thereby reducing traffic and noise around campus.

6. Mind Map

- University's Plan
  - Eliminate bus service
  - Reasons: few riders, high costs
  - Use savings for more parking spaces

- Man's Disagreement
  - Outdated bus routes
    - Not serving areas where students live
  - More parking lots
    - Encourage driving on campus
    - Increased traffic congestion
    - Greater need for parking spaces

- Suggested Solution
  - Improve bus service
    - Update routes to serve student areas
  - Reduce traffic and noise around campus

7. Key Words

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

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

总体来说，回答的表达较为清晰，但在某些地方可能需要稍作调整以提高流畅度。例如，在描述男子反驳校车路线问题时，可以使用更自然的语言。此外，注意正确发音单词以避免拼写错误。建议多加练习，提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上涵盖了男子对大学计划的看法及其理由，但在组织结构上还有改进空间。可以先陈述男子的观点，然后分点阐述他的理由，使回答更加条理清晰。同时，在解释男子的理由时，可以尝试使用更多具体的例子来支持观点。多加练习和思考如何更好地组织回答内容将有助于提高话题发展能力。

5.语言使用

He plans to discontinue free bus service The university plans to discontinue the free bus service (将主语改为“大学”，使句子更清晰) because there are fewer few (将“fewer”改为“few”，因为这里表示的是很少的人，而不是相对比较的概念) people riding on the bus and it's very expensive to operate school bus the buses (将“school bus”改为“the buses”，使句子更通顺). And they hope to save the money to expand overcrowded parking lot the overcrowded student parking lots (将“overcrowded parking lot”改为“the overcrowded student parking lots”，使句子更具体和清晰). However, the man refutes the idea because he thinks the routing of the school bus is badly organized because it's only running around the neighborhood which is very expensive for students to live in so fewer people could get on the bus. Also he dislikes the plans that they will use the money to expand parking lot because parking lot encourages students to drive and it may cause a lot of noise. Also it requires more parking places because no free bus was offered. In addition, he thinks students should use the bus instead of driving.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to discontinue the free bus service because there are few people riding on the buses and it's very expensive to operate them. They hope to save money to expand the overcrowded student parking lots. However, the man disagrees with this plan, arguing that the bus routes are poorly organized, as they only run through expensive neighborhoods where few students live. He believes that if the routes were updated, more students would use the service. Additionally, he dislikes the idea of using the saved money to expand parking lots, as it encourages students to drive, leading to increased noise and traffic on campus. Furthermore, this would create a demand for even more parking spaces. Instead, he thinks that the university should make it easier for students to use buses rather than driving.

6.思维导图

- Discontinue free bus service
  - Few riders
  - Expensive to operate
  - Expand overcrowded student parking lots

- Man's disagreement
  - Poorly organized bus routes
    - Expensive neighborhoods
    - Few students live there
  - Updated routes = more riders

- Dislike of expanding parking lots
  - Encourages driving
    - Increased noise and traffic
    - Demand for more parking spaces

- Suggestion: Make it easier to use buses instead of driving

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

回答中的语速和发音大部分都很清晰，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。建议在练习时注意保持连贯的语速，并尝试减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意提高发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，但在组织结构和论述方面还有待加强。建议在练习时注意明确表达观点，并尝试使用更多的连接词和例子来支持观点。此外，注意保持回答内容的连贯性和条理性，以便更好地展示话题发展。

5.语言使用

原文：The man disagreed with the university plans to eliminate the bus service for two reasons. The man disagrees with the university's plan to eliminate the bus service, citing two reasons. (将过去时改为一般现时，使语句更自然。同时，使用“citing”来引出原因。)

First, the original routes of the bus locate at the expensive houses fee area. First, the original bus routes pass through areas with expensive housing. (简化句子结构，使表达更清晰。)

In this place, students already should pay for their own car instead of driving. In these areas, students are more likely to own cars rather than rely on public transportation. (重新组织句子，使表达更自然。)

However, when the school decided to eliminate the bus route services, it makes students feel more, it actually encourages students to drive car and it will create noises to the school and cause more traffic and then the school need more spaces for the parking. However, by eliminating the bus service, the university inadvertently encourages students to drive, which will increase noise and traffic around campus and create a greater demand for parking spaces. (重新组织句子，使表达更连贯、清晰。)

However, school should make it easier for students to take bus instead of encourage them to drive. Instead, the university should make it easier for students to use the bus service rather than encouraging them to drive. (调整句子结构，使表达更自然。)

修订后的回答（140词）：

The man disagrees with the university's plan to eliminate the bus service, citing two reasons. First, the original bus routes pass through areas with expensive housing. In these areas, students are more likely to own cars rather than rely on public transportation. However, by eliminating the bus service, the university inadvertently encourages students to drive, which will increase noise and traffic around campus and create a greater demand for parking spaces. Instead, the university should make it easier for students to use the bus service rather than encouraging them to drive.

6.思维导图

- Disagrees with plan
  - Two reasons
    - Original bus routes
      - Expensive housing areas
      - Students more likely to own cars
    - Eliminating bus service consequences
      - Encourages driving
      - Increases noise and traffic
      - Greater demand for parking spaces

- Suggestion
  - Make it easier to use bus service
  - Discourage driving

7.关键词

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 2.5

2.预估分数

22. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，回答的语速较为稳定，但在某些地方存在不必要的停顿。建议在练习时注意语音的清晰度和连贯性，尽量减少不自然的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上涵盖了听力材料中提到的观点和原因。但是，在组织结构上可以进一步优化。例如，在提到男生反对取消校车服务的原因时，可以先简要概括他的观点，然后再详细解释每个原因。此外，注意使用恰当的连接词和过渡词来使回答更加连贯。总体来说，需要在组织结构和连接词方面进行改进。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: Taking the lack of people, taking the bus and the maintenance cost into consideration, the school decided to finish off the free bus. Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance costs, the university decided to discontinue the free bus service.（将“Taking”改为“Considering”，使句子更自然；将“finish off”改为“discontinue”，更符合语境。）

But the men in the conversation disagreed with the idea. However, the man in the conversation disagreed with this decision.（将“men”改为“man”，因为只有一个男生在谈话中；将“idea”改为“decision”，更准确地描述了他的反对。）

The first reason is that they don't take the result into consideration, and it makes the students go out very expensive. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and goes through expensive neighborhoods where few students live.（完全修改了原句，以更准确地表达男生提到的原因。）

The second reason is that the discontinuity of the bus will cause the drive and make a lot of noise, which will make the traffic worse, and they will not leave any parking space. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces.（重新组织了句子结构，使其更清晰易懂。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance costs, the university decided to discontinue the free bus service. However, the man in the conversation disagreed with this decision. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and goes through expensive neighborhoods where few students live. He suggests that if the university updates the route to cover areas where off-campus students reside, more students would use the bus service. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces. The man argues that instead of making it harder for students to use public transportation, the university should make it easier and more accessible.

6.思维导图

- University's decision
  - Discontinue free bus service
  - Low number of students using the bus
  - High maintenance costs

- Man's disagreement
  - Outdated bus route
    - Expensive neighborhoods
    - Few students living there
  - Encouraging more students to drive
    - Increased noise
    - Traffic congestion
    - Shortage of parking spaces

- Suggested solutions
  - Update bus route
    - Cover areas where off-campus students live
  - Make public transportation easier and more accessible

7.关键词

1.Sub Scores

Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

23. 3.Delivery

The delivery of the speaking answer is mostly clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are a few areas where the speaker could improve. For instance, the speaker should work on reducing unnecessary pauses and ensuring that their pronunciation is accurate to avoid any confusion. Additionally, focusing on proper intonation and stress patterns will help make the speech sound more natural.

4.Topic Development

The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in topic development. The speaker could expand on the reasons given by the man in the conversation, providing more details or examples to support his opinion. Additionally, the speaker should work on creating smoother transitions between ideas to enhance the overall flow of the response.

5.Language Use

Original: Recently, the university has decided to end its free bus service for students, maintaining that few students take the buses and buses are expensive to operate, and that saved money will be used to expand the overcrowded parking lots. The university recently decided to discontinue its free bus service for students, arguing that few students use the buses and they are costly to maintain. The money saved will be allocated to expanding the overcrowded parking lots. (Rephrased for clarity and conciseness)

Original: However, the man in the conversation disagrees with the university's decision. Nonetheless, the man in the conversation opposes this decision. (Rephrased for variety and conciseness)

Original: If the buses can change their routes, there will be more students to take. If the buses were to change their routes, more students would use them. (Improved sentence structure and clarity)

Original: Secondly, the policy will promote more students to drive on campus, which will create more noise and traffic. Secondly, this policy would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise and traffic. (Improved sentence structure and clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university recently decided to discontinue its free bus service for students, arguing that few students use the buses and they are costly to maintain. The money saved will be allocated to expanding the overcrowded parking lots. Nonetheless, the man in the conversation opposes this decision. He believes that the bus routes are outdated and only go through neighborhoods that are too expensive for students to live in. If the buses were to change their routes, more students would use them. Secondly, this policy would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise and traffic. As a result, there would be an even greater need for parking spaces. The man suggests that the university should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead of driving, which would benefit both the campus environment and the students themselves.

6.Mind Map

• University decision

  • Discontinue bus service
  • Expand parking lots

• Man's opinion

  • Opposes decision
  • Outdated bus routes
  • Encourages driving on campus

• Suggested solution

  • Update bus routes
  • Promote public transportation

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, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are a few instances where the speaker could improve their delivery by avoiding unnecessary pauses and ensuring that their pronunciation is accurate. To improve, the speaker should practice speaking more smoothly and work on their pronunciation of certain words.

4.Topic Development The speaker's response is mostly coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there are some areas where the response could be improved. The speaker should focus on providing more specific details from the listening passage to support their points, such as mentioning the man's concerns about increased noise and traffic around campus. Additionally, the speaker should ensure that they accurately represent the information from both the reading and listening passages in their response. To improve, the speaker should practice summarizing key points from both passages and connecting them in a clear and logical manner.

5.Language Use

Original: The school decided to eliminate bus service they planned, because they supposed few students use it and operate bus service is very expensive, and about the money they saved they will use to expand overcrowded student parking lot. The university decided to eliminate the bus service they had planned, as they believed that few students used it and operating the bus service was very expensive. The money saved would be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lot. (Corrected for grammar and sentence structure)

Original: Firstly, because the bus route is out of date and it goes only for most off-campus students. Firstly, the man argues that the bus route is outdated and only serves a few off-campus students. (Corrected for grammar and clarity)

Original: That's the reason why few students use the bus. This is why few students utilize the bus service. (Improved vocabulary)

Original: If they change the route, there will be more students use it. If the university changes the route, more students would likely use it. (Corrected grammar and sentence structure)

Original: And for the parking lot, he supposed that if the students build more parking lot, it will build more noise and traffic around the school. Regarding the parking lot, the man believes that if more parking spaces are added, it would increase noise and traffic around the campus. (Corrected grammar and sentence structure)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university decided to eliminate the bus service they had planned, as they believed that few students used it and operating the bus service was very expensive. The money saved would be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lot. Firstly, the man argues that the bus route is outdated and only serves a few off-campus students. This is why few students utilize the bus service. If the university changes the route, more students would likely use it. Regarding the parking lot, the man believes that if more parking spaces are added, it would increase noise and traffic around the campus. By addressing these concerns and making necessary adjustments to the bus routes and parking facilities, the university could potentially encourage more students to use public transportation and reduce traffic congestion on campus.

6.Mind Map

- University's decision
  - Eliminate bus service
  - Expand parking lot

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with decision
  - Reasons:
    - Outdated bus route
      - Serves few off-campus students
      - Change route to increase ridership
    - Increased parking spaces
      - More noise and traffic around campus

- Suggested improvements
  - Adjust bus routes
  - Encourage public transportation use

7.Key Words

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 2.5

2.预估分数

22. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，发言者的语言流利度较好，但仍有一些不必要的停顿。建议发言者在练习时注意提高发音准确性，减少不必要的停顿，以提高整体表达效果。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，发言者对男子的观点进行了概述，并解释了他持有这一观点的原因。然而，在解释原因时，发言者没有充分利用听力材料中的信息，导致部分论据不够充实。建议发言者在练习时注意更全面地运用听力材料中的信息，以提高话题发展的质量。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the announcement, the school announced that they will not continue the bus route. The announcement states that the university plans to discontinue the bus service. (原句重复使用了"announced"，改为更自然的表达) This is because a few students ride the bus, and to operate it is expensive, This is due to low ridership and high operating costs, (使用更高级的词汇和更自然的语言结构) and the man does not support this change. For the first reason, he thinks that the route of the bus line is not convenient and is not reasonable. And second, he thinks that making a softer bus and to expand the parking lot for students can make a lot of noise and use a lot of areas and make more traffic accidents. Secondly, he believes that reducing bus service and expanding parking lots will encourage more students to drive, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents. (修改语言结构，使其更自然流畅) This is not good for the school's economy management. So in this way, he does not support the school's plan. That's all for my answer. Thank you for watching.

Revised Answer (140 words): The announcement states that the university plans to discontinue the bus service due to low ridership and high operating costs. The man disagrees with this decision for two main reasons. First, he believes that the bus route is outdated and does not serve the areas where most off-campus students currently live. If the university updated the route, he thinks more students would use the service. Secondly, he believes that reducing bus service and expanding parking lots will encourage more students to drive, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents. He argues that this is not beneficial for the university's overall management and environment. In conclusion, the man does not support the university's plan to eliminate the bus service and thinks they should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead.

6.思维导图

- Announcement
  - Discontinue bus service
  - Low ridership
  - High operating costs

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with decision
  - Reasons
    - Outdated route
      - Not serving off-campus students' areas
    - Encouraging driving
      - Increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents

- Conclusion
  - Man does not support the plan
  - Suggests making public transportation easier to use instead

7.关键词