TOEFL TPO 28 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion of the proposal. Briefly summarize the proposal, then state her opinion about the proposal, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
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Task Overview
Reading Passage
Keep the Music Building Open Later Currently, the campus music building, which has practice rooms students can reserve for playing instrument, closes nightly at 9 p.m. I think the university should keep the building open until midnight. Often, student musicians want to practice their instruments later at night, and right now there’s no good place for them to do that. Also, lots of students want to use the practice rooms, so it’s often difficult to reserve one. If the building were open more hours, though, it would be easier to accommodate the large number of students who want to reserve rooms.
Question
The woman expresses her opinion of the proposal. Briefly summarize the proposal, then state her opinion about the proposal, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
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Evaluation Result
1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3.5 Language Use: 3
2.预估分数
23. 3.表达
总体来说,发言者的表达清晰,语速适中,但在某些地方存在不必要的停顿。建议发言者在练习时注意自己的发音和语调,尽量减少不自然的停顿,使语言更加流畅。
4.话题发展 发言者对于话题的发展较为完整,能够清晰地总结阅读材料和听力材料中的观点,并给出了女生对于建议的看法及原因。但在回答中有些部分略显啰嗦,可以尝试更简洁地表达观点。同时,在提供原因时可以尝试举例或给出更具体的细节,以增强说服力。
5.语言使用原文:In the reading passage, it is proposed that the students recommend the university keeping building open until midnight because there's lots of people want to practice the instruments at night, and there's no good place to let them practice. In the reading passage, it is proposed that students recommend the university keep the music building open until midnight because many people want to practice their instruments at night, and there is no suitable place for them to do so.(将“keeping”改为“keep”,将“there's lots of people”改为“many people”,将“let them practice”改为“for them to do so”。这些修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
Also, he thinks that lots of people will use the building and it's difficult to reserve one place. Additionally, he believes that many people will use the building, making it difficult to reserve a room.(将“he thinks”改为“he believes”,将“lots of people”改为“many people”,将“reserve one place”改为“reserve a room”。这些修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
The woman in the conversation agrees with those ideas. The woman in the conversation concurs with these points.(将“agrees with those ideas”改为“concurs with these points”。这个修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
Firstly, she thinks that there's no place to go to practice the instrument and she has to practice in the dormitory. Firstly, she thinks that there is no suitable place to practice her instrument, forcing her to practice in the dormitory.(将“there's no place”改为“there is no suitable place”,将“she has to practice”改为“forcing her to practice”。这些修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
She feels really bad because it's pretty noisy and will interrupt other students. She feels guilty because it can be quite noisy and may disturb other students.(将“really bad”改为“guilty”,将“pretty noisy”改为“quite noisy”,将“interrupt”改为“disturb”。这些修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
And also, she thinks that it's hard to get reservation before winter concert and spring concert because lots of people will use that. Furthermore, she believes that it is challenging to secure a reservation before the winter and spring concerts due to high demand.(将“it's hard to get reservation”改为“it is challenging to secure a reservation”,将“lots of people will use that”改为“due to high demand”。这些修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
In conclusion, that's the reason why the woman agrees with those ideas. In conclusion, these are the reasons why the woman agrees with the proposal.(将“that's the reason why”改为“these are the reasons why”,将“those ideas”改为“the proposal”。这个修改使句子更加简洁、准确。)
Revised Answer (140 words):
In the reading passage, it is proposed that students recommend the university keep the music building open until midnight because many people want to practice their instruments at night, and there is no suitable place for them to do so. Additionally, he believes that many people will use the building, making it difficult to reserve a room. The woman in the conversation concurs with these points. Firstly, she thinks that there is no suitable place to practice her instrument, forcing her to practice in the dormitory. She feels guilty because it can be quite noisy and may disturb other students. Furthermore, she believes that it is challenging to secure a reservation before the winter and spring concerts due to high demand. In conclusion, these are the reasons why the woman agrees with the proposal.
6.思维导图
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Reading Passage
- Proposal
- Keep music building open until midnight
- Many people want to practice at night
- No suitable place for practice
- Difficult to reserve a room
- Proposal
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Listening Passage
- Woman's opinion
- Agrees with the proposal
- Reasons:
- No suitable place, practices in dormitory
- Feels guilty, noisy, disturbs other students
- Challenging to secure reservation before concerts
- Woman's opinion
7.关键词
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English definitions | Simplified Chinese translations | Sample sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| concurs | /kənˈkɜr/ | verb | agrees or approves | 同意,赞同 | She concurs with the proposal because it would provide more opportunities for students to practice. |
| suitable | /ˈsuːtəbl/ | adjective | appropriate or fitting for a particular use | 适合的,合适的 | The music building is a suitable place for students to practice their instruments. |
| reservation | /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/ | noun | an arrangement made in advance | 预约,预定 | It is challenging to secure a reservation before the winter and spring concerts. |
| disturb | /dɪˈstɜrb/ | verb | interrupt or bother someone | 打扰,干扰 | Practicing in the dormitory may disturb other students who are trying to sleep or study. |
| high demand | /haɪ dɪˈmænd/ | noun | a large number of people wanting something | 高需求 | The high demand for practice rooms makes it difficult for students to reserve a room. |
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