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TOEFL TPO 42 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man disagrees with the decision announced in the student newspaper. Explain why the university made the decision and why the man disagrees with.

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Task Overview

Reading Passage

No More Evening Classes?  The administration has announced that starting next fall, the university will stop offering evening classes in many departments. According to a university administrator, the decision was prompted by a steady decline in enrollments in evening classes. "Evening classes are just too small," the administrator said. When asked to explain the decline in enrollments, the administrator pointed to the fact that most evening classes are taught by teaching assistants, who are usually graduate students. "Surveys show that students prefer to take classes taught by experienced faculty members, the spokesperson said, “Probably because they simply know more than graduate teaching assistants do."

Question

The man disagrees with the decision announced in the student newspaper. Explain why the university made the decision and why the man disagrees with.

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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,发言者的表达较为清晰,但在某些地方可能需要稍作改进。建议发言者注意保持语速的一致性,避免在不适当的地方停顿。此外,发言者需要注意正确发音,以免出现拼写错误。

4.话题发展 发言者对于话题的发展和组织较为合理,但仍有提升空间。建议发言者在回答问题时更加关注文章和对话中的关键信息,并尝试提供更多相关的支持或例子来巩固观点。同时,注意保持思路清晰,使回答更具条理性。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the article, the university has decided to close the evening classes because there are too few people to attend the class. According to the article, the university has decided to cancel evening classes due to low enrollment.(将原句中的“close”改为“cancel”,使句子更自然;同时简化句子,使其更简洁。)

In the conversation, the man doesn't support this change. In the conversation, the man opposes this change.(将“doesn't support”改为“opposes”,使句子更简洁。)

Firstly, he mentions that for the young teachers, the students can be more actively involved in the class because there are very few students in the class. Firstly, he mentions that with fewer students in class, they can be more actively involved, especially with young teachers.(调整句子结构,使其更自然。)

And this thing, the teachers can support them to learn more from the class. This allows teachers to provide better support for students' learning.(调整句子结构,使其更自然。)

Secondly, comparing with the experienced teacher, a new teacher who is just attending this class for one or two times will be exciting for the class and they can communicate with the students as much as they can. Secondly, compared to experienced teachers, new teachers who have only taught the class once or twice may be more enthusiastic and better communicators with students.(调整句子结构,使其更自然。)

But for the experienced teacher, they maybe have tired for the teaching. However, experienced teachers may become tired of teaching.(简化句子,使其更简洁。)

So he doesn't agree with the changing. So he disagrees with the change.(将“the changing”改为“the change”,使句子更自然。)

Revised Answer (140 words): According to the article, the university has decided to cancel evening classes due to low enrollment. In the conversation, the man opposes this change. Firstly, he mentions that with fewer students in class, they can be more actively involved, especially with young teachers. This allows teachers to provide better support for students' learning. Secondly, compared to experienced teachers, new teachers who have only taught the class once or twice may be more enthusiastic and better communicators with students. However, experienced teachers may become tired of teaching. So he disagrees with the change.

6.思维导图


- University's decision
  - Cancel evening classes
  - Low enrollment

- Man's opposition
  - Fewer students in class
    - More active involvement
    - Better support from teachers
  - New vs. experienced teachers
    - Enthusiasm and communication
    - Experienced teachers may become tired

7.关键词

WordPhonetic SymbolsParts of SpeechEnglish definitionsSimplified Chinese translationsSample sentences
enrollment/ɪnˈroʊlmənt/nounthe process of registering for something注册,报名The university decided to cancel evening classes due to low enrollment.
oppose/əˈpoʊz/verbto disagree with or disapprove of反对Many students oppose the decision to cancel evening classes.
enthusiastic/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/adjectivehaving or showing great excitement热情的,热心的New teachers are often more enthusiastic about teaching than experienced ones.
communication/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/nounthe act of exchanging information沟通,交流Good communication between teachers and students is essential for effective learning.
involvement/ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/nounthe act of participating in something参与,参加Active involvement in class discussions can help students better understand the material.

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