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TOEFL TPO 64 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion of the university's plan, describe her opinion and her reasons for holding that opinion.

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Task Overview

Reading Passage

Cafe to be Built in Library The university has decided to build a cafe in the basement of the library. The reason given for this new development is that university officials believe students will enjoy the convenience of being able to eat without having to leave the library. Students have often complained that their studies are disrupted because they must leave the library whenever they want to eat. Officials also believe that it will help make library study more productive if students have the opportunity to take short breaks in the cafe while they're working. Sincerely, Justin Ruben

Question

The woman expresses her opinion of the university's plan, describe her opinion and her reasons for holding that opinion.

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Evaluation Result

1.Sub Scores Delivery: 2 Topic Development: 2 Language Use: 2

2.Estimated Scores

15. 3.Delivery

The speaker's delivery could be improved by focusing on clearer and more fluid speech. There were occasional pauses that disrupted the flow of the response. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice speaking at a consistent pace and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, paying attention to accurate pronunciation will help minimize spelling errors.

4.Topic Development The response could benefit from better topic development. The speaker should ensure that their response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. To improve topic development, the speaker can work on providing more specific details from both the reading and listening passages to support their points. Additionally, focusing on a clear structure for the response will help make it easier for the listener to follow the speaker's ideas.

5.Language Use

The university is planning to build a cafe on in the basement of the library, and a woman doesn't like this idea. (Use "in" instead of "on" to indicate the correct location) The first reason she mentioned is that students prefer to walk over to some places instead of keeping walking continuing to walk in the library, even if there is bad weather. (Replace "keeping walking" with "continuing to walk" for better sentence structure) And because the food in the cafe is not really healthy, it just seems less, limited, so students prefer to eat some healthy food. (Replace "less" with "limited" for better vocabulary) And the second reason she mentioned is that she prefers to chat with their friends to hang out and hang out instead of keeping staying continuing to stay in the library, because nobody would like to just keep on the actual work, it is so boring. (Replace "to hang out" with "and hang out" for better sentence structure; replace "keeping staying" with "continuing to stay") So therefore, the woman's whole negative view to on this change. (Use "on" instead of "to" for correct preposition usage)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to build a cafe in the basement of the library, but a woman disagrees with this idea. She provides two main reasons for her opinion. Firstly, she believes that students would prefer to walk to other locations for food rather than continuing to walk within the library, even in bad weather. She also mentions that the cafe's food options are limited and unhealthy, causing students to seek healthier alternatives elsewhere. Secondly, she argues that having a cafe in the library would encourage students to chat and hang out with friends instead of focusing on their studies. This, she believes, would make it difficult for students to concentrate on their work and could negatively impact their productivity. In conclusion, the woman holds a negative view on the proposed cafe due to concerns about unhealthy food options and potential distractions from studying.

6.Mind Map


- Disagreement with the plan
  - Unhealthy food options
    - Limited choices
    - Preference for healthier alternatives
  - Potential distractions
    - Chatting and hanging out with friends
    - Difficulty concentrating on studies

- Negative view on the proposed cafe

7.Key Words

WordPhonetic SymbolsParts of SpeechEnglish DefinitionSample Sentence
Disagreement/dɪsəˈɡriːmənt/NounA situation in which people express different opinions about somethingThe woman expressed her disagreement with the university's plan to build a cafe in the library.
Unhealthy/ʌnˈhelθi/AdjectiveNot conducive to good health; likely to cause illness or poor healthShe argued that the cafe would offer unhealthy food options, leading students to seek healthier alternatives.
Distraction/dɪˈstrækʃən/NounSomething that prevents someone from giving their full attention to something elseThe presence of a cafe in the library could create distractions for students trying to concentrate on their work.
Concentrate/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/VerbTo focus all one's attention on a particular object or activityStudents may find it difficult to concentrate on their studies if they are tempted to chat and hang out.
Productivity/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/NounThe effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of output per unit of inputThe woman believes that the cafe might negatively impact students' productivity due to potential distractions.
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