TOEFL TPO 67 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion of the Student Association's recent purchase. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 从表达方面来看，发言者的语速较为稳定，但在某些地方存在不适当的停顿。建议发言者注意在适当的地方停顿，以提高语言流利度。此外，发言者需要注意正确发音，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 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, such as mentioning the specific issues with the acoustics in Old Lincoln Hall or suggesting alternative social activities that students might prefer over going to the movies. To improve topic development, the speaker should focus on providing more evidence to support their claims and elaborating on their ideas.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The reading says the student association have purchased a new sound system for Old Lincoln House to give a better environment for students to watch a movie. But the listening have an opposite idea with it. The speaker thinks that the student association is just wasting money to purchase the sound system first. The Old Lincoln House is like 200 years ago and it used to be a gym. So the sound environment over there is very terrible. The new sound system won't improve anything. And moreover, the students have other social activities besides watching movie. They got better choice and most of them won't choose to watch the movie.

Corrected Answer: The reading states that the student association has purchased a new sound system for Old Lincoln Hall to provide a better environment for students to watch movies. However, the listening presents an opposing view. The speaker believes that the student association is wasting money on purchasing the sound system. Old Lincoln Hall, which is around 200 years old and used to be a gym, has terrible acoustics. Therefore, the new sound system will not improve anything. Furthermore, students have other social activities besides watching movies, offering better choices, and most of them would not choose to watch movies. (将have改为has，House改为Hall，listening后加presents，with it改为view，first去掉，ago去掉，over there改为in that place，watching movie改为watching movies，got改为offering，watch the movie改为watch movies)

Revised Answer (140 words): The reading passage states that Northfield College's student association has purchased a new sound system for Old Lincoln Hall in order to enhance the movie-watching experience for students on campus. However, the listening passage presents an opposing view, with the speaker arguing that this investment is a waste of money. The speaker points out that Old Lincoln Hall, a 200-year-old building that was once a gym, has poor acoustics, rendering the new sound system ineffective. Additionally, the speaker contends that students have alternative social activities available to them besides watching movies. These other options may be more appealing to students, leading them to choose activities other than movie-watching. In conclusion, the speaker believes that the student association's decision to purchase a new sound system for Old Lincoln Hall is misguided and will not yield the desired results.

6.思维导图

- Reading Passage
  - Student Association
  - New sound system
  - Old Lincoln Hall

- Listening Passage
  - Opposing view
  - Wasting money
  - Poor acoustics
  - Alternative social activities

- Revised Answer
  - Reading vs. Listening views
  - Old Lincoln Hall's issues
  - Other social activities for students

7.关键词

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 some minor issues with punctuation and pronunciation that could be improved. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should focus on proper pauses and work on accurate pronunciation of certain words.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in terms of providing more specific details from the listening passage to strengthen the argument. Additionally, the speaker could work on paraphrasing the information from the reading passage more effectively to avoid repetition. Overall, focusing on these aspects will help improve topic development in future responses.

5.Language Use

The university announces that they are going to install a new sound system in the old Lincoln Hall. This is because this can attract more students to watch the movie, and also they know that watching movie is the best recreational activities in the school. However, the man disagrees for the following reasons. First, he thinks it's a waste of money since the Lincoln Hall was too old and acoustic technique there was very bad and there is no way to improve it. In addition, there are much to do on the campus, like recreational and social activities, so the man thinks students won't think the watching movie is best if there are more other activities.

The university announces announced(change to past tense for consistency) that they are going to install a new sound system in the old Lincoln Hall. This is because this can it could(use a more natural-sounding phrase) attract more students to watch the movies,(plural form for consistency) and also they know that watching movie movies(plural form for consistency) is the best recreational activities in the school. However, the man disagrees for the following reasons. First, he thinks it's a waste of money since the Lincoln Hall was too old and acoustic technique there was very bad the acoustics were terrible,(use a more natural-sounding phrase) and there is no way to improve it. In addition, there are muchto do on more to do around(use a more natural-sounding phrase) the campus, like recreational and social activities, so the man thinks students won't think the watching movie watching movies(use a more natural-sounding phrase) is best if there are more other activities.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university announced that they were going to install a new sound system in the old Lincoln Hall. They believed it could attract more students to watch movies and knew that watching movies was one of the best recreational activities at the school. However, the man disagreed for several reasons. First, he thought it was a waste of money since Lincoln Hall was too old and the acoustics were terrible, with no way to improve them. Additionally, he believed there was much more to do around campus, such as recreational and social activities. Therefore, the man argued that students wouldn't consider watching movies as their top choice if there were other engaging activities available on campus.

6.Mind Map

• University announcement

  • New sound system
  • Old Lincoln Hall

• Attract more students

  • Watching movies
  • Recreational activities

• Man's disagreement

  • Waste of money
  • Old hall and poor acoustics

• Other campus activities

  • Recreational and social options
  • Students' preferences

7.Key Words

1.子项得分 Delivery: 2 Topic Development: 2 Language Use: 2

2.预估分数

17. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，这个回答有一些语法错误和不清晰的表达。建议在发音和语法方面进行更多的练习，以提高口语表达的准确性和流利度。同时，注意适当地使用标点符号，以避免不必要的停顿。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，这个回答没有很好地组织和连接观点。建议在回答问题时，先简要陈述男生的观点，然后详细解释他给出的理由。此外，在解释理由时，尽量使用恰当的例子或证据来支持观点。最后，注意保持回答内容与问题紧密相关，并确保内容条理清晰。

5.语言使用

原文：In the reading material, the school is considerably requiring the students that the place where the movies are on the campus are certainly shown. In the reading passage, it is mentioned that the school has installed a new sound system in the auditorium where movies are shown on campus.（将原句中的不清晰表达修改为更准确的描述。）

Because the first reason is that student association hopes that the more students will see the movie, and they want that increase the ticket sales. The first reason is that the Student Association hopes to attract more students to watch movies and increase ticket sales.（修改了语法错误和不自然的表达。）

The second reason is that in the rank of the school, most students love to watch movies. The second reason is that according to a survey conducted by the school, most students prefer watching movies as their favorite entertainment activity.（将原句中的不清晰表达修改为更准确的描述。）

And in the listening material, we can clearly learn that the man don't think it's a good idea. In the listening passage, we can clearly understand that the man disagrees with this decision.（修改了语法错误和不自然的表达。）

Because the first reason is that it's just a waste of money. Because the building which the school center is too old and there is no improvement. His first reason is that it's a waste of money since the building where the auditorium is located is too old and has poor acoustics, making no significant improvement.（将原句中的不清晰表达修改为更准确的描述。）

And the second reason is that he thinks there is not so most students think the watching movie is the best. Because there isn't any other fun activities student can do without watching movie. If there is any activities, they couldn't go to school. The second reason is that he believes not many students would consider watching movies as their top choice if there were other recreational activities available on campus.（修改了语法错误和不自然的表达。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

In the reading passage, it is mentioned that the school has installed a new sound system in the auditorium where movies are shown on campus. The first reason is that the Student Association hopes to attract more students to watch movies and increase ticket sales. The second reason is that according to a survey conducted by the school, most students prefer watching movies as their favorite entertainment activity.

In the listening passage, we can clearly understand that the man disagrees with this decision. His first reason is that it's a waste of money since the building where the auditorium is located is too old and has poor acoustics, making no significant improvement. The second reason is that he believes not many students would consider watching movies as their top choice if there were other recreational activities available on campus.

6.思维导图

- Reading Passage
  - New sound system
  - Auditorium
  - Increase ticket sales
  - Survey: students prefer movies

- Listening Passage
  - Man disagrees
    - Waste of money
      - Old building
      - Poor acoustics
    - Other recreational activities
      - Movies not top choice

7.关键词