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.Sub Scores

• Delivery: 3

• Topic Development: 3

• Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 23

3.Delivery The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there is room for improvement in pronunciation and reducing unnecessary pauses. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice speaking more naturally and focus on accurate pronunciation of words.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, the speaker could improve by providing more specific details from the listening material to strengthen their arguments. Additionally, the speaker should ensure that they accurately represent the information from both the reading and listening materials to create a more compelling response.

5.Language Use

While the Student Association proposes plans to purchase a new sound system in the Old Lincoln Hall for movies, the man in the listening material disagrees with this idea and counters it with two arguments. First off, the man doesn't believe the Old Lincoln Hall as is the right place to purchase the system, since the Old Lincoln Hall is over 100 years old and it is too old for any improvement. Besides, the man also doesn't think movies as are the favorite activities the students have of students. Actually, students in the campus doesn't don't have anything else to do besides movies, if provided with more recreation and activities, the students may not go to movie theaters.

("proposes" changed to "plans" for a more natural-sounding verb; "as" removed and "is" added for proper grammar; "as" replaced with "are" for correct verb form; "the students have" replaced with "of students" for a smoother sentence structure; "doesn't" changed to "don't" for subject-verb agreement.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

While the Student Association plans to purchase a new sound system for Old Lincoln Hall to enhance movie experiences, the man in the listening material disagrees with this decision and presents two arguments. Firstly, he argues that Old Lincoln Hall is not an appropriate venue for installing the new sound system, as the building is over 100 years old and its age may hinder any significant improvements. Secondly, the man questions whether movies are genuinely the favorite activity of students on campus. He suggests that students might have chosen movies as their preferred activity due to a lack of alternative recreational options. If more diverse activities were available, students might not prioritize going to movie theaters as much as the survey results indicate.

6.Mind Map

- Disagreement
  - Old Lincoln Hall
    - Inappropriate venue
    - Age of the building
  - Movies as favorite activity
    - Lack of alternatives
    - Diverse recreational options

7.Key Words

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

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，回答者的语言流利度和语速较为一致，但偶尔存在停顿。为了提高表达能力，建议回答者注意在适当的地方停顿，以及提高发音准确度。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答者的回答内容较为连贯和有条理，但在解释男生观点的原因时可以更具体一些。建议回答者在解释原因时提供更多细节和例子，以便更好地支持观点。

5.语言使用

Original: According to the reading passage, we know that the student association have has(因为主语是单数，所以应该使用has) purchased a new sound system for improve improving(应该使用动名词形式) the sound system in the old Lincoln Hall, and they wish that will attract more students to watching movie and raise the sales of ticket. The man in the conversation thinks it will be a bad idea, because the old Lincoln Hall is too old to perform as a cinema, and use the money to improve the sound system will be a waste of money. Furthermore, he doubt that watching movie is the first choice if students have alternative choice like recreation and other social activities.

Revised (140 words): According to the reading passage, we know that the student association has purchased a new sound system for improving the audio quality in Old Lincoln Hall, hoping to attract more students to watch movies and increase ticket sales. However, the man in the conversation believes this decision is unwise because Old Lincoln Hall's antiquated structure makes it unsuitable for use as a cinema, rendering any investment in its sound system wasteful. Additionally, he questions whether watching movies would remain students' top choice for entertainment if they had access to alternative options such as recreational facilities or other social activities.

6.思维导图

- Reading passage
  - Student association
  - New sound system
  - Old Lincoln Hall

- Man's opinion
  - Unwise decision
  - Antiquated structure
  - Wasteful investment

- Alternative options
  - Recreational facilities
  - Social activities

7.关键词