TOEFL TPO 8 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion of the university’s plan. 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

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. For example, the speaker should work on enunciating words more clearly and using appropriate pauses to separate ideas. Practicing speaking aloud and focusing on pronunciation can help improve these areas.

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 should avoid repeating phrases like "classical music" too often and instead use synonyms or pronouns to create more variety in their language. To improve topic development, the speaker can practice summarizing key points from listening passages and incorporating them into their response more effectively.

5.Language Use

The Student Life Committee has decided that beginning next semester, the university cafeteria will broadcast classical music during mealtimes in order to promote a more relaxed atmosphere for students. Meanwhile, the commission hopes that it can encourage students to unplug their personal music devices and chat with each other. However, in a conversation, the men disagreed with the commission's policy. Firstly, during mealtimes, some students are studying in order to prepare for the approaching exams or get their assignments done. Then the classical music will make the students not concentrate on their own tasks. Secondly, because most of the students don't dislike classical music, they are more likely to bring their own MP3 in order to block the classical music that they don't like.

The Student Life Committee has decided that beginning next semester, the university cafeteria will broadcast classical music during mealtimes in order to promote a more relaxed atmosphere for students. Meanwhile Additionally, the commission committee hopes that it can encourage students to unplug their personal music devices and chat with each other. However, in a conversation, the men students disagreed with the committee's policy. Firstly, during mealtimes, some students are studying in order to prepare for the approaching exams upcoming examinations or get their assignments done. Then, thus the classical music will make the students not concentrate on their own tasks. Secondly, because most of the students don't dislike prefer classical music, they are more likely to bring their own MP3 in order devices to block the classical music that they don't like.

("Meanwhile" was changed to "Additionally" for a smoother transition. "Commission" was corrected to "committee" for consistency. "Men" was changed to "students" for clarity. "The approaching exams" was changed to "upcoming examinations" for a more formal tone. The comma after "Then" was removed and replaced with "thus" for better flow. "Dislike" was changed to "prefer" for a clearer meaning, and "in order" was removed and replaced with "devices" for better sentence structure.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The Student Life Committee has decided that beginning next semester, the university cafeteria will broadcast classical music during mealtimes to promote a more relaxed atmosphere for students. Additionally, the committee hopes that it can encourage students to unplug their personal music devices and engage in conversation with each other. However, some students disagree with the committee's policy for two main reasons. First, many students use mealtimes as an opportunity to study and prepare for upcoming examinations or complete assignments. The presence of classical music may hinder their ability to concentrate on their tasks. Second, most students do not prefer classical music, making it more likely that they will bring their own MP3 devices to block out the unwanted background noise. Consequently, the policy may not achieve its intended goals of fostering relaxation and social interaction.

6.Mind Map

- Student Life Committee
  - Next semester
  - Classical music during mealtimes
  - Relaxed atmosphere
  - Encourage conversation

- Students' disagreement
  - Studying during mealtimes
    - Upcoming examinations
    - Assignments
    - Concentration issues
  - Music preferences
    - Not preferring classical music
    - MP3 devices to block unwanted noise

- Policy's potential failure
  - Hindered concentration
  - Lack of social interaction

7.Key Words