TOEFL TPO 65 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion about the university's plan State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding it.

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，回答的语言流畅度和语速较为稳定，但偶尔出现停顿。建议在练习时注意提高口语的流利度，减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容较为连贯和有组织，观点之间的联系清晰，举例也较为充分。但仍有提升空间。建议在练习时尝试更多地展开论述，提供更多相关的支持或例子来丰富论点。

5.语言使用

Original: The university decides to assign a room according to students' interests in order to improve the experience of first-year students. Additionally, this can reduce work for the housing office since that student will change their rooms. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with this change for two reasons. First, she mentions that students can still make good friends despite that they don't have similar interests. For instance, the woman majors in biology, however, her friend majors in French. Despite that difference, they are still very great friends and get along very well. Additionally, many students move their house not just because they don't have same interests. Perhaps they may have different schedules or they just want to move to better locations. Under the implementation of the new policy, many students will still move their house and this won't reduce the work of the housing offices.

Corrected: The university decideshas decided to assign a room according to students' interests in order to improve the experience of first-year students. Additionally, this can reduce work for the housing office since thatthese students will change their rooms. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with this change for two reasons. First, she mentions that students can still make good friends despite thatthe fact that they don't have similar interests. For instance, the woman majors in biologybiochemistry, however, her friend majors in French. Despite thatthe difference, they are still very great friends and get along very well. Additionally, many students move their houseout of their rooms not just because they don't have samethe same interests. Perhaps they may have different schedules or they just want to move to better locations. Under the implementation of the new policy, many students will still move their houseout of their rooms and this won't reduce the work of the housing offices.

(将decides改为has decided，更符合时态；将that改为these，使代词更准确；将that改为the fact that，使句子更自然；将biology改为biochemistry，与原文保持一致；去掉that，使句子更流畅；将their house改为out of their rooms，使表达更准确；将same改为the same，使语法正确。)

Revised (140 words): The university has decided to assign rooms based on students' interests to enhance the first-year experience. This approach could potentially reduce the workload for the housing office, as fewer students may request room changes. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with this plan for two reasons. Firstly, she believes that students can form strong friendships even without shared interests, citing her own experience with her French-major roommate while she studies biochemistry. Secondly, she argues that students might change rooms for various reasons beyond differing interests, such as incompatible schedules or a desire for a better location. Therefore, she contends that implementing this new policy may not significantly decrease room change requests and thus not alleviate the housing office's workload as intended.

6.思维导图

- University's Plan
  - Assign rooms based on interests
  - Improve first-year experience
  - Reduce housing office workload

- Woman's Disagreement
  - Reason 1: Friendships without shared interests
    - Example: Biochemistry and French majors
  - Reason 2: Other reasons for room changes
    - Incompatible schedules
    - Better location

- Conclusion: New policy may not be effective

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 20

3.表达 在表达方面，发言者的语速较为稳定，但偶尔出现了不恰当的停顿。建议发言者注意在适当的地方停顿，以提高语言流畅度。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 In terms of topic development, the speaker's response is somewhat organized but lacks clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. To improve, the speaker should focus on providing a more coherent and well-organized response by clearly connecting ideas and offering more specific examples to support their points. Additionally, the speaker should ensure they accurately summarize the woman's opinion and reasons for holding it, as some details were not accurately represented in the response.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: Firstly, it is going to assign roommates based on similar interests. Firstly, it can increase the experience of first-year students. Secondly, it can reduce work from the housing office. The university plans to assign roommates based on similar interests, aiming to enhance the experience of first-year students and reduce the workload for the housing office. (将两个首先合并为一个句子，使用更高级的词汇和更自然的语言表达) However, in the conversation, Dorman totally disagrees with the two statements. Nonetheless, in the conversation, the woman strongly disagrees with these points. (使用更准确的描述和更自然的表达方式) Firstly, she thinks that people who don't have the similar interests can still make friends with each other. She believes that people with dissimilar interests can still become friends. (简化句子结构，使其更自然流畅) For example, her roommate is majoring in French while she is majoring in biochemistry. And also, her roommate is good at sports while she is not athletic at all. However, they still become good friends with each other. For instance, her roommate majors in French and excels in sports, while she studies biochemistry and is not athletic; yet, they are good friends. (改进句子结构和连接词，使句子更连贯) Secondly, the woman thinks that nobody moves out because they don't have the similar interests. Instead, they might have a different schedule. Furthermore, she argues that people don't move out due to dissimilar interests but rather because of differing schedules. (简化句子结构，使用更自然的表达方式) For example, some people move out because they find some place which is better than dormitory. And also, some people might receive a big job, so they decided to move out. For instance, some people move out to find a better location or due to receiving a significant job opportunity. (简化句子结构，使其更自然流畅)

Revised Answer (140 words): The university plans to assign roommates based on similar interests, aiming to enhance the experience of first-year students and reduce the workload for the housing office. Nonetheless, in the conversation, the woman strongly disagrees with these points. She believes that people with dissimilar interests can still become friends. For instance, her roommate majors in French and excels in sports, while she studies biochemistry and is not athletic; yet, they are good friends. Furthermore, she argues that people don't move out due to dissimilar interests but rather because of differing schedules. For instance, some people move out to find a better location or due to receiving a significant job opportunity.

6.思维导图

- University's Plan
  - Assign roommates based on similar interests
  - Enhance first-year students' experience
  - Reduce housing office workload

- Woman's Disagreement
  - Dissimilar interests can still lead to friendship
    - Example: French major roommate and biochemistry major speaker
  - People don't move out due to dissimilar interests
    - Differing schedules
    - Better location or job opportunity

7.关键词

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3.5 Language Use: 3

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，回答基本清晰，流利，语速较为稳定，仅有少量停顿。但在某些地方，标点符号的使用不太恰当，可能导致不必要的停顿。此外，部分单词发音不准确。建议练习更多的发音和语音技巧，以提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上是连贯和组织良好的。回答中明确提到了女生对大学计划的看法及其原因。然而，在解释原因时可以更具体一些，例如提到她和室友之间的相互学习和互补。此外，在总结时可以更加简洁明了地陈述女生的观点。建议多做练习以提高话题发展能力。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The university is planning to match roommate based on similar interests, because it will improve first-year student experience, and it also reduces the work for housing office. The university plans to match roommates based on similar interests to improve the first-year student experience and reduce the workload for the housing office.（将句子结构进行了调整，使其更自然流畅。同时，将"it also reduces"改为"reduce"使语法更准确。）

In the conversation, the woman disagrees with this idea. In the conversation, the woman expresses her disagreement with this plan.（将"disagrees with this idea"改为"expresses her disagreement with this plan"，使句子更具表达力。）

First of all, she argues that she and her roommates have very different interests. Firstly, she points out that she and her roommate possess vastly different interests.（将"argues"改为"points out"，使句子更自然；同时，使用了更高级的词汇"possess vastly different interests"。）

For example, her roommate is French major and very loves sport, whereas she is major in biochemistry and is not athletic, For instance, her roommate majors in French and loves sports, while she studies biochemistry and is not athletic,（调整了句子结构，使其更自然流畅；同时，修正了语法错误。）

but they still become very good friends. yet they still became close friends.（将"but"改为"yet"，使句子更自然；同时，使用了更高级的词汇"close friends"。）

Moreover, the woman also argues that people move is not only for different interests, but instead they are moved because of different schedules, or maybe they have a chance to move to a better location. Furthermore, the woman contends that people do not change rooms solely due to differing interests; rather, they may move because of varying schedules or opportunities to relocate to a more desirable location.（调整了句子结构，使其更自然流畅；同时，修正了语法错误，并使用了更高级的词汇。）

Anyways, she thinks that people are gonna move for various reasons, not only for different interests. In any case, she believes that people will move for a variety of reasons, not just because of differing interests.（将"gonna"改为"will"，使句子更正式；同时，调整了句子结构，使其更自然流畅。）

That is why the woman in the conversation disagrees with this idea. That is why the woman in the conversation opposes this plan.（将"disagrees with this idea"改为"opposes this plan"，使句子更具表达力。）

Revised Answer (140 words): The university plans to match roommates based on similar interests to improve the first-year student experience and reduce the workload for the housing office. In the conversation, the woman expresses her disagreement with this plan. Firstly, she points out that she and her roommate possess vastly different interests. For instance, her roommate majors in French and loves sports, while she studies biochemistry and is not athletic, yet they still became close friends. Furthermore, the woman contends that people do not change rooms solely due to differing interests; rather, they may move because of varying schedules or opportunities to relocate to a more desirable location. In any case, she believes that people will move for a variety of reasons, not just because of differing interests. That is why the woman in the conversation opposes this plan.

6.思维导图

- University Plan
  - Match roommates based on interests
  - Improve first-year experience
  - Reduce housing office workload

- Woman's Disagreement
  - Different interests, yet close friends
    - Example: French major vs. biochemistry major
  - Other reasons for moving
    - Varying schedules
    - Better location opportunities

- Conclusion
  - People move for various reasons, not just differing interests

7.关键词

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 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 and elaborating on the reasons given by the woman in the conversation. To improve topic development, the speaker should try to expand on the examples provided and further explain the woman's reasoning behind her opinion.

5.Language Use

The school announces that they are going to assign the freshmanfirst-year roommates based on their interests, because firstfirstly("first" is informal, use "firstly" for a more formal tone), students can get along well, and secondsecondly(use "secondly" for a more formal tone), this can reduce the workload of the office of substituting room. However, the woman disagrees for the following reasons. First, she believes that even students don't have the similar interests,if students don't share similar interests,(improve sentence structure and clarity) they can still get along well; take her for example, her roommate majors in French and are good at sports,is good at sports,(correct subject-verb agreement) and to her, she majors in biochemistry and she's not athletic, but they get along with each other as well. In addition, there are lots of reasons students move out, not just because they don't have the same interests. Maybe they have a different schedule or other reasons, so the students think that this is another reason to move out.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to assign first-year roommates based on their interests, because firstly, students can get along well, and secondly, this can reduce the workload of the housing office. However, the woman disagrees for several reasons. Firstly, she believes that even if students don't share similar interests, they can still get along well; for instance, her roommate majors in French and is good at sports, while she majors in biochemistry and is not athletic, yet they have a great relationship. Furthermore, there are numerous reasons why students move out, not solely due to dissimilar interests. Factors such as differing schedules or other personal reasons may also contribute to their decision to change rooms. Therefore, the woman believes that the university's plan may not significantly reduce room changes.

6.Mind Map

- University's Plan
  - Assign roommates based on interests
  - Reasons: better relationships, reduce workload

- Woman's Disagreement
  - Personal experience: different interests, good relationship
  - Other reasons for moving out: schedules, personal factors

- Revised Answer
  - University's plan and reasons
  - Woman's disagreement and examples

7.Key Words

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 punctuation problems that result from inappropriate pauses. To improve, the speaker should focus on proper phrasing and pausing at appropriate moments to enhance the clarity of their speech. Additionally, working on accurate pronunciation will help eliminate any spelling errors caused by mispronunciation.

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 fully addressing the woman's opinion and reasons for holding it. The speaker should ensure that they provide a more comprehensive explanation of the woman's perspective and elaborate on her reasons for disagreeing with the university's plan. This will help create a more complete and well-developed response.

5.Language Use

Original: According to the notice, In the reading passage, (change to specify the source) the university plans to assign roommates based on similar interests unless if (change for clarity) students fill out a questionnaire before they enter the school. But in the conversation, the woman thinks it is a bad idea based on two reasons. Firstly, she argues that friends can't be completely the same. They can have completely different hobbies and majors, like she and her friends have different majors and hobbies, but they are still good friends. Second, she states that people who want to move out from the room because the people who have different schedules with their roommates have a kind of

Revised (140 words): In the reading passage, the university plans to assign roommates based on similar interests if students fill out a questionnaire before they enter the school. However, in the conversation, the woman disagrees with this plan for two reasons. First, she believes that having completely different interests and majors does not prevent people from becoming good friends, as evidenced by her own experience with her roommate. Second, she argues that there are various reasons why people might want to move out of their rooms, such as having different schedules or seeking better locations. Therefore, she does not expect a significant decrease in room change requests due to this new policy. In conclusion, while matching roommates based on interests may seem logical, it may not necessarily lead to better compatibility or fewer room change requests.

6.Mind Map

• Reading passage

  • University's plan
  • Questionnaire

• Conversation

  • Woman's disagreement
  • Two reasons
    • Different interests and majors
    • Various reasons for moving out

• Conclusion

7.Key Words

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，这位考生的回答相对清晰，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。建议考生在练习口语时注意保持连贯性和一致的语速，尽量减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，考生的回答基本上是连贯和有组织的，但在某些地方缺乏足够的支持或例子。建议考生在练习口语时尝试提供更多相关的例子和论据来支持自己的观点，以使回答更加完整和有说服力。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: There is a proposal that the university will try to assign roommates based on similar interests and the woman disagrees with it. Firstly, she states that people don't need to make friends with similar interests. Take herself for an example. She and her roommate are really good friends and her roommate is really interested in sports and he doesn't like sports. She doesn't like sports and she likes biology. But they are also good friends. Secondly, she thinks that people change their roommate not because of the interest but because of the schedule and the better location. So even they can assign roommates based on similar interests, they will also change their roommate.

Corrected Answer: The university has proposed assigning roommates based on similar interests, but the woman disagrees with this idea. First, she argues that having similar interests is not necessary for forming friendships. For instance, she and her roommate have different interests - her roommate enjoys sports while she prefers biology - yet they are still good friends. Second, she believes that people change roommates for reasons other than shared interests, such as conflicting schedules or a desire for a better location. Therefore, even if roommates are assigned based on similar interests, students may still choose to change their living arrangements. (修改了句子结构，使语言更自然流畅，并使用了更高级的词汇。同时，纠正了一些语法错误。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university has proposed assigning roommates based on similar interests; however, the woman disagrees with this approach. She contends that having common interests is not a prerequisite for forming friendships. As an example, she cites her own experience with her roommate who has different interests - her roommate is passionate about sports, while she is more inclined towards biology. Despite their differing interests, they maintain a strong friendship. Furthermore, the woman argues that people change roommates for various reasons unrelated to shared interests, such as incompatible schedules or seeking a better living location. Consequently, even if the university assigns roommates based on similar interests, students may still opt to change their living situations for other reasons. This revised answer provides a more coherent and well-structured response with advanced vocabulary and proper grammar, aiming for a score of 30.

6.思维导图

- Disagreement
    - Not necessary for friendships
        - Example: different interests (sports vs. biology)
    - Other reasons for changing roommates
        - Incompatible schedules
        - Better living location

- Revised Answer
    - Coherent and well-structured response
    - Advanced vocabulary and proper grammar

7.关键词