TOEFL TPO 11 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion about the college’s plan. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

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Housing Renovations Planned Over the last ten years, the number of Central College students living on campus in dormitories has decreased by twenty percent. In an effort to counteract the trend, the college has announced a plan to renovate its on-campus housing. The renovations will take two years, and they will include improvements to the bathrooms, lighting, and heating in the dormitories. "A lot of people are moving off campus because the dorms aren’t in great shape," explained the college president. "By renovating the dorms, we can make them more appealing than off-campus housing, and more students will choose to remain on campus."

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The woman expresses her opinion about the college’s plan. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

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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，这位同学的回答基本上是清晰流畅的，但在某些地方可能需要稍作调整。建议同学注意发音准确性，以及在适当的地方停顿。此外，可以尝试提高语速，使回答更加自然。

4.话题发展

从话题发展方面来看，这位同学的回答基本上是连贯和组织良好的。但是，在解释女生观点时可以更加详细和具体。例如，在提到噪音问题时，可以强调这会影响到住在宿舍的学生的学习和生活质量；在谈到费用问题时，可以指出这可能导致更多学生选择离校租房。总之，为了使回答更加完整和有说服力，建议同学在论述观点时提供更多细节和例证。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the reading passage, the college decided to renovate its ~~own campus hallway~~ on-campus housing(原文中的“own campus hallway”不太准确，应改为“on-campus housing”). The girl in the conversation disagrees with the plan. Firstly, she thinks it is too noisy. The construction of the new dorms needs to last for two years, and it causes a lot of noise. If students want to study and work at the dorms, it will be too disturbing. Secondly, she thinks students can't afford the price of new dorms if the school raises the cost of living in the ~~own campus hallway~~ on-campus housing(同上，应改为“on-campus housing”). Most students will just leave the school and rent a ~~triple~~ cheaper(原文中的“triple”不符合语境，应改为“cheaper”) apartment. That's the reason why the girl disagrees with the plan.

Revised Answer (140 words): According to the reading passage, Central College plans to renovate its on-campus housing to attract more students to live in dormitories. However, the woman in the conversation disagrees with this plan for two main reasons. First, she believes that the construction noise will be disruptive for students who are trying to study or sleep in their dorm rooms during the two-year renovation period. This may cause even more students to move off-campus to avoid disturbances. Second, she points out that raising the cost of on-campus housing to fund the renovations will make it less affordable for students. As a result, many students might choose to rent cheaper off-campus apartments instead of moving back into the dorms after the renovations are completed. These concerns lead the woman to disagree with the college's plan to renovate on-campus housing.

6.思维导图


- Central College
  - Renovate on-campus housing

- Woman's disagreement
  - Construction noise
    - Disruptive for studying and sleeping
    - More students move off-campus
  - Raising cost of on-campus housing
    - Less affordable for students
    - Students choose cheaper off-campus apartments

7.关键词

Word	Phonetic Symbols	Parts of Speech	English definitions	Simplified Chinese translations	Sample sentences
Renovation	/ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən/	Noun	The act of improving a structure	翻新，改造	The college's renovation plan aims to improve the dormitories, but the woman disagrees with it.
Disruptive	/dɪsˈrʌptɪv/	Adjective	Causing disorder or disturbance	扰乱的，破坏性的	The construction noise will be disruptive for students living in the dorms during renovations.
Affordability	/əˌfɔrdəˈbɪlɪti/	Noun	The quality of being affordable	可负担性，价格适中	Raising the cost of on-campus housing will affect its affordability for students.
Off-campus	/ˈɔfˈkæmpəs/	Adjective	Located outside a campus	校外的	Many students might choose to rent cheaper off-campus apartments instead of living in dorms.
Disturbance	/dɪˈstɜrbəns/	Noun	The act of interrupting or hindering	干扰，扰乱	The woman believes that the construction noise will cause a significant disturbance for students.