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

• 交付：3

• 主题发展：3.5

• 语言使用：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：23

3.表达 总体而言，发言者的表达相对清晰，但在某些地方可能需要稍作改进。首先，可以尝试提高发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。此外，适当减少停顿次数，保持一致的语速，有助于使表达更流畅。建议多加练习和参加相关培训课程，以提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 发言者在话题发展方面做得相当不错。回答内容条理清晰、组织有序，并且在关键点上给出了足够的支持和例证。然而，在解释男子为什么认为购买新音响系统是浪费钱时，可以进一步阐述一下老林肯大厅的声学效果问题。此外，在谈到学生选择电影作为首选活动的原因时，可以尝试提供更多具体的例子来支持观点。总之，在话题发展方面还有一定的提升空间，建议多参加讨论和练习，以便更好地组织和阐述观点。

5.语言使用

原文：The man opposes the student association's decision to purchase the new sound system to attract the students to movies and to raise the ticket sales for mainly two reasons. The man opposes the Student Association's decision to purchase a new sound system for attracting students to movies and increasing ticket sales, mainly for two reasons.（将句子结构进行了调整，使其更自然流畅。）

First, the man thinks that purchase of new sound system would be a totally waste of money because the auditorium is located in a building with 200 years old history, which used to be a gym. First, the man believes that purchasing a new sound system would be a complete waste of money since the auditorium is located in a 200-year-old building that was once a gym.（修改了句子结构，使用了更高级的词汇，并修正了语法错误。）

So he assumes that the acoustic effect there must be very terrible and therefore he thinks the expense would be unnecessary. Thus, he assumes that the acoustics there must be terrible, making the expense unnecessary.（简化了句子结构，使其更自然。）

Second of all, he doubts whether the top option of student's choice is going to the movies because actually there's nothing else to do on the campus since there's no recreational facilities available for students. Secondly, he questions whether going to movies is truly students' top choice, as there are no other recreational facilities available on campus.（简化了句子结构，使其更自然。）

Therefore, the prerequisite for the decision is flawed. Consequently, the basis for the decision is flawed.（使用了更高级的词汇。）

修订版（140字）：

The man opposes the Student Association's decision to purchase a new sound system for attracting students to movies and increasing ticket sales, mainly for two reasons. First, the man believes that purchasing a new sound system would be a complete waste of money since the auditorium is located in a 200-year-old building that was once a gym. Thus, he assumes that the acoustics there must be terrible, making the expense unnecessary. Secondly, he questions whether going to movies is truly students' top choice, as there are no other recreational facilities available on campus. Consequently, the basis for the decision is flawed.

6.思维导图

• Main Idea: Opposition to sound system purchase
  • Reason 1: Waste of money
    • Auditorium location: 200-year-old building
    • Previous function: Gym
    • Acoustics: Terrible
  • Reason 2: Doubt about students' preferences
    • Lack of recreational facilities on campus
    • Basis for decision: Flawed

7.关键词

1.子项得分

• 交付：3

• 主题发展：3

• 语言使用：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：23

3.表达 回答中的语言表达较为清晰，但仍有一些不流畅的地方。建议在练习时注意语速的控制，避免过快或过慢。此外，注意正确发音以避免拼写错误。在练习时，可以多加强对于词汇和短语的发音练习。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上涵盖了问题要求的信息，但在组织结构和连接词方面还有待加强。建议在练习时注意使用恰当的连接词来使句子更加连贯，并确保每个观点都有足够的支持或例证。同时，可以尝试使用更多不同类型的句子结构来丰富表达。

5.语言使用

原文：The school is going to purchase new sound system for the old Lincoln Hall Auditorium to attract students and increase the ticket sales. The school plans to purchase a new sound system for the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium to attract more students and boost ticket sales.（将“is going to”改为“plans to”，使句子更自然；在“old Lincoln Hall Auditorium”前加上定冠词“the”；将“increase”改为“boost”，丰富词汇。）

And students disagree with the policy and think it's a waste of money. However, some students disagree with this decision, believing it is a waste of money.（将“And”改为“However”，使句子更连贯；将“policy”改为“decision”，更符合语境；使用“believing”代替“think”，使句子更自然。）

It has two main reasons. There are two main reasons for their disagreement.（使用“There are two main reasons for their disagreement.”代替“It has two main reasons.”，使句子更自然。）

Firstly, he thinks the old Lincoln Hall Auditorium is too old that it was built nearly 200 years ago. Firstly, they argue that the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium, being nearly 200 years old, is not suitable for such an investment.（使用“they argue that”代替“he thinks”，使句子更自然；调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。）

So it's not wise to spend money on it. Therefore, they believe spending money on it is unwise.（使用“they believe”代替“it's”，使句子更自然；将“spend”改为“spending”，使句子结构更准确。）

Secondly, he thinks it's because the students have not much to do in school. Secondly, they feel that the lack of recreational activities on campus is the main reason for students' preference for movies.（调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。）

So he decides to see the movies. As a result, students choose to watch movies as their primary form of entertainment.（调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。）

And what the school really needs is to add the new social activities. They suggest that the school should focus on providing more diverse social activities instead.（使用“They suggest that”代替“And”，使句子更连贯；调整句子结构，使表达更清晰。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The school plans to purchase a new sound system for the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium to attract more students and boost ticket sales. However, some students disagree with this decision, believing it is a waste of money. There are two main reasons for their disagreement. Firstly, they argue that the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium, being nearly 200 years old, is not suitable for such an investment. Therefore, they believe spending money on it is unwise. Secondly, they feel that the lack of recreational activities on campus is the main reason for students' preference for movies. As a result, students choose to watch movies as their primary form of entertainment. They suggest that the school should focus on providing more diverse social activities instead.

6.思维导图

- School's decision
  - Purchase new sound system
  - Attract students and boost ticket sales

- Students' disagreement
  - Waste of money
  - Reasons for disagreement
    - Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium
      - Nearly 200 years old
      - Unsuitable for investment
    - Lack of recreational activities on campus
      - Main reason for movie preference
      - Students choose movies as primary entertainment

- Suggestion
  - Focus on providing diverse social activities instead

7.关键词

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

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

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

总体来说，回答的表达较为清晰，但仍有部分地方需要改进。首先，在语音方面，可以尝试提高发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。此外，在语速和停顿方面，可以适当调整，使之更加自然流畅。建议多加练习，提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上涵盖了所需的信息，并对男生的观点和理由进行了解释。然而，在组织结构上还有待加强。可以尝试使用更清晰的连接词和过渡句子来组织回答，使其更具条理性。同时，在给出理由时，可以尝试提供更具体的例子或细节来支持观点。通过这些改进，话题发展将更加完善。

5.语言使用

Original: The Student Association purchased a new sound system for the O. Lincoln Hall Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium which is used to play movies. (原文中的“O. Lincoln Hall”应改为“Old Lincoln Hall”。) The Student Association believes that this is correct since in the survey, students think that watching movies in the hall is the first choice for entertainment, so that the Student Association thinks that this purchase will make a lot of profit for the school.

Corrected: The Student Association purchased a new sound system for the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium, which is used to play movies. According to a survey, students consider watching movies in the hall as their top choice for entertainment. Therefore, the Student Association believes that this investment will significantly increase ticket sales and generate substantial revenue for the school.

Original: The man in the listening disagrees with this idea because he thinks it is a waste of money. Since the O. Lincoln Hall Auditorium is 200 years old and the acoustics there is terrible, this will not make the movies better.

Corrected: The man in the conversation disagrees with this decision because he believes it's a waste of money. He argues that since Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium is 200 years old and has poor acoustics, investing in a new sound system will not improve the movie-watching experience.

Original: Secondly, he thinks that it is not the first choice for social activities since there are not much things for students to do on campus, so that the only thing they can do is to watch a movie.

Corrected: Furthermore, he contends that watching movies may not be students' top choice for social activities if more options were available on campus. The lack of alternative recreational activities may have skewed survey results in favor of movie-watching.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The Student Association purchased a new sound system for the Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium, which is used to play movies. According to a survey, students consider watching movies in the hall as their top choice for entertainment. Therefore, the Student Association believes that this investment will significantly increase ticket sales and generate substantial revenue for the school. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this decision because he believes it's a waste of money. He argues that since Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium is 200 years old and has poor acoustics, investing in a new sound system will not improve the movie-watching experience. Furthermore, he contends that watching movies may not be students' top choice for social activities if more options were available on campus. The lack of alternative recreational activities may have skewed survey results in favor of movie-watching.

6.思维导图

- Student Association
  - New sound system
  - Old Lincoln Hall Auditorium
  - Survey results
    - Top choice for entertainment
    - Increased ticket sales and revenue

- Man's disagreement
  - Waste of money
    - Poor acoustics in old auditorium
  - Not the first choice for social activities
    - Lack of alternative recreational options on campus

7.关键词