TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion about the plan described in the professor's e-mail. Briefly summarize the plan. Then state his opinion about the plan and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

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

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

在回答中，发音大部分清晰，但有时会出现停顿。建议练习流利地说话，保持一致的语速，并尽量减少不必要的停顿。同时注意正确发音，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答基本上涵盖了问题所要求的内容，但在组织和连接观点方面还有待加强。建议在回答中更明确地总结教授的计划，并在陈述男生的观点时提供更多具体细节和例子。此外，注意使用恰当的过渡词汇来连接不同的观点，使回答更加连贯和有条理。

5.语言使用

Original: The professor proposed that students should answer questions what he posted on the website, The professor proposed that students should answer questions he posted on the website, (建议删除多余的“what”，使句子更自然。) but the men in the conversation strongly disagreed for two reasons. but the man in the conversation strongly disagreed for two reasons. (将“men”改为“man”，因为只有一个男生在谈论。)

Firstly, the time in the class is not limited at all. Firstly, he believes that class time is not utilized effectively. (重写句子以更准确地表达男生的观点。) Because there is something wrong with the structure of class, He argues that there is an issue with the class structure, (使用更自然的表达方式。) the professor spent much time on reviewing their reading materials, which is not necessary at all. as the professor spends too much time reviewing reading materials, which he finds unnecessary. (改进句子结构和语法。)

The professor should spend more time on questioning and explaining the context, which is really useful for students. The man suggests that the professor should allocate more time for questions and explanations, which would be more beneficial for students. (使用更自然的表达方式。)

And secondly, it will not benefit the students because they can not freely talk about things anymore. Secondly, he thinks that the plan will not benefit students as it restricts their freedom to discuss topics. (重写句子以更准确地表达男生的观点。) When they are forced to do something, they can not answer questions naturally as they do in the class. He believes that when students are forced to participate, their responses may become less natural compared to in-class discussions. (改进句子结构和语法。) They may end up saying something because they are forceful. They might end up repeating ideas simply because they are required to contribute. (使用更自然的表达方式。)

For these two reasons, the men totally disagreed. For these two reasons, the man completely disagreed with the plan. (将“men”改为“man”，并改进句子结构。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The professor proposed that students should answer questions he posted on the website, but the man in the conversation strongly disagreed for two reasons. Firstly, he believes that class time is not utilized effectively. He argues that there is an issue with the class structure, as the professor spends too much time reviewing reading materials, which he finds unnecessary. The man suggests that the professor should allocate more time for questions and explanations, which would be more beneficial for students. Secondly, he thinks that the plan will not benefit students as it restricts their freedom to discuss topics. He believes that when students are forced to participate, their responses may become less natural compared to in-class discussions. They might end up repeating ideas simply because they are required to contribute. For these two reasons, the man completely disagreed with the plan.

6.思维导图

- Professor's Plan
  - Answer questions on the website

- Man's Disagreement
  - Reason 1: Class time utilization
    - Issue with class structure
    - Unnecessary reviewing of reading materials
    - Suggestion: More time for questions and explanations
  - Reason 2: Restricts freedom to discuss topics
    - Forced participation
    - Less natural responses compared to in-class discussions
    - Repeating ideas due to requirement to contribute

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数

19. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，回答者的语言流利度和语速较为稳定，但仍有一些不必要的停顿。建议回答者在练习时注意提高发音准确度，避免因发音错误而导致的拼写错误。此外，尽量减少不必要的停顿，使语言更加流畅。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答者对于问题的总结和男生观点的陈述较为清晰。然而，在解释男生观点的原因时，回答者没有充分展开论述，并且部分内容与原文有出入。建议回答者在练习时注意提高对听力材料的理解能力，并在回答中提供更多支持或例证以增强论点的说服力。同时，保持回答内容与原文一致，避免出现理解偏差。

5.语言使用

原文及修改后的回答：In the letter, the professor decided to introduce two literacy online questions. In the letter, the professor decided to introduce weekly online questions related to literature.（将“两个文学在线问题”修改为“与文学相关的每周在线问题”，以更准确地表达原文意思。）

Firstly, they have not enough time to discuss all materials. Firstly, there is not enough time to discuss all the materials in class.（将“他们没有足够的时间讨论所有材料”修改为“课堂上没有足够的时间讨论所有材料”，以使句子更通顺。）

Firstly, it will improve the student's understanding. The purpose is to enhance students' understanding of the course content.（将“首先，它将提高学生的理解”修改为“目的是提高学生对课程内容的理解”，以使句子更准确。）

The men think this is a terrible idea. The man thinks this is not a good idea.（将“男人认为这是一个糟糕的主意”修改为“男人认为这不是一个好主意”，以使表述更自然。）

Firstly, this is not the best approach to solve this problem. Firstly, he believes this is not the best approach to address the issue.（将“首先，这不是解决这个问题的最佳方法”修改为“首先，他认为这不是解决这个问题的最佳方法”，以使句子更通顺。）

The professor always spends a lot of time reviewing the last content, and the students think this is not really necessary, and the professor should quickly review all the content in the last lesson. The professor spends a lot of time reviewing the content, which students find unnecessary. They believe a quick overview would be more effective.（将原文修改为“教授花了很多时间回顾内容，学生认为这并不是真正必要的。他们认为快速概述会更有效。”以使句子更简洁。）

Secondly, the students think that this approach will not work very well, because people always want to study new content. If the professor forces them to repeat one thing over and over again, they will feel boring. As a result, all of the people will give up doing these things. Secondly, he thinks that this approach may not work well because students prefer discussing new ideas. If everyone is forced to write something, there might be repetition and lack of engagement in the discussion.（将原文修改为“其次，他认为这种方法可能效果不佳，因为学生更喜欢讨论新观点。如果每个人都被迫写一些东西，可能会出现重复和讨论中的参与度不足。”以使句子更准确。）

修订后的回答（140词）：

In the letter, the professor decided to introduce weekly online questions related to literature. The purpose is to enhance students' understanding of the course content, as there is not enough time to discuss all the materials in class. The man thinks this is not a good idea. Firstly, he believes this is not the best approach to address the issue. The professor spends a lot of time reviewing the content, which students find unnecessary. They believe a quick overview would be more effective. Secondly, he thinks that this approach may not work well because students prefer discussing new ideas. If everyone is forced to write something, there might be repetition and lack of engagement in the discussion.

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Professor's plan
    - Weekly online questions
    - Enhance understanding

- Man's opinion
  - Not a good idea
    - Reasons
      - Ineffective class time usage
        - Unnecessary content review
        - Quick overview preferred
      - Approach may not work well
        - Students prefer new ideas
        - Forced writing leads to repetition and disengagement

7.关键词

1.Sub Scores

• Delivery: 3

• Topic Development: 3.5

• Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 27

3.Delivery The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, but there are some occasional pauses that could be improved. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice speaking with a consistent pace and minimize unnecessary pauses. Additionally, working on pronunciation can help to avoid any spelling errors that may arise from inaccurate pronunciation.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas. The speaker successfully summarizes the plan and states the man's opinion about it, as well as explains the reasons for his opinion. However, to further improve topic development, the speaker could provide more specific examples or details from the conversation to support their points. This would make the response even stronger and more convincing.

5.Language Use

Original: The professor's email announces a new course policy to the literature class. To be more specific, the students are required to post responses to the professor's question on the website. In the conversation, the man strongly opposes this idea for the following two reasons. Firstly, he thinks that the professor should have encouraged students to have more conversations in class rather than reviewing and summarizing the reading since the students would have already read these readings by class. Secondly, the man thinks that this won't work very well since the students' responses might repeat each other since they have to post something.

Corrected: The professor's email announces a new course policy, tofor the literature class. To be more specific, the students are required to post responses to the professor's questions on the website. In the conversation, the man strongly opposes this idea, for two main reasons. Firstly, he thinks that the professor should have encouraged students to have more conversations in class rather than reviewing and summarizing, since they had already completed these readings before class. Secondly, the man thinks that this won't work very well, since there might be repetition in students' responses as they are obliged to post something.

(Changed "to" to "for" for better sentence structure; added commas for natural flow; changed "question" to "questions" for consistency; added "two main" for clarity; rephrased the last part of the first reason for better sentence structure and clarity; rephrased the second reason for better sentence structure and clarity.)

Revised Answer (140 words): The professor's email announces a new course policy for the literature class, requiring students to post responses to the professor's questions on the website. In the conversation, the man strongly opposes this idea, presenting two main reasons. Firstly, he believes that the professor should have encouraged students to engage in more in-class discussions instead of spending time reviewing and summarizing the readings, as they had already completed these readings before class. Secondly, he argues that this approach may not be effective, as there might be repetition in students' responses due to their obligation to post something. To achieve a higher score, the speaker should focus on using advanced vocabulary, proper grammar, natural flow of statements, smooth transitions, and strong conclusions in their response.

6.Mind Map

- Professor's email
  - New course policy
  - Literature class
  - Post responses to questions on website

- Man's opinion
  - Strongly opposes the idea
  - Two main reasons
    - Encourage more in-class discussions
      - Instead of reviewing and summarizing readings
      - Students already completed readings before class
    - Ineffectiveness of approach
      - Repetition in students' responses
      - Obligation to post something

7.Key Words