TOEFL SPEAKING

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 NEW MODEL

There will be 4 task in speaking 
  • 1 independent
  • 3 integrated

Speaking Section question type




SPEAKING QUESTION IN DETAILS

QUESTION 1 (PERSONAL CHOICE)

NEW STYLE

  • AGREE/DISAGREE TYPE QUESTION
  • PREFERENCE QUESTION
  • GOOD IDEA QUESTION
DEAD STYLE
  • MULTIPLE CHOICE
  • GIVING ADVICE
  • ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE


NEW STYLE IN DETAIL

AGREE/DISAGREE QUESTION TYPE
  • State wheather you agree or disagree with the following statement
PREFERENCE  QUESTION TYPE
  • Some people like to shop at stores that sell many different types of product while others like to shop at stores that specialize in a single type of product .Which do you prefer ? Include details and example to support your explanation 
GOOD IDEA  QUESTION TYPE

  • Some company have rules that forbid employees from using personal cells phone during working hours .Do you think this is good idea ?Why or Why not? Use specific reasons and example to support it.

ANSWER TEMPLATE

  1. State your main point
  • "I agree with the idea that......"
  • "I think it is better to......"
  • "I think it is a great/terrible idea to....."
     2.Transition to the details
  • I feel this way for two reasons.....
     3.Support your point
  • First + example
  • Sceond + to be more specific

QUESTION TWO(CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENT)

-One article 45 sec to read 
-Conversation 1.5 min
-30 sec to prepare
-60 sec to speak

COMMON TOPICS

  • Change to the campus building (library, housing, cafeteria etc)
  • Transportation Change(bus service, Parking)
  • Change to a class(schedule, availability, new class )
  • Extra- curricular  activity (sports, club etc )

NOTE: You cannot see the reading while answering


ANSWER TEMPLATE

1.State the Change
  • According to the announcement/article/letter......
2.State the reason for the change
  • This is because _______ and _________
3.State the Speaker's opinion
  • The man/women does not support this change.....
  • The man/women support this change.....
  • The man/women has mixed opinion about this change
4.State the speaker's first Reason
  • To begin with she/he points out that .....
5.State the speaker's second Reason
  • more over she/he argues that......

QUESTION 3( GENERAL TO SPECIFIC)

  • Read 100 words article (40to50 sec) and lecture listen (1.5 min)
  • Note that if there is one example you should look for two parts like a before/after or cause/effect relationship

COMMON TOPICS

  • Biology/Animals(60%)
  • Business/marketing(20%)
  • Psychology/Learning(10%)
  • Art/History/Literature(10%)

QUESTION PROMPT

  • Describe what _____is & how the professor 's example illustrate this idea
  • Describe how the example of the ______illustrate the concept

ANSWER TEMPLATE

1.State the term or idea 
  • this reading is about(term/concept)
2.Give small amount of details from the reading 
  • It state that________
3.Transition
  • The professor elaborate on this by providing an example(or by providing two example)
4.State the example or first part
  • To begin with he/she mentions that......
5.State the second example or second part 
  • Next he/she says that........

QUESTION 4 (ACADEMIC LEC TURE)

  • Lecture 1.5 to 2.5 min long
  • 20 sec to prepare
  • 60 sec to speak 

Topic same as question 3 

QUESTION PROMPT

EG: How animal adopt to life deep in the ocean .
EG: How unused factories can be adapted to help communities

PROMPT: Using the point and example from the lecture. explain 

ANSWER TEMPLATE

1.Introduce the subject +transition to the example
  • "The lecturer explain  subject/term by giving example
2.State the first example/part
  • First ,she/he describe
3State second example/part
  • second she/he mention 
4. Give short conclusion
  • These example demonstrate



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