小马公开课 400-663-1986 小马公开课网址： bbs.xiaoma.com/gkk Tips on TOEFL Speaking Made...

小马公开课 400-663-1986

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Tips on TOEFL Speaking

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小马公开课 400-663-1986


Self-introduction

Name: Aaron

Previous TOEFL Speaking Score: 23, 24

Latest TOEFL Score: R27+L25+S26+W28 =106

GMAT Score: 750+4.5

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Guideline

Identify the Key Test Points

General Rules of Your Answer

Strategy of Preparation & Specific Templates

Methods of Practice

Suggestions for Daily Improvement


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Score scale: 0-4

Scored holistically

Task Type

Task 1, Task 2 Independent

Task 3, Task 4 Integrated (R+L+S)

Task 5, Task 6 Integrated (L+S)


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Delivery

Clear & fluid speech

Good pronunciation

Natural pace

Good intonation

Language Use

Correct grammar & vocabulary

Simple & direct

Avoid using overly complex vocabulary

Topic Development

How fully you answer

How clearly you express ideas

How you connect ideas


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General Rules of Your AnswerOrganize your speech in a very logical way.

Use proper transitional words to make your speech coherent.

Pick simple and direct words.

Use varied vocabulary and sentence structures.

Avoid repeating yourself and eliminate “uh” and “um” to increase fluency.

Speak at a normal pace.

Pay more attention to pronunciation and less attention to accent.


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Strategy of Preparation

Task 1 & Task 2

Use preparation time to organize your thoughts.

Don’t memorize responses before the test. Memorized responses will lower your score.

You don’t need to organize your response into sections like a written essay.

eg. because, so, after that, on the other hand, I want to mention, what this means is


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Task 1 & 2

In my view, ....... for 2/3 reasons.

First, ...... For example, …….

Second, …… For instance, ……

That's why ……

Tips:

Adj. and verb. should be more concrete.

Eg. Good-outstanding/excellent/fascinating……

Use 4W (when, where, who, what) & 2N ( names & numbers) to develop your examples.

Specific Templates

Specific Details


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Example:What do you consider the most important characteristic in a teacher? Use specific reasons and answers to support your answer.

A: knowledge

R1: learn more

E1: in university (when)

professor in chemistry class (where who)

the periodic tables, chemical reactions (what, names), raise/ignite the passion of study , eager to learn, well-informed (concrete)

R2: more fun

E2: high school, history class, teacher (when, where, who)

interesting historical events, world war (what, names)


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Task 3 & Task 5

Don’t speak too quickly. Speak at a normal pace & time yourself when you practice.

For task 3, listen carefully to the conversation and identify the reasons.

For task 5, try to identify the problem & possible solutions. Do more than summarize & you need to give your opinion. (Most of the response time should be spent on explaining why it is the best solution.)

Practice synthesizing and summarizing information.


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Specific Templates Task 3

The reading states that ......(key activity)

The man/woman's opinion is that ......(agree or disagree, only opinion, without reasons)

He/she provides 2 reasons.

First, ......

Second, ......

That's why ......

Agree:Use the man/woman’s reasons to strengthen the reading

Disagree:Use the man/woman’s reasons to weaken the readingAlthough ……(reading), the man/woman said ……

43 S22 S 3 S 0 S


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Task 5

The man/woman's problem is that......

The students discuss 2 solutions.

First......

Second......

If I were the student, I would choose the second solution.

The 1st solution isn't good because...... (weaken , combine opinion & details )

The 2ed solution is better because...... (strengthen, combine opinion & details)

That's why......

Specific Templates

only solution, without details30 S

35 S

0 S


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Problem: can’t use his friend’s apartment for his musical band to rehearse any more because his friend came back from the vacation .

2 solutions: 1st music classroom, 2ed rent a house

S1 isn’t good: although free, too late for them, don’t have enough time for sleep & distract them from study

S2 is better: although expensive & income, borrow money from others, flexible

Example:P: apartment, band rehearsal, back from vacationS1: music classroom, free, too lateS2: rent, flexible , expensive & no income


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Task 4 & Task 6

You don’t need prior knowledge of specific fields.

Write down key words or ideas.

Give definition at the beginning of your answer.

Don’t repeat yourself to fill time. Say something to clarify, develop or elaborate.


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Specific Templates

Task 4

The article is about Title, which the passage defines as Definition

The professor provides an example of......to illustrate this.

He/she states that......

And so, this example clearly illustrates......

3 S

43 S

0 S


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Task 6

Specific Templates

Topic + Def (a)

Subtopic 1 + Def (b)

Example (c)Subtopic 2 +

Def(d)Example (e)

In this lecture the professor talks about ... (a Topic - definition)He describes (two ways) ....

The first way is ... (b Subtopic 1 -def)The professor gives an example to illustrate this (about) ... (c Example 1)

The second kind of way ... (d Subtopic 2 - def)The professor gives an example to illustrate this (about) ... (e Example 2)

45 S

23 S

0 S


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1. Randomly choose one question and record your answer by using the templates.

2. Compare your answer with a sample answer.

3. Use idiomatic expressions (vocabulary, phrases, & sentence structures) from the sample answer and record your answer again.

Methods of Practice


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Suggestions for Daily ImprovementCollect materials for task 1&2 : Wikipedia

Imitate (pronunciation, intonation & accent)

TPO

2 broke girls

How I met your mother

Synthesize

Summarize

Transcribe

TPO Listening: Vocabulary, Sentence Structures, Transitional Words


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The End

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