Three strategies to gain points on TOEFL® iBT Speaking tasks
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Three strategies to gain points Three strategies to gain points on TOEFLon TOEFL®® iBT Speaking tasks iBT Speaking tasks
Dr. Pamela J. SharpeDr. Pamela J. SharpeAuthor of the bestseller Author of the bestseller Barron’s TOEFLBarron’s TOEFL® ® iBTiBT
(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010
Strategy 1Strategy 1
Start with a directStart with a direct
statement statement
Get to the point!Get to the point!
Task 1 My favorite Task 1 My favorite pastime is reading.pastime is reading.
Task 2 I think that Task 2 I think that class attendance class attendance should be optional.should be optional.
Task 3 The Task 3 The university plans to university plans to build a radio build a radio station.station.
Get to the point!Get to the point!
Task 4 The experiment Task 4 The experiment proves that babies can proves that babies can communicate before communicate before they speak.they speak.
Task 5 The problem is Task 5 The problem is that the woman’s that the woman’s passport has expired.passport has expired.
Task 6 Two types of Task 6 Two types of farming methods were farming methods were discussed in the discussed in the lecture. lecture.
What do you notice about What do you notice about all of these sentences?all of these sentences?
Strategy 2Strategy 2
Support your Support your answersanswers
BecauseBecause, , because, because!because, because!_____because_________because____
The reason_____The reason_____
An example of _____ An example of _____ is_____is_____
According to_____According to_____
In my experience _____ In my experience _____
Strategy 3Strategy 3
Learn the language Learn the language of of
citationcitation
It wasn’t my idea!It wasn’t my idea!
Introduce the Introduce the sourcesource
According to…According to…
Be strong!Be strong!
Use strong verbs to Use strong verbs to report ideasreport ideas
The lecturer _____The lecturer _____
claims, proposes, claims, proposes, suggests, mentions, suggests, mentions, point outs, states,point outs, states,argues, concludes, argues, concludes, maintainsmaintains
Get the reference right!Get the reference right!
Use the 1-2-3 Use the 1-2-3 referencereference
Marie Curie Marie Curie
Curie Curie
SheShe
(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010
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