TOEFL TPO 2 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The man expresses his opinion of the university’s plan to eliminate the bus service. 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

23. 3.Delivery

The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, but there are some occasional pauses that could be reduced. To improve, the speaker should practice speaking more consistently and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, the speaker should focus on accurate pronunciation to avoid any spelling errors that may result from mispronunciation.

4.Topic Development 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. To improve topic development, the speaker should practice elaborating on their ideas and providing more concrete evidence to strengthen their argument.

5.Language Use

According to the reading passage passage, the university is going to close discontinue free buses for students on campus. The first reason is they think there are few students who will use buses, and secondly, they want to use the saved money for building more parking lots. However, the male students student rejects this notion. First of all, he thinks that the universities build the bus stop on the expensive neighborhood, so if the university can change the location for the bus stop, there will be more students who take the buses. Secondly, he thinks that closing the bus for students will increase the need for parking as the students will drive to school, and additionally, it can increase the noise on campus and make the campus more traffic. Therefore, he rejects the idea of closing buses.

(The word "close" was changed to "discontinue" to better fit the context of discontinuing a service. The word "students" was changed to "student" to maintain subject-verb agreement. The phrase "on the expensive neighborhood" was changed to "in an expensive neighborhood" for proper preposition usage.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

According to the passage, the university plans to discontinue its free bus service for students on campus due to low ridership and a desire to use saved funds for expanding parking lots. However, the male student disagrees with this plan. He argues that if the university changes bus stops' locations from expensive neighborhoods where fewer students live to areas where off-campus students reside, more students would utilize these buses. Additionally, he believes that eliminating bus services would encourage more students to drive to campus, leading to increased parking demand, noise, and traffic congestion. As a result, the student opposes the university's plan to discontinue the bus service and suggests that the university should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead.

6.Mind Map

• Discontinue bus service

  • Low ridership
  • Expanding parking lots

• Male student's disagreement

  • Bus stops in expensive neighborhoods
    • Change locations to off-campus student areas
  • Eliminating bus service consequences
    • Increased parking demand
    • Noise and traffic congestion

• Suggestion

  • Make public transportation more accessible

7.Key Words

1.Sub Scores Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

23. 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 maintaining a consistent pace throughout the response and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. This will help create a more natural flow in their speech.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas. However, there is room for improvement in providing more specific examples or support for the points made. To strengthen topic development, the speaker should focus on elaborating on their reasons and providing more concrete evidence to back up their claims. This will make the response more persuasive and engaging for the listener.

5.Language Use

The man disliked the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. There are two reasons why he disagreed with the plan. The first reason is that the bus service seemed like a waste. It's just because the neighborhood where the bus went through is too expensive for students to live in. So it's not necessarily a kind of waste. The second reason is that adding more parking lot by the money from the bus service actually encouraged more students to ride in the campus. And it caused more traffic and noises, which is not good for students. So it is better to take bus services.

The man disliked The man disapproved of ("disapproved of" sounds more natural and formal) the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. There are two reasons why he disagreed with the plan. The first reason is that the bus service seemed like a waste the bus service appeared wasteful (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). It's just because the neighborhood where the bus went through is too expensive for students to live in the route passes through neighborhoods that are unaffordable for students (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). So it's not necessarily a kind of waste. The second reason is that adding more parking lot by the money from the bus service actually encouraged more students to ride in the campus using funds from eliminating the bus service to add more parking spaces incentivizes students to drive on campus (rephrased for clarity and conciseness). And it caused more traffic and noises noise (corrected plural form), which is not good for students. So it is better to take bus services use the bus service (rephrased for clarity and natural language use).

Revised Answer (140 words):

The man disapproved of the university's plan to eliminate the bus services. He provided two reasons for his disagreement. Firstly, he believed that the bus service appeared wasteful because the route passes through neighborhoods that are unaffordable for students. However, he argued that if the university updated the route to cover areas where off-campus students live, more students would use the service, making it less wasteful. Secondly, he pointed out that using funds from eliminating the bus service to add more parking spaces incentivizes students to drive on campus. This would lead to increased traffic and noise, negatively impacting the campus environment. Therefore, he concluded that it would be better for students to use the bus service instead of driving, and the university should make it easier for them to do so.

6.Mind Map

- Disapproval of the plan
  - Bus service appears wasteful
    - Route through unaffordable neighborhoods
    - Updating route for off-campus students
  - Incentivizing driving on campus
    - Increased parking spaces
    - Negative impacts
      - Traffic
      - Noise
  - Better alternative: using bus service
    - University should make it easier for students

7.Key Words

1. Sub Scores

• Delivery: 2

• Topic Development: 2

• Language Use: 2

2. Estimated Scores

• Total Score: 15

3. Delivery The speaker's delivery could be improved by focusing on clearer and more fluid speech, maintaining a consistent pace, and reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, the speaker should work on accurate pronunciation to avoid spelling errors that may result from mispronunciation.

4. Topic Development The response could be better organized and more coherent. The speaker should ensure that they clearly state the man's opinion and provide well-connected reasons for his opinion. To improve topic development, the speaker should focus on providing sufficient support or examples from the listening passage to strengthen their argument.

5. Language Use

Original Answer: The university plan to animate the bus service as a result their students ride the buses and the cost is expensive so the school want to save money and make it to make more park plan. The university plans to eliminate the bus service because few students ride the buses, and the costs are high. The school wants to save money and use it to create more parking spaces. (Corrected for sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammar)

But the man disagrees with it. However, the man disagrees with this plan. (Improved sentence structure and flow)

First, he thinks the reason for the students to take the buses and the route of the bus is not reasonable and it can reach some places students go. First, he believes that the bus routes are outdated and do not cover areas where most students live. (Clarified meaning and improved sentence structure)

Second, they don't think to make more parking lots will do the job because the more parking lots are built, the more students will take their car and make traffic jams and the more need to... Second, he argues that creating more parking lots will encourage students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and a greater need for additional parking spaces. (Improved sentence structure, grammar, and clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to eliminate the bus service because few students ride the buses, and the costs are high. The school wants to save money and use it to create more parking spaces. However, the man disagrees with this plan. First, he believes that the bus routes are outdated and do not cover areas where most students live. If the university updated the routes to serve these areas, more students would likely use the bus service. Second, he argues that creating more parking lots will encourage students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and a greater need for additional parking spaces. Instead of eliminating the bus service, the university should focus on improving it to make it more accessible and convenient for students, thereby reducing traffic and noise around campus.

6. Mind Map

- University's Plan
  - Eliminate bus service
  - Reasons: few riders, high costs
  - Use savings for more parking spaces

- Man's Disagreement
  - Outdated bus routes
    - Not serving areas where students live
  - More parking lots
    - Encourage driving on campus
    - Increased traffic congestion
    - Greater need for parking spaces

- Suggested Solution
  - Improve bus service
    - Update routes to serve student areas
  - Reduce traffic and noise around campus

7. Key Words

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，但在某些地方可能需要稍作调整以提高流畅度。例如，在描述男子反驳校车路线问题时，可以使用更自然的语言。此外，注意正确发音单词以避免拼写错误。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男子对大学计划的看法及其理由，但在组织结构上还有改进空间。可以先陈述男子的观点，然后分点阐述他的理由，使回答更加条理清晰。同时，在解释男子的理由时，可以尝试使用更多具体的例子来支持观点。多加练习和思考如何更好地组织回答内容将有助于提高话题发展能力。

5.语言使用

He plans to discontinue free bus service The university plans to discontinue the free bus service (将主语改为“大学”，使句子更清晰) because there are fewer few (将“fewer”改为“few”，因为这里表示的是很少的人，而不是相对比较的概念) people riding on the bus and it's very expensive to operate school bus the buses (将“school bus”改为“the buses”，使句子更通顺). And they hope to save the money to expand overcrowded parking lot the overcrowded student parking lots (将“overcrowded parking lot”改为“the overcrowded student parking lots”，使句子更具体和清晰). However, the man refutes the idea because he thinks the routing of the school bus is badly organized because it's only running around the neighborhood which is very expensive for students to live in so fewer people could get on the bus. Also he dislikes the plans that they will use the money to expand parking lot because parking lot encourages students to drive and it may cause a lot of noise. Also it requires more parking places because no free bus was offered. In addition, he thinks students should use the bus instead of driving.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to discontinue the free bus service because there are few people riding on the buses and it's very expensive to operate them. They hope to save money to expand the overcrowded student parking lots. However, the man disagrees with this plan, arguing that the bus routes are poorly organized, as they only run through expensive neighborhoods where few students live. He believes that if the routes were updated, more students would use the service. Additionally, he dislikes the idea of using the saved money to expand parking lots, as it encourages students to drive, leading to increased noise and traffic on campus. Furthermore, this would create a demand for even more parking spaces. Instead, he thinks that the university should make it easier for students to use buses rather than driving.

6.思维导图

- Discontinue free bus service
  - Few riders
  - Expensive to operate
  - Expand overcrowded student parking lots

- Man's disagreement
  - Poorly organized bus routes
    - Expensive neighborhoods
    - Few students live there
  - Updated routes = more riders

- Dislike of expanding parking lots
  - Encourages driving
    - Increased noise and traffic
    - Demand for more parking spaces

- Suggestion: Make it easier to use buses instead of driving

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

回答中的语速和发音大部分都很清晰，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。建议在练习时注意保持连贯的语速，并尝试减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意提高发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，但在组织结构和论述方面还有待加强。建议在练习时注意明确表达观点，并尝试使用更多的连接词和例子来支持观点。此外，注意保持回答内容的连贯性和条理性，以便更好地展示话题发展。

5.语言使用

原文：The man disagreed with the university plans to eliminate the bus service for two reasons. The man disagrees with the university's plan to eliminate the bus service, citing two reasons. (将过去时改为一般现时，使语句更自然。同时，使用“citing”来引出原因。)

First, the original routes of the bus locate at the expensive houses fee area. First, the original bus routes pass through areas with expensive housing. (简化句子结构，使表达更清晰。)

In this place, students already should pay for their own car instead of driving. In these areas, students are more likely to own cars rather than rely on public transportation. (重新组织句子，使表达更自然。)

However, when the school decided to eliminate the bus route services, it makes students feel more, it actually encourages students to drive car and it will create noises to the school and cause more traffic and then the school need more spaces for the parking. However, by eliminating the bus service, the university inadvertently encourages students to drive, which will increase noise and traffic around campus and create a greater demand for parking spaces. (重新组织句子，使表达更连贯、清晰。)

However, school should make it easier for students to take bus instead of encourage them to drive. Instead, the university should make it easier for students to use the bus service rather than encouraging them to drive. (调整句子结构，使表达更自然。)

修订后的回答（140词）：

The man disagrees with the university's plan to eliminate the bus service, citing two reasons. First, the original bus routes pass through areas with expensive housing. In these areas, students are more likely to own cars rather than rely on public transportation. However, by eliminating the bus service, the university inadvertently encourages students to drive, which will increase noise and traffic around campus and create a greater demand for parking spaces. Instead, the university should make it easier for students to use the bus service rather than encouraging them to drive.

6.思维导图

- Disagrees with plan
  - Two reasons
    - Original bus routes
      - Expensive housing areas
      - Students more likely to own cars
    - Eliminating bus service consequences
      - Encourages driving
      - Increases noise and traffic
      - Greater demand for parking spaces

- Suggestion
  - Make it easier to use bus service
  - Discourage driving

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数

22. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，回答的语速较为稳定，但在某些地方存在不必要的停顿。建议在练习时注意语音的清晰度和连贯性，尽量减少不自然的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上涵盖了听力材料中提到的观点和原因。但是，在组织结构上可以进一步优化。例如，在提到男生反对取消校车服务的原因时，可以先简要概括他的观点，然后再详细解释每个原因。此外，注意使用恰当的连接词和过渡词来使回答更加连贯。总体来说，需要在组织结构和连接词方面进行改进。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: Taking the lack of people, taking the bus and the maintenance cost into consideration, the school decided to finish off the free bus. Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance costs, the university decided to discontinue the free bus service.（将“Taking”改为“Considering”，使句子更自然；将“finish off”改为“discontinue”，更符合语境。）

But the men in the conversation disagreed with the idea. However, the man in the conversation disagreed with this decision.（将“men”改为“man”，因为只有一个男生在谈话中；将“idea”改为“decision”，更准确地描述了他的反对。）

The first reason is that they don't take the result into consideration, and it makes the students go out very expensive. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and goes through expensive neighborhoods where few students live.（完全修改了原句，以更准确地表达男生提到的原因。）

The second reason is that the discontinuity of the bus will cause the drive and make a lot of noise, which will make the traffic worse, and they will not leave any parking space. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces.（重新组织了句子结构，使其更清晰易懂。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance costs, the university decided to discontinue the free bus service. However, the man in the conversation disagreed with this decision. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and goes through expensive neighborhoods where few students live. He suggests that if the university updates the route to cover areas where off-campus students reside, more students would use the bus service. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces. The man argues that instead of making it harder for students to use public transportation, the university should make it easier and more accessible.

6.思维导图

- University's decision
  - Discontinue free bus service
  - Low number of students using the bus
  - High maintenance costs

- Man's disagreement
  - Outdated bus route
    - Expensive neighborhoods
    - Few students living there
  - Encouraging more students to drive
    - Increased noise
    - Traffic congestion
    - Shortage of parking spaces

- Suggested solutions
  - Update bus route
    - Cover areas where off-campus students live
  - Make public transportation easier and more accessible

7.关键词

1.Sub Scores

Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

23. 3.Delivery

The delivery of the speaking answer is mostly clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are a few areas where the speaker could improve. For instance, the speaker should work on reducing unnecessary pauses and ensuring that their pronunciation is accurate to avoid any confusion. Additionally, focusing on proper intonation and stress patterns will help make the speech sound more natural.

4.Topic Development

The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in topic development. The speaker could expand on the reasons given by the man in the conversation, providing more details or examples to support his opinion. Additionally, the speaker should work on creating smoother transitions between ideas to enhance the overall flow of the response.

5.Language Use

Original: Recently, the university has decided to end its free bus service for students, maintaining that few students take the buses and buses are expensive to operate, and that saved money will be used to expand the overcrowded parking lots. The university recently decided to discontinue its free bus service for students, arguing that few students use the buses and they are costly to maintain. The money saved will be allocated to expanding the overcrowded parking lots. (Rephrased for clarity and conciseness)

Original: However, the man in the conversation disagrees with the university's decision. Nonetheless, the man in the conversation opposes this decision. (Rephrased for variety and conciseness)

Original: If the buses can change their routes, there will be more students to take. If the buses were to change their routes, more students would use them. (Improved sentence structure and clarity)

Original: Secondly, the policy will promote more students to drive on campus, which will create more noise and traffic. Secondly, this policy would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise and traffic. (Improved sentence structure and clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university recently decided to discontinue its free bus service for students, arguing that few students use the buses and they are costly to maintain. The money saved will be allocated to expanding the overcrowded parking lots. Nonetheless, the man in the conversation opposes this decision. He believes that the bus routes are outdated and only go through neighborhoods that are too expensive for students to live in. If the buses were to change their routes, more students would use them. Secondly, this policy would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise and traffic. As a result, there would be an even greater need for parking spaces. The man suggests that the university should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead of driving, which would benefit both the campus environment and the students themselves.

6.Mind Map

• University decision

  • Discontinue bus service
  • Expand parking lots

• Man's opinion

  • Opposes decision
  • Outdated bus routes
  • Encourages driving on campus

• Suggested solution

  • Update bus routes
  • Promote public transportation

7.Key Words

1.Sub Scores Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3 Language Use: 3

2.Estimated Scores

23. 3.Delivery

The speaker's delivery is generally clear and fluid, with a consistent pace and only occasional pauses. However, there are a few instances where the speaker could improve their delivery by avoiding unnecessary pauses and ensuring that their pronunciation is accurate. To improve, the speaker should practice speaking more smoothly and work on their pronunciation of certain words.

4.Topic Development The speaker's response is mostly coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there are some areas where the response could be improved. The speaker should focus on providing more specific details from the listening passage to support their points, such as mentioning the man's concerns about increased noise and traffic around campus. Additionally, the speaker should ensure that they accurately represent the information from both the reading and listening passages in their response. To improve, the speaker should practice summarizing key points from both passages and connecting them in a clear and logical manner.

5.Language Use

Original: The school decided to eliminate bus service they planned, because they supposed few students use it and operate bus service is very expensive, and about the money they saved they will use to expand overcrowded student parking lot. The university decided to eliminate the bus service they had planned, as they believed that few students used it and operating the bus service was very expensive. The money saved would be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lot. (Corrected for grammar and sentence structure)

Original: Firstly, because the bus route is out of date and it goes only for most off-campus students. Firstly, the man argues that the bus route is outdated and only serves a few off-campus students. (Corrected for grammar and clarity)

Original: That's the reason why few students use the bus. This is why few students utilize the bus service. (Improved vocabulary)

Original: If they change the route, there will be more students use it. If the university changes the route, more students would likely use it. (Corrected grammar and sentence structure)

Original: And for the parking lot, he supposed that if the students build more parking lot, it will build more noise and traffic around the school. Regarding the parking lot, the man believes that if more parking spaces are added, it would increase noise and traffic around the campus. (Corrected grammar and sentence structure)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university decided to eliminate the bus service they had planned, as they believed that few students used it and operating the bus service was very expensive. The money saved would be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lot. Firstly, the man argues that the bus route is outdated and only serves a few off-campus students. This is why few students utilize the bus service. If the university changes the route, more students would likely use it. Regarding the parking lot, the man believes that if more parking spaces are added, it would increase noise and traffic around the campus. By addressing these concerns and making necessary adjustments to the bus routes and parking facilities, the university could potentially encourage more students to use public transportation and reduce traffic congestion on campus.

6.Mind Map

- University's decision
  - Eliminate bus service
  - Expand parking lot

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with decision
  - Reasons:
    - Outdated bus route
      - Serves few off-campus students
      - Change route to increase ridership
    - Increased parking spaces
      - More noise and traffic around campus

- Suggested improvements
  - Adjust bus routes
  - Encourage public transportation use

7.Key Words

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

2.预估分数

22. 3.表达

从表达方面来看，发言者的语言流利度较好，但仍有一些不必要的停顿。建议发言者在练习时注意提高发音准确性，减少不必要的停顿，以提高整体表达效果。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，发言者对男子的观点进行了概述，并解释了他持有这一观点的原因。然而，在解释原因时，发言者没有充分利用听力材料中的信息，导致部分论据不够充实。建议发言者在练习时注意更全面地运用听力材料中的信息，以提高话题发展的质量。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the announcement, the school announced that they will not continue the bus route. The announcement states that the university plans to discontinue the bus service. (原句重复使用了"announced"，改为更自然的表达) This is because a few students ride the bus, and to operate it is expensive, This is due to low ridership and high operating costs, (使用更高级的词汇和更自然的语言结构) and the man does not support this change. For the first reason, he thinks that the route of the bus line is not convenient and is not reasonable. And second, he thinks that making a softer bus and to expand the parking lot for students can make a lot of noise and use a lot of areas and make more traffic accidents. Secondly, he believes that reducing bus service and expanding parking lots will encourage more students to drive, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents. (修改语言结构，使其更自然流畅) This is not good for the school's economy management. So in this way, he does not support the school's plan. That's all for my answer. Thank you for watching.

Revised Answer (140 words): The announcement states that the university plans to discontinue the bus service due to low ridership and high operating costs. The man disagrees with this decision for two main reasons. First, he believes that the bus route is outdated and does not serve the areas where most off-campus students currently live. If the university updated the route, he thinks more students would use the service. Secondly, he believes that reducing bus service and expanding parking lots will encourage more students to drive, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents. He argues that this is not beneficial for the university's overall management and environment. In conclusion, the man does not support the university's plan to eliminate the bus service and thinks they should make it easier for students to use public transportation instead.

6.思维导图

- Announcement
  - Discontinue bus service
  - Low ridership
  - High operating costs

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with decision
  - Reasons
    - Outdated route
      - Not serving off-campus students' areas
    - Encouraging driving
      - Increased noise, traffic congestion, and potential accidents

- Conclusion
  - Man does not support the plan
  - Suggests making public transportation easier to use instead

7.关键词

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 are some punctuation issues that result from inappropriate pauses. To improve, the speaker should practice proper pausing and phrasing to enhance the clarity of their speech. Additionally, working on pronunciation can help eliminate any spelling errors that may arise from inaccurate pronunciation.

4.Topic Development The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in terms of elaborating on the man's reasons for disagreeing with the university's plan. To enhance topic development, the speaker should focus on providing more specific details and examples from the listening passage to support their points. This will help create a stronger connection between the reading and listening passages and demonstrate a deeper understanding of the topic.

5.Language Use

In the reading, the university's proposal is eliminating to eliminate (change to infinitive form for better sentence structure) the bus service. This is because just a few students ride it only a few students use it (use more formal vocabulary) and it's really expensive to operate. And also the university want wants (subject-verb agreement) to use this money to expand the student parking lot. But the main conversation disagrees with it. First, he points out that just a few students to read it is because the low ridership is due to (improve sentence structure and clarity) the route being out of date because it's only covering the neighborhood where it's too expensive for students to live. And instead of just canceling the route, the university should change the routes to let more students read it use them (correct word choice). And also, it will encourage more students to drive on campus if expanded more student routes. And it will also bring more traffic and noise, so more parking lot will be needed.

Revised Answer (140 words):

In the reading, the university's proposal is to eliminate the bus service because only a few students use it and it's really expensive to operate. The university wants to use this money to expand the student parking lot. However, in the conversation, the man disagrees with this plan. He points out that the low ridership is due to the route being out-of-date as it only covers neighborhoods that are too expensive for students to live in. Instead of canceling the route, the university should change the routes to allow more students to use them. Additionally, expanding parking lots will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic and noise, and ultimately creating a need for even more parking spaces.

6.Mind Map

• University's proposal

  • Eliminate bus service
  • Expand parking lots

• Man's disagreement

  • Low ridership due to outdated routes
  • Suggestion: change routes to cover affordable neighborhoods

• Consequences of the proposal

  • Encourage more students to drive on campus
  • Increased traffic and noise
  • Need for more parking spaces

7.Key Words

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 at a consistent pace and minimize unnecessary pauses. Additionally, focusing on accurate pronunciation will help eliminate any spelling errors that may arise from mispronunciation.

4.Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas. The speaker effectively states the man's opinion and explains the reasons behind it. However, to further improve topic development, the speaker could provide more specific examples or details from the listening passage to support their points. This would strengthen the response and demonstrate a deeper understanding of the material.

5.Language Use

Original: The university wants to eliminate the free bus service that is provided for students. The university plans to discontinue the free bus service for students. (Replace "wants to eliminate" with "plans to discontinue" for a more formal tone.) This is because there are not very many students using the bus service, and the money will be used instead to expand the parking provided. The reason is that few students utilize the service, and the funds will be allocated to enlarging the parking facilities. (Use more advanced vocabulary and concise phrasing.)

However, the man disagrees with this letter. Nonetheless, the man opposes this decision. (Replace "disagrees with this letter" with "opposes this decision" for clarity.) The route, he believes, is actually just outdated. He believes that the issue lies in the outdated route. (Rephrase for a smoother sentence structure.)

The bus route goes through some of the more expensive neighborhoods and doesn't actually provide much help for the students. The current route passes through pricier neighborhoods and offers little assistance to students. (Use more advanced vocabulary and concise phrasing.) Thus, said route should be updated instead of being entirely removed. Hence, updating the route would be preferable to its complete removal. (Rephrase for a smoother sentence structure.)

More parking is also bad, as it draws in more traffic, convincing more people to drive. Increased parking facilities can have negative effects, attracting more traffic and encouraging additional students to drive. (Rephrase for a more formal tone.) This will also cause jams, and thus, eventually, even more parking will be needed. This may lead to congestion, ultimately requiring further expansion of parking spaces. (Use more advanced vocabulary and concise phrasing.)

Thus, these are the reasons why the man believes the university should not eliminate the free bus service. Therefore, these reasons support the man's argument against discontinuing the free bus service. (Rephrase for a stronger conclusion.)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to discontinue the free bus service for students. The reason is that few students utilize the service, and the funds will be allocated to enlarging the parking facilities. Nonetheless, the man opposes this decision. He believes that the issue lies in the outdated route. The current route passes through pricier neighborhoods and offers little assistance to students. Hence, updating the route would be preferable to its complete removal. Increased parking facilities can have negative effects, attracting more traffic and encouraging additional students to drive. This may lead to congestion, ultimately requiring further expansion of parking spaces. Therefore, these reasons support the man's argument against discontinuing the free bus service.

6.Mind Map

• Discontinue bus service

  • Few students utilize
  • Allocate funds to parking facilities

• Man's opposition

  • Outdated route
    • Pricier neighborhoods
    • Little assistance to students
  • Negative effects of increased parking
    • Attract more traffic
    • Encourage driving
    • Lead to congestion

7.Key Words

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，回答的语速和语调基本上是连贯的，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。为了提高口语表达能力，建议练习更流利、自然的发音，并注意在适当的地方停顿。同时，尝试纠正发音不准确的单词，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上是连贯和有条理的，但在解释男子观点时可以更加详细和具体。为了提高话题发展能力，建议在解释原因时给出更多支持性的细节或例子，以便让听众更好地理解男子的观点。同时，在组织回答时，注意清晰地表达思路，并确保各个观点之间有明确的联系。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the letter, the university decides to discontinue its free bus service for students. This is because few students ride to the buses and the buses are expensive to operate and save this money can create more parking place. The man doesn't support about this idea to begin with. He thinks the problem is the route of the buses. Moreover, he argues that if create more parking places, it encourage students to drive car to school and it will lead to more traffic jam and more noise.

Corrected Answer: According to the letter reading passage, the university decides has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. This is because few students ride to use the buses, and the buses are expensive to operate, and save this money can create more parking place the saved money can be used to create additional parking spaces. The man doesn't support about this idea, to begin with. He thinks the problem is the route of the buses. Moreover, he argues that if create more parking places, more parking spaces are created, it encouragewill encourage students to drive their cars carto school, and it will lead to more traffic jams,congestion, and more noise.

(原文中的“letter”应改为“reading passage”，因为这是一篇阅读材料。"decides" 应改为 "has decided"，以符合时态一致性。"ride to" 应改为 "use"，以使表达更准确。另外，还需注意适当使用逗号和连接词，使句子结构更清晰。)

Revised Answer (140 words): According to the reading passage, the university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students due to low ridership and high operating costs. The saved money will be used to create additional parking spaces. The man, however, disagrees with this plan. He believes that the problem lies in the bus routes, which are outdated and do not serve the areas where most off-campus students live. He argues that if more parking spaces are created, it will encourage students to drive their cars to school, leading to increased traffic congestion and noise around campus. Instead of eliminating the bus service, he suggests that the university should update the bus routes to better serve off-campus students and promote public transportation use among students.

6.思维导图

- Reading Passage
  - Discontinue bus service
  - Low ridership
  - High operating costs
  - Additional parking spaces

- Man's Opinion
  - Disagrees with the plan
  - Problem: outdated bus routes
  - Suggestion: update bus routes

- Consequences of the Plan
  - Encourage car use
  - Increased traffic congestion
  - Increased noise around campus

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 从表达方面来看，回答中的语音清晰，语速适中，偶尔有停顿。为了提高口语表达能力，建议练习更流利地说话，减少不必要的停顿。同时注意正确发音，避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上是连贯和组织良好的。然而，可以进一步改进。首先，在提到男子的观点时，请务必明确指出他不同意大学的计划。其次，在解释男子给出的原因时，请确保提供足够的支持或例子。例如，在谈到公交路线过时时，可以详细说明为什么这对学生不方便。最后，在总结部分，请简洁明了地陈述男子的观点和原因。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the reading passage, the university plans to eliminate the school bus service because it's too expensive to operate and there are only a few students ride on the school bus. The university plans to eliminate the school bus service due to its high operating costs and low ridership. (根据阅读材料，大学计划取消校车服务，因为运营成本高且乘客少。)

The school wants to save the money and expand the overcrowded student parking lot. The university aims to save money and expand the overcrowded student parking lot. (学校希望节省资金并扩建拥挤的学生停车场。)

According to the listening part, the man disagrees with this new plan. In the listening, the man disagrees with this plan. (在听力部分，男子不同意这个计划。)

He thinks that the school needs to change the updated rules of the school bus and the new rules should include the apartments that the students live in because the old rules only include the dormitories and the neighborhoods around the school. He believes that the university should update bus routes to include areas where students currently reside, as old routes only cover dormitories and nearby neighborhoods. (他认为学校应该更新校车路线，包括学生现居住的地区，因为旧路线只覆盖宿舍和附近的社区。)

And those houses rents are too expensive for students to afford. The rents in those areas are too high for students to afford. (这些地区的租金对学生来说太高了。)

Secondly, he thinks that if they expand the overcrowded student parking lot, it encourages the students to drive on campus will create a lot of traffic congestion and noise pollution. Additionally, he argues that expanding the parking lot would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and noise pollution. (此外，他认为扩建停车场会鼓励更多学生在校园内驾车，导致交通拥堵和噪音污染加剧。)

Revised Answer (140 words): The university plans to eliminate the school bus service due to its high operating costs and low ridership. The university aims to save money and expand the overcrowded student parking lot. In the listening, the man disagrees with this plan. He believes that the university should update bus routes to include areas where students currently reside, as old routes only cover dormitories and nearby neighborhoods. The rents in those areas are too high for students to afford. Additionally, he argues that expanding the parking lot would encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic congestion and noise pollution.

6.思维导图

• University's plan

  • Eliminate bus service
    • High operating costs
    • Low ridership
  • Expand parking lot

• Man's opinion

  • Disagrees with the plan
    • Update bus routes
      • Include current student residences
      • Old routes cover only dormitories and nearby neighborhoods
    • High rents in old neighborhoods
    • Expanding parking lot consequences
      • Encourage more students to drive on campus
      • Increased traffic congestion and noise pollution

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，回答的语言流利度较好，但仍有部分不太自然的地方。建议在发音和语调上多加练习，以提高口语的自然度和连贯性。

4.话题发展 从话题发展方面来看，回答内容基本上涵盖了听力材料中的关键信息，并对男士的观点进行了解释。但在组织结构上可以更加清晰，例如可以先总结男士的观点，再逐一解释原因。此外，在解释原因时可以尝试使用更多的连接词和过渡词，使得回答更加连贯。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: Consider the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance cost, the university decided to discontinue the free bus service. Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance cost, the university has decided to discontinue the free bus service.（将“Consider”改为“Considering”，使句子更自然；将“decided”改为“has decided”以表示现在完成时。）

However, the men in the conversation disagree with this decision. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this decision.（将“men”改为“man”，因为只有一个男士在谈话中。）

The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and goes through expensive neighborhoods where few students live. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and passes through expensive neighborhoods where few students reside.（将“goes through”改为“passes through”，使表达更准确；将“live”改为“reside”，使用更高级的词汇。）

He suggests that if the university updates the road to covered areas where off-campus students reside, more students would use the bus service. He suggests that if the university updates the route to cover areas where off-campus students reside, more students would use the bus service.（将“updates the road to covered areas”改为“updates the route to cover areas”，使表达更准确。）

The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and the shortage of the park space. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces.（将“the shortage of the park space”改为“a shortage of parking spaces”，使表达更准确。）

The main argument is that instead of making it harder for students to use the public transportations, universities should make it easier and more accessible. The main argument is that instead of making it harder for students to use public transportation, the university should make it easier and more accessible.（将“public transportations”改为“public transportation”，使表达更准确；将“universities”改为“the university”，与前文保持一致。）

Revised Answer (140 words): Considering the low number of students using the bus and the high maintenance cost, the university has decided to discontinue the free bus service. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this decision. The first reason is that he believes the current bus route is outdated and passes through expensive neighborhoods where few students reside. He suggests that if the university updates the route to cover areas where off-campus students reside, more students would use the bus service. The second reason is that discontinuing the bus service will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased noise, traffic congestion, and a shortage of parking spaces. The main argument is that instead of making it harder for students to use public transportation, the university should make it easier and more accessible.

6.思维导图

- Discontinuing Bus Service
  - Man's Disagreement
    - Outdated Route
      - Expensive Neighborhoods
      - Updating Route
        - Off-campus Students
    - Encouraging Driving on Campus
      - Increased Noise
      - Traffic Congestion
      - Shortage of Parking Spaces
  - Main Argument
    - Easier and Accessible Public Transportation

7.关键词

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 are some punctuation problems that result from inappropriate pauses. To improve the delivery, the speaker should work on using appropriate pauses and focus on accurate pronunciation to avoid spelling errors.

4. Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples from both the reading and listening passages. However, there is room for improvement in terms of providing more specific details from the listening passage to strengthen the argument. The speaker could also work on making smoother transitions between ideas to enhance the overall flow of the response.

5. Language Use

Original Answer: According to the reading passage, the university is going to close free buses on campus for students. According to the reading passage, the university plans to discontinue the free bus service for students on campus. (Improved sentence structure and clarity) The first reason is the university thinks that few students use these buses. The primary reason is that the university believes only a few students utilize this service. (Enhanced vocabulary and sentence structure) Secondly, the university wants to save money for building more parking lots. Additionally, the university aims to allocate funds saved from this decision towards expanding parking facilities. (Improved vocabulary and clarity)

Revised Answer (140 words):

According to the reading passage, the university plans to discontinue the free bus service for students on campus. The primary reason is that the university believes only a few students utilize this service. Additionally, the university aims to allocate funds saved from this decision towards expanding parking facilities. However, in the listening section, the male student disagrees with this idea. Firstly, he thinks that the current bus route serves an expensive neighborhood where fewer students reside. If the university adjusts the route to cover areas where more off-campus students live, he believes it would attract a higher number of riders. Secondly, he argues that increasing parking spaces will encourage more students to drive on campus, leading to increased traffic and noise levels. Consequently, he opposes the plan and suggests that the university should facilitate bus usage instead of making it more challenging.

6. Mind Map

• Discontinue free bus service

  • Few students utilize the service
  • Save funds for expanding parking facilities

• Male student's disagreement

  • Current bus route serves expensive neighborhood
    • Adjust route to cover more off-campus student areas
  • Increasing parking spaces encourages driving
    • Increased traffic and noise levels
    • University should facilitate bus usage

7. Key Words

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，回答中的语音清晰，语速较为稳定，但偶尔出现停顿。建议在练习时注意提高发音准确度，避免不必要的停顿，以提高整体表达效果。

4.话题发展

从话题发展方面来看，回答内容较为连贯和有组织，观点之间的联系清晰，并且提供了足够的支持和例子。但仍有改进空间，例如可以更详细地解释男子对校园噪音和交通拥堵问题的担忧。建议在练习时尝试更深入地展开论述，使回答更加充实。

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The university decides to stop bus services because few people ride buses and the university can save money to expand overcrowded parking lots. The man disagrees with this proposal. Firstly, he thinks that the rules are out of date and the rules are inconvenient for most of people. If the university decides to change rules, more people will ride buses. And secondly, if the university stops bus services, more students will drive to school and that will cause a lot of noise and traffic jams. Besides, it will cost more parking spaces.

Corrected Answer: The university decides The university has decided (时态应保持一致) to stop bus services because few people ride buses and the university can save money to expand overcrowded parking lots. The man disagrees with this proposal. Firstly, he thinks that the rules routes (原文中提到的是路线，而非规则) are out of date and the rules these routes (保持一致性，避免重复使用相同词汇) are inconvenient for most of people. If the university decides to change rules routes, more people will ride buses. And secondly, if the university stops bus services, more students will drive to school and that will cause a lot of noise and traffic jams. Besides, it will cost more parking spaces.

Revised Answer (140 words): The university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students due to low ridership and the potential to save money for expanding overcrowded parking lots. The man, however, disagrees with this plan. He believes that the current bus routes are outdated and inconvenient for the majority of students. He suggests that if the university were to update these routes to better serve off-campus students, more people would utilize the bus service. Additionally, he argues that eliminating the bus service would encourage more students to drive to campus, leading to increased noise and traffic congestion. This, in turn, would create a higher demand for parking spaces. The man's opinion is that the university should focus on making it easier for students to use public transportation rather than promoting private vehicle use on campus.

6.思维导图

• University's decision

  • Discontinue bus service
  • Save money for parking lots expansion

• Man's disagreement

  • Outdated and inconvenient routes
    • Updating routes for off-campus students
  • Encouraging private vehicle use
    • Increased noise and traffic congestion
    • Higher demand for parking spaces

• Suggestion

  • Focus on public transportation

7.关键词

1.子项得分

• 交付（Delivery）：3

• 主题发展（Topic Development）：3.5

• 语言使用（Language Use）：3

2.预估分数

• 总分：26

3.表达 回答中的语言表达较为流畅，但在某些地方存在轻微的停顿。为了提高口语表达能力，建议练习更连贯、自然的发音，并注意在适当的地方停顿。同时，注意准确发音以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，能够较好地概括男士的观点及理由。但在组织结构上还有提升空间。建议在回答时先简要陈述男士的观点，然后分点阐述其理由，以使回答更加条理清晰。此外，在描述具体理由时，可以尝试使用更多连接词和过渡词汇，使句子之间的衔接更加自然。

5.语言使用

Original: The university is going to eliminate the bus service for students so the money saved will be expended on the students' parking lots. The university plans to eliminate the bus service for students, using the money saved to expand the student parking lots.（将句子结构进行了调整，使表达更加自然。）

Original: But the man in the lecture does not like this new change because for one thing he said that the problem is the bus roads out of date. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this change, stating that one issue is the outdated bus routes.（修改了句子结构和词汇，使表达更加准确和自然。）

Original: It's now going through the area where it's gotten too expensive for students to live in. The current routes pass through areas that have become too expensive for students to reside in.（调整了句子结构，使表达更加清晰。）

Original: So he thinks that the university should change the roads. Therefore, he believes that the university should modify the routes.（使用了更高级的词汇。）

Original: And the other reason he gave is that he thinks if the university does this it will encourage more students to drive to school and that will add to the noise of the campus and also create a lot of traffic. Additionally, he argues that if the university proceeds with this plan, it will encourage more students to drive to campus, increasing noise and traffic congestion.（调整了句子结构，使表达更加连贯。）

Original: So it will require more parking lots. As a result, there will be a greater demand for parking spaces.（使用了更高级的词汇。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to eliminate the bus service for students, using the money saved to expand the student parking lots. However, the man in the conversation disagrees with this change, stating that one issue is the outdated bus routes. The current routes pass through areas that have become too expensive for students to reside in. Therefore, he believes that the university should modify the routes. Additionally, he argues that if the university proceeds with this plan, it will encourage more students to drive to campus, increasing noise and traffic congestion. As a result, there will be a greater demand for parking spaces.

6.思维导图

- University's plan
  - Eliminate bus service
  - Expand student parking lots

- Man's opinion
  - Disagrees with the plan
  - Reasons
    - Outdated bus routes
      - Expensive areas for students
      - Suggestion: modify routes
    - Encourages driving to campus
      - Increases noise and traffic congestion
      - Greater demand for parking spaces

7.关键词

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 从表达方面来看，发言者的语言流利度和语速基本一致，偶尔有停顿。为了提高发言质量，建议发言者注意以下几点：1）在适当的地方停顿，以增强语言的连贯性；2）注意发音的准确性，避免因发音不准确而导致的拼写错误。通过练习和纠正这些问题，发言者的表达能力将得到提高。

4.话题发展 The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, summarizing the man's opinion and explaining the reasons behind it. However, there is room for improvement in topic development. The speaker could have elaborated more on the man's suggestions for updating the bus routes to better serve off-campus students and emphasized the potential negative consequences of eliminating the bus service, such as increased noise and traffic around campus. To improve topic development, the speaker should focus on providing more detailed explanations and examples to support their points.

5.语言使用

Original: The plan is to discontinue the free bus service because only few students using these routes and it is also expensive for the school to operate. The university plans to discontinue the free bus service, as only a few students use these routes, and it is expensive for the school to operate. (建议使用“the university plans”而不是“the plan is”，以使句子更自然。同时，添加“a”在“few students”前，以及用“and”连接两个原因，使句子更流畅。)

Original: And the saved money will be used to expand the parking lot. The money saved will be used to expand the parking lot. (去掉句首的“And”，使句子更自然。)

Original: However, the men don't like this idea because, first of all, the problem is that the bus route does not reach to the neighborhood where students live in. However, the man disagrees with this idea because, primarily, the issue is that the bus route does not extend to the neighborhoods where students reside. (将“the men”改为“the man”，将“reach to”改为“extend to”，并将“live in”改为“reside”，以提高语言的准确性和自然度。)

Original: If the bus change their routes, so that more students will use this bus service. If the bus changes its routes, more students would likely use this service. (将“change their routes”改为“changes its routes”，并调整句子结构，使其更自然。)

Original: Also, if the bus routes are cutted, it will encourage more students to drive to school and will add noises and traffic which will cause more parking lots needed. Additionally, if the bus routes are eliminated, it would encourage more students to drive to school, leading to increased noise and traffic, which would necessitate additional parking spaces. (将“cutted”改为“eliminated”，调整句子结构，并使用更高级的词汇，如“necessitate”，以提高语言使用水平。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university plans to discontinue the free bus service, as only a few students use these routes, and it is expensive for the school to operate. The money saved will be used to expand the parking lot. However, the man disagrees with this idea because, primarily, the issue is that the bus route does not extend to the neighborhoods where students reside. If the bus changes its routes, more students would likely use this service. Additionally, if the bus routes are eliminated, it would encourage more students to drive to school, leading to increased noise and traffic, which would necessitate additional parking spaces. The man believes that updating the bus routes could increase ridership and reduce on-campus driving, ultimately benefiting both students and the university environment.

6.思维导图

• Discontinue bus service

  • Few students using routes
  • Expensive to operate

• Expand parking lot

• Man's disagreement

  • Bus route not reaching student neighborhoods
  • Suggestion: Update routes for increased ridership

• Consequences of eliminating bus service

  • Encourage more students to drive
  • Increased noise and traffic
  • Need for additional parking spaces

7.关键词