TOEFL TPO 7 Speaking Task 2 Sample: The woman expresses her opinion of the university's plan. State her opinion and explain the reasons she 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

在表达方面，发言者的语言流利度和语速基本一致，但偶尔有停顿。为了提高表达能力，建议发言者注意以下几点：1）在练习时尝试减少不必要的停顿，使语言更流畅；2）注意正确发音，以避免拼写错误；3）在实际考试中保持自然的语调和节奏。

4.话题发展 The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples from the reading and listening materials. However, there is room for improvement in topic development. To enhance the response, the speaker could consider the following suggestions: 1) Provide a clearer introduction to the woman's opinion and her disagreement with the university's plan; 2) Elaborate more on the reasons she gives for her opinion, such as explaining how the current requirements limit students' ability to explore other interests; 3) Offer more specific examples or details from the listening material to support her points, such as mentioning how many painting teachers are also skilled sculptors.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: The reading states that the sculpture courses will be discontinued in this semester. The reading passage states that the sculpture courses will be discontinued this semester. (将“in”改为“this”，使语言更自然) The first reason is that they think children lack interest in this lesson, One reason is that the university believes students lack interest in these courses, (用“students”替换“children”，并将“lesson”改为“courses”以保持一致性) and the second reason is that the professor who teaches this class is retiring this year, so they have limited budget. and another reason is that the professor teaching these courses is retiring, leading to a limited budget. (简化句子结构，使其更流畅) In the listening, however, the women disagree. The first reason is that it's not that students don't want to take this class, it's that they just don't have time. They have so much required class to do, so they haven't so much time to choose the different classes. The second reason is that they can hire a part-time professor or just ask those who can teach the second field teacher to finish that.

Revised Answer (140 words):

The reading passage states that the sculpture courses will be discontinued this semester. One reason is that the university believes students lack interest in these courses, and another reason is that the professor teaching these courses is retiring, leading to a limited budget. In the listening, however, the woman disagrees. She argues that the low enrollment is not due to students' lack of interest in sculpture courses, but rather their limited time to take optional classes because of numerous required courses in painting and drawing. She suggests that if the department revised its requirements, art majors could explore a wider variety of classes. Additionally, she proposes hiring a part-time professor or utilizing existing faculty with secondary expertise in sculpture to continue offering these courses.

6.思维导图

- Introduction
  - Reading passage
    - Sculpture courses discontinued
    - Reasons: lack of interest, retiring professor, limited budget
  - Listening passage
    - Woman disagrees

- Woman's opinion
  - Low enrollment not due to lack of interest
    - Limited time for optional classes
    - Numerous required courses in painting and drawing

- Suggestions
  - Revise department requirements
    - Allow art majors to explore a wider variety of classes
  - Hire part-time professor or utilize existing faculty with secondary expertise in sculpture

7.关键词

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Topic Development: 3.5 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，但在某些地方存在一些不必要的停顿。为了提高表达能力，建议在练习时注意保持语速的一致性，减少不必要的停顿。同时，注意发音的准确性，以避免拼写错误。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上符合题目要求，能够概括女生的观点及其理由。但在组织结构上可以进一步优化，例如可以先陈述女生的观点，然后再分别阐述她提出的两个理由。此外，在解释原因时可以更具体一些，以便让听众更容易理解。总之，在练习时注意提高回答的条理性和连贯性。

5.语言使用

Original: The university plans to eliminate the sculpture courses. The university has decided to discontinue the sculpture courses. (将“eliminate”改为“discontinue”，使表达更自然。) Original: First, there are a lack of students who are interested in sculpture. First, there is a lack of students interested in sculpture. (将“there are a lack”改为“there is a lack”，使语法更准确。) Original: Second, the only full-time professor has retired and the limited budget disables them to hire another full-time professor. Second, the only full-time professor has retired, and the limited budget prevents them from hiring another full-time professor. (将“disables”改为“prevents”，使表达更自然。) Original: The first, it's not because few students want to study sculpture, it's just because they don't have enough time. Firstly, it's not that few students want to study sculpture; it's just that they don't have enough time. (将“The first”改为“Firstly”，使表达更自然。) Original: They have a lot of other requirements and they have no optional courses. They have many other requirements and no optional courses available. (将“a lot of”改为“many”，使表达更自然。) Original: The required courses like painting, drawing have taken up all their time. The required courses, such as painting and drawing, consume all their time. (将“have taken up”改为“consume”，使表达更自然。) Original: Second, money is drastic and the university can hire a part-time professor. Secondly, the university can hire a part-time professor to address the budget issue. (将“money is drastic”改为“to address the budget issue”，使表达更准确。) Original: The art teachers, many of them have secondary fields and a lot of teachers majoring in painting are also good sculptors. Many art teachers have secondary fields, and several painting instructors are also skilled sculptors. (将“a lot of”改为“several”，使表达更自然。)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university has decided to discontinue the sculpture courses. First, there is a lack of students interested in sculpture. Second, the only full-time professor has retired, and the limited budget prevents them from hiring another full-time professor. However, in the conversation, the woman feels upset about this. Firstly, it's not that few students want to study sculpture; it's just that they don't have enough time. They have many other requirements and no optional courses available. The required courses, such as painting and drawing, consume all their time. Secondly, the university can hire a part-time professor to address the budget issue. Many art teachers have secondary fields, and several painting instructors are also skilled sculptors.

6.思维导图

- Discontinue Sculpture Courses
  - Lack of students interested
  - Retired full-time professor
  - Limited budget

- Woman's Opinion
  - Upset about the decision
  - Reasons
    - Not lack of interest, but lack of time
      - Many other requirements
      - No optional courses available
    - Budget issue can be addressed
      - Hire a part-time professor
      - Utilize teachers with secondary fields in sculpture

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

总体来说，回答流畅，但有些地方稍显拖沓。建议在练习时注意语速的控制，尽量保持一致。此外，注意正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，但可以进一步优化组织结构。建议在回答时明确提出女生的观点，并用适当的连接词将理由串联起来，使回答更加条理清晰。

5.语言使用

Original: The passage suggests to discontinue the sculpture class for two reasons that there are fewer people measuring it and the university doesn't have enough money to hire professors. The passage suggests discontinuing the sculpture class for two reasons: fewer students are majoring in it, and the university lacks funds to hire professors.（建议使用更自然的表达方式，同时注意句子结构和词汇的准确性。）

Original: In the conversation, however, the women totally disagree with such a stance. In the conversation, however, the woman strongly disagrees with this decision.（注意使用正确的单复数形式，并使用更自然的表达方式。）

Original: The first point is that it is a great loss for the university. Her first point is that this would be a significant loss for the university.（使用更准确的词汇和自然的表达方式。）

Original: Most students don't measure in it not because they don't like it but because they don't have time The sculpture class is optional but the required class takes most of the students' time. Most students don't major in it not because they dislike it, but due to a lack of time. The sculpture class is optional, while required classes consume most of their time.（注意句子结构和词汇的准确性，同时保持语言流畅。）

Original: She also believes that the problem of professors could be solved. She also believes that the issue with professors can be resolved.（使用更自然的表达方式。）

Original: They can hire part-time professors to teach the classes. The university could hire part-time professors to teach the classes.（使用更准确的主语。）

Original: Besides, the teachers in other subjects can also teach the class. Additionally, instructors from other disciplines could also teach the class.（使用更自然的表达方式和词汇。）

Original: For example, several painting professors are also good sculptors. For instance, some painting professors are skilled sculptors as well.（使用更自然的表达方式。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The passage suggests discontinuing the sculpture class for two reasons: fewer students are majoring in it, and the university lacks funds to hire professors. In the conversation, however, the woman strongly disagrees with this decision. Her first point is that this would be a significant loss for the university. Most students don't major in it not because they dislike it, but due to a lack of time. The sculpture class is optional, while required classes consume most of their time. She also believes that the issue with professors can be resolved. The university could hire part-time professors to teach the classes. Additionally, instructors from other disciplines could also teach the class. For instance, some painting professors are skilled sculptors as well.

6.思维导图

• Discontinuing Sculpture Class

  • Fewer students majoring
  • Limited funds for professors

• Woman's Disagreement

  • Significant loss for university
  • Lack of time for optional classes
  • Resolving professor issue
    • Part-time professors
    • Instructors from other disciplines

7.关键词

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 some punctuation problems that result from inappropriate pauses. To improve delivery, the speaker should practice proper pausing and work on 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. However, there is room for improvement in terms of topic development. The speaker should focus on providing more specific details and examples to better support their opinion. Additionally, the speaker could work on making smoother transitions between ideas to enhance the overall flow of the response.

5.Language Use

Original Answer: There is an announcement from the University of Michigan that the sculpture classes will be eliminated. The University of Michigan announced the elimination of sculpture classes. (Changed passive voice to active voice and made the sentence more concise) The woman in the conversation disagreed with this announcement because first of all, students aren't interested in sculpture, but they have no time. The woman disagrees with this decision, stating that students are interested in sculpture but lack time. (Clarified the woman's opinion and corrected grammar) It isn't that the students don't want to take the sculpture class, but they have no time to take them because there are so many requirement classes, Students don't have time for sculpture classes due to numerous required courses, (Simplified sentence structure and corrected grammar) as the sculpture class is optional and painting and drawing classes take up too much time. since sculpture is optional while painting and drawing classes consume most of their time. (Improved sentence structure and word choice) The second is that the limited budget isn't a big deal. Secondly, she believes that budget constraints should not be a major issue. (Improved clarity and grammar) The school can hire more part-time teachers, and the already hired teachers have second and at least several painting teachers are great at sculptures, The university could hire part-time instructors or utilize existing faculty who have expertise in sculpture, (Corrected grammar and improved sentence structure) as the woman knew. as the woman points out. (Improved clarity and word choice)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The University of Michigan announced the elimination of sculpture classes. The woman disagrees with this decision, stating that students are interested in sculpture but lack time. Students don't have time for sculpture classes due to numerous required courses, since sculpture is optional while painting and drawing classes consume most of their time. Secondly, she believes that budget constraints should not be a major issue. The university could hire part-time instructors or utilize existing faculty who have expertise in sculpture, as the woman points out. To achieve a score of 30, the speaker should focus on using advanced vocabulary, proper grammar, natural flow of statements, smooth transitions, and strong conclusions in their response. Additionally, practicing pronunciation will help avoid spelling errors and improve overall language use.

6.Mind Map

• University of Michigan

  • Elimination of sculpture classes

• Woman's disagreement

  • Reasons
    • Students' interest in sculpture
      • Lack of time due to required courses
    • Budget constraints
      • Solutions
        • Part-time instructors
        • Utilize existing faculty with expertise in sculpture

7.Key Words

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

2.预估分数 Estimated Score: 23

3.表达 在表达方面，你的回答相对清晰，但仍有改进的空间。要确保语速一致，适当地使用停顿。此外，注意正确发音以避免拼写错误。建议多练习发音和语调，以提高口语表达能力。

4.话题发展 In terms of topic development, your response is coherent and well-organized, but it could be improved by providing more specific examples or details to support your points. Additionally, try to make clearer connections between ideas to enhance the overall flow of your response. Practicing more on organizing your thoughts and elaborating on the reasons will help you improve in this area.

5.语言使用

Original Answer: According to the announcement, the university is planning to eliminate the sculpture courses in the future, and a woman in the conversation feels upset about this plan. The university announced plans to discontinue the sculpture courses, which upsets a woman in the conversation. (简化句子，使其更自然) In the first place, she believes that the students are not taking the sculpture courses because they do not have sufficient time to do so, instead of the lack of interest. Firstly, she thinks students aren't taking sculpture courses due to insufficient time rather than a lack of interest. (简化句子，使其更自然) Indeed, the students have some required courses such as the paintings and the drawings, which take up all the time, In fact, required courses like painting and drawing consume most of their time, (去掉重复的定冠词，改善语言流畅度) and they do have the interest in a variety of the classes. and they are indeed interested in various classes. (简化句子，使其更自然) Secondly, despite the retiring professor and the limited budget, the woman suggests the university to hire a part-time professor to give this course, Secondly, despite the retiring professor and limited budget, the woman suggests the university hire a part-time professor to teach the course, (改善语言流畅度) or to let the other professors to give this course as a secondary field. or allow other professors to teach it as a secondary field. (简化句子，使其更自然)

Revised Answer (140 words):

The university announced plans to discontinue the sculpture courses, which upsets a woman in the conversation. Firstly, she thinks students aren't taking sculpture courses due to insufficient time rather than a lack of interest. In fact, required courses like painting and drawing consume most of their time, and they are indeed interested in various classes. Secondly, despite the retiring professor and limited budget, the woman suggests the university hire a part-time professor to teach the course or allow other professors to teach it as a secondary field. By addressing these concerns and offering alternative solutions, she hopes that the university will reconsider its decision and continue offering sculpture courses for art students who are genuinely interested in exploring different artistic disciplines.

6.思维导图

• University's Plan

  • Discontinue sculpture courses

• Woman's Opinion

  • Upset about the plan
  • Reasons
    1. Insufficient time for students
       • Required courses consume time
       • Interest in various classes
    2. Alternative solutions
       • Hire a part-time professor
       • Allow other professors to teach as a secondary field

7.关键词

1. Sub Scores

• Delivery: 3

• Topic Development: 3.5

• 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 minor issues with pronunciation and word choice that could be improved. For example, the phrase "the university plans to decline the sculpture class" could be better phrased as "the university plans to discontinue the sculpture program." Additionally, the speaker should work on pronouncing words like "university" and "sculpture" more clearly to avoid any confusion.

4. Topic Development The response is coherent and well-organized, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples from the listening passage. The speaker effectively summarizes the woman's opinion and provides reasons for her disagreement with the university's plan. However, there is room for improvement in providing more specific details from the listening passage to further support the woman's opinion. For example, mentioning that many art majors are interested in taking sculpture classes but cannot due to their required courses would strengthen the argument. Overall, focusing on incorporating more specific details from the listening passage will help improve topic development in future responses.

5. Language Use

Original: The university plans to declinediscontinue the sculpture class due to the low enrollment and the retirement of a professor. And the woman disapproved of this decision made by university. And first, she refused the claim of university that students have low interest in taking the sculpture class. However, she explained that students are occupied with too much major requirements in their painting and drawing class while they have no time for optional classes like sculpture. And she suggests that universities should provide a variety of classes for students. And second, the students suggest that universities should hire part-time professors or scholars that have a second field in sculpture to continue the class rather than saying that there is a low budget for hiring new professors to continue the sculpture class.

(Replace "decline" with "discontinue" for more accurate vocabulary usage.)

Revised (140 words): The university plans to discontinue the sculpture program due to low enrollment and the retirement of a professor. The woman disagrees with this decision made by the university. Firstly, she challenges the university's claim that students have low interest in taking sculpture classes. Instead, she explains that art majors are occupied with numerous required courses in painting and drawing, leaving them no time for optional classes like sculpture. She suggests that universities should offer a more diverse range of classes for students. Secondly, she proposes that universities could hire part-time professors or instructors with expertise in sculpture as an alternative solution, rather than claiming there is a limited budget for hiring new full-time professors to continue the sculpture program.

(Improved sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammar for a more natural-sounding language style.)

6. Mind Map

• Discontinue sculpture program

  • Low enrollment
  • Retirement of professor

• Woman's disagreement

  • Challenging low interest claim
    • Art majors occupied with required courses
    • Suggestion for diverse class offerings
  • Alternative solutions
    • Part-time professors or instructors
    • Expertise in sculpture

7. Key Words