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Tips on
TOEFL Speaking
Made by Aaron
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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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Identify the Key Test Points
Task
Type
Task 1, Task 2
Independent
Task 3, Task 4
Integrated (R+L+S)
Task 5, Task 6
Integrated (L+S)
Score scale: 0-4
Scored holistically
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Identify the Key Test Points
Delivery
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Clear & fluid speech
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Good pronunciation
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Language Use
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Correct grammar &
vocabulary
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Simple & direct
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Avoid using overly
complex vocabulary
Topic Development
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How fully you answer

How clearly you
express ideas

How you connect ideas
Natural pace
Good intonation
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General Rules of Your Answer
Organize 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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Specific Templates
Task 1 & 2
In my view, ....... for 2/3 reasons.
First, ...... For example, …….
Second, …… For instance, ……
That's why ……
Specific Details
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.
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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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Strategy of Preparation
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)
Agree:
Use the man/woman’s reasons to
strengthen the reading
The man/woman's opinion is that ......(agree or disagree, only opinion,
without reasons)
43 S He/she provides 2 reasons.
22 S First, ......
3 S Second, ......
0 S That's why ......
Disagree:
Use the man/woman’s reasons
to weaken the reading
Although ……(reading), the
man/woman said ……
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Specific Templates
Task 5
The man/woman's problem is that......
The students discuss 2 solutions.
35 S First......
30 S Second......
only solution, without details
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)
0 S That's why......
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Example:
P: apartment, band rehearsal, back from vacation
S1: music classroom, free, too late
S2: rent, flexible , expensive & no income
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
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Strategy of Preparation
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
43 S The professor provides an example of......to illustrate this.
3 S He/she states that......
0 S And so, this example clearly illustrates......
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Specific Templates
Task 6
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)
45 S He describes (two ways) ....
The first way is ... (b Subtopic 1 -def)
The professor gives an example to illustrate this (about) ...
23 S (c Example 1)
The second kind of way ... (d Subtopic 2 - def)
The professor gives an example to illustrate this (about) ...
0 S (e Example 2)
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Methods of Practice
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.
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Suggestions for Daily Improvement
Collect 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
Good Luck
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