TOEFL iBT - Speaking Section - Independent Questions 1 2托福考试口试部分.ppt

TOEFL iBTSpeaking Section Independent Questions No. 1 2 By 陈潇晗 Delivery: How clear your speech is (good pronunciation, natural pacing, and natural-sounding intonation patterns.) Language Use: How effectively you use grammar and vocabulary to convey your ideas. Topic Development: How fully you answer the question and how coherently you present your ideas. (progression from one idea to the next is clear and easy to follow) Useful tips: Your answer should be as SPECIFIC as possible. You need to STICK to a point until you finish it, have done with it, and need never return to it again. The key to score high is to make each point WELL-DEVELOPED, and that does not mean you need to make as many points as you can, two would be great. Useful tips: Truth and REASONABLE lies are totally acceptable. Do not say “I have three (or whatever) reasons to support my idea”, or something like that. There is no guarantee that you are able to finish your answer within 45 seconds. Instead, you can say “I have a couple of reasons to say.” Question 1 A person, place, object, or event 45 seconds Base your response on personal experience or a topic that is familiar to you. Format for the NO.1 question: TST T— topic sentence. One sentence S—supporting ideas (personal experiences, examples, reasons, figures) easy to understand T—transition (First, because, second, finally) Example Choose a place you go to often that is important to you and explain why it is important. T– Topic Shopping center S– Supporting ideas like shopping, happy, relax meet friends, friendship fasten fashion information, contact world T—Transition First, because, Also, finally Question 2 Two possible actions, situations or opinions, Everyday issues of general interest to a student 45 seconds Format for the No.2 Question: TST Repeat the question (optional) Choose a position Defend your choice :