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    TOEFL Speaking Question 1 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (45 seconds total)

    1st: Answer

    2nd: 1st Reason

    3rd: !pport

    4th: 2nd Reason

    5th: !pport

    "th: #oncl!sion

    1st: $n m% &iew ' ' ' or two reasons'

    2nd: irst* ' ' '

    3rd: or example* ' ' '

    4th: econd* ' ' '

    5th: or instance* ' ' '

    "th: That+s wh% ' ' '

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     What to explain How to explain it Timing (45 seconds total)

    1st: Answer

    2nd: /escri,e

    3rd: 1st Reason

    4th: !pport

    5th: 2nd Reason

    "th: !pport

    -th: #oncl!sion

    1st: $n m% &iew' ' ' or two reasons'

    2nd: $t is ' ' ' (the% or ha&e are o0 too)

    3rd: irst* ' ' '

    4th: or example* ' ' '

    5th: econd* ' ' '

    "th: or instance* ' ' '

    -th: That+s wh% ' ' '

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    Question: What do you consider the most important characteristic in a teacher? Use specific reasons

    and examples to support your answer.

    Example Notes: Answer: passion Reason 1: motivates students

    Reason 2: motivates teacher

    Example Perfect Answer

    In my view passion is the most important characteristic in a teacher for two reasons.

    !irst a teacher"s passion motivates students.

    !or example when I was in #i$h %chool we read the novel &he 'reat 'ats(y. I hated it. )ut my*n$lish teacher was really passionate whenever we tal+ed a(out it which pushed me to loo+ at the

    (oo+ more closely and spend more time studyin$.

    %econd a teacher"s passion motivates the teacher.

    !or example my chemistry teacher in university loved inor$anic chemistry. I could tell he spent a lot of

    time preparin$ his lectures (ecause he en,oyed explainin$ to us how nature was really ,ust chemistry.

    &hat"s why I (elieve that passion is the most important characteristic.

    -This response has 116 words and would earn a good score: 30/30 .

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    TOEFL Speaking Question 2 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (45 seconds total)

    1st: Answer

    2nd: 1st Reason

    3rd: !pport

    4th: 2nd Reason

    5th: !pport

    "th: #oncl!sion

    1st: $n m% &iew ' ' ' or two reasons'

    2nd: irst* ' ' '

    3rd: or example* ' ' '

    4th: econd* ' ' '

    5th: or instance* ' ' '

    "th: That+s wh% ' ' '

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    Question: /o you prefer a friend who is similar to you or different from you? Use specific reasons

    and examples to support your answer.

    Example Notes: Answer: similar Reason: $et alon$ well

    Reason: still experience new thin$s

    Example Perfect Answer

    In my view a friend who is similar is (etter.

    !irst you $et alon$ well with such people.

    !or example one of my hi$h school friends is very similar to me. We (oth li+e a lot of the same thin$s:

    movies eatin$ out etc. %o whenever we"re (ored that"s what we do. We don"t ar$ue a(out it.

    %econd you can still experience new thin$s with them.

    !or example &im is similar to me and we a$ree on a lot of thin$s (ut not on everythin$. We have

    similar taste (ut sometimes he"ll su$$est a restaurant I wouldn"t normally eat at. 0i+e this &hai

    restaurant we tried last wee+.

    &hat"s why a friend who is similar is (etter.

    -Word count: 117. This would earn a score of (30/30)

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    TOEFL Speaking Question 3 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (".

    seconds)

    1st: The change

     

    2nd: The opinion

     

    3rd: irst reason

    4th: econd reason

    5th: The concl!sion

    1st: The reading states that' ' ' and

    pro&ides two reasons or it'

    2nd: The man+swoman+s opinion is

    that' ' ' and s!pportsopposes each

    reason'

    3rd: irst* heshe explains that ' ' '

    4th: econd* heshe states that ' ' '

    5th: That+s wh% the manwomen eels

    that' ' '

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    TOEFL Speaking Question 4 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (".

    seconds)

    1st: The title

    2nd: The deinition

    3rd: The transition

     

    4th: The lect!re

    5th: o!r

    concl!sion

    1st: The article disc!sses ' ' '

    2nd: which the passage deines as ' ' '

    3rd: The proessor pro&ides an example

    o ' ' ' to ill!strate this'

    4th: Hehe explains that' ' '

    5th: And so* this example clearl%

    ill!strates' '

     

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    TOEFL Speaking Question 5 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (". seconds

    )

    1st: the pro,lem

    2nd: the transition

    3rd: irst sol!tion

    4th: second

    sol!tion

    5th: %o!r opinion

     

    "th: irst reason

     

    -th: second reason

     

    th: concl!sion

    1st: The woman+sman+s pro,lem is that'

    ' '

    2nd: The st!dents disc!ss two sol!tions'

    3rd: irst* ' ' '

    4th: econd* ' ' '

    5th: $ $ were the womanman* $ wo!ld

    choose the second sol!tion'

    "th: The irst sol!tion isn+t &er% good

     ,eca!se e&en tho!gh' ' ' as the st!dent

    said' ' '

    -th: The second sol!tion is ,etter

     ,eca!se e&en tho!gh' ' ' as the st!dent

    said' ' '

    th: Thats wh% $ wo!ld choose the

    second sol!tion'

     

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    TOEFL Speaking Question 6 

     What to explain How to explain it Timing (".

    seconds)

    1st: general topic

     

    2nd: transition

    3rd: irst s!,topic

    4th: example

     

    5th: second

    s!,topic

    "th: example

    -th: concl!sion

    1st: The proessor disc!sses' ' * which

    heshe deines as' ' '

    2nd: Hehe descri,es two 0inds'

    3rd: irst* ' ' '

    4th: The proessor pro&ides an example

    o' ' ' to ill!strate this'

    5th: econd* ' ' '

    "th: The proessor pro&ides an example

    o' ' ' to ill!strate this'

    -th: And thats how the proessor

    disc!sses ' ' '

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