Task 1 — Giáo dục
TOEFL Speaking practice questions in the real exam format and timing.
Questions
Some students prefer to study alone, while others prefer to study in groups. Which do you think is more effective, and why?
Do you agree or disagree: universities should require every student to take at least one course outside their major?
Some schools have replaced printed textbooks with tablets. Do you think this is a positive change? Explain.
Which is more important for a teacher: deep knowledge of the subject, or the ability to explain it simply? Why?
Model answer
Written by 8020 teachers. Do not memorise it — take the structure and the way ideas are developed, then speak about your own life.
Vocabulary you can use today
- active engagement
- su tham gia chu dong — doi lap voi passive listening
- passively listening
- nghe thu dong — dac tinh cua viec chi ghi am
- comprehension improved
- kha nang hieu bai cai thien — tu hoc thuat TOEFL
- the act of summarising
- hanh dong tom tat — dien giai tai sao ghi chu giup hieu
- noticeably
- ro rang, dang ke — /ˈnəʊtɪsəblɪ/ trong am thu 1
- in real time
- ngay tuc thi, trong thoi gian thuc — dung trong nhieu ngu canh
Common traps for Vietnamese speakers
TOEFL Task 1 chuc nang giong IELTS P1 nhung ngan hon (45 giay). Co 15 giay chuan bi — dung het 15 giay do, dung bat dau noi som. Cau vi du phai LA TRAI NGHIEM CA NHAN, khong phai ly thuyet. "In my own experience" roi den tinh huong that: "I used to record everything and never reviewed those recordings." Cau do cu the va dang tin han bat ky ly thuyet nao. Cau nhuong bo o cuoi ("While recordings are useful...") keo diem Language Use vi no doi hoi cau ghep. Nhung phai NGAN — mot menh de. Nhuong bo dai la mat lap truong va mat diem.
Try this topic and see your band
Record 90 seconds. You get four criteria, the exact words that slipped, and your own sentence rewritten two levels up.