Task 1 — Xã hội & công nghệ
TOEFL Speaking practice questions in the real exam format and timing.
Questions
Some cities have banned cars from their centres. Do you think this is a good policy? Why or why not?
Do you agree or disagree: social media has done more harm than good to how young people communicate?
Should governments spend money on space exploration when problems on Earth remain unsolved? Explain.
Some people say technology has made us less patient. Do you agree? Give reasons and examples.
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
- compound interest
- lai kep — tai sao quan trong va bi bo qua trong truong hoc
- evaluate a loan
- danh gia mot khoan vay — ki nang tai chinh co ban
- a baseline that not everyone receives
- muc nen tang khong phai ai cung duoc hoc
- structured school instruction
- day hoc co cau truc trong truong — doi lap voi hoc qua trai nghiem
- through lived experience
- qua trai nghiem thuc te — thanh ngu trong giao duc
- Looking back
- nhin lai — thoi gian bieu hoi ky tu nhien
Common traps for Vietnamese speakers
Cau dong y/khong dong y (agree/disagree) trong TOEFL can CHON MOT BEN NGAY TU CAU DAU. Khong doi 45 giay moi chot. "I agree that..." la cau dau tien. Vi du tu "kinh nghiem ban than" la loai vi du ghi diem cao nhat trong TOEFL Task 1. "In my own experience, I graduated without understanding..." cu the va duoc tin hon vi du ly thuyet. Nhuong bo o cuoi ("I can see the other side...") tao cau phuc tap (complex sentence) va tang Language Use. Nhung phai ngan — 1 menh de. Nhuong bo dai la mat lap truong.
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.