TOEFL iBT Speaking Overview

1. TOEFL iBT Speaking Overview

2. 2. Independent Tasks 1 and 2 • Questions are based on knowledge and experience. • 15 seconds to prepare and 45 seconds to speak. • Task 1: • Make a choice within a category. • Describe a person, place, object, event, or activity. • Example: Describe the person you admire most and explain why. • Task 2: • Make a choice between two options. • Example: Do you prefer to study alone or in a group? Explain why.

3. 3. Integrated Tasks 3 and 4 • Read a passage, listen to a passage, and answer a question on the relationship between them. • Task 3: Campus task • Read a university notice. • Listen to two students discuss the notice. • Question: Which student has a strong opinion and why? • Task 4: Academic task • Read a short passage on academic topic. • Listen to a lecture. • Question: Show how examples from the lecture relate to a definition or concept from the reading. • 45 seconds to read, 75 seconds to listen, 30 seconds to prepare, and 60 seconds to speak

4. 4. Integrated Tasks 5 and 6 • Listen to a passage and answer a question about it. • Task 5: Campus task • Listen to a conversation about a student problem. • Summarize the problem and suggestions made to resolve it. • State which suggestion you prefer and why. • Task 6: Academic task • Listen to the lecture with general information and two main points. • Summarize general information and how it relates to the main points. • One to two minutes to listen, 20 seconds to prepare, and 60 seconds to speak

5. 5. Speaking • Narrator will tell you to put on headphones and adjust microphone volume. • Computer guides you through speaking tasks. • no need to press NEXT or OK

6. 6. Independent Tasks: Preparing • See and hear the question. • Begin to prepare after the beep. You’ll see the clock count down. • Prepare simple outline using key words only.

7. 7. Independent Tasks: Responding • Narrator: • “Get ready to answer the question.” • “Begin speaking after the beep.” • You will hear the beep, then see the clock begin to count down. • Answer the question according to outline. • Speak clearly.

8. 8. Integrated Tasks • Example: Task 4 • Read and take notes on a short academic passage. • Listen and take notes on a related lecture.

9. 9. Integrated Tasks: Responding • Narrator: • “Get ready to answer the question.” • “Begin preparing after the beep.” • Make an outline using your notes. • When answering, • speak clearly. • use familiar grammar and vocabulary.

10. 10. Top Score Features • Delivery • clear, fluid, and well-paced • understandable pronunciation • natural rhythm, stress, and intonation • Language Use • appropriate word choice • correct grammar including basic and complex structures • Topic Development

11. 11. Topic Development • Develop topic fully: • Answer question completely. • Make a topic statement and support it with two main points and added detail. • Present facts in a logical order and use transitions to connect ideas. • Integrated tasks: • Integrate information from a reading and listening passage. • Summarize and paraphrase.

12. 12. Who Scores Your Response? • Between three and six certified ETS raters score your response. • Response is scored from zero to four. • Final score is out of 30.