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6 Speaking Tasks
Between 15 And 30 Seconds To Prepare Your Answer
Between 45 And 60 Seconds To Speak Your Answer
TASK 1: DESCRIPTION OR ADVICE
You Are Asked To Either Describe A Person / Place /
Event Or To Give Advice
You Have 15 Seconds To Prepare
You Have 45 Seconds To Speak
TASK 2: ARGUMENT
You Are Asked To Present Your Opinion Or Argument In
Response to The Prompt
You Have 15 Seconds To Prepare
You Have 45 Seconds To Speak
TASK 3: UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENT
You Read A Univeristy Announcement For 45-50
Seconds
You Listen To One Or Two Students Talk About The
Announcement
If It Is Two Students, One Will Be Male, The Other
Female
You Are Asked To Summarize What You Read And
Hear, With More Emphasis On The Listening
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You Have 30 Second To Prepare
You Have 60 Seconds To Speak
TASK 4: ACADEMIC READING & LISTENING
You Read A Short Paragraph On An Academic Topic
You Listen To A Short Lecture On The Same Topic
This Lecture Will Either SUPPORT Or CONTRAST The
Reading
You Are Asked To Summarize What Your Read And
Heard And Identify The Listening's Relationship To The
Reading
You Have 30 Seconds To Prepare
You Have 60 Seconds To Speak
TASK 5: STUDENT PROBLEM
You Listen To A Conversation Between 1 Male And 1
Female Student
One Of The Students Has A Problem
The Other Student Offers Some Solutions To The
Problem
You Are Asked To Summarize The Problem And The
Solutions
You Might Be Asked To Say What Solution You Like
Best And Why
You Have 20 Seconds To Prepare
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You Have 60 Seconds To Speak
TASK 6: ACADEMIC LECTURE
You Listen To A Lecture On An Academic Topic
You Are Asked To Summarize The Lecture
You Have 15 Seconds To Prepare
You Have 45 Seconds To Speak
TASK 1
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-
one/influential-teacher-free/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Ux2Q0upiD_0
TASK 2
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-two/cash-or-
credit-cards-free/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ZjS74bf2v3A
TASK 3
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-three/green-
university/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfSXFj36To
HERE ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PKlBiz-j8
TASK 4
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-four/gingko/
Remorse
Forgetting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gojbqWDuNlo
Chant in Poetry
Ecosystem
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This is a system formed by the interaction of a
community of organisms with their environment.
They try to preserve the environment by a system of
interacting and interdependent relationships. Thus,
the environment is harmed intentionally or
unintentionally through the living and nonliving
components of the system. In this case, resilience
allows the ecosystem to return to its original shape
after an unpleasant situation
TASK 5
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-five/research-
paper/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyOeytP6eOs
4: My opinion: 1 or 2
4.1 My 1st reason _________________
4.2:My 2nd reason _________________
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0i3y_ry8Mw
3: Solution 2: ______________________
3.1: The advantages_______________
3.2: The disadvantages____________
4: My opinion: 1 or 2
4.1 My 1st reason _________________
4.2:My 2nd reason _________________
TASK 6
Take notes. Most of the time, the lecture
provides you with two examples, studies, life
experiences etc.
Your job is to summarize
1: The main idea of the lecture
2: the two examples provided by the lecturer.
3: Some of the supporting details provided by
the professor.
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http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/task-six/dollar-coins/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmsJJRmVbX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRC5eHpGVUg
VIDEOS
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/speaking-exercises/speaking-videos/
Toefl Listening
TOEFL GIVES YOU:
6 Passgages
The 6 Passages Are In Groups Of 3
Each Group Has 1 Conversation, 1 Class Discussion, 1
Lecture
Each Passage Has About 5-7 Questions
You Have 20 Minutes
EXPERIMENTAL SECTION:
Your Listening Section Could Have An "Experimental
Group"
This Means You Will Have 9 Passages Total To Answer
In 30 Minutes
You Will NOT Know Which Group Of Passages Is The
Experimental Group
CONVERSATIONS HAVE:
One Man And One Woman
One Student Talking To A Professor Or An
Administrator
Conversations That Either Resolve A Problem Or
Clarify A Situation
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CLASS DISCUSSIONS HAVE:
One Professor, One Male Student, & One Female
Student
Academic Content About A University Topic
Students Who Ask Questions And/Or Answer The
Professor's Questions
LECTURES HAVE:
One Professor Who Talks Without Interruption
Content That Typically Breaks Down Into Subsections
QUESTION TYPES:
Topic / Main Idea
Detail
Attitude / Purpose
Inference / Prediction
Categorizing
Summary Function
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/listening-exercises/passages-2/eastman-
set-1/
Youtube
1.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4y8WnK-Oo0
1.2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=roTawCHDxEk
1.3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=K7mKsaV9UaE
1.4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm-
sCBbbC8
1.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYD6HrQUtZ8
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2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ypDzmg44Prs
2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1V7rRqDxTg
2.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gQYARS6HgDY
2.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdxuoVYyHVk
2.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVOZfgQlrq8
2.6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP5ADFRcQ8I
3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zheKLgrVjcY
3.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUeUCL1YxE
3.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4e-B6XEoPY
3.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=hm1dkeu5sRU
3.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5niVH1cEjsg
3.6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nYUJXhlQw
4.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc6tml4KoSo
4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=hDqgxM3Fhqw
4.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWNL3xYBTiI
4.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CUPdIDAVZGM
4.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFwHY9S8nr0
4.6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=COtB6KPCWpw
Videos
http://www.strictlyenglishusa.com/free-
exercises/listening-exercises/listening-videos/
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