I n t h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n , w e ' l l cover s p e a k i n g

t o p i c s for t h e i n d e p e n d e n t s p e a k i n g

t a s k s , T a s k s 1 a n d 2 . Y o u w i l l f i n d 1 0

p r a c t i c e t o p i c s for e a c h t a s k , a s w e l l a s

t i p s for h o w to d o w e l l . :)
T h e s u b j e c t of t h e f i r s t s p e a k i n g t a s k w i l l b e s o m e t h i n g v e r y

e a s y to r e l a t e t o . I t w i l l b e a b o u t a v e r y b r o a d t o p i c w h i c h y o u

w i l l t h e n g i v e a p e r s o n a l a n s w e r to. F o r e x a m p l e , y o u m i g h t b e

a s k e d a b o u t y o u r f a v o r i t e t y p e of m u s i c .

To a n s w e r t h e s e q u e s t i o n s w e l l , i t ' s i m p o r t a n t to c h o o s e a

s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t to s p e a k a b o u t q u i c k l y . I f t h e T O E F L a s k s y o u

a b o u t a p e r s o n w h o y o u a d m i r e , y o u s h o u l d c h o o s e t h e first

p e r s o n y o u t h i n k of, a n d t h e n i m m e d i a t e l y s t a r t t h i n k i n g

a b o u t why you a d m i r e them.

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s c h o o l but you t h i n k is not important.

E x p l a i n w h y y o u feel it i s n o t i m p o r t a n t

to s t u d y . U s e d e t a i l s a n d e x a m p l e s i n

your response.
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T O E F L e s s a y p r o m p t s . I t w i l l a s k y o u to m a k e a

c h o i c e b e t w e e n two t h i n g s , t h e n s u p p o r t t h a t c h o i c e .

A n d t h e n t h e r e ' s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a r t of t h e

q u e s t i o n : why?
 S o m e p e o p l e prefer w o r k t h a t a l l o w s

t h e m to m o v e a r o u n d o u t d o o r s .

O t h e r s f e e l i t i s m o r e p l e a s a n t to w o r k

i n a n office. W h i c h d o y o u p r e f e r , a n d

why?
 S o m e p e o p l e feel t h e y perform better

w h e n t h e y h a v e to f i n i s h by a s t r i c t t i m e .

O t h e r s feel t h e y d o better w o r k if t h e y d o

not have t i m e pressure. W h i c h best

d e s c r i b e s y o u ? E x p l a i n why.
Do you a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e with t h e f o l l o w i n g

s t a t e m e n t ? U s e d e t a i l s a n d e x a m p l e s to

explain your answer.

P a r e n t s s h o u l d b u y for t h e i r c h i l d r e n a n y

b o o k s t h a t t h e c h i l d r e n c h o o s e to r e a d .
 Do you a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e with t h e

following statement? U s e d e t a i l s a n d

e x a m p l e s to e x p l a i n y o u r a n s w e r .

Students s h o u l d spend more time

l e a r n i n g o u t s i d e of c l a s s r o o m s t h a n

within classrooms.
 I n s o m e a r e a s , s u m m e r d a y s a r e

l o n g e r , s o t h e r e i s m o r e d a y l i g h t i n t h e

e v e n i n g a n d e a r l y m o r n i n g , b u t w i n t e r

d a y s a r e s h o r t e r . I n o t h e r a r e a s ,

s u m m e r a n d w i n t e r d a y s a r e s i m i l a r

l e n g t h s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . W h i c h d o

y o u prefer, a n d why?
 Do you a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e with t h e

following statement? U s e d e t a i l s a n d

e x a m p l e s to e x p l a i n y o u r a n s w e r .

Movies that are l o n g e r than three

h o u r s s h o u l d b e m a d e s h o r t e r by

removing less important scenes.

 Do you a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e with t h e

following statement? U s e d e t a i l s a n d

e x a m p l e s to e x p l a i n y o u r a n s w e r .

Parents who d o not r e g u l a r l y exercise

s h o u l d s t a r t i n o r d e r to b e g o o d r o l e

m o d e l s for t h e i r c h i l d r e n .
 Do you a g r e e o r d i s a g r e e with t h e

following statement? Use details a n d

e x a m p l e s to e x p l a i n y o u r a n s w e r .

I t ' s better to r e w a r d e m p l o y e e s w i t h

gifts a n d j o b p e r k s , s u c h a s g y m

memberships or English classes, than

i t i s to s i m p l y p a y m o r e .