Speaking TOEFL

You will have 15 seconds to prepare and most of the time 45 seconds to speak

TIPS
 Use the preparation time to organize your thought
 Don’t memorize the responses before the test
 Speak naturally and use common connectors
 They will check delivery, language use, and topic development
 Delivery: Clear and fluid speech, good pronunciation, easy to understand, talk all the time
 Language use: Grammar and different vocabulary (It´s not necessarily a complex
vocabulary)
 Topic development: How you connect ideas, experiences, defend your idea, why do you
think that about the topic

Skill Building TIPS

 Practice speaking continuously for 45 seconds or more
 Find a way to practice with other speakers
 Collect a picture and describe it for 45 seconds, try to describe the same using different
adjectives or connectors
 Think for 15 seconds about what did you do yesterday and talk about it for 45 seconds,
use different connectors
 Practice making a recommendation