{"id":3927,"date":"2016-09-20T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:42:51","slug":"toefl-speaking-task-2-example-answer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-speaking-task-2-example-answer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TOEFL Speaking Task 2: Example Answer 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTOEFL Speaking Task 2 throws a lot of information at you. It can be hard to summarize it all in just 60 seconds. So here’s a sample TOEFL Speaking Task 2 example answer. This is the second example I’ve given you. My last TOEFL Speaking Task 2 example answer<\/a> followed Magoosh’s TOEFL Speaking Task 2 flowchart template<\/a>. This answer will follow Magoosh’s outline-based template for TOEFL Speaking Task 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reviewing TOEFL Speaking Task 2: Prompt Structure and Outline-Based Template<\/h2>\n

Before we look at the example answer, let’s quickly review the structure of\u00a0TOEFL Speaking Task 2\/a>, and the TOEFL Speaking Task 2 outline-based template<\/a> I’ll use in my response.<\/p>\n

The structure of the Task 2 prompt is summed up nicely in this graphic:<\/p>\n

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And the template I’m about to use follows this outline:<\/p>\n

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  1. Summarize passage\u2019s policy, reasons for the policy\u00a0(speak for about 12 seconds)<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Say whether the student agrees or disagrees with the policy\u00a0(speak for about 3\u00a0seconds)<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Summarize student’s response to passage’s reason # 1 for policy (speak for 15-20 seconds)<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Summarize student’s response to passage’s reason # 2 for the policy (speak for 15-20 seconds)<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Restate\/summarize the student’s main thesis (do this only if there’s time left over)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Example Answer: Outline-Based<\/h2>\n

    The example answer I’m about to give you includes example notes, audio of\u00a0my response, and transcript of the audio.<\/p>\n

    Like the previous example answer, this answer is also a response to the TOEFL Speaking Task 2 prompt found in TOEFL Quick Prep<\/a>. The passage for this prompt appears on page 18 of the TOEFL Quick Prep Volume 3 PDF. To hear the conversation for this prompt, go to the link for TOEFL Quick Prep Volume 3 Track 9<\/a>. And for a transcript of the conversation, go again to the Quick Prep v3 PDF, and scroll down to page 37.<\/p>\n

    Example response notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n