INTEGRATED SPEAKING
INDEPENDENT SPEAKING
TIME
FORMAT
GRAB BAG
100
This is the only integrated task for which you give your opinion.
What is the Problem/Solution Task?
100

To complete this task you might be asked to describe a person/event then give reasons why you chose this person/or event to speak about.

What is the Personal Preference Task?

100

How long is the writing task?

50 min

100

How many speaking tasks are there?

6

100

How long does it take to receive your scores after taking the TOEFL?

10 days

200
In this task you will read an official communication from the university, then listen to 2 students discuss its merits.
What is the Announcement/Discussion Task?
200

To complete this task you will describe two options and state which you think as better and explain WHY.

What is the Paired Choice Task?

200

How long does the entire TOEFL test last?

4- 4.5 hrs

200

How many questions do you have to answer for each lecture in the listening section?

5-6, usually 6.

200
You should take notes on which of the 4 TOEFL sections?

Speaking and listening

300
These integrated tasks take the L/S form (listening/speaking).
What are the Problem/Solution and Summary Response tasks?
300

For which task will may be asked give your own opinion about something and explain the reasons for your choice?

What is the Personal Preference task?

300

What is the shortest section of the test?

Speaking 20 min

300

How many lectures/conversations will you have to listen to during the listening section?

At least 6. Maybe more.

300

Which tasks require you to read, then listen, then speak?

What are the Announcement/Discussion and General/Specific Tasks?

400
To complete this task you will describe the topic of the reading and give 2 - 3 key characteristics, then state the specific topic of the lecture, then explain the relationship between the specific points of the lecture and the topic of the reading?
What is the General/Specific task?
400

For this/these independent task(s) you will have 15 seconds to prepare and 45 seconds to speak.

What are both the Personal Preference and Paired Choice tasks?

400

How long is the break between the listening and speaking sections?

10 min.

400

About how many seconds should you spend on listening task questions?

no more than 30-35 seconds.
400

How many people grade your speaking and listening?

2

500
For this task you will listen to a lecture then describe and define the topic, provide supporting information then conclude by summing up the main topic.
What is the Summary Response task?
500

A students whose response addresses the question and is generally coherent and unified but fails to adequately support the main ideas with specific examples would receive this score.

What is a score of 3 out of 4.

500

How much time do you have to answer the listening task questions?

10 min per set of 3, 20 min for all 6 question sets

500

Name 3 types of questions that the listening section may ask you.

main idea, purpose, what did the professor mean, implication, inference, details, charts, facts, etc.

500

If you got a 26/36 on the listening section, what would your scaled score be?

22

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