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托福口语独立题目备考指南
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Abstract:
托福口语是中国考生的短板。在由ETS (Educational Testing Service)发布的2019年托福网考测试和成绩数据汇总中，中国考生的口语平均成绩为20分。造成该成绩的主要原因是很多考生不了解托福口语的评分标准，以及缺乏方法论。本文针对这些问题，结合托福官方指南，过往文献以及笔者的范例答案，从答题结构，衔接，以及展开方法三个方面进行分析。避免考生在备考中走弯路。
Most of the Chinese TOEFL test takers have failed to perform well in the Speaking section. According to “TOEFL iBT？ test and score data summary 2019” released by Educational Testing Service, Chinese test takers score 20 in average in the speaking section. It is believed that the reasons be-hind this are unfamiliarity regarding the scoring rubrics of TOEFL Speaking, and lack of method-ology. In regards to these problems, the article will analyze the answer structure, signposting lan-guages and linking devices, and rhetorical Strategies, as well as their usage in TOEFL independent speaking questions, based on the TOEFL Official Guide, past literature and sample response from the writer, in the hope that the test takers will take less detour in their test preparation.
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