Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test ( PDFDrive )

In tro d u c tio n to th e TOEFL® Test
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2 T h e respon se is Speech is clear at T h e respon se is lim ited T h e respon se conveys
connected to the task, tim es, though it in the range and control so m e relevant
though it m ay be exh ib its problem s of vocabulary a n d , in form ation but is
m issin g som e relevant w ith pronunciation, gram m ar dem onstrated clearly incom plete
in form ation or contain intonation^ or p acin g (som e com plex structures or in accurate. It is
in accu racies. It contain s and so m ay requ ire m ay be used, but they incom plete if it om its
som e in telligible speech, sig n ifican t listen er typically co n tain errors). key ideas, m ak es
but at tim es problem s effort. Speech m ay T h is results in lim ited or vague reference to key
w ith in telligib ility and/ not be su stain e d at vague expression of id eas ; or dem on strates
or over-all coherence a co n sisten t level relevant ideas and lim ite d developm ent of
m ay obscure m eaning. throughout. Problem s im precise or in accu rate im portan t inform ation .
A respon se at this w ith in telligib ility connection s. A n in accu rate
level is ch aracterized m ay obscure m ean in g A utom aticity of respon se dem on strates
by at least tw o of the in places {but not exp ression aaay only m isu n d erstan d in g of
follow ing: throughout). be evident at the
p h rasal le v e l
key ideas from the
stim u lu s. Typically,
ideas exp ressed m ay
not be w ell co an ected
or cohesive so that
fa m iliarity w ith the
stim u lu s is n ecessary
to follow w hat is being
discu ssed.
1 The respon se is very C o n sisten t R ange and control T h e response fa ils to
lim ite d in content or pron un ciation and of g ram m ar and provide m u ch relevant
coherence or is only in ton ation problem s vocabulary severely content. Ideas th at are
m in im a lly connected to cau se considerable lim it (or prevent] expressed are often
the task. Speech m ay be listen er effort and expression of ideas and in accurate, lim ite d to
largely unin telligible. A frequently obscu re connection s am ong vague utterances^ or
resp on se at th is level is m ean in g. D elivery is ideas. Som e very low- repetitions (including
ch aracterized by at least choppy, fragm ented/ level resp onses m ay repetition of prom pt).
tw o of the follow ing: or telegraphic. Speech
co n tain s frequent p au se s
and hesitations^
rely on isolated w ords
or sh ort u tteran ces to
co m m u n icate ideas.
0 Speaker m ak es no attem pt to respond O R resp on se is u n related to the topic.
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