TOEFL Speaking Templates - Question type #5




Structure of Answer


Part #1 : Mention the problem the man or woman is having
Part #2 : Mention the friend's solution to the problem
Part #3 : Say what would you do and why
You can :
• chose one of the friend's suggestions
• come up with your own
You should always support your choices with arguments

Part #1 : Mention the problem the man or woman is having

•  The man/woman is having problems with
•  The man/woman would like to ... but he/she can't because...
•  The man/woman cannot ... because...
•  The man/woman is worried because ...
•  The situation is that the man/woman ...

Part #2 : Mention the friend's solution to the problem

•  ...the man/woman advices him/her either to..., or to ...
•  ...therefore his/her friend advices hime/her to ..., or to ...
•  ...the man/woman advices he/she might ..., or to ...
•  ...the man/woman advices him/her to ..., the second option would be ...

Part #3 : Say what would you do and why

•  ...if I were in the man's/woman's shoes I would definitely go for the first/second option ... primarily because ... moreover ...
•  ...personally i would ... because in that way... in addition to that she/he can also ...
•  ...personally speaking i would advice the man/woman to try ... because in that way he/she can ... and also he/she can... for instance when I was ... I always ...

Sample Answers for Question type #5

rohit said... said:

October 11, 2010 at 9:50 AM  

Really nice templates for speaking question 5. Could give a link to to the transcript or audio conversation for the answers?

: ) said... said:

December 13, 2010 at 1:41 PM  

Hello, sorry for responding so late. I actually don't have the transcripts for the audio conversations.

Olesea said... said:

April 3, 2011 at 6:59 PM  

thanks very much for your really helpful sample answers.

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