{"id":1039,"date":"2017-05-31T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2025-07-31T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:09:32","slug":"trucos-speaking-toefl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/trucos-speaking-toefl","title":{"rendered":"T\u00e1cticas para la secci\u00f3n de Speaking del examen TOEFL\u00ae III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 estrategias se pueden usar<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>para obtener una buena puntuaci\u00f3n en las dos \u00faltimas tareas de la secci\u00f3n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Speaking (Integrated Speaking tasks)? En esta tercera entrega, se comienza por<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>una muy breve introducci\u00f3n a los dos \u00faltimos Integrated Tasks, y luego se<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>enfoca en un an\u00e1lisis de estas tareas, presentando estrategias, dos grabaciones<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>hechas por un hispanohablante y un an\u00e1lisis de estas respuestas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/f2cd82679ac04295bafe4427e6e53e11.png\" alt=\"Speaking Tasks TOEFL\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this post, we will discuss the last two of the Integrated Tasks in the TOEFL iBT\u00ae test.<\/p>\n<p>(This post is a continuation of \u00abTactics for the Speaking Section\u00bb and \u00abTactics for the Speaking Section (Pt. II)\u00bb)<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/trucos-speaking-toefl\/#Tasks_5_and_6_Listeningspeaking\" >Tasks 5 and 6: Listening\/speaking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/trucos-speaking-toefl\/#Task_five_ProblemSolution_task\" >Task five: Problem\/Solution task<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/trucos-speaking-toefl\/#Task_six_Summary_task\" >Task six: Summary task<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tasks_5_and_6_Listeningspeaking\"><\/span>Tasks 5 and 6: Listening\/speaking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Your last two speaking tasks (tasks five and six) only require you to listen for about one or two minutes during which you must take notes. After that the question will basically ask you to summarize the information. You will have twenty seconds to plan, and one minute to talk.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Task_five_ProblemSolution_task\"><\/span>Task five: Problem\/Solution task<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Task five, like task three in the previous post, is given in a social context. The conversation will be between a student and another person, usually another student. The conversation will be about the student\u2019s problem, and there will be two solutions to that problem.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s assume that the conversation is between an exchange student and his American counterpart. The student\u2019s problem is that he doesn\u2019t have enough spending money for the month and he can\u2019t legally work any more hours. His friend tells him to ask his parents for more money, but he says they cannot afford it. She reacts with sympathy. He then jokes about robbing a bank, which she misunderstands seriously.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example prompt:<\/strong> Describe the man\u2019s problem and explain which of the two possible solutions you prefer and why.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A description and explanation of the student\u2019s problem<\/li>\n<li>The first solution and the student\u2019s reaction<\/li>\n<li>The second solution and the student\u2019s reaction<\/li>\n<li>Your opinion with two quick reasons (your opinion does NOT have to be one of the two options given)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please listen to the example response below from a native Spanish speaker.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Inserta el reproductor de audio aqu\u00ed si lo deseas --><strong>Juan\u2019s response:<\/strong> quite good, probably a 3 (almost a 4). He clearly identifies the problem and the two solutions. He gives his opinion, but shows vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar problems. A recommendation: if you mix up \u201che\/she\u201d, avoid pronouns and use \u201cthe man\/woman\u201d.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Task_six_Summary_task\"><\/span>Task six: Summary task<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>This might be the most difficult of the speaking tasks. You listen to an academic lecture about a topic you\u2019re likely unfamiliar with. The listening lasts around two minutes and includes a range of information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example topic:<\/strong> Matrilineal Societies. After listening, the prompt may be:<br \/>\n\u201cDescribe how matriarchies differ from matrilineal traditions, use specific examples to develop this idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You then have twenty seconds to prepare and one minute to respond.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A description and explanation of the topic<\/li>\n<li>Supporting information that explores the topic<\/li>\n<li>A brief conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please listen to the example response below from a native Spanish speaker.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Inserta el reproductor de audio aqu\u00ed si lo deseas --><strong>Juan\u2019s response:<\/strong> he speaks well, but lacks internal structure. He \u201ctalks to talk.\u201d His information is relevant but disorganized, and he uses few linking words. Structure and clarity are key in this task. As usual, pronunciation and factual precision need improvement. 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