TOEFL speaking Question 1 sample answers

These are real answers given by students to real questions. The corrected answers should yield at least a 25, as long as they are delivered in clearly pronounced and fairly fluent English.

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Some students like to prepare for tests at home. Others prefer to study for tests at school. Which method of test preparation do you think is better and why?

Would you rather live in the country or the city?

When faced with an emergency, some people take on the role of the leader and others prefer to take on the role of followers. Which role do you prefer? Give details to support your response.

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Some students like to prepare for tests at home. Others prefer to study for tests at school. Which method of test preparation do you think is better and why?

“I like to prepare for tests at home in my study. I like the atmosphere there. It's which is quite quiet so I can concentrate. All the things I need are around me, like my reference books, my computer and my cell phone. I have a little library of reference book, and I have access of to the Internet in case I have to check something online.


On the other hand, if I study in the library at school, it will be too quite and I will feel sleepy. I don't like the atmosphere there.
Studying at home is great, but there are a few disadvantages. The problem with studying at home is there are too many distractions. If I want to check something online, I will get distracted and check on my favorite websites too. If somebody call me, I cannot resist answering the call.”
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Would you rather live in the country or the city?

“I would like to live in the city rather than live in the countryside. Because everything is not far away. Public transport is convenient. Buying things is convenient. Moreover, it’s easier to get together with friends in the city.
On the contrary this is not an opposite, it’s continuing your support for living in the city. although the environment in the countryside is better, there are some disadvantages too. For example, I think the countryside is not as convenient as the city. The oil price is expected to continue to escalate, and living in the countryside means that I would have to drive anywhere everywhere at the mean time, and I would have to spend a lot of money on fuel. All in all, the city is a much more suitable place for me and my lifestyle and I would like to much rather live (in the countrysidecity.) there.”
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When faced with an emergency, some people take on the role of the leader and others prefer to take on the role of followers. Which role do you prefer? Give details to support your response.

“I prefer to take the role of the leader, because I’m a born leader. I take the position automatically. Leaders have to take responsibility, and I’m not afraid of it. I am also don’t not afraid of getting critics criticized. Furthermore I stay calm when facing emergencies. That’s why I always adopt the role of the leader. For example, one day I saw a car accident, and I immediately adopted the role of the leader. I organized the situation, I told the victim to wait for the police and forced the driver who hit the victim to stay at the scene. All in all, if ever there is an emergency, I always adopt the role of the leader.”
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