That's why it is the most highly regarded and widely accepted test in the world. More than 6,000 colleges, universities, and agencies in 130 countries accept TOEFL scores, so students have the flexibility to use their TOEFL test scores worldwide. The TOEFL test is also the most accessible English-language test. It is administered at more than 4,500 test centers in ISO countries. More than 22 million people have taken the test since 1964. | TOEFL iBT Speaking section and use your notes when responding to the Speaking questions. For each of the six questions you will be given a short time to prepare a response. You will answer each of the questions by speaking into a microphone. Your responses will be recorded and sent to a scoring center and they will be scored by experienced raters. EOS Familiarize yourself with the scoring rubric. It will help you understand how responses are evaluated. Your responses will be scored holistically. This means that the rater will listen for various features in your response and assign a single score based on the overall skill you display in your answer. Although scoring criteria vary somewhat depending on the question the raters will generally be listening for the following features in your answer Delivery How clear your speech is. Good responses are those in which the speech is fluid and clear with good pronunciation natural pacing and natural-sounding intonation patterns. Language Use How effectively you use grammar and vocabulary to convey your ideas. Raters will be listening for how well you can control both basic and more complex language structures and use appropriate vocabulary. Topic Development How fully you answer the question and how coherently you present your ideas. Good responses generally use all or most of the time allotted and the relationship between ideas and the progression from one idea to the next is clear and easy to follow. It is important to note that raters do not expect your response to be perfect and high scoring responses may contain occasional errors and minor lapses in any of the three areas described above. Use the sample Independent and Integrated Speaking rubrics on pages 187 to 190 to see how responses are scored. Speaking Question Types Independent Questions 1 and 2 Question 1 For this task you will be asked to speak about a person place object or event that is familiar to you. You will be given 45 seconds to speak your response. The
