Colleges and universities also look at your academic perfor¬mance, letters of recommendation, application essays and scores on other stan¬dardized tests. Although a high TOEFL score will not guarantee admission to a particular program! a low lest score could jeopardize your chances. | Sample Responses to Drill 1 Read the following responses and practice speaking them aloud 1. If I could have any job I think that I would like to be an ambassador. I think this because I enjoy visiting other countries and meeting and interacting with other people. 2. One person whom I admire very much is Mohandas Gandhi. I admire him for many reasons especially his strong sense of justice and rightness. 3. In my opinion the university should spend its money on the library. I think this because a university should be an institution of learning and a good library is essential to that. 4. The passage states that the problem is the poisonous cane toad. The toad is threatening many of the species in Australia. 5. The problem the employee has is that he or she cannot finish his or her work on time. In my opinion the better solution is to ask the boss to assign the project to someone else. I think this because it Is better to get the work done on time than to extend the deadline. 118 I Cracking the TOEFL ĨBT Summary Stating Your Purpose Your introduction is the first chance you have to make a good impression on your reader so make it solid. Since you won t have much time to give your spoken response make your introduction quick and concise. lhe three points you need to convey in your introduction arc Purpose Your task. Thesis Your topic lhe thesis is basically a statement of your position or belief on a topic or your main idea. It will be slightly different based on what you arc trying to accomplish in your spoken response. Why After introducing the topic state why you are discussing it. lhe answer to this why question should relate back to the purpose. In your Introduction don t go into specific details about your examples. You ll get those later in the body of your speech. Also avoid repeating the prompt word-for-word. PART 2 ORGANIZING YOUR IDEAS Before you begin speaking take a few seconds to think about how you will organize your response. Make sure to follow the .
