Coherence means that the argument is clear and logical. For TOEFL, a coherent argument is a high-scoring argument. A coherent argument demonstrates English language proficiency. | Speaking Task Four - 249 Next are micro bats. As the name implies micro bats are quite small about the size of a mouse. To find food micro bats use echolocation high frequency sounds they bounce off insects. The most common micro bat is the vesper or evening bat. Like mega bats micro bats play an important role in the environment. The average vesper bat for example can eat one thousand mosquitoes in one night. By doing so they control the mosquito population. Next look at the lecture notes. Notice the cause-and-effect relationship in the concluding sentence of each body paragraph TiC . L 1 first mega bats 2 - 16 inches good eyesight and smell helps bat find food flowers and fruit like bees mega bats pollinate plants tree good for environment we get peaches bananas 2 next micro bats size of mouse use echolocation to find food insects micro bats eat 1 000 mosquitoes a night good for controlling mosquitoes 3 also C These examples add to and support the reading Step 3 Read the prompt. When the lecture ends it will leave your screen. You cannot replay it. The lecture will be replaced by the prompt. The narrator will read it. Prompt The reading and the lecture focus on the classification of animal behavior. Describe how the reading and the lecture define and develop this idea. 250 - Speaking Task Four Remember The prompt for this task can be phrased various ways for example Prompt The reading illustrates how animal behavior is classified. Show how the information in the lecture supports this classification. Prompt According to the reading animals can be classified by their behavior. How do the examples in the lecture develop and illustrate this point Prompt How does the lecture support and illustrate the classification of bats Translated the previous four prompts all mean Prompt Summarize the points made in the lecture and show how they add to and support the information in the reading. Step 4 Prepare your response 30 seconds . When the narrator stops reading the prompt
