The TOEFL iBT Speaking section assesses your ability to communicate effectively in English in academic contexts.
It consists of four exercises that are modeled after real-life events that you might encounter in and out of the classroom.
Question 1 is referred to as a "independent speaking exercise" since it challenges you to answer totally based on your own thoughts, views, and experiences.
Question 2–4 are referred to as "integrated speaking activities" because they require you to apply your English-language abilities — hearing and speaking, or listening, reading, and speaking — in the same way that you would in or out of a classroom.
The structure:
Independent Speaking Task
Integrated Speaking Task #1: Campus Situations
Integrated Speaking Task #2: Academic Topic (lesson, lecture)
Integrated Speaking Task #3: Academic Lecture
Before each response, you'll have 15–30 seconds to prepare, and your response will be 45 or 60 seconds long.
The Speaking part will take 17 minutes to complete.
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