TOEFL iBT Speaking Section

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Academic Speaking Skills:
The Speaking section measures test takers' ability to speak in English effectively in educational environments.Students should be able to speak with confi dence both in and outside the classroom.

In classrooms, students need to
• respond to questions
• participate in academic discussions with other students
• synthesize10 and summarize what they have read in their textbooks and heard in class
• express their views on topics under discussion

Outside of the classroom, students need to
• participate in casual conversations
• express their opinions
• communicate with people in such places as the bookstore, the library, and the housing office