GENERAL TOPIC

SCORE DELIVERY LANGUAGE USE

DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT
The response fulfills the Speech is generally The response demonstrates The response presents a clear
demands of the task, with clear, fluid, and good control of basic and progression of ideas and
at most minor lapses in sustained. complex grammatical conveys the relevant
completeness. It is highly It may include minor structures that allow for information required by the
intelligible and exhibits lapses or minor coherent, efficient (automatic) task. It includes appropriate
sustained, coherent difficulties with expression of relevant ideas. detail, though it may have
4 discourse. A response at pronunciation or
this level is characterized by intonation. Pace may
Contains generally effective
word choice. Though some
minor errors or minor
omissions.
all of the following: vary at times as the minor (or systematic) errors or
speaker attempts to imprecise use may be
recall information. noticeable, they do not
Overall intelligibility require listener effort (or
remains high. obscure meaning).
The response addresses Speech is generally The response demonstrates The response is sustained
the task appropriately, but clear, with some fairly automatic and and conveys relevant
may fall short of being fully fluidity of expression, effective use of grammar and information required by the
developed. It is generally but it exhibits minor vocabulary, and fairly task. However, it exhibits
intelligible and coherent, difficulties with coherent expression of some incompleteness,
with some fluidity of pronunciation, relevant ideas. Response may inaccuracy, lack of specificity
expression, though it intonation, or pacing exhibit some imprecise or with respect to content, or
3 exhibits some noticeable and may require some
lapses in the expression of listener effort at times.
inaccurate use of vocabulary
or grammatical structures or
choppiness in the
progression of ideas.
ideas. Overall intelligibility be somewhat limited in the
A response at this level is remains good, range of structures used. Such
characterized by at least however. limitations do not seriously
two of the following: interfere with the
communication of the
message.

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 GENERAL TOPIC
SCORE DELIVERY LANGUAGE USE
DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT
- fulfills the demands of the- Speech is generally - coherent, efficient - clear progression of ideas
task clear, fluid, and sustained (automatic) expression of
relevant ideas - conveys the relevant

4 - highly intelligible and - Overall intelligibility

exhibits sustained, coherent remains high - effective word choice
information

discourse - appropriate detail

- fall short of being fully
developed
3 - noticeable lapses in the
expression of ideas
- do not require listener
effort
- minor difficulties with - some imprecise or - some incompleteness,
pronunciation, inaccurate use of inaccuracy, lack of specificity
intonation, or pacing vocabulary or grammar
- choppiness in the
- require some listener progression of ideas
effort at times

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Source: TOEFL ETS website www.ETS.org
Copyright 2019, NoteFull, Inc. www.NoteFull.com