TOEFL  - Speaking
Question 1
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TOEFL Speaking Test, Question 1

Directions: For this task, you will be asked to speak about a topic that is familiar to you. You will hear a question. You will then have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.

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Talk about a special present you received and why that present was important to you. Include details to support your response.

 

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A place I like to go is a little stream in my neighborhood. You have to walk for a half an hour or so before you can get there, so it is not a very convenient place for everybody to go. It is very peaceful and there are no houses or roads around it. There are only trees and the little stream. When I was a child I liked to go there to play in the stream and look under rocks for insects and other things. It was also fun to try to re-route parts of the stream with rocks or digging in the mud on the bank. It was a very peaceful place and the only noise you could hear was the stream and the birds. The sound of the stream was very calming. I like to go there now because it reminds me of my childhood.