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 an interesting class you have taken in school and why it stands out in your mind. Include details and examples to support your decision.

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I recently took a class on Georgia folklore. It was a class about how my part of America, the south, was different from the northern and the western parts of America. Many things in this class I learned or had heard of from my grandfather. Most of the material in this class was from traditions that were only a few hundred years old, so my grandfather had told me much about it in his stories. Many people who live in the South don’t know about their special history: where they came from and how their recent grandparents and great-grandparents lived. The southern states of America have their own history in housing, food, celebrations, and furniture. Some of this can still be seen today.