Should recycling be required by law? Why, or why not?
A strong Task 1 answer states the choice immediately, gives two supports or one support with an example, and lands its last word around forty seconds. Fifteen seconds of preparation is enough for the plan, not for the wording.
The prompt and the clock
Should recycling be required by law? Why, or why not?
15 seconds to prepare, up to 45 seconds to speak
A model answer at the right length
108 words — what 45 seconds actually holds.
Answer it yourself first
Record yours first. A memorised TOEFL answer is audible in the rhythm, and raters mark delivery, which is exactly what memorisation damages. Read this afterwards for the shape and the vocabulary.I would require it of producers and make it easy for households rather than requiring it of individuals. Fining people for sorting incorrectly is enforcement theater. It is expensive to police, it falls on whoever has the smallest apartment and the fewest bins, and it produces resentment out of proportion to the material recovered. What actually changes the numbers is collection that works, standardized labeling so nobody has to guess, and a legal obligation on manufacturers to take their own packaging back. That last one is the real lever, because it makes the company redesign the package, and a package that never existed needs no recycling at all.
The words that carry it
Each one links to how it is pronounced.
- producers
three syllables with the stress on the second
- enforcement
three syllables with the stress on the second
- resentment
three syllables with the stress on the second
- standardized
American spelling, four syllables
- manufacturers
five syllables with the stress on the third
- lever
the precise noun for the point of most influence
How to build the 45 seconds
- 1Redirect the requirement to where it works.
- 2Explain why the individual version fails.
- 3List what actually moves the numbers.
- 4Identify the single most effective measure.
Sounds to watch
Straight answers
How long should this answer be?
Forty-five seconds, which is roughly 110 to 130 words at a natural pace. The model below is 108. If your version runs past fifty seconds the recording cuts off, and raters hear an answer that stops mid-sentence.
Does it matter which side I take?
No. Raters mark delivery, language use and topic development, never which opinion you chose. Pick one in the first second and spend the preparation time on two supports rather than on deciding.
What does sayit score here?
An estimate from fluency and pronunciation only — not an official band, and not a mark for vocabulary or grammar. The transcript is shown in full, so you can judge your own wording and development yourself.
What the score on your result means
An estimate from fluency and pronunciation only — not an official band, and not a mark for vocabulary or grammar.Drill it until the clock stops mattering
A free account keeps every take, so you can watch your pace settle and your filler count fall across a fortnight.