Question 5 in TOEFL speaking section.Listening talks about problem of money for one of the woman's friend to be there on a trip with his entire group.

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You wasted time on overlapping speeches or hesitations.

Try this pattern for Q5:

part 1. Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. //about 15 seconds.

part 2. Then state which of the two solutions from the conversation you would recommend. //about 15 seconds. Like: there are possibly two solutions: The first one is: blabla....the second one is: blabla...If I were the woman/man, I would choose the first/second solution.

part 3. Explain the reason for your recommendation. //(suppose the recommendation is the first solution). Even though the second solution has some advantages like: blabla(about 10 seconds), still I choose the first solution . because reason 1, blabla(about 10 seconds)...reason 2, blabla(about 10 seconds)...