2020-11-20 TOEFL: S 2, healthcare vocab

Speaking Section: third section, after the break; 4 tasks, 17 minutes total
1 independent, choice question - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
3 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
4 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
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Task 2 (old 3)
- 45 seconds to read a short text about a change on campus
	(planned, already happened, or only proposed or suggested)
	- Pay attention to what the change is (and make a note of it)
	- Try to identify two reasons given in the text for the change.
		(If you can only find one reason, look for something about money.)
- Listen to a conversation about the change
	- You should be able to quickly identify which student has the stronger opinion.
	- How do they feel about the change?
	- What two reasons do they give for this opinion?
- 30 seconds to prepare your response
	- Either mark up the notes you already have (by circling and numbering important points)
	- or write a new mini outline similar to what you’d write for task 1, about the text and conversation

		increase number of gym machines
		- not enough machines
		- encourage healthier
		bad change
		- machines usually not full
		- many other activities to be healthy

- 60 seconds to respond to the prompt. You can organize your response like this:
1 Introduction: summarize the text by stating the change and (in one sentence) explaining the reasons for the change
2 Thesis+lead-in: State the student’s opinion and (optionally) add a lead-in, like, “She gives two reasons for her opinion.”
3 First reason: “First, she says that the machines…”
4 Detail/example
5 Second reason: “Second, she says that students can do…”
6 Detail/example: “For example, they could join sports teams or…”
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
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Record your responses from ETS 2 tests 1-3.
Send your least bad response to me at greg.malivuk@gmail.com
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It can be helpful to give a brief summary of the reasons for the change given in the text, especially when the speaker’s reasons are directly related.
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BREAK
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She is disagree. -> She disagrees.
She don’t agree. -> She doesn’t agree.

Many students often make grammatical mistakes when talking about agreement and disagreement. One way to avoid these mistakes is to avoid using the words “agree” and “disagree” at all.

For agreement:
	She thinks it’s a good idea.
	She is in favor of this change.
	He likes the proposal.
For disagreement:
	She thinks it’s a bad idea.
	She doesn’t like the change.
	He thinks this will cause many problems.
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IELTS healthcare vocabulary

inflammation = irritation, usually with swelling and/or redness
	arthritis = inflammation of the joints
	rhinitis (common cold) = inflammation of the nose
	sinusitis = sinus infection (with inflammation in the sinuses)
	appendicitis = inflammation of the appendix (due to infection and it has to be removed)

debilitating = causing weakness or an inability to do something