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- Greg Malivuk
- gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- ego (egocentric, egotistical, egomania) = self
- endo (endotherm, endocrine) = in/inside
- epi (epiphyte, epidermis, epidemic, epicenter) = on/upon
- equi (equidistant, equation) = same (quantity)
- erg (ergonomic, energy) = work
- esth/aesth (anesthetic, kinesthesia) = sense/perceive (Many words that start with this root are related to [the perception of] beauty.)
- eu (eulogy, euphemism, euphoria) = good
- ex/ect (ex-husband, exit, excavate, ectotherm) = out
- extra (extraordinary, extrovert, extraterrestrial) = outward/beyond
- fac/fact (artifact, factory) = make
- fer (transfer, ferry) = carry
- flect/flex (deflect, reflection, flexible) = bend
- fore (foreground, forecast) = before (fore/front/first/former/pre/proto/prim - same original root)
- fract/frag (fracture, fragment) = break
- fug (refugee, fugitive) = flee
- funct (function, defunct) = perform
- gen (generation, generate, genealogy) = make/create, but also includes many words related to families and types/kinds of things
- geo (geography, geology, geocentric, geodesy, geometry) = Earth
- graph (autograph, graphite, seismograph) = draw/write
- grat (gratify, gratuity, grateful) = please
- helio (heliocentric, heliograph) = Sun
- hemo (hemophilia, hemorrhage, hemoglobin) = blood
- hetero (heterogeneous, heteronym) = different
- homo (homogeneous, homonym) = same (but not quantity)
- hydro (hydrate, hydraulic, hydrophobia) = water (or sometimes fluid more generally)
- hyper (hyperextend, hyperactive, hypertension) = over
- hypo (hypodermic, hypothermia, hypotension, hypocenter) = under
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- in, intra/intro
- ex, extra
- con, contra
- re, retro
- - the tra/tro ending adds a sense of “direction” to the root
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- TOEFL test structure:
- 1 reading: 54-72 minutes, 3-4 passages, 9-10 questions each
- 2 listening: 40-60 minutes, 5-7 listenings (2-3 convos with 5 questions, 3-4 lectures/discussions with 6)
- (10-minute break)
- 3 speaking: 17 minutes, 4 tasks, 3m45s total speaking time
- 4 writing: 55 minutes, 2 tasks, 20+30 minutes of writing time
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- Reading Question Types:
- - fact
- - negative fact
- - purpose
- - inference
- - reference (maybe not on the test any more)
- - vocabulary
- - paraphrase
- - sentence insertion
- - summary
- - organize/categorize
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- Cambridge exercise R8 - Insert the example sentence into the correct place in the paragraph.
- D - because it’s more information about the basic structure, and refers to “the lattice”, so must come after a sentence that introduces the lattice
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- BREAK
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- Insert the sentences in the rest of this exercise. Compare your answers with your partners and try to convince them of your answers if you disagree.
- 1 B - The rest of the paragraph is about specific pragmatists, and the new sentence would break the connections between those sentences.
- 2 D - This only makes sense after the paragraph has already introduced some specific artists.
- 3 C - This gives more details about the case where an animal might eat the fruit. (B would break the connection between “this” and the previous sentence.)
- 4 C - This gives a particular example of some Europeans who developed the technology.
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- Mini-test 2
- 3 C - This gives specific examples of the adverse reactions people can have to the lack of sound.
- 6 D - “This spaciousness” means it has to be C or D, and “also” means D is better, because suitability as a barn is in addition to suitability for a family.
- 9 C - “In contrast” is with “well-cut”. This sentence is about what happens when a diamond isn’t well cut.
- 12 A - This is an estimate of “how many people have narcolepsy”. The rest of the paragraph is about causes.
- 15 C - “such a blast” refers to “an explosion of the combustible cargo”
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- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/
- Smithsonian is about fairly academic topics, but like TOEFL readings it’s directed at a non-expert audience.
- (Newsela also has texts on a variety of topics available in different reading levels, but unfortunately this no longer includes sources like Smithsonian or National Geographic.)
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- Purpose and Method questions (why and how?)
- Cengage exercise 4.1 - Answer the true/false questions about each passage.
- 1 T
- 2 F
- 3 F - There’s no “should” implied anywhere in the passage.
- 4 F - Optical engineering is the applied technology aspect. Optical physics is purely scientific.
- 5 T - They are the example of the small group that developed into the Mongol empire.
- 6 T
- 7 F - There’s no comparison between China and other civilizations in this example. (Purpose questions are about the author of the passage you’re reading, not anyone mentioned therein.)
- 8 T
- 9 F - Toynbee influenced the author of that book, not the other way around.
- 10 T
- 11 F - The theory is no longer considered current. This means that it’s not important to the modern understanding of history.
- 12 F
- 13 T
- 14 F - She had “triumphant performances” in these cities.
- 15 T
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- Homework: Do exercise 4.2 (multiple-choice questions about longer passages).
- (optional - complete exercise 4.1)
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