2019-02-21 TOEFL: listening detail

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Longman handout (all)
Check your answers with your partners. Convince them of your answers if you disagree.
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 A
6 C - You should be able to eliminate “safe” and “healthy”, and then notice that the rest of the paragraph is about people breathing smog, not seeing it.
7 D
8 B - While “protocol” can mean “manners” in some contexts, here it refers to an agreement.
9 A
10 D
11 B
12 B
13 C
14 B
15 C
16 D
17 B
18 D
19 A
20 D
21 C
22 D
23 A
24 B
25 A (The word in the text should be “incidents”.)
26 C
27 B
28 C
29 A
30 A
31 D
32 A
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Remember to always check the context in the original text.
score
= the number of points in a game (or other rating system)
= earning points in a game
= sheet music (especially with all the parts included)
= twenty (“Fourscore and seven years ago,...”)
= to make a mark in something hard by scratching it
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Listening Question Types:
- detail/fact
- purpose
- inference
- main idea (content or purpose)
- function (usually listen again)
- attitude
- prediction
- chart/table completion
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Detail (and inference) questions: Cengage p. 282 exercise 10.1
(p. 283 has some examples of detail questions, but remember that you won’t see any questions until the listening is finished)
Listen to the conversations and take notes. Then answer the questions.
1 A
2 D
3 C
4 B
5 C
6 D
7 A
8 B C
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BREAK
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Continue with a few more conversations.
9 D
10 B
11 C
12 A D
13 A
14 B
15 B D
16 D
17 D (or A - The office is in D but the seminars are in A.)
18 D
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Now do the same for lectures and discussions (exercise 10.2)
1 A C
2 B
3 C
4 B - sewing machine
5 A D
6 D
7 A
8 C
9 A
10 A D E (You would receive 2 points for all 3 correct, 1 point if you missed one, 0 otherwise)
11 B
12 D
13 A
14 A
15 B
16 B
17 A C
18 C
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Speaking Section: third section (after the break), 20 minutes total, 6 questions, 5.5 minutes speaking time
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice question - 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
5 integrated L/S, conversation about a problem and solutions - 20/60
6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
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Independent Speaking: you answer with “your own” ideas and experiences (or experiences you invent)
“Who was your favorite teacher? Describe this person and explain why they were your favorite. Use details and examples to support your opinion.”
Your full response can be organized like this:
1 Introduction: state your answer and give a brief description if necessary
2 Lead-in: “I have a couple of reasons for this choice.”
3 First reason: “First, she always gave me good advice about my academic career.”
4 Detail/example: “For example, when I was deciding where to go to college, she…”
5 Second reason
6 Detail/example
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
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For a choice question, one or both of your reasons can be disadvantages of the other choice.