2020-10-27 TOEFL: L main idea

Main idea questions can be about content or purpose
Content:
	- What do the speakers mainly discuss?
	- What is the lecture mainly about?
Purpose:
	- Why does the student go to meet his professor?
	- Why is the professor discussing this topic?
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exercise L9 - Predict what the topic will be, based on the first sentence.
1 the UK / countries in the UK / geography of the UK
2 the award for architecture
3 Irish linen
4 human and animal-shaped figures in hillsides
5 geology of Mars
L10 - Choose the correct topic
1 C
2 B
3 C or A
4 D
5 A (or influenza in general)
6 D
L11 - Identify the main topic. Is it stated in the first sentence?
1 magic squares - yes
2 public zoos - no
3 pony express - no
4 butterfly farm - yes
5 gargoyles - no
L12 - All of these introduce the main topic after the first sentence. Identify the main topic.
1 recording dance movements
2 reasons Europeans came to America
3 the lack of historical value in modern photographs
4 official language policy in the US
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BREAK
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First half tomorrow: in-class independent writing (timed for 30 minutes) and peer feedback
Second half tomorrow: reading and listening practice (20 and 25 minutes timed, submit answers on a google form afterwards)
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Exercise 9.1 - Listen to the conversations and answer the main idea questions about each one
1 C
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 A
Exercise 9.2 - Do the same for lectures and discussions
1 D
2 B
4 D
5 C
(We stopped the 9.2 audio at 18:50.)