2019-05-03 TOEFL: speaking practice (3 focus)

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Look at https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf and try to estimate a score for each of your responses from today.
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Speaking Section: third section, after break, 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes of speaking time, 6 tasks
1 independent: opinion - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent: choice - 15/45
3 integrated: campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
4 integrated: academic text and professor response - 30/60
5 integrated: conversation about a problem and solutions - 20/60
6 integrated: academic lecture - 20/60
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p. 179-180 - Read the outline for speaking task 3
- How much time do you have to read?
	40-50 seconds (usually 45)
- About how long is the conversation you listen to?
	60-80 seconds
- What is most important to know from the text?
	The change being proposed, announced, or planned
	Reasons for the change
- What is most important to know from the conversation?
	Who has the stronger opinion
	The opinion of the person
	Two reasons for their opinion - should relate to the reasons in the text
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p. 439 has the speaking task you recorded on Wednesday.
Text
	change = banning cell phones
	R1 - annoying for other students
	R2 - disruptive for professors
Conversation
	opinion = man thinks it goes too far
	R1 - banning texting is bad because it’s not distracting and sometimes there are emergencies
		(GF in the hospital last week)
	R2 - also bad that professors can enforce it however they like
		(one prof would probably kick students out for the rest of the term)
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“The man expresses his opinion about the university policy on cellphones. State his opinion and the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.”
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You can prepare by writing and circling “R1” and “change” and “opinion” in the notes you already took.
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You can organize your response like this:
1 Introduction: summarize the announcement (change and reasons for it)
2 Opinion: state the student’s opinion (“The man thinks the ban goes too far.”)
3 Lead-in: (“He gives two reasons for this opinion.”)
4 First reason (“First, he disagrees with the ban on texting.”)
5 Detail/example (“He thinks texting isn’t distracting and that it’s necessary for emergencies. His girlfriend…”)
6 Second reason
7 Detail/example
(8 Conclusion - if you have time)
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p. 180 - Take 45 seconds to read the announcement about new lab facilities. Then listen to the conversation.
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BREAK
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Record your responses to ETS 2 test 1. Then listen to your responses and email the best one to me.
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Listen to the sample responses. What is good or bad about each one?
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Homework: If you want more feedback on your writing than a score and one or two sentences, email me with a self-evaluation. What did you do well? What do you need to improve for next time? Have you improved anything since your last writing practice? You can use the ETS scoring rubric for ideas of what you did well or badly.