2019-11-13 TOEFL: reading para, listening detail

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: finish exerciese 5.2
Compare your answers for 4-10. Convince your partners if you disagree.
4 C (A and B introduce comparisons that aren’t in the original, and D is incomplete.)
5 B
6 D
7 D (A doesn’t mention the cultural differences in humor.)
8 A (D implies that The Color Purple is not an epistolary novel.)
9 C
10 B
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Even if it’s raining, we will have our picnic.
⇒ If it’s not raining, we will have our picnic (of course), AND if it’s raining, we will still have our picnic.

It’s so simple that even a child can do it.
⇒ Of course adults can do (because adults are smart and capable), but also a child can do it because it’s simple.

Even the teacher didn’t understand it.
⇒ Of course the students didn’t understand (because they’re still learning), but also the teacher didn’t understand because it’s very complicated.
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Unlike English teachers, I studied mathematics. ⇒ I am not an English teacher.
Unlike other English teachers, I studied mathematics. ⇒ I am an English teacher.
	(“Unlike most English teachers” gives the same meaning.)
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Delta 1.6.A - Take a short time for each passage and try to eliminate at least one or two options in that time. (You don’t have to make a final guess.)
1 D
2 A
3 C
4 B
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 A
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BREAK
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Listening Question Types:
- main idea
- detail
- prediction
- attitude
- purpose
- replay/function
- complete a chart or table
- inference
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Cambridge exercise L13 - Choose the correct restatement of each sentence.
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“That dolphins have been spotted” - This is clearly a noun clause, because “that” is singular, and can’t go with “dolphins”.
“That fish can be seen” - This is not clearly a noun clause, because it could also be pointing to some fish (plural) which can be seen.
	That fish can be seen is interesting. = It’s interesting that you can see fish.
	That fish can be seen in the photo. = You can see that particular fish in the photo.
- If it could be confusing, you should start the sentence with “the fact that” instead of just “that”.
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In general, if you have a choice between two (grammatically correct) options in writing, think about which one might be more confusing. We often use the shorter option for efficiency, but sometimes that’s more confusing than saying something more complete.
“Many young adults still live with their parents because they can help them with their bills and chores.
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“Tricky” incorrect answers to detail questions might
- repeat the speakers’ words but with a different meaning (e.g. switching the agent and receiver of a verb)
- use words that sound similar to the speakers’ words
- be true but not correct answers to the question on the test
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Delta exercise 2.2.A - Listen to the parts of conversations and answer the questions.
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 B
2.2.B - Do the same thing with lectures and discussions.
1 C
2 C D
3 A
4 B D
5 B D
6 B
7 C
8 B
9 A C
10 B
exercise 2.2.C
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 C
5 A D
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Homework: finish the handout