2017-03-24 TOEFL: speaking 1 and 2, ind writing

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: handout p. 24-25 (Longman) about Coral Colonies
	(optional - The other handout pages we skipped in class today.)
1 A - Coral colonies are known for their intricate reef structures.
2 C
3 B
4 A (The adjective “minute” has the stress on the second syllable.)
5 B
6 D - “rugged” means “strong”, and the point is that they are not strong, they just reproduce quickly
7 A
8 C
9 D - “Bore” also means to drill a hole in something.
10 B
11 D
12 B - “that are” means it must refer to something plural, and “variety” is singular
13 A
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the variety of life forms that are necessary = The life forms are necessary.
the variety of life forms that is necessary = The variety is necessary.
the variety of life forms that you can see = ? (This is ambiguous.)
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Independent speaking handout (Oxford) p. 46 - note the advice about when not to use superlatives and opinion language
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Your answer should include these parts:
1 Introduction/topic statement: “My favorite person is _____.”
  Description (for question 1): “He is a friend who I met in elementary school and we’ve known each other for 30 years now.”
2 Lead-in: “There are two reasons why he is my favorite person.”
3 Reason 1: “The first reason is that he…”
4 Detail/Example: “For example, when I …, he …, which…”
5 Reason 2: “The second reason is…”
6 Detail/Example: “For example…”
(7 Conclusion, if you have time: “For these two reasons, ____ is my favorite person.”)
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Sometimes the open-ended question asks you to describe the characteristics of something (“What would your ideal house look like?” or “Describe the characteristics of an ideal friend.”). In that case, instead of reason 1 and reason 2, you would have the first and second main characteristic you choose.
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Take 5 minutes to briefly outline your responses to the 12 questions on p. 46 and 47 of the handout. (After you read each question, take only about 15 seconds to write a few words that would help you with your response.)
Ask your three classmates your circled questions and write a check mark if they include all the necessary parts of the response.
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Handout (Longman) p. 199-201 - Take another 5 minutes to outline a response to these choice questions.
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BREAK
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Record your responses to questions 1 and 2 from ETS guide practice tests 2 and 3.
“for some reason” means we don’t know or understand the reason for something.
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Third one (test 3 question 1): “In this question, you should talk about a characteristic or quality of a good parent. You should select one or two characteristics (such as being patient, being kind, being strict) and explain why you think the characteristic is important for a parent to have.”
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“Children may be better understand.”
- If the mistake is “understand” instead of “understood”, it means parents understand their children.
- If the mistake is “be” where it’s not necessary, it means children understand their parents.
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Homework: respond to this independent writing task (take your time, but pay attention to how long it takes). Email your response to me at greg.malivuk@gmail.com

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
	Most experiences in our lives that seemed difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future.
Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.