2020-04-16 TOEFL: speaking 4

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-art-forger-who-tricked-the-nazis-noah-charney
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Speaking Section: third section, after listening and the break, 4 tasks, 17 minutes total, 3m45s speaking
1 (old 2) independent, choice question - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 (old 3) integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
3 (old 4) integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
4 (old 6) integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
- remember that the test changed and eliminated tasks 1 and 5, which are still in TOEFL practice books
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Task 4 is very similar to task 3, except that the introductory information about the topic is part of the lecture, instead of being in a separate text. The organization of your notes and your response will be similar.
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ETS 2.1 example - plant defenses
- organization: concept/examples or problem/solutions
- main idea/concept: plants defending themselves from insects trying to eat them
- examples:
	1 passion plant: physical - spikes on the leaves so insects have no room to land
	2 potato plant: chemical - substance that makes insects feel full, so they stop eating it
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You should take notes while you listen. During your 20 seconds of preparation time, you can add labels like “main idea” or “problems” and “solutions” to your notes, but you shouldn’t need to write much more.
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You can organize your response like this:
1 Introduction: state the main idea or concept (“The lecture is about how plants defend themselves from insects that want to eat them.”)
2 Lead-in: state what kind of points the professor makes (“The professor gives two examples, one physical and one chemical.”)
3 First point
4 Detail/example
5 Second point
6 Detail/example
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
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Timers:
- 20 seconds to prepare after you hear the question (more like 30 total, if you include the “Begin to prepare your response after the beep” statement)
- 60 seconds to record your response
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Record your responses to ETS 1 tests 1, 2, and 3, task 6.
(visual elements, motivation, and attention)
When you’re done recording, take a break.
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BREAK
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Listen to your classmates’ responses. What’s good and bad about each one.
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hoping: least certain, but if it happens it will be great (I may not strongly believe it will happen, but I want it to happen.)
expecting: I definitely believe it will happen. It could be positive or negative.
waiting for: I’m certain it will happen, and I’m pausing other things until it happens.
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Record all four responses to ETS 1 test 4 (questions 2, 3, 4, and 6)
Timers:
- 15 seconds to prepare your independent task
- 45 seconds to record your independent task and to read the text for integrated speaking
- 30 seconds to prepare your reading/listening/speaking responses
- 20 seconds to prepare your listening/speaking response
- 60 seconds to record your integrated tasks
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Homework: compare/contrast language worksheet - complete the sentences with expressions from the list at the top