2020-01-24 TOEFL: writing practice

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-philosophy-of-cynicism-william-d-desmond
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Writing Practice - ETS 1.2
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BREAK
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Look at the writing score descriptions from https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf
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Even if your language level is good, it’s possible to get a low score (1 or 2) if you…
- on integrated: fail to include enough accurate information from the lecture, and how it connects
- on independent: fail to connect your points back to the main topic (e.g. because you misunderstood)
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Speaking
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Record your responses to ETS 2 tests 2 and 3, tasks 3 and 4 (old 4 and 6).
Listen to your recordings and pick the least bad one.