2016-12-21 TOEFL: speaking 5, reading neg fact

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-airlines-sell-too-many-tickets-nina-klietsch
Have you been on an overbooked flight?
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Speaking Question 5 - listen to students discussing a problem and answer the questions.
Your response should have these parts:
1 Summary of the problem.
2 List the solutions they discuss. (Don’t give details here, just state the solutions.)
3 Give your opinion. (“I think she should…”)
4 Lead-in: “I have two reasons for this choice.”
5 Reason 1 (advantage of your choice or disadvantage of the other choice)
6 Reason 2 (advantage of your choice or disadvantage of the other choice)
(7 Conclusion - if there’s time)
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DELTA p. 316 exercise 3.8.B - Listen and take notes. Then with your partner, take 5 or so minutes to prepare a good response.
Winter term: January-April
Spring term: May and June
Summer term: July and August
(Sometimes this is one term, May-August)
Fall term: September-December
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When taking notes, you know you’re going to hear about a problem and two proposed solutions, so your notes should be organized like that.
Problem:
Solutions
1:
	(reasons)
2:
	(reasons)
During your 20 seconds of preparation, you should decide on a solution and circle it, and then either circle the reasons you’ll use or write a few words about them (if you’re using different reasons from the ones discussed).
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Record your responses to 3.8.C-E
Listen to your three responses and decide which one you are most confident in.
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One of the reasons you give for your choice can be to simply explain how it’s a solution to the problem. Then the other reason is why it’s better than the alternative solution.
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BREAK
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“The speakers discuss two possible solutions to the woman’s problem. Briefly describe the problem. Then state which solution you prefer and explain why.”
Record your responses to
p. 333 exercise 3.10.B (CD5.36)
p. 336 question 3 (CD6.3)
p. 339 question 3 (CD6.7)
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Listen to your three responses and decide which one you are most confident in.
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DELTA p. 331 has a description of score levels for integrated speaking tasks.
- If you don’t state your opinion, the best you can get is 2. If you state your opinion but don’t give any reasons, you might get up to a 2.5.
- Remember that you don’t need to give many details about the offered solutions when summarizing them. Just make sure you explain that information when you give reasons for your choice.
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Reading section: first section, 3 or 4 passages, 14-15 questions each, 20 minutes each
Reading question types:
- purpose (Why does the author mention ____?)
- fact (According to the reading, which of the following is true?)
- negative fact (All of the following are true EXCEPT…)
- paraphrase (Which sentence best expresses the essential information of the highlighted sentence in the reading?)
- vocabulary (Which word is most similar in meaning to the highlighted word in the reading?)
- reference (What does “this” mean in the given sentence?)
- inference (What can be inferred from paragraph 2?)
- sentence insertion (Where in the paragraph should this sentence go?)
- summary (Which three sentences best summarize the main point?)
- categorization (Place the sentences in the correct categories.)
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Negative Fact Questions - There are one or two of these for a typical reading passage. To answer, eliminate incorrect choices by finding them mentioned in the passage.
Handout (Longman) p. 59 - Take 3 minutes to answer the 5 questions. (Skim for the answers.)
Check with your partner. (If you disagree, find the information in the reading.)
1 D
2 C (“These...are well-suited to life...in the shallower areas of the continental shelf that they inhabit.”)
3 A (They are sensitive, but nothing tells us they are overly sensitive.)
4 D
5 B
- Many of these questions are simply about what is or is not mentioned in the passage.
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p. 61 - Take 5 minutes to read about Wrigley’s and answer the questions.
11 D
12 A
13 B
14 D
15 C
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“The latter two brands grew in popularity, while the first two were phased out.”
“while” can be used to show contrast, so the first two being phased out is in contrast to the latter two growing in popularity
(To phase something out means to slowly stop producing or selling it.)
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Homework: p. 63-64 - Read about John Muir and answer the fact and negative fact questions.