2017-02-15 TOEFL: reading summary, ind speaking

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: DELTA p. 156-163
Take a few minutes to compare your answers with your partner.
exercise 1.8.A
5 A C E
exercise 1.8.B
1 D
2 A
3 C
4 B C E
5 B
6 C
7 A
8 A C F
exercise 1.8.C
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 B D E
5 A
6 B
7 D
8 A D F
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Speaking section: third section of the test, after the break that follows listening
- about 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes of speaking time for 6 tasks
1 independent - open-ended
2 independent - choice
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking - conversation about an announcement
4 integrated reading/listening/speaking - lecture about the topic of an academic text
5 integrated listening/speaking - conversation about a problem and solutions
6 integrated listening/speaking - lecture about an academic topic
p. 263 has a table of the timing for each part of these tasks
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Speaking task 1: “What was your favorite childhood toy? Describe the toy and explain why it was your favorite. Use details and examples to support your answer.”
1 Introduction: Name the toy and briefly describe it.
2 Lead-in: “There are two reasons why this was my favorite toy.”
3 First reason
4 Example or detail to support the first reason (Why does this reason make it your favorite toy?)
5 Second reason
6 Example or detail to support the second reason.
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
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For choice questions (“Would you prefer to live in a big city or a small town?”), the basic organization is the same, but your reasons can be disadvantages of the other choice.
For open-ended questions like, “What are the characteristics of your ideal marriage partner?”, parts 3 and 5 would be descriptions of those characteristics and 4 and 6 would explain why they’re ideal.
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With your partner, take 5 minutes to prepare a good response to this prompt:
“Describe a person that you admire. Explain why you admire this person. Include details and examples to support your explanation.”
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DELTA p. 278 - Take 6 minutes to read all the prompts and quickly write a couple words as notes for your response to each prompt. (15 seconds to read, 15 seconds to prepare, then do the next one)
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BREAK
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Get up and walk around the room, asking different students each question. Check if their response has all six of the important parts:
1 Introduction (thesis statement and description)
2 Lead-in
3 First reason
4 Detail/example
5 Second reason
6 Detail/example
(7 Conclusion)
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Record your responses to the independent speaking tasks for ETS past tests 2 and 3.
Listen to your responses and choose the one you’re most confident in.
Listen to your classmates’ responses. Did they include all of the required parts? Was it easy to understand their pronunciation?
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Homework: Biology vocabulary handout