2017-09-08 TOEFL: speaking 3

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-new-words-come-from-marcel-danesi
In Europe, the “classical” languages are just Latin and Greek.
In addition to borrowing another language’s word, we can make a calque, which is a direct translation of the parts of the word from one language to another.
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Speaking Section: third section, after listening and the 10-minute break
- About 20 minutes total, six speaking tasks and 5.5 minutes of total speaking time.
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice question - 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
5 integrated L/S, conversation about a (student’s) problem and solutions - 20/60
6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
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Speaking Task 3
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DELTA p. 286 - Read the announcement.
The announcement is about voting on how to change food service on campus.
Option 1: expand the main cafeteria, close two snack bars
Option 2: close the main cafeteria, open five more small food areas
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Now listen to the conversation and take notes.
Man will vote for option 2.
The main cafeteria is too crowded, no place to sit, no place for bikes.
More eating places is more convenient for classes all over campus, less crowded means less waiting. He likes the idea of more choices about what kind of food to eat (e.g. barbecue).
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Prompt: “The man expresses his opinion about the campus food service. [Briefly summarize the announcement. Then] State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.”
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BREAK
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Your response should have the following parts:
1 Summarize the announcement (“The university wants to change food service and…”)
2 State the speaker’s opinion (“The man prefers the second option.”)
3 Lead-in (“He has two reasons for his opinion.”)
4 First reason
5 Detail/Example
6 Second reason
7 Detail/Example
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Take 5 minutes to prepare a “perfect” response to ETS past test 2 question 3.
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Record your responses to the ETS guide practice tests.
Listen to your recordings and choose the one we can hear as a class.
Listen to your classmates’ responses. Did they include all the parts? Were they easy to understand?