2018-06-08 TOEFL: speaking 3

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Speaking Section
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 problem and solutions - 20/60
6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
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Speaking Task 3
DELTA p. 286 - Take 45 seconds to read the text. What is the announcement about?
Then listen and take notes about the conversation.
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“The man expresses his opinion about the campus food service. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.”
Possible response organization:
1 Introduction: summarize the text (real or suggested change, event, or announcement of something that’s already there)
2 Thesis (sort of): state the opinion of the speaker
3 Lead-in (optional): “He gives two reasons for his opinion.”
4 First reason: “First, he says the main cafeteria is always too crowded.”
5 Detail/example: “There’s never a place to sit and it’s hard to park a bike outside.”
6 Second reason: “Second, he thinks many smaller eating areas will be more convenient.”
7 Detail/example: “Students have classes all over campus, so it will be easier to…”
(8 Conclusion - if you have extra time)
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ETS 2 test 5 - Take 5 minutes with your partner to prepare a “perfect” response.
Listen to the sample response.
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BREAK
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Record your responses for ETS 1 tests 1-3.
Listen to your responses and choose one we can hear as a class.
https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_speaking_rubrics.pdf - Official ETS descriptions of speaking scores.
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Homework (optional): If you want more feedback on yesterday’s writing (than a score and a sentence or two), email me with a self-evaluation. You can use the official score descriptions at https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf to help you identify what’s good and bad about your response. (You can send me a score estimate as well, though that isn’t necessary.)