2018-10-11 TOEFL: integrated writing

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Answer the “Test Question” sections on p. 31, 33, 35-36, 37, 39-40
exercises 1L8, 1L10, 1L13, 1L14, 1L15
(I've emailed a link to the audio files to you.)
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1L8
1 c
2 a
3 a
4 c d
5 b d
6 f m m f m f
1L10
1 c
2 c d e
3 c (“the major difference between working in a family business versus working for a company seems to be a sense of belonging”)
4 b
5 c (The student mentions “competence of the employees” as a disadvantage, so he’s talking about lack of competence, or incompetence.)
6 A D D A A D
1L13
1 b
2 d
3 a
4 b c
5 b
6 - 2 2 1 1 2 2
1L14
1 b
2 b
3 b
4 a b
5 b c
1L15
1 b
2 d
3 d
4 c
5 a b
6 - 3 2 1 4
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Writing Section: fourth and final section, two tasks, about 1 hour total, 20+30 minutes of writing
1 integrated: read a passage, listen to a lecture about the same topic, write about how the lecture compares to the passage
2 independent: read a choice question prompt, write to explain and support your answer to the question
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Integrated Writing
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Read the text from DELTA 7 test 1 (superfoods). What are the main points?
R0 = you can prevent many diseases if you eat superpowered foods
R1 = blueberries help the brain and prevent alzheimer’s
R2 = tomatoes help with cholesterol and cancer (same with broccoli and cabbage)
R3 = garlic helps lower cholesterol and prevent cancer
(You will see the text again while you write, so it’s not important to catch all the details the first time.)
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What predictions can you make about the lecture?
L0 = superpowered foods don’t prevent those diseases
L1 = blueberries are sweet and increase sugar; no proper evidence in humans, only in rodents
L2 = tomatoes can be toxic/acidic; tomatoes are summer food; something else is better than tomatoes
L3 = garlic smells bad; garlic is often eaten with other unhealthy food; too much garlic is bad for your eyes; cancer studies were just on mice
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Listen to the actual lecture. What are its points?
L0 = the evidence for superpowered food is not very good or convincing
L1 = blueberry studies have only been done on animals, we can’t make diet recommendations without studies on humans
L2 = tomatoes (and cabbage and broccoli) don’t have direct evidence or proof, only speculation and guesswork
L3 = garlic reduces cholesterol only for three months (not six); cancer studies were only done on animals
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A point-by-point response will be organized the same way as both the article and the lecture:
1 Introduction: state the topic, summarize R0 and L0, and state how L0 relates to R0
2 First Point: summarize R1 and L1, and explain how L1 relates to R1
3 Second Point: summarize R2 and L2, and explain how L2 relates to R2
4 Third Point: summarize R3 and L3, and explain how L3 relates to R3
(You can write a conclusion if you have time, but it’s usually better to go back and fix mistakes in your earlier paragraphs.)
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	First, the text states that blueberries prevent the aging of the brain and can prevent alzheimers. The lecture says that this research has only been done on animals, and that we can’t make conclusions about humans without research on humans. In this way, the lecture casts doubt on the claim made in the reading passage.

	First, the text and the lecture talk about blueberries. The text says that blueberries prevent the aging of the brain and can prevent alzheimers. However, the speaker challenges this point, and says that this research has only been done on animals, and that we can’t make conclusions about humans without research on humans.

	Finally, the speaker states that garlic only reduces cholesterol for three months, and that cholesterol levels return to normal after six months. This contradicts the claim in the text that garlic helps lower cholesterol. In addition, the lecture points out that studies of garlic and cancer have only been done on animals, which challenges the point from the reading that it can reduce cancer in humans.
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Writing Practice - integrated writing from ETS 2.3 and Guide test 3
Email your responses to me when you’re finished.