2019-06-13 TOEFL: listening and speaking practice

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Listening Practice Test - ETS Guide test 2 (on the computer)
- Which questions did you have problems with? Do you understand why?
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BREAK
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Speaking Section: third section, after the break, 6 tasks (for now), about 20 minutes total (for now)
1 independent, open-ended opinion - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice question/preference - 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and student response - 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and professor response - 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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https://conversationstartersworld.com/would-you-rather-questions/ - You can use this type of question as practice for task 2.
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Tasks 1 and 2
response:
1 Introduction: state your opinion, describe your answer if necessary
2 Lead-in: “I have two reasons for my opinion.”
3 First reason: “The first reason is that it’s very comfortable.”
4 Detail/example: “There are big soft chairs and sofas so it’s easy to relax while I read my textbooks.”
5 Second reason: “The second reason is that there are many other people studying there.”
6 Detail/example: “This inspires me to study hard about my own assignments because I know everyone there is trying to do the same thing.”
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
- For task 2 (the choice question), one or both of your reasons can be disadvantages of the other option.
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Task 3
response:
1 Introduction: briefly summarize the change and state the reasons for it according to the text
2 Thesis statement: state the speaker’s opinion about the change
3 Lead-in: “He gives two reasons for this opinion.”
4 First reason
5 Detail/example
6 Second reason
7 Detail/example
(8 Conclusion - if you have time)
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Task 4
response:
1 Introduction: summarize the explanation from the text (define the concept)
2 Lead-in: describe the type of points the professor makes (“The professor describes two types of motivation.”)
3 First point
4 Detail/example
5 Second point
6 Detail/example
(7 Conclusion - if you have time)
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Task 5 (R.I.P.)
response:
1 Introduction: summarize the problem and list the solutions they discuss
2 Your opinion: state which solution you prefer
3 Lead-in (optional): “I have two reasons for this preference.”
4 First reason
5 Detail/example
6 Second reason
7 Detail/example
(8 Conclusion - if you have time)
- This is also a choice question (like task 2), so one or both of your reasons can be disadvantages of the other solution.
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Task 6
response:
1 Introduction: explain the general idea the professor is talking about
2 Lead-in: describe what type of points the professor makes (reasons, examples, types, experiment+results?)
3 First point
4 Detail/example
5 Second point
6 Detail/example
(7 Conclusion - if it makes sense and you have time)
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Speaking practice - Record your responses to ETS 2.1.