2017-01-13 TOEFL: ind writing, listening inference

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-we-survive-prolonged-space-travel-lisa-nip
Which serious problems with space travel are discussed?
- radiation, which causes cancer
- microgravity, which causes bone and muscle atrophy
Which solutions are discussed?
- gene therapy/editing
- microbial engineering
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/genetic-immunity-to-arsenic
https://www.nasa.gov/twins-study - Research about two twins who both work at NASA, and one spent several months on the International Space Station
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Read the example essays. What good things do you notice? What could be improved?
Then compare your thoughts with a partner. Did you notice the same things?
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*…, what it’s good because we can earn time
-> …, which is good because we can save time.
*has made a lot of job losing.
-> has made a lot of people lose jobs.
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DELTA p. 419-422 - Scoring independent writing. Take 5 minutes to give a score (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to each of the responses on p. 420-422.
5 - A
4 - B
3 - E
2 - D
1 - C
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BREAK
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Example essay scores:
Essay 1 - 3
Essay 2 - 4.5
Essay 3 - 3.5
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Listening Section - second section, after reading
- 60-90 minutes, 2 or 3 sets (of 1 conversation and 2 lecture/discussion listenings each)
- You have 10 minutes of answering time for each set, but this doesn’t include any of your listening time (and you hear each question before the timer starts).
- You CANNOT return to earlier questions after you click “next” for that question. You must answer all of them in sequence.
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Listening question types
- function (why does the person say a specific thing?)
- detail (remember some factual detail from the listening)
- main idea / gist (What is the lecture mainly about?)
- purpose (Why is the conversation happening in the first place?)
- organization (How is the lecture organized?)
- attitude (What is the speakers attitude about ___?)
- inference (What does the professor imply about ___?)
- prediction (What will the student probably do next?)
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p. 230 - Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
p. 234 Exercise 2.4.A - Listen and take notes. Then answer the questions about each conversation.
1 D
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 B
6 A
7 A
8 B
9 C
10 D
p. 235 Exercise 2.4.B - Listen to the lectures and take notes, then answer the questions.
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 A C
5 D
6 C
7 C
8 B
9 B C
10 D
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Listen to the lecture and take notes.
Compare your notes with a partner.
My notes:
rural -> urban   10k years ago
	rural - organic, like a bush
	escape to romantic rural but we like new ideas
cities - supersettlements   geometric not organic
		hard & straight
		stimulating and opportunities for ideas
	elements of rural past - ⅔ trees and grass  “urban forest”
		first public park - Central NYC
			late 19th cen inspired by European gardens
			800 acres Manhattan, original forest gone
			urban wasteland by late 19th
			  → original appearance - oasis  “city’s lung”
			best open space example
		(another public park is Boston Public Gardens)
			(created in 1837 when part of Charles filled)
city - finest evidence of civilization - experimentation, culture, opportunity, come together
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p. 238 Exercise 2.4.D - Answer the questions
1 B C
2 A
3 D
4 A
5 D
6 B
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Homework: p. 237 and 239 - Listen and answer the questions.
If you have problems playing the mp3s on your CD, you can get album 3 at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzQTAtJHmfaIaldtTzVGZHFfUms