API tools faq
paste
gmalivuk

2018-07-19 TOEFL: speaking 4, writing overview

gmalivuk
Jul 19th, 2018
236
0
Never
Add comment
Not a member of Pastebin yet? Sign Up, it unlocks many cool features!
text 4.44 KB | None | 0 0
raw download clone embed print report
  1. Greg Malivuk
  2. [email protected]
  3. http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
  4. ---
  5. Homework (optional): Listen to a TED-Ed video of your choice (from https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation/videos) and take notes. Then see if you can answer the questions at the TED website.
  6. ---
  7. https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-invisible-more-than-you-think-john-lloyd/
  8. ---
  9. Speaking Section: third section, after the break following listening, six tasks, 5.5 minutes of speaking time
  10. 1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
  11. 2 independent, choice question - 15/45
  12. 3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
  13. 4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
  14. 5 integrated L/S, conversation about a problem and solutions - 20/60
  15. 6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
  16. ---
  17. Speaking Task 4
  18. - 45-50 seconds to read part of an academic text which introduces a concept or topic
  19. - listen to a lecture about the same topic, which gives examples or otherwise expands on the topic
  20. - read and listen to a prompt telling you which thing(s) to explain
  21. - 30 seconds to prepare your response
  22. - 60 seconds to record your response
  23. ---
  24. DELTA p. 460 - Take 50 seconds to read about homeostasis.
  25. Be careful about similar pairs of words like “psychology” and “physiology”.
  26. Listen to a lecture on the same topic.
  27. “The professor describes the large ears of a rabbit. Explain how the rabbit’s ears are used in homeostasis.”
  28. ---
  29. A response can be organized like this:
  30. 1 Introduction: summarize the main concept from the text (Define homeostasis.)
  31. 2 “Lead-in”: say what point(s) the professor makes (“The professor talks about how rabbits regulate their body temperature.”)
  32. 3 First point: (“When the rabbit’s body temperature is high, it increases blood to its ears.”)
  33. 4 Detail/example: (“Warm blood in the ear can release warmth into the surroundings and cool the…”)
  34. 5 Secont point: (“When the rabbit’s temperature is low, on the other hand, it…”)
  35. 6 Detail/example: (“The blood…”)
  36. (7 Conclusion (if time): “In this way the rabbit can maintain a stable body temperature.”)
  37. ---
  38. Cambridge practice test 1 (symbiotic relationships): Read the text and note the main points
  39. symbiotic relationships = intimate relationship between organisms
  40. mutualism = both benefit (+ +)
  41. parasitism = only one benefits (other hurt) (+ -)
  42. commensalism = one benefits (other not affected) (+ 0)
  43. facultative = optional for one to live with the other
  44. obligate = necessary for one to live with the other
  45. ---
  46. Listen to the lecture and take notes on its examples
  47. - defined the three types of relationship
  48. - sometimes it’s uncertain
  49. bee and bee orchid: helps the flower but unclear if it helps or harms the bee
  50. - sometimes it can change
  51. bacteria and skin: normally commensal (doesn’t affect us), but after a burn it can infect (parasitism)
  52. shrimp and crabs on coral: normally commensal (doesn’t affect coral), but if the coral is attacked they can defend it (mutualism)
  53. ---
  54. The prompt asks about examples where the type of relationship changes. The bee orchid is irrelevant.
  55. ---
  56. Take 5 minutes to prepare a “perfect” response to ETS 2 test 5 (perceptual constancy)
  57. “Explain what is meant by perceptual constancy, using the examples provided by the professor.”
  58. Listen to the sample responses. What’s good and bad about each one?
  59. ---
  60. BREAK
  61. ---
  62. Record your responses to the ETS guide practice tests.
  63. Listen to your own responses and choose one we can hear as a class.
  64. Listen to your classmates’ responses. What’s good and bad about each one?
  65. ---
  66. Writing Section: fourth and final section, about 1 hour total, 2 tasks, 20+30 minutes of writing
  67. 1 integrated: 3 minutes to read a text, listen to a lecture about the same topic, 20 minutes to write about the points from the lecture and how they relate to the points from the reading passage
  68. 2 independent: read a choice question prompt, 30 minutes to write and support your opinion
  69. ---
  70. If typing speed is a problem for you, you can go to a site like https://www.typingtest.com/ to test your speed and improve it. (To have time for both preparing and typing your response, you should make sure your speed is at least 15 words per minute in English.)
  71. ---
  72. Homework: Do at least one typing test at the above website (or another that measures your typing speed). Then do some practice activities and see if you can improve it.
Advertisement
Add Comment
Please, Sign In to add comment
Public Pastes
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. By continuing to use Pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the Cookies Policy.  OK, I Understand
Not a member of Pastebin yet?
Sign Up, it unlocks many cool features!