2017-10-11 TOEFL: reading insertion, listening inference

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: finish the handout (15-22)
Check your homework with your partner. If you disagree about the answers, try to convince your partner that your answers are correct.
15 B
16 C
17 A
18 C
19 B
20 D
21 C
22 C
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DELTA p. 129-132 exercise 1.7.A - Take 10 minutes to choose the correct positions for the additional sentences. Then check with your partner and convince them your answers are correct.
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 C
6 D
7 C
8 A
9 D
10 B
p. 577 has additional explanations of each of these answers
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Listening Section: second TOEFL section after reading
- 60-90 minutes total, 2 or 3 sets of 3 listenings each (one conversation and two academic)
- You have 10 minutes to choose the answers for each set of 3 listenings (about 17 questions).
- You cannot return to earlier questions once you move on, so if you’re not sure, always guess.
Listening Question Types
- detail
- main idea (content or purpose)
- purpose
- function (“Why does the professor say this?” or “What does the student mean when he says this?”)
- inference
- attitude
- prediction
- organization
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DELTA CD 3.1 - Listen to the conversation and answer the questions in your own words.
p. 230 - Which answers most closely match the ones you gave?
1 D
2 B
p. 231 gives examples of the wording of inference and prediction questions
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p. 234 - Listen to parts of conversations and answer the questions.
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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 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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Handout (Cambridge) p. 289 exercise L18 (top of the page) - Listen to the excerpts and decide if each inference is a logical conclusion.
1 Yes
2 No
3 No
4 Yes
exercise L19 - Choose the correct answer to each question
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 B
exercise L20 - Answer each question in your own words
1 She’s probably an art major.
2 To give examples of low-tech toys that kids enjoy for longer.
3 To hear different regional accents of Spanish. / To experience Spanish culture outside the classroom.
4 There was recently a violent crime on campus.
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Handout (Oxford) p. 231 - Answer the pre-listening discussion questions.
faculty - In British English, “faculty” refers to a college, school, or other large division in a university (bigger than a department)
(liberal) arts - the typical academic skills you expect in a university, such as science, history, literature, math, etc.
major = primary field of study
minor = secondary field of study (fewer required classes than a major)
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4L6 - Listen to the conversation and then answer the questions
1 c
2 a
3 a d
4 b c d
5 c d
6 c
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Homework: p. 295-298 of the handout. The audio link is in your email.