2017-08-09 TOEFL: listening organization, note taking

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: DELTA p. 132-135 exercise 1.7.B
Check your answers with your partner. Convince your partner that your answers are correct if you disagree.
1 C
2 A
3 C
4 B
5 D
6 B
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 A
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DELTA p. 137 - Take 20 minutes to do Quiz 7
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 A
6 D
7 B
8 D
9 C
10 A
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Listening Section: second section (after reading)
- 2 or 3 sets, 3 listenings each (one conversation followed by two academic)
- each set has 10 minutes of time to choose answers
- You cannot return to earlier questions in the listening section, so always guess before clicking “next”.
Listening Question Types
- main idea (content or purpose)
- detail
- purpose
- attitude
- function
- organization
- inference
- prediction
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DELTA p. 252 - Listen to part of a lecture and answer the question.
D - A description of a process
How did the professor order the information? - chronologically
Other possible orders:
- by importance (most to least or least to most)
- by location (when describing a city or building, for example)
- specific -> general or general -> specific
Other organizations:
- compare/contrast
- definition/examples
- problem/solutions
- causes and/or effects
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p. 254 - Listen to each lecture and answer the questions.
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 B
5 D
6 B
7 A
8 A C
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BREAK
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Handout (Oxford) p. 293 - Read about other types of overall lecture organizations.
p. 296 has a summary of how to approach and answer organization questions.
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p. 302 - Answer the pre-listening questions
5L5 - Can you predict any of the different ideas men and women might have about comfort food?
Listen to the lecture and take notes.
1 c
2 a
3 a) 2
  b) 1
  c) 1
  d) 2
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Gender and Communication Styles
What are some differences in male and female communication styles?
Listen to the lecture and take notes. Then answer the questions and check with your partner.
1 c
2 d
3 a) 2
  b) 1
  c) 2
  d) 1
  e) 1
  f) 2
4 a) 2
  b) 2
  c) 1
  d) 2
  e) 1
  f) 1
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report - men
rapport - women
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https://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood - Listen to the TED talk and take notes.