2019-02-01 TOEFL: speaking 5

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Speaking Section: third section after break; about 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes speaking, 6 tasks
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice question - 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 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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Speaking Task 5
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- Listen to a conversation. After some introductory information, one of the speakers will mention a problem or question. Then they discuss two possible solutions (usually with a disadvantage for each).
- Read/hear the prompt
- 20 seconds to choose a solution and prepare your response
- 60 seconds to speak
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Your response can be organized like this:
1 Introduction: summarize the problem and list the two solutions (but don’t go into great detail)
2 Your choice: say which solution you think is better
3 Lead-in: “I have two reasons for this recommendation.”
4 First reason
5 Detail/example
6 Second reason
7 Detail/example
(8 Conclusion - if you have time)
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Listen to the DELTA cat conversation (CD 5.23)
What’s the problem?
- She has a cat now, but her landlord won’t let her keep it in her apartment.
What solutions do they mention? What are the pros and cons of each?
- Move to another apartment (but her current one is in a good location and she doesn’t want to leave)
- Give the cat to her mom (but her mom already has two cats)
Which solution would you recommend? Why?
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Your notes can be organized something like this:
P: she has a cat, can’t keep in her apt
S1: new apt where she can have a cat
	but hers is near campus
S2: give to mom - she likes cats
	but mom has 2 cats
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Your 20 seconds of preparation can be to choose one solution and circle it, together with the reason(s) you’ll use to support it.
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Listen to the ETS 2.5 conversation.
Problem: take people to a museum, but his mom’s van is broken
S1 - rent a van (but expensive and people may not agree to pay)
S2 - wait for the van to be fixed (but disappointing for people who expected to go)
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BREAK
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Listen to the sample responses to this task. What’s good and bad about each one?
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Record your responses to the ETS guide questions.
Listen to your responses and choose one we can hear.
Listen to your classmates’ responses. What’s good and bad about each one?