2016-09-30 TOEFL: speaking 4, ind writing

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/why-do-we-hiccup-john-cameron
How many possible explanations were given for the origins of hiccups? What were they?
	- It helps us (and other mammals) nurse as infants.
	- It helped our distant ancestors breathe when they moved from water to land.
Are there any scientifically proven ways to cure hiccups?
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Speaking Question 4 - Taking notes on the lecture.

What are some key words the professor can say which let you know something is an important detail that you should write down?
first, second, third, finally, for example, however, on the other hand, the reason why
DELTA p. 294 has a list of words and phrases to signal important information.

p. 294 part 4 - What is the key information from the text?
Listen to part of a lecture in a design class and take notes.
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p. 296 3.6.A - Make sure you relate the examples the professor mentions back to the characteristics of emotionally intelligent people from the reading.

p. 297 3.6.B - The reading and lecture are about role conflict, so make sure you mention things like parents and children being role partners and talk about the conflict this can cause with the expectations of friends.

p. 298 3.6.C - Be careful about using “they” and “them” too much. It can quickly become unclear which “they” you’re talking about in a speaking response.
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p. 303 - Sample response to the color question.
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Record your answers to the tasks on p. 305, 307, and 309
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BREAK
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Listen to your recorded responses and choose the one you want the rest of us to hear and discuss.

p. 305 3.7.B - To explain how SAD is a form of depression, you need to compare its characteristics with depression according to the text. (You don’t need to give much information about how SAD is caused.)
- symptoms of SAD include: feeling sleepy and low-energy, feeling sad, and gaining weight
	(the symptoms of depression include these same things)
- recovery from SAD: when sunlight increases again in the spring
	(people can recover from some types of depression with a change of scenery or when the problem that caused it disappears)
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Independent Writing: the last thing you will do on the test
- 30 minutes to explain your opinion about the question in the writing prompt
	Either: do you agree or disagree with the statement?
		or: which of these two positions do you prefer?

p. 397 - Take 5 minutes each to brainstorm ideas and then write a short outline for each of the three prompts
3 “You should not believe everything that you read in the newspaper.” = You should doubt some things you read in the newspaper. (It’s very different from, “You should doubt everything that you read.”)
	If you disagree, it means “You should believe everything you read in the newspaper.”
- If you agree, your examples should be of things in newspapers that are unreliable or unbelievable.
- If you disagree, you need to show that everything in the newspaper is believable.

Be careful that you understand statements with quantifiers like “all”, “every”, “any”, and “no”.
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The second half of the class on Tuesday will be in the computer lab. We will do a complete writing section (integrated and independent).