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- Greg Malivuk
- gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- If a sentence has more than one clause (subject+verb), it must have a conjunction. If there’s no conjunction, it should be two sentences. (If you just have a comma but no conjunction, it’s called a comma splice.)
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- For integrated writing, you need to clearly explain all the points from the lecture and how they relate to the points from the reading.
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- You can “pre-plan” a framework of transition words and expressions to help with organization:
- Some people think
- Others believe
- In my opinion
- I have three reasons for this
- First,
- For example,
- This means
- Second,
- For instance,
- On the other hand,
- Therefore,
- Finally,
- To illustrate,
- Consequently,
- In conclusion
- because
- In the future,
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- For integrated writing:
- The reading and the lecture are about [topic]
- The reading argues that [main idea of the reading]
- The lecture, on the other hand, says [main idea of the lecture]
- First, the author states that [point 1 from the reading]
- The professor challenges this point, saying [point 1 from the lecture]
- Second, the passage says
- The lecture points out
- which contradicts the point from the reading.
- Finally, the passage claims
- In contrast, the speaker argues that
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- Speaking Section: third section, after the break, about 20 minutes total now (17 after August 1)
- *1 independent, open-ended opinion - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
- 2 independent, multiple choice question - 15/45
- 3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and student response - 30/60
- 4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and professor response - 30/60
- *5 integrated L/S, conversation about a problem and solution - 20/60
- 6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
- * - These questions will no longer be on the test after August 1 (probably).
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- https://www.toeflresources.com/changes-to-the-toefl-in-2018-and-2019
- (The text describing the changes looks like it’s all copied and pasted from the same source, which means it’s probably not official information.)
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- BREAK
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- General organization:
- - Introduction: state your answer or summarize the topic of the text and/or audio
- - Lead-in: “preview” what kind of points you’re going to give
- “The man gives two reasons for his opinion.”
- - First point with detail/example
- - Second point with detail/example
- (- Conclusion, if you have time)
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- Record your responses to ETS 2.2. (We will listen to some of them on Monday.)
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