2016-12-15 TOEFL: reading fact, speaking 4

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/the-pleasure-of-poetic-pattern-david-silverstein
rhyme = repetition of the last sound(s) of a word (one or two syllables, at least one stressed syllable)
assonance = repetition of a vowel sound
consonance = repetition of a consonant sound
alliteration = repetition of a sound (usually a consonant) at the beginning of a word
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Homework: DELTA p. 20-22 - Read the passages and answer the questions.
	Optional: complete p. 182 of the handout (more T/F statements)
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 B
5 A
6 C
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 B (“They recognize these patterns as being playful, even though the same signals in adult life may have a more serious meaning.”)
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DELTA p. 538-541 - Take 20 minutes to answer the questions about the reading passage.
1 D (In the text, one psychological reason is “the desire to please”, which is the same as “the wish to give pleasure”.) - fact
2 C - vocabulary
3 B - fact
4 A - paraphrase
5 D - fact
6 D - vocabulary
7 A - inference
8 A - vocabulary
9 D - purpose
10 C - negative fact
11 C (“such power” refers to “personal or delegated authority”, which is the kind of authority police and judges have. Judges and police do not have costumes that give them supernatural attributes, and their costumes also don’t express social class or material prosperity.)
12 C E G
   A D F I
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Speaking Section - third part of the test, after a 10-minute break, 20 minutes, 6 tasks
1-2: independent - about your own experience and opinions
3: integrated reading/listening/speaking - campus announcement and conversation
4: integrated reading/listening/speaking - academic text and lecture
5: integrated listening/speaking - conversation about a problem and solutions
6: integrated listening/speaking - academic lecture or discussion
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Speaking Task 4
- 45 seconds to read a short academic text (could be 40-50s depending on length)
- listen to part of a lecture about the same topic (usually about specific examples or illustrations)
- hear and read the question
- 30 seconds to prepare your response
- 60 seconds to give your response
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DELTA p. 292 - Read the passage about the effects of color.
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p. 292 - Listen to the lecture in a design class and take notes.
p. 295 has sample notes on the lecture
“Use the examples from the lecture to explain the effects of color.”
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What parts should the response have?
1 Summarize the main idea of the reading.
2 Topic statement about what the professor says. (“The professor gives examples of the effects of warm and cool colors.”)
3 Summarize the first point (about warm colors)
4 Details/Examples for the first point (effects of red, maybe effects of orange)
5 Summarize the second point (about cool colors)
6 Details/Examples for the second point (effects of blue, maybe effects of green)
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You need to mention both points, so make sure you’ve moved onto your second one with about 20 seconds remaining.
Use citation language: “according to the reading / the professor” “The professor explains / The text explains”
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DELTA p. 296 - Take 45 seconds to read the passage. Then listen to the lecture and take notes.
Then take 5 minutes with a partner to prepare a response to the question.
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Make sure you relate the points from the lecture to the information in the reading.
The student who described himself as very sensitive and emotional illustrates the fact that people with emotional intelligence are self-aware and understand their feelings.
Their active participation in arts, student government, and the community illustrate that they have good people skills and can succeed in situations requiring cooperation and leadership.
All of them have at least one close friend and good relationships with their parents, which illustrates how people with high emotional intelligence succeed at relationships.
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You only see the text for the first 45 seconds, so you have to write notes on the main points.
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p. 297 - Read and take notes for 45 seconds. Then listen to a lecture on role conflict.
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Record your responses to the tasks on p. 298, 305, and 307.
Listen to your responses and decide which one is the least bad.
Listen to the examples. What’s good about each one? What could be improved?
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Homework: re-record one of the responses from today to make it “perfect”