2016-10-20 Rodrigo: TOEFL overview

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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TOEFL has four parts:
1 reading: 3 or 4 academic texts, each followed by 13-15 multiple choice questions, 20 minutes for each text
2 listening: 6 or 9 audio passages (2 or 3 sets of three), each followed by 5-7 multiple choice questions, it will take about 10 minutes to complete each passage (each set of three passages gives you 10 minutes to choose the answers)
- 10-minute break
3 speaking: 6 tasks, the total time will be about 20 minutes
	1 independent prompt: 15 seconds to prepare, 45 seconds to speak
	2 independent prompt: 15 seconds to prepare, 45 seconds to speak
	3 reading/listening/speaking (conversation about a campus announcement): 30s, 60s
	4 reading/listening/speaking (text and lecture about an academic topic): 30/60
	5 listening/speaking (conversation about a student’s problem): 20/60
	6 listening/speaking (lecture or discussion about an academic topic): 20/60
4 writing: 2 tasks, the total time will be about 1 hour
	1 integrated listening/speaking/writing: 20 minutes to explain how a lecture you heard supports or contradicts a text that you read
	2 independent writing: 30 minutes to write your thoughts about a prompt (either agree/disagree with a statement, or choose between two positions)
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For speaking and writing, content and organization are usually more important than fluency and accuracy.
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Homework: complete the sample reading section (give yourself 20 minutes for each of the three passages)