2016-07-07 Pre TOEFL: conversation listenings

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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New handout p. 7 - Make sure you understand these words

A permit will permit you to do something.

Universities consider many different criteria when making admissions decisions, such as grades, recommendations, and extracurricular activities.
(“criteria” is the irregular plural of “criterion”)
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Remember: there are multiple types of listening on the TOEFL
1 lecture
2 conversation between professor and student (about something academic)
3 conversation between students or with another person at a university (about something else)

The “main idea” of a conversation is the purpose of the conversation.
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p. 8 practice A - Listen to the beginning of the conversation and answer the two questions.
1 B (the communications degree)
2 A
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In a conversation, it is probably best to take notes on each speaker separately.

She will have to attend a bridging course.
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p. 9 - Choose the correct answers
1 A
2 A
3 B
part D - Complete the sentences with the correct words
1 attend
2 ongoing
3 criteria
4 consult
5 incorporate