2017-03-01 TOEFL: int writing and ind writing

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Handout p. 295-298 - Listen to the passages and answer the questions.
Audio for the homework can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzQTAtJHmfaIczBwMms5a3BqcUk
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1 A
2 B
3 B
4 A
5 D
6 B
7 D
8 A
9 B
10 A
11 A
12 A
13 A
14 D
15 D
16 A
17 B
18 C
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Writing Section: last part of the test, after speaking; there are two tasks
1 integrated: 3 minutes to read a passage, time to listen to a lecture about the same topic, 20 minutes to write about how the lecture relates to the text
2 independent: 30 minutes to write in response to a short prompt
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Integrated Writing
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DELTA p. 369 - Take 3 minutes to read the text and identify the key points.
R0 = main idea = the development plan is good
R1 = first point = it will beautify the area and attract people to live and shop there
R2 = second point = it will help with the problem of not enough residential space
R3 = third point = it will benefit the city’s economy by providing new jobs and revenue
Before listening to anything, you should be able to identify that the text takes a particular position (it makes a judgment about the topic), and so predict that the listening will probably take the opposite position. You could also try to anticipate what contrary points the listening might make.
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Now listen to the talk about the same topic.
L0 = the development is a bad idea
L1 = it will destroy the view of the lake, which is a main attraction for people coming to the area
L2 = new residences are expensive and won’t help low- and middle-income people find places to live
L3 = only construction companies will really benefit economically, and it will hurt the environment, which isn’t worth the economic benefit
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The response should have four paragraphs:
- R0/L0 - Summarize the main idea of both the reading and the lecture and explain how they relate (does the lecture support the reading? Contradict the reading? or illustrate points from the reading?)
- R1, L1/R1 - Briefly summarize the first point from the reading, then explain the first point from the listening and how it relates to that point from the reading.
- R2, L2/R2 - Briefly summarize the second point from the reading, then explain the second point from the listening and how it relates to that point from the reading.
- R3, L3/R3 - Briefly summarize the third point from the reading, then explain the third point from the listening and how it relates to that point from the reading.
(If you have time, you can write a short conclusion.)
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Use citation language to explain where each idea comes from (all of the ideas for integrated writing come from the reading or the lecture).
- the text / the reading / the article, the writer / the author
- the listening / the lecture, the speaker / the professor / the lecturer
(The passage and the person can both say, state, or argue something. Only the person can believe or think something.)
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Use compare/contrast language to explain how the ideas for the lecture relate to those from the reading:
- This challenges/contradicts/casts doubt on/refutes the point from the reading that…
  In contrast to the reading, the listening states…
 The listening, however, argues that…
	“The first point from the reading is that the new development will beautify the area and attract people to move and shop there. The lecture, on the other hand, argues that the development will destroy the view of the lake, which is the main reason people currently come to the area. This challenges the point from the reading that the development will make the area more attractive.”
This might feel short, but it’s clear and gets the point across. (Also, it’s 67 words, so three paragraphs like this and a short introduction is actually a bit longer than a typical effective integrated writing response.)
- This supports/illustrates/reinforces the point from the reading that…
  Similarly to the reading, the lecture states…
  As an example, the lecture states…
  The lecture gives an example of this, stating…
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BREAK
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Writing practice - ETS official guide test 3, integrated and independent
Email your responses to me at [email protected].
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Homework (optional): Write a self-evaluation of your essay practice from today. If you’ve written for me before, what do you think you did better or worse this time than previously. What will you try to work on improving for next time.