2017-08-30 TOEFL: listening gist, speaking 1&2

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazing-ways-plants-defend-themselves-valentin-hammoudi
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Homework: finish the handout (answer the questions for passages 2, 3, and 4)
Check your answers with your partner. Try to convince your partner that your answer is correct if you disagree.
8 A
9 B
10 D
11 A
12 C
13 D
14 B
15 C
16 A
17 D
18 A
19 C
20 C
21 B
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Listening Section - Second section, after reading
- 60 or 90 minutes for 6 or 9 listenings (in 2 or 3 sets)
Listening Question Types
- detail
- main idea (content or purpose)
- inference
- purpose
- organization
- function
- prediction
- attitude
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DELTA p. 197-198 - Main Idea questions
- How is the main idea different from the topic?
	(The topic is a noun, the main idea is a sentence.)
Listen to part of a conversation and answer the question. Notice that the wrong answers sound similar to other things that were discussed.
p. 201 - Listen to parts of a lecture and answer the questions. Then check with your partner.
1 A
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 A
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Handout (Cengage) - Listen to the conversations and answer the questions.
1 C
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 A
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BREAK
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Handout p. 265 Exercise 9.2 - Listen to the lectures and answer the main idea questions.
1 D
2 B
3 A - “I’m mostly going to stick to shipwrecks that occurred here, that happened off the coast of New England, and I’m going to talk about what we’ve learned from them, what archaeologists have learned from them.”
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 C
8 B
9 D
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Speaking Section - Third section, after the break.
- 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes of speaking time
- six speaking tasks
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice - 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, campus announcement and conversation - 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, academic text and lecture - 30/60
5 integrated L/S, conversation about a problem and solutions - 20/60
6 integrated L/S, academic lecture - 20/60
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Sample prompt for question 1: “Who is your best friend? Describe the person and explain why he or she is your best friend. Use details and examples to support your response.”
Your response should have these parts:
1 Topic statement: answer the question - “My best friend is Paula.”
2 Description (if the question asks): “She was a classmate in kindergarten…”
3 Lead-in (optional): “There are two reasons why she is my best friend.” / “She’s my best friend because she’s ____ and ____.”
4 Reason 1: “The first reason is that she knows everything about me.”
5 Detail/Example: “This means that I can trust her with everything, because she already knows so many of my secrets and I know she won’t tell anyone.”
6 Reason 2: “The second reason is that she’s fun.”
7 Detail/Example: “She has a good sense of humor and I always laugh when I’m around her, which makes me feel good.”
(8 Conclusion - if you have time: “Because she is trustworthy and funny, Paula will always be my best friend.”)
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How long does it take to read this response?
My best friend is Paula. She was a classmate in kindergarten and we have known each other ever since then. There are two reasons why she is my best friend. The first reason is that she knows everything about me. This means that I can trust her with everything, because she already knows so many of my secrets and I know she won’t tell anyone. The second reason is that she’s fun. She has a good sense of humor and I always laugh when I’m around her, which makes me feel good. Because she is trustworthy and funny, Paula will always be my best friend.