2017-04-05 TOEFL: speaking 4, vocabulary

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Speaking Section: Third section, after reading, listening, and the 10-minute break
- It will take about 20 minutes total, and you will speak for 5.5 minutes of that time.
The six speaking tasks are always the same:
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice - 15 / 45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, announcement and conversation - 30 / 60
4 integrated reading/listening/speaking, academic text and lecture - 30 / 60
5 integrated listening/speaking, problem/solution conversation - 20 / 60
6 integrated listening/speaking, academic lecture - 20 / 60
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DELTA p. 281 and 331 describes the score levels for independent and integrated speaking.
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p. 292 - Speaking task 4
The reading time for questions 3 and 4 can be from 40-50 seconds, depending on the length of the text.
Take 45 seconds to read about the effects of color.
- The text usually introduces the general concept. “Color can have psychological and physiological effects on humans.”
Then listen to part of a lecture and take notes.
“Use the examples from the lecture to explain the effects of color.”
Your response should have these parts:
1 Introduction: summarize the main definition or concept from the reading
2 Topic statement/lead-in: What does the professor say about the reading? (“The professor explains two examples of...” or “The professor describes two studies that support…”
3 Summary of the professor’s first point, with details or examples
4 Summary of the professor’s second point, with details or examples
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p. 335 - Take 45 seconds to read about reciprocity. Then listen to the lecture and take notes.
The professor talks about friendship. How can you break this into two points to describe?
- Balanced sharing leads to good friendship.
- Imbalance causes problems in the friendship.
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ETS past test 1 - Take 5 minutes in a group to prepare a “perfect” response to this question.
Record your responses to tests 2-5.
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BREAK
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Listen to your responses and choose the one you’d like us to listen to as a class.
What is good and bad about each response?
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Cambridge symbiosis example (p. 472, CD7.11)
The thing to notice about this is that the professor gives three examples of symbiotic relationships, but you’re only asked to describe the two that change (the last two).
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Sporcle vocabulary.