2017-03-22 TOEFL: writing samples, function and attitude

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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What is the problem with this sentence?
The reason she chose the job was not to make money.
- This is ambiguous between two possible interpretations:
	1 She chose the job in order not to make money.
	2 She chose the job not in order to make money (but for some other reason).
There are other ways to rewrite the sentence to clarify the true meaning (which is number 2):
The reason she chose the job wasn’t to make money.
She didn’t choose the job to make money.
Money wasn’t the reason she chose the job.
(We can say that rewording the sentence disambiguates the meaning.)
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Look at the writing responses from last Friday’s homework. What is good about each one? What can be improved? What score would you give each one (based on the rubric on p. 419 of DELTA)?
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When explaining the purpose of something:
for + noun
to + verb
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A good response will have coherence and unity.
coherence = the logical connections between all your ideas are clear and uninterrupted
unity = all of your ideas are connected back to the main point
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Listening Function Questions - Longman p. 143-147 - Listen and answer these function questions.
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 D
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 B
10 D
11 A
12 C
13 B
14 D
15 C
16 A
17 B
18 A
19 D
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Attitude questions ask you how a speaker feels about something, or how certain they are of a statement or opinion.
1 B
2 C
3 D
4 A
5 B
6 D
7 D
8 B
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Homework: DELTA p. 249-250