2016-11-29 pre-TOEFL: independent writing

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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Writing Section:
- last section (directly after speaking)
- 2 essays:
	- Integrated = read (3 minutes), listen, write (20 minutes)
	- Independent = read a prompt and write about it (30 minutes)
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The first thing to do when you see a prompt is brainstorm: write down all the ideas you can think of which are related to the prompt (don’t worry yet if they’re good or bad ideas)
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Handout p. 228 - Take one minute to write down as many reasons as you can think of to agree and to disagree with statement 1.
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For 2, the person on the left in each pair has to agree, and on the right has to disagree. Take 1 minute to write as many reasons as you can think of. Then explain your reasons to your partner and, as a pair, decide whether “agree” or “disagree” is the easier topic to write about.
- To disagree, you have a couple of different options:
	1 Science is unimportant.
	2 Many subjects are equally important.
	3 Another specific subject is more important than science.
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Do the same for 3, but switch roles. Is the option you chose (the easier to write about) also the option you personally agree with? Why or why not?
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Homework: p. 234 (last page of the handout) - Write a few sentences to complete each paragraph prompt.