2017-12-01 TOEFL: int writing

Greg Malivuk
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Integrated Writing - First writing task (after speaking, before independent writing)
- 3 minutes to read a short text passage about a topic
- listen to a lecture on the same topic
- 20 minutes to prepare, write, and revise a response which summarizes the points from the lecture and explains how they relate to specific points from the reading
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If you don’t mention points from the lecture, your maximum possible score is 1/5.
If you just copy parts of the text instead of paraphrasing them, you’ll get a 0.
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You will see the text again, while you write. The most important thing to write in your notes the first time you see it is what the main idea is and what the three main supporting points are.
The listening will address those same three points. (It might oppose those points, it might give specific examples to illustrate those points, or it might talk about research that supports those points.)
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DELTA 7 test 1 - Take 3 minutes to read about “superfoods”. What are the main points from the reading?
R0 (main idea) = there are foods with super powers that have many positive effects
R1 = blueberries help brain function and prevent Alzheimer’s disease
R2 = tomatoes reduce cholesterol and cancer risk
R3 = garlic reduces cholesterol and cancer risk
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- You should be able to predict that the lecture will take the opposite position
	(Maybe these foods also have negative effects, or there isn’t really such good evidence that they help.)
- Can you predict any ways the lecture might oppose the evidence from the reading?
	(Many of the studies were only on rats and mice. It’s just one of the chemicals in tomatoes that has the effect, maybe not tomatoes themselves.)
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Now listen to the lecture and take notes.
L0 = evidence for super powered foods is exaggerated and not good, direct scientific evidence
L1 = blueberry studies are “exciting”, but have only been done on rodents; no human studies yet (we’re just guessing that it might also work in humans)
L2 = it’s just guesswork; can’t promise that they have these effects in humans (she says the same thing about the other foods mentioned in the paragraph)
L3 = garlic’s effect on cholesterol is only temporary and cancer studies are only on rodents so far
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"Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage."
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Point-by-point integrated writing response: four-paragraph response (introduction and body, no conclusion)
Paragraph 1: R0/L0 - state the topic and the main ideas, and say how they relate
Paragraph 2: R1/L1 - summarize the first points from the reading and the lecture, and explain how the point from the lecture relates to the point from the reading
Paragraph 3: summarize the second points from the reading and the lecture, and explain how the point from the lecture relates to the point from the reading
Paragraph 4: summarize the third points from the reading and the lecture, and explain how the point from the lecture relates to the point from the reading
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Citation Language (to show where the ideas come from)
R:	according to the reading, the text states, the author argues/thinks/believes
L: 	according to the listening, the lecture states, the speaker/professor argues/thinks/believes
Contrast Language (to show that different ideas are opposed to one another)
transitions: on the other hand, however, in contrast, on the contrary
verbs: contradict, oppose, challenge, cast doubt on, refute
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Sample paragraph 2 for the text and lecture you took notes about:
	The first food the text describes is blueberries. According to the reading, blueberries help brain function and prevent Alzheimer’s in mice and rats. However, the lecture states that the blueberry studies are exciting, but they have only been done in rodents. There have been no human studies, so it’s just guessing when we say blueberries could have the same effects in humans.
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BREAK
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Integrated Writing Practice - ETS Guide test 2, ETS 2 test 2
When you are finished, email your responses to me at [email protected]