2019-01-11 TOEFL: speaking 1 and 2

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yDmGnA8Hw0
1, 2, 5, 10 minutes to cross
2 can cross at a time
they need the lantern to cross
zombies arrive in 17 minutes
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Speaking Section: third section, after the break, about 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes speaking, 6 tasks
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice question - 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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Independent speaking
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“What was your favorite toy as a child? Describe the toy and explain why it was your favorite. Use details and examples in your response.”
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During your 15 seconds of preparation, try to write a mini outline:
teddy bear
- could hug
- beautiful
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Your actual response needs more details:
1 Introduction: state your answer and describe it in one sentence (if needed)
2 Lead-in: “I have two reasons for this opinion.”
3 First reason: “The first reason is that I could hug him.”
4 Detail/example: “I could feel warm and safe in bed…”
5 Second rason: “Second, he was a very beautiful bear.”
6 Detail/example: [describe what he looked like, e.g.]
7 Conclusion (if you have time): “Because…, I most enjoyed playing with…”
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The choice question could be agree/disagree or could be some people/other people.
The main difference this makes to your response is that one (or both) of the reasons can be a disadvantage of the other choice.
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Take 6 minutes to write a mini-outline for each of the twelve prompts on the handout.
Then walk around and practice giving responses to your classmates. Try to include each part of a full response (you can use the check boxes to record this), and try to talk to each other student at least once.
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BREAK
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Record your responses to ETS 1 tests 4 and 5.
Listen to your responses and choose one that we can hear as a class.
LIsten to your classmates’ responses. What was good and bad about each one?
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Homework (optional): If you want more feedback on yesterday’s writing than a score and a few sentences, email me this weekend with a self-evaluation. In your opinion, what did you do well or badly? What do you have to improve for next time? What did you do better than last time?
You can use the score descriptions at https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf for ideas.