2016-07-19 Pre TOEFL: test intro and parts of speech

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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TOEFL iBT - 120 points in four sections
reading - 60-80 minutes (3-4 reading passages)
listening - 60-90 minutes (6-9 listening passages)
	10 minute break
speaking - 20 minutes (6 tasks)
writing - 60 minutes (2 tasks)
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p. XXV “Language Use” - “Some minor (or systematic) errors are noticeable but do not obscure meaning.”
	= You can have some grammar mistakes as long as they don’t make it difficult to understand.
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independent (speaking and writing) = just your own ideas about the topic, ONLY speaking or writing
integrated (speaking and writing) = multiple skills, reading+listening+(speaking/writing)
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p. XXXIV and XXXV - tips for preparing for and taking the TOEFL iBT test
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This Week: Reading

handout p. 10 - Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in blue in the paragraph.
1 separate
2 enhance
3 cultivate
4 harvest
5 produce
What are the nouns for the above actions?
1 separation
2 enhancement
3 cultivation
4 harvest
5 production, productivity
adjectives?
1 separate, separated, separating, separable
2 enhanced, enhancing
3 cultivated, cultivating, cultivable
4 harvested, harvesting, harvestable
5 produced, producing, producible, productive

part of speech = the type of word something is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, etc.)
What does English do to change the part of speech of a word (especially between nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)?
- by adding or changing the suffix (at the end of the word)
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p. 11 - Read the first paragraph. What is the reading mainly about?
a. how to cook using olive oil
b. the history and benefits of olive oil
c. some famous olive growers
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Homework: read about olive oil and answer the questions on p. 13