2017-07-25 TOEFL: word roots, listening detail

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework (optional): identify the quesiton types for the third reading and make a note of what percent you got correct for each question type
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Word Roots (list 3) - With your partner, try to think of one or two words to explain the meaning of each root.
ego = self
endo = inside
equi = same (quantity)
erg = work
esth/aesth = feeling (many words that start with “aesth” have to do with beauty)
eu = good (the opposite prefix is “dys”)
ex/ect = out
extra = beyond
fac/fact = make
fer = carry
flect/flex = bend
fore = front (“fore”, “front”, “first”, “pre”, “pro” - all of these come from the same original root)
fract/frag = break
fug = escape
funct = work/perform
gen = make/birth (from this we also get words related to family and type)
geo = Earth
graph = write/draw
grat = please
helio = sun
hemo = blood
hetero = different
homo = same (quality)
hydro = water/fluid
hyper = over
hypo = under
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Vocabulary: History
Handout - With your partner, find the word from each pair of sentences that has the meaning of each number.
1 invention (invent, inventor, inventive)
2 kingdom
3 rule over (ruler)
4 period (periodic)
5 construct (construction, constructive)
6 restrict (restriction, restrictive)
7 ancient
8 society (social, socialize)
9 document (documentary)
10 hierarchy (hierarchical)
11 found (foundation)
12 civilization (civilize, civil, civilian, civilized)
13 settler (settle, settlement)
14 establish (establishment)
15 overthrow
16 monarchy (monarch)
17 revolution (revolutionize, revolutionary)
18 declare
Revolutionary War - 1775-1783, against England, resulted in US independence
Civil War - 1861-1865, between the North and South, ended slavery
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BCE = Before the Common Era, same years as BC = Before Christ
CE = Common Era, same years as AD = anno domini (Year of our Lord)
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Handout p. 41 part A - Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1 a
2 c
3 b
4 a
5 c
6 c
7 b
8 b
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BREAK
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part B - Complete the paragraph with the correct form of words from the list.
1 settled
2 founded/established/constructed
3 documents
4 society
5 hierarchy
6 rulers
7 constructed
8 overthrown
9 declared
10 period
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p. 42 - Read the paragraph and answer the three practice questions that go with it.
1 A
2 D
3 A
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TOEFL Overview
-  120 points total, 30 for each of four sections
1 reading - 60-80 minutes (3 or 4 passages, 20 minutes each)
2 listening - 60-90 minutes (2 or 3 sets of 3 listenings, about 30 minutes each)
(10-minute break)
3 speaking - 20 minutes (6 tasks, 5.5 minutes total speaking time)
4 writing - 60 minutes (2 tasks, 50 minutes total writing time)
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Listening Section
- You cannot return to earlier questions after you click “next”
- You have 10 minutes to choose answers for each set of three listenings.
Listening Question Types:
- main idea (content or purpose)
- inference
- detail
- purpose
- function
- organization
- prediction
- attitude
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Detail Questions
DELTA p. 203 - Listen and take notes. Then answer the two questions in the box.
1 B
2 B C
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p. 206 exercise 2.2.A - Listen to the conversations and answer the questions.
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 B
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Handout (Cambridge) p. 275 Exercise L13 - Listen to the statements and select the correct restatement of the same information. Listen again and compare your answers with a partner.
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 B
8 A
Exercise L14 - Listen to the excerpts and take notes. Then answer the detail questions about each one. (Each question has TWO answers.)
1 A C
2 B D
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Homework: DELTA p. 207-209 - Listen to the audio and answer the detail questions.