2018-05-31 TOEFL: listening inf, speaking 1&2

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-smog-kim-preshoff
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Homework: finish the Cengage handout (p. 91-99)
Compare your answers with your partner. ‘
1 B
2 A
3 A
4 B
5 C
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 B
10 D
11 A
12 C
13 D
14 B
15 C
16 A
17 D
18 A
19 C
20 C
21 B
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Listening Inference Questions
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(Cambridge) L18 - Listen and decide if each statement is a correct inference from the passage.
1 Yes
2 No
3 No
4 Yes
exercise L20 - Answer the questions in your own words.
1 She’s majoring in art.
2 They are examples of low-tech toys that hold kids’ interest longer than modern toys.
3 So they can be exposed to Hispanic culture and language outside the class.
4 There has recently been an assault on campus.
exercise L19 - Choose the correct answer to each inference question.
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 B
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Handout (Oxford) p. 231 pre-listening questions
How could you abbreviate these these?
1 apt/appt/apmt
2 bhv/bhvr
3 cog neurosci/CNS/cog NS
4 biosci
5 spec. deg./spclt deg
6 req/reqmnt
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Listen and take notes, then answer the questions in part 4L6.
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BREAK
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1 c
2 a
3 a d
4 b c d
5 c d
6 c
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p. 232 - Listen and take notes in the outline for 4L7
Then answer the questions on p. 233
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 a c
5 a
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correlation does not equal causation:
An increase in seatbelt use correlates to an increase in the number of car accident injuries.
- Therefore seatbelts cause injuries? No, they save lives, which means those people are now only injured instead of dead.
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Speaking 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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The open-ended question might be, “What type of reading material do you enjoy?”
A similar choice question would be, “Do you prefer to read fiction or nonfiction?”
The prompt will always end with something like, “Use specific details and examples to support your response.”
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You have 15 seconds to prepare. During that time, you should write a mini-outline
novels
- like stories (detail)
- imagination (detail)
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Your response will be more detialed:
1 Introduction: state your answer (describe that thing if necessary)
2 Lead-in (optional): “I like reading novels for two reasons.”
3 Reason 1
4 Detail/Example
5 Reason 2
6 Detail/Example
(7 Conclusion - if there’s time)
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Handout (Oxford) p. 46-47 - Take 6 minutes to read the prompts and write mini outlines for all 12 questions.
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Walk around the class and ask your classmates these questions. Mark the points they include in their responses.
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Homework: Write mini-outlines for the questions on the rest of the handout.