2017-05-02 TOEFL: word roots, speaking 1 and 2

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Word roots (list 3) - With your partner, try to explain the meaning of each root with one or two words.
ego = (my)self
endo = in/inside
equi = same quantity / equal
erg = work
esth/aesth = feeling (many words that start with this root have to do with beauty)
eu = good (the opposite root is “dys”)
ex/ect = out (with a hyphen, “ex-” means former)
extra = beyond/outward
fac/fact = make
fer = move/carry
flect/flex = bend
fore = front/previous/before
fract/frag = break
fug = flee/escape
funct = work/perform
gen = birth/create
geo = Earth
graph = draw/write
grat = thanks/please
helio = sun
hem = blood
hetero = different
homo = same (quality more than quantity)
hydro = water/fluid
hyper = over
hypo = under
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“predict” and “foretell” ~should~ mean the same thing (pre = fore, dict = tell)
However, “foretell” usually suggests something supernatural.
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Organization of the TOEFL test:
Reading: 3-4 passages, 20 minutes each to answer about 15 questions
Listening: 2-3 sets (each set is three listening passages and about 17 questions), 60-90 minutes total
	10-minute break
Speaking: 6 speaking tasks, 20 minutes total, 5.5 minutes of speaking time
Writing: integrated (read, listen, 20 minutes to write) and independent (30 minutes to write)
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Your final score will be out of 30 possible points for each section (total possible = 120)
Speaking score descriptions are on p. 281 and 331
Writing score descriptions are on p. 386 and 419
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Speaking section: 6 tasks
1 independent, 15 seconds to prepare, 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, 15/45
3 integrated reading/listening/speaking, 30/60
4 integrated R/L/S, 30/60
5 integrated L/S, 20/60
6 integrated L/S, 20/60
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BREAK
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Speaking task 1 - open-ended question
Speaking task 2 - choice question
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Sample prompt: “What was your favorite childhood toy? Describe the toy and explain why it was your favorite. Use details and examples to support your response.”
Your response should have the following parts:
1 Introduction: topic statement (“My favorite toy was a fire truck.”) and brief description (“It was large and metal and had little toy firefighters made from wood.”)
2 Lead-in: “It was my favorite toy for two reasons.”
3 Reason 1: “The first reason is that my father was in the fire brigade.”
4 Detail/Example: “I could pretend to be my father when he went to work and this was exciting for me.”
5 Reason 2: “The second reason is that it was big and heavy and I could crash it into things.”
6 Detail/Example: “For example, I could set up a bunch of bad guys and then run over them with the truck and save the day.”
7 Conclusion (if you have more than a couple seconds remaining)
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Mini-outline for the above:
- fire truck
1 dad fireman
2 run over bad guys
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Take 5 minutes to write mini-outlines for all 12 topics on p. 46-47 of the handout
Then move around to talk with each of your classmates, answering one or two questions each. Check off each part of the response that your partner includes.
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Homework: Write a short outline for each prompt in the rest of your handout (193-195 and 199-201)