2018-02-22 TOEFL: reading insertion, listening detail

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Oxford Handout - Read the text and answer the reference and sentence-insertion questions about Gandhi. Check your answers with a partner. Convince them they’re wrong if you disagree.
1 c
2 b
3 c - “this aim” is independence, which is mentioned in the sentence before [C]
4 c
5 c
6 c
7 b
8 d
9 b - His ability to maintain one electorate fits best after a sentence about splitting untouchables into a separate electorate.
10 b/d (“Mahatma” and “the magician” both refer to Gandhi)
11 d
12 b
13 c
14 c
15 b (“Neither side” means there were two sides. [A] and [D] have nothing to do with sides, and [C] comes after a sentence with three sides.)
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Listening Section: Second section (after reading)
- 60-90 minutes for two or three sets of three listenings (one conversation, two academic)
- Each set has about 17 questions and 10 minutes to choose answers.
Listening Question Types:
- detail
- inference
- attitude
- purpose
- main idea / gist
- prediction
- organization
- function
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Listen and take notes on part of a lecture about hearing loss.
- How is sound intensity measured? decibels
- At what decibel level does the risk of hearing loss begin? 90
- Which sounds could contribute to hearing loss? car horn, rock band, jet engine
DELTA p. 204 gives some examples of what detail questions look like.
p. 205 describes some possible wrong answers
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DELTA p. 206 exercise 2.2.A - Listen and take notes on each conversation. Then read and answer the questions.
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 B
p. 207 exercise 2.2.B
1 C
2 C D
3 A
4 B D
5 B D
6 B
7 C
8 B
9 A C
10 B
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BREAK
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Handout (Oxford) p. 228 - Listen and take notes on the conversation.
1 b d e
2 c
3 b
4 b
5 a
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Listen and take notes for the questions on p. 236. Then compare your notes with a partner. Did you catch the same information from the lecture? Use your notes to answer the questions.
1 d
2 b c e
3 a
4 c
5 d
6 b “If the amygdala perceives this signal to be a threat, whether it’s an actual threat...or...which we might perceive as similar to a past threat, it sends crisis messages.”
“mistake a snake for a garden hose” = see a snake and believe it is a garden hose
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p. 237-238 - Take notes on the conversation and then answer the questions.
1 c
2 b c d
3 c
4 d
5 c
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Speaking Section - third section, after the 10-minute break, 20 minutes total for six tasks, 5.5 minutes of speaking time
1 independent, open-ended - 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
2 independent, choice - 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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DELTA p. 286/7 - Take 45 seconds to read the announcement. Then listen to the conversation.
What is the man’s opinion? What reasons does he give for his opinion?