2017-08-18 TOEFL: int writing, speaking

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Writing Section: Fourth Section (after speaking), two tasks
1 integrated: 3 minutes to read a text, listen to a lecture on that topic, 20 minutes to write about how they relate
2 independent: read the prompt (choice question), 30 minutes to answer the question
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DELTA p. 565 - Take 3 minutes to read the text.
R0 - Main idea: Earthworms are helpful
R1 - Reason 1: they improve the soil
R2 - Reason 2: they’re good for plants
R3 - Reason 3: they’re good for other animals in the food web
Then listen to the lecture and take notes.
L0 - Main idea: Earthworms are not helpful
L1 - Reason 1: damage the soil by removing the duff
L2 - Reason 2: removing the duff eliminates wildflowers
L3 - Reason 3: removing the duff removes the habitat for many small animals, which also affects animals that eat those animals
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“Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they refute specific points made in the reading passage.”
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Citation Language: The reading and the listening are about…; According to the reading/listening,...;
	reading - passage / text / article, author / writer
	listening - lecture / audio, speaker / lecturer / professor
	reporting verbs - says / states / argues / claims / points out
Contrast Language:
	connectors - However, / On the other hand, / In contrast, / Whereas… / While...
	verbs - opposes / contradicts / refutes / challenges / casts doubt on
Support Language:
	connectors - Similarly
	verbs - illustrates / gives an example / exemplifies / supports
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DELTA p. 393 - Take 3 minutes to read about Abstract Expressionism. Then listen to the lecture and take notes.
With your partner(s), compare your notes and identify the main points of both the reading and the listening.
R0 = A.E. was a new form of American art from the 1940s, which valued self expression
R1 = valued the action of painting itself sometimes as much as the finished product
R2 = attention to surface qualities of paint such as texture and brush strokes
R3 = very large canvases, often on the floor and covered all parts
L0 = Jackson Pollock was a leading abstract expressionist who painted as a form of self-expression
L1 = He worked all over the canvas (large and on the floor) with a technique like a dance.
L2 = He carefully controlled the drips of paint from the brush to have a very identifiable character.
L3 = He covered the entire huge canvas with paint.
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Sample beginning:
    The reading describes the movement of Abstract Expressionism, which began in New York in the 1940s. The lecture is about Jackson Pollock, one of the leading artists in this movement. The lecture describes how Pollock exemplified the main characteristics of Abstract Expressionism.
    The first characteristic in the lecture is Pollock’s “action painting” process. He painted huge canvases on the floor by “dancing” around them with a paintbrush. This illustrates the points from the reading that Abstract Expressionism valued the process of painting as much as the finished product, and that Abstract Expressionists often painted very large canvases on the floor instead of an easel.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EncR_T0faKM - “How to paint like Jackson Pollock”
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This response generally has four paragraphs:
- Introduction: general topic and R0/L0
- R1/L1 (or reversed)
- R2/L2
- R3/L3
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p. 392 - Take 3 minutes to read the passage. What do you think will be the main idea of the lecture?
What supporting points might the lecture include?
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BREAK
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Listen to the lecture about wind power and take notes.
The point about the noise doesn’t directly challenge the reading’s point about wind power being safer, but it does mean it may still be unpleasant to live near wind turbines, just like it’s unpleasant to live near other types of power plants.
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ETS Past Test 5 - Read the passage and listen to the lecture for the integrated speaking task.
Homework: Write a response to this task.
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Speaking Tasks
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
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In pairs, give your responses to ETS past tests 1 and 5