2018-09-13 TOEFL: speaking 1&2

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Cengage exercise 9.2 (The pdf and audio are at the link I emailed to you.)
1 D (The other answers are too specific. Those things are mentioned, but aren’t the main idea.)
2 B (The experiments were brought up to explain why scientists don’t believe.)
3 A (Sort of. This is clearly what the man is going to talk about, but there’s not really a single main idea in the part we hear.)
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 C
8 B
9 D
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It should be easy to eliminate answers that are two specific (like eliminating minor details for reading summary questions).
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Speaking Section: 3rd section, after break, six tasks, 5.5 minutes of speaking, about 20 minutes total
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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“What type of reading material do you enjoy? Please provide reasons, details, and examples to support your response.”
Possible answer organization:
1 Introduction: state your answer, describe it if necessary
2 Lead-in (optional): “I have two reasons for this preference.”
3 First reason: “The first reason is…”
4 Detail/example: “For example…”
5 Second reason: “Secondly,...”
6 Detail/example: “This means…”
(7 Conclusion if you have time)
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In your 15 seconds of preparation time, you should write a mini-outline with 3 words or phrases:
- Answer
	Reason 1
	Reason 2
As you speak, add transitions and details to fill it out into the complete response.
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Use synonyms for key words (rather than repeating the prompt), but stick to familiar grammar and vocabulary. You don’t get points for using fancy words incorrectly.
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The main different with the choice question (task 2) is that one or both of your reasons can be disadvantages of the other option.
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Handout (Oxford) p. 46-47 - Take 6 minutes to read each prompt and write a mini outline. (15 seconds to read, 15 seconds for the outline)
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BREAK
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Give your responses (to the questions you prepared before break) to your classmates. Walk around the room and try to talk to everyone. If you’ve already given a particular response, you can choose another one to say.
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Record your responses to ETS 2 tests 3 and 4.
Listen to your recordings and choose one we can hear as a class.
Listen to your classmates’ recordings. What’s good or bad about each one?
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*Parents should control over TV.
-> Parents should have control over TV.
-> Parents should control TV.
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Homework (optional): write an outline for responses to the sample speaking prompts on the rest of your handout