2019-12-12 TOEFL: writing and reading simulation

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Watch three TED-Ed videos and take notes. We’ll discuss them tomorrow.
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It doesn’t really matter if you spell things wrong in listening notes, as long as you recognize the correct spelling as the same word in a question.
“deliberating” “bribery”
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Answer the lesson questions for each video, using your notes.
impeachment = indictment in a normal court, NOT conviction (which is like removal from office)
grounds for impeachment = reasons why someone can be impeached
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These words have very similar spellings, but very different pronunciations and meanings.
1 through
2 tough
3 thorough
4 thought
5 though
6 trough
7 taught
8 throughout
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Timed writing practice (ETS Guide test 3 - both tasks)
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Integrated:
L0 = The speaker says that all the facts in the reading are true, but recently experts have decided that the painting is a Rembrandt.
(The prompt tells you to explain how the lecture’s points “answer the specific problems” from the reading. The answer to a problem is a solution. The problems in this case lead to the conclusion that it’s not Rembrandt. The solutions explain why it is a Rembrandt.)
L1 = The fur collar was added later, it wasn’t part of the original.
L2 = Under the added collar, the original has a light colored collar, which correctly reflects light.
L3 = The panel was expanded with extra pieces to make it bigger. The original is on a single piece, from the same tree as the panel for another Rembrandt.

- 100 years after Rembrandt painted the original, someone else tried to make the painting more valuable. They painted a luxurious dark collar over the original light one, and they expanded the wood of the painting. This explains all three problems from the text.
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BREAK
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Independent:
It’s better to state your own opinion clearly, instead of saying that you agree or disagree with the statement.

First, our lives are continually changing.
The first reason is that our lives are continually changing.
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Reading practice (on the computer) - ETS Guide test 2
When you finish, review the section to see which ones you got wrong and read the explanations of the correct answers.