2016-12-07 TOEFL: listening gist, reading categories

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 172-173 - finish answering the questions from your notes.
1 b
2 a-2, b-3, c-1
3 d
4 d
5 a c
6 b c
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p. 170 - What is culture shock? Listen to the conversation and take notes. Then answer the questions on p. 171.
1 b
2 a b e (Again notice that the words used in the answer choices are synonyms of the ones from the conversation.)
3 b (“You can say that again” always expresses agreement.)
4 b
5 a) 3
  b) 2
  c) 1
  d) 4
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p. 169 - What is virtual reality? Listen and take notes.
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BREAK
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Reading Section: first section, 60-80 minutes, 3 or 4 passages, 14-15 questions each
Question types:
- fact
- negative fact
- vocabulary
- reference
- inference
- sentence insertion
- paraphrase
- categorize/organize information
- summarize
- purpose
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Categorization questions: The last question about a passage will be either this or summary. (The previous question will be sentence insertion.)
They’re always worth more than one point.
(7 choices = 4 points, 5-6 choices = 3 points, 3-4 choices = 2 points)
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DELTA p. 165 - Take three minutes to read the passage. Then put the sentences in the correct column, according to which type of disease they describe. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
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p. 167 - Take one minute to skim the passage and answer the question.
High-quality: Concentrated sunlight, Energy with great ability to do work, High-temperature heat
Low-quality: Energy that is disorganized, Heat stored in the ocean
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How can you skim quickly for this information?
- skim for the key words
- check whether they are connected to any of the given categories
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p. 169-171 - Read the passages and answer the category questions. Then check your answers with your partner. If you disagree, point out where in the text you found your answer and try to reach agreement.
1 B E
  A C F
2 A D F
  C G
3 B F H
  A D E I
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p. 172-175 - Read the passages and answer the questions in 10 minutes. (Skim for key words first if you’re worried about the time. Then go back and look more carefully to check your answers.) Then check your answers with your partner.
1 B D
  C E G
2 D G
  A E F
3 B
4 B C G
  A E
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Reading section time management:
- skim the passage, noting the title and topic sentences
- read the questions and answer any that you can without reading the whole passage carefully
- then read the passage more carefully to answer the remaining questions
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Speaking Section: third section, after the 10-minute break that follows listening
- It will take about 20 minutes total, but you’ll only speak for 5.5 minutes
- Six questions
1-2: independent, about your opinion; 15 seconds to prepare / 45 seconds to speak
3-4: integrated reading/listening/speaking; 30 seconds to prepare / 60 seconds to speak
5-6: integrated listening/speaking; 20 seconds to prepare / 60 seconds to speak
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Speaking Question 3 - Campus Announcement Task
- 45 seconds to read a campus announcement about some kind of typical college situation (e.g. announcing a class change or a new policy)
- Listen to a conversation between students discussing the announcement (at least one of them will express a clear opinion about it)
- Listen and read the question (“The man expresses his opinion about the class change. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for it.”)
- 30 seconds to prepare your response
- 60 seconds to speak
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Your response will have these parts:
1 Summary of what the announcement says
2 Statement of the student’s opinion
3 Lead-in: “He gives two reasons for this opinion.”
4 First reason
5 detail/example
6 Second reason
7 detail/example
(8 conclusion - if you have time)