2017-11-01 TOEFL: reading reference, listening purpose

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-make-your-writing-suspenseful-victoria-smith
What kind of class might have a lecture like this?
How many main pieces of advice does the speaker give? What are they?
- Limit the perspective.
- Character (?)
- Setting (?)
- Use dramatic irony.
- Cliffhangers.
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Homework: finish exercise 6.1 (Cengage p. 118-119, numbers 12-18)
12 this method = satellite photography
13 them = American importers
14 where = New York City
   the time = the 1920s
   there = Paris
15 this creature = anemone
   it = nest OR clownfish (It’s not totally clear, but also the distinction isn’t important.)
16 his = Hamlin Garland
   his mentor = William Dean Howells
17 they = fats
   these = basic types of nutrients / fats, carbs, and protein
   which = the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K
   some = fats
18 there = the Wisconsin Dells
   others = formations
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Longman p. 24-25 - Take 10 minutes to answer the vocabulary and reference questions about coral.
1 A
2 C
3 B
4 A
5 B
6 D
7 A
8 C
9 D (“bore” in this context means to cut a hole in something)
10 B
11 D
12 B
13 A
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That coral is common is due to the fact that they reproduce quickly rather than the fact that they are hardy life-forms. - This could mean that they are hardy, but that isn’t the reason they’re common.
They cannot survive in water that is too dirty and they need water… - This means they are not “easily able to withstand external forces of nature”, so they are not hardy.
(Hardy is explained in the text as “easily able to withstand external forces of nature”.)
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BREAK
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Oxford p. 70-71 - Try to answer the questions about Calories in 5 minutes. (Skim and scan for the answers.)
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 b
5 d
6 b
7 c
8 c
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p. 72-74 - Take 10 minutes to answer the questions about Gandhi’s hunger strikes.
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
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 Question Types:
- main idea (content or purpose)/gist
- detail/factual
- purpose
- inference
- attitude/stance
- organization/method
- function
- prediction
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Purpose Question: “Why does the speaker talk about _____?”
	(This is essentially the same as reading purpose questions.)
Attitude Question: “How does the speaker feel about _____?”
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DELTA p. 215 - Examples of how purpose questions are phrased and some possible purposes.
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Handout (Cengage) p. 309-310 - Listen and take notes about the conversation. Then answer the questions.
1 D
2 A
At first, how does the man feel about the debate program? How does the woman feel?
p. 310-311 - Do the same with this conversation.
3 B
4 A
5 C
6 A
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p. 312-313 - Listen to the discussion in a history class and answer the questions
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 A
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Homework: finish the handout (The link to the audio is in your email. The second listening starts at 9m30s in the audio track.)