2018-03-28 TOEFL: reading fact listening detail

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7KSfjv4Oq0
How many different aspects that change with size did the video discuss?
3: falling, water, and air
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Homework: finish the handout (Cengage p. 35-42)
Compare your answers with your partner and try to convince them of your own answers if you disagree.
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 B “In the next 300 years” (C is not unreasonable - the given years are 550 and 1100 AD)
5 C
6 B
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 B
11 C
12 D
13 D (2, 3, 4 strings = course, each course = 1 note, 12-22 courses = 12-22 notes)
14 C
15 A (Negative fact questions often require scanning the whole passage.)
16 B
17 A
18 C
19 A
20 C
21 D
22 B
23 A
24 C
25 C
26 D
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Listening Question Types:
- purpose
- detail (These include the table completion questions.)
- attitude
- function
- main idea (purpose or content)
- organization (how is the lecture organized?)
- prediction
- inference
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DELTA CD 1.5 - Listen and take notes on the lecture about hearing loss.
How is sound intensity measured? decibels
How does the professor order the examples? quiet to loud
At what decibel level does the risk of hearing loss begin? 90 dB
Which sounds could contribute to hearing loss? jet engine (140), car horn (100), rock band (125)
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DELTA p. 206 exercise 2.2.A - Listen and take notes. Then answer the detail questions.
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 B
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p. 207 exercise 2.2.B
1 C
2 C D
3 A
4 B D
5 B D
6 B
7 C
8 B
9 A C
10 B
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Handout (Oxford) - Listen to the conversation and take notes.
Then answer the questions on p. 228.
1 b d e
2 c
3 b
4 b
5 a
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Listen and take notes for the questions on p. 236. Then compare your notes with a partner. Did you catch the same important information from the discussion? Did you organize your notes in the same way?
Then answer the questions.
1 d
2 b c e
3 a
4 c
5 d
6 b
Listen to the conversation and then answer the questions on p. 237 and 238.
1 c
2 b c d
3 c
4 d
5 c
(Note: The correct spelling is “Kurzweil”.)
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What is a “term” in a university context?
- The period of time for which a course runs. (Often, but not always, called semesters.)
midterm exam: an exam to do in the middle of a term
term paper: a paper that you have to write during a term, which probably takes most or all of the term to complete
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Speaking Section: six tasks, 5m30s of speaking time, total time of about 20 minutes
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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DELTA p. 286 - read the announcement, then listen to the conversation.
What is his opinion and why does he have this opinion?
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Your response could have these parts:
1 Introduction: summarize the announcement
2 “Thesis”: state the speaker’s opinion
3 Lead-in: “The man gives two reasons for his opinion.”
4 First reason: There are problems with the main cafeteria.
5 Details/examples: It’s always crowded, no bike parking.
6 Second reason: There are advantages to having more small eating areas.
7 Details/examples: Classes are all over, so it’s good if food is all over too. More options like BBQ are nice.