MODEL TEST 7IWRmNG SECTION 499 WRITING SECTION The Writing section tests your ability to write essays in English similar to those that you would write in college courses.. You will hav
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o Now listen to a short conversation between a student and her friend
Question
Describe the woman's problem and the two suggestions that her friend makes about how to handle it What do you think the woman shoIJld do, and why?
Preparation Time: 20 seconds
Recording Time: 60 seconds
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Using the main points and examples from the lecture, describe the three parts of a fax
Preparation Time: 20 seconds
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The Writing section tests your ability to write essays in English similar to those that you would write in college courses
During the test, you will write two essays The integrated essay asks for your response to an
and listen, but notes are not graded You may use your notes to write the essay The lecture will be spoken, but the directions and the questions will be written You will have 20 minutes to plan, write, and revise your response Typically, a good essay lor the integrated topic will
The independent essay usually asks for your opinion about a familiar topic You will have
30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your response Typically, a good essay fOf the indepen
dent topic will require that you write 300-350 words
A dock on the screen will show you how much time you have to complete each essay
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ture on the same topic First , read the passage and take notes Then, listen to tile lecture and take notes Finally, write your response to the writing question Typically, a good response will
require that you write 1 50-225 words
Reading Passage
Time: 3 minutes
lem must be identified correctly Psychologists refer to this step as problem re,:r
resantation For many problems, figuring out which information is relevant and
which is extraneous can be diffICUlt and can interfere with arriving at a good
solution Clearly, before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious what the
problem is; however, this is not as easy as it might seem One obstacle 10
effi-cient problem representation is functional fixedness that is allowing
precon-ceived notions and even prejudices to color the facts Most people tend to see
objects and events in certain fixed ways, and by being inllexible in viewing the
problem, they may be unable to notice the tools for the solution Once the
the altematives for a solution A common way to evaluate alternatives is to write
them down and then make a list of advantages and disadvantages for each
were successful for problems in the past Ahhough that can be helpful most of
the mental set mUSI be abandoned and new alternatives must be explored
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Question
You are planning to study abroad Whal do you think you will like and dislike aboul lhis eKperi· 61lCe? Why? Use specific reasons and delals 1 0 support your answer
this Is the end or Model Test 7
To check your answers, refer to "Explanatory or Example Answers and
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ANSWERS AND AUDIO SCRIPTS FOR
PRACTICE ACTIVITIES IN CHAPTER 3
, Settlement Patterns
2 The Functions 01 Art
3 Language Development
4 How Important Is Relativity?
5 Causes 01 Schizophrenia
6 Evaluating Kohlberg's Theory
7 Types 01 financial SeMces
8 A HiStory 01 Plate Teetonlcs
10 Black Holes
PIw:rH:E Acrrmr 2
classification or comparison and contrast classification
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persuasiOn orevaluatiOn cause and effect
persuasion or evaluation
classifk:atlon
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cause and effect or problem and solutiOn definitiOn or deSCription
( ) Aetlvlty 2 CD 2, Track 4 Uslan 10 pan 01 a lecture In an astronomy class
1 Usten to part 01 a IechIre In a business class
2 Usten to part 01 a lecture In a music appreciation class
3 Usten to part 01 a lecture In a biology class
4 Usten to part 01 a lecture In an anthropology class
5 Usten to part 01 a lecture In an engineering class
6 Usten to part 01 a lecture In a linguistics class
7 Usten to part of a lecture In an art history class
8 Listen 10 part 01 a lecture In a psychology class
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9, LiSlen 10 part 01 a lectUie In a geology class,
10 Usten to part 01 a lecture In a history class
( } Activity 3, CD 2, Track 5
1 I have S8Veral slides 01 mosaic art, mostly lrom the filth century
2 RighI So last Ume we were discussing uh, mullinallonal companies Today we're going to look at
global companies
3 Well, today's Iect1.Ire Is about /igfll yeatS
4 So , if you read the chapter In your textbook, Ihe one about Insurance, then you have some
back-ground lor today's Ieetllre
5 Although MaJthus's theofy 01 population Is s~1I Important, I'm going to share a dillerent approach
with you today called demographic ltansition
6 Okay then, let's begin our diSCUSSion 01 marshland ha/)ilats
7 Sorry about the mlKup with our classroom on the schedule I'm glad you Iound us So this will be the
room well be using for the rest 01 Ihe semesler 0Ic:9y then let's 96t on with oor dlsctJssIon 01
igneous rocks
8 From your syllabus, you know thai today we're talking alxlut adobe constnJction, specifICally, how it
can be adapted to modem architecture
9 Let's ask ourselves this simple Question: how does an anlibioticmake you well?
10 All right We've been talking about reptiles Now let's turn our attentlon to amphibians
There are three arguments In:5l.lppor1 o protecting endangered species
Aesthetic juStilicaliOn
VariOus lorms of nature Inlluence
the life eKperience 01 human beings
In a positive way
Ecological setf·intetest assumes
that a balance 01 nature benelits
all species
Moral justification asserts that
the creatures themselves have rights
uniquely beautiful appreciated universally In art and literature Impof18f1t to the religious community
perform essential lunctions
eK unique carrier of a cure lor a human disease
to protect ourselves, we must protect other species United Nations Wand Charter IOf
Narure-all species have the right to exist human beings have the responsibility to p'eserve all species
The professor does not directly promote any argument, but advocacy lor the protection of endangered
species is implied in the lecture
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1 According to Mead, the set! has two sides: the "I" and the "me."
The "I" rep!"e5eflts the
individUcllity ola pe!"son
The "me" repre5eflts the
For instanee, a sponlaneous reaction might reveal the "I."
This part 01 the self ill less predictable because it is unique
It is predk:table becallse social conlormity is
nelltron slars, like IlghlhollSOS
lelt by sUpe!"oova explosions
11 wil1 probably spin about hall as last two thousand
4 Frederick Carl Frieseke was an American impressionist
Paris in 1897
He studied with Whistler in lhe late 1800s
lhe salons
Monet was experimenUng with the effects of
sunlight
The style 01 Monet and his school is known as
Impressionism
In Normandy, he began to paint indoor settings
In his later work, he began 10 use a darller palette
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