Tài liệu Sparpening skills for the toefl ibt part 14 doc

For the first task, you will read a passage and listen to a lecture.. You will then write a response to a question based on what you read and hear.. For the second task, you will write a

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Track51 Now listen to a conversation between two students

Track 52 The students discuss two possible solutions to the woman's problem Describe the i

problem Then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why

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Question 6

Track 53 Now listen to part of a talk in a biology class

Track 54 Using points and examples from the talk, explain what homeostasis is and how it

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Writing Section

Directions

This section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment

There are two tasks in this section For the first task, you will read a passage and listen to a lecture You will then write a response to a question based on what you read and hear For the second task, you will write a response to a question based on your own knowledge and experience

Now, read the directions for the first writing task

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Integrated Writing Directions

For this task, you will have three minutes to read a passage about an academic topic You may take notes while reading if you wish The passage will then disappear and you will hear a lecture about the same topic While listening, you may also take notes

You will then have twenty minutes to write a response to a question related to the relationship between the lecture and the reading passage Answer the question as completely as possible using information from both the reading passage and the lecture The question will not ask you to express a personal opinion The reading passage will appear again when it is time for you to Start writing You may use your notes from the lecture and the reading to help you answer the question

Typically, an effective response for this task will be 150 to 225 words long Your response will

be graded on the quality of your writing and on the completeness and accuracy of the information you include in your response If you finish your response before your time has run out, you may

go to the second writing task

Now, you will see the reading passage for three minutes Remember that the passage will be available to you again while you are writing Immediately after the reading time ends, the lecture will begin Be sure to keep your headset on until the lecture has ended

When you are ready to continue, go to the next page

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The myth of Theseus describes an ancient high civilization on

the island of Crete, which ruled over mainland Greece The

Cretans required the Greeks to send young men and women in

tribute They were placed in a giant maze called the labyrinth

and had to face the Minotaur, a monster with the body of a

giant and the head of a bull The myth caused historians to

wonder if a powerful Cretan kingdom had existed at one time,

but until 1900 there was no proof of any kind In that year,

Arthur Evans, a museum director at Oxford, discovered the

remains of a great palace at Knossos in Crete The palace was

very grand and complex, and had been built with sophisticated

techniques To Evans, its maze-like complexity brought to mind

images of the mythical labyrinth

Evans also discovered many works of art, including paintings

and sculptures One of the most famous of these paintings

shows a young man somersaulting over the back of a charging

bull There were similar images of bulls among the other art

works as well, indicating that bulls were very important to the

Cretans This fact, along with the labyrinthine quality of the

palace at Knossos, led Evans to conclude that the story of

Theseus, though expressed as mythology, was derived from

historical facts Evans did not think there had been an actual

Minotaur, but it was clear to him that the Cretans had been

culturally and militarily superior to the mainland Greeks, and

therefore ruled over them Moreover, Evans believed that Cretan

culture was the basis of the later, more well known accomplishments

of the Greeks, from philosophy to literature to architecture

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Track 56 Question: Summ arize the points in the lecture you just heard, explaining how

they cast doubt on Evans's findings and theory

The myth of Theseus describes an ancient high civilization on

the island of Crete, which ruled over mainland Greece The

Cretans required the Greeks to send young men and women in

tribute They were placed in a giant maze called the labyrinth

and had to face the Minotaur, a monster with the body of a

giant and the head of a bull The myth caused historians to

wonder if a powerful Cretan kingdom had existed at one time,

but until 1900 there was no proof of any kind In that year,

Arthur Evans, a museum director at Oxford, discovered the

remains of a great palace at Knossos in Crete The palace was

very grand and complex, and had been built with sophisticated

techniques To Evans, its maze-like complexity brought to mind

images of the mythical labyrinth

Evans also discovered many works of art, including paintings

and sculptures One of the most famous of these paintings

shows a young man somersaulting over the back of a charging

bull There were similar images of bulls among the other art

works as well, indicating that bulls were very important to the

Cretans This fact, along with the labyrinthine quality of the

palace at Knossos, led Evans to conclude that the story of

Theseus, though expressed as mythology, was derived from

historical facts Evans did not think there had been an actual

Minotaur, but it was clear to him that the Cretans had been

culturally and militarily superior to the mainland Greeks, and

therefore ruled over them Moreover, Evans believed that Cretan

culture was the basis of the later, more well known accomplishments

of the Greeks, from philosophy to literature to architecture

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Independent Writing Directions —

For this task, you will write a response to a question that asks you to present, explain, and support your opinion on an issue You will have thirty minutes to write your response to the question

Typically, an effective response for this task will contain a minimum of 300 words Your response will be graded on the quality of your writing This includes the development of your ideas, the organization of the content, and the quality and accuracy of the language used to express ideas

When you are ready to continue, go to the next page

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Question:

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

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