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Exercise 3.7.4

Read the passage and then listen to the recording To make this practice more like the real test, cover the passage and question while you are listening You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak Record your response on a cassette

Reading Time — 45 seconds

ON-CAMPUS HOUSING

Most first-year students live on campus, and virtually all of them have one or more

roommates Living on campus has many advantages, with varying accommodations available through the Housing Office On-campus housing includes four apartment buildings and eight dormitories With living units ranging from one-, two-, and four-bedroom apartments, to single and double dormitory rooms, students are close to classrooms and other campus

facilities The university also offers “specialty dorms” designated by academic major; these are good ways to meet people with interests similar to yours

Now cover the passage and question Listen to the recording When you hear the question, uncover the question and begin preparing your response

&@) SPEAKING, Track 19

The man expresses his opinion about the woman’s desire to live on-campus State his

opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion

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Preparation Time ~ 30 seconds

Response Time ~ 60 seconds

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Exercise 3.7.B

Read the passage and then listen to the recording To make this practice more like the real test, cover the

passage and question while you are listening, You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60

seconds to speak Record your response on a cassette

Reading Time ~ 45 seconds

DEPRESSION

When a person is overwhelmed by an emotional crisis and cannot cope with daily life,

he or she may be suffering from depression Depression ranges in severity but affects

approximately 20 percent of adults Symptoms include feelings of hopelessness, sadness,

and despair; loss of interest and pleasure in things; weight loss or weight gain; difficulty

falling asleep or sleeping more than usual; lack of motivation; and loss of energy In cases

of mild or situational depression, the symptoms usually decline with a change of scenery

or routine, or once the problem that caused the depression disappears PNINvebicy

Now cover the passage and question Listen to the recording When you hear the question, uncover the

question and begin preparing your response

€@ SPEAKING, Track 20

Describe the form of depression discussed in the lecture, explaining its causes, symptoms,

and treatment,

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Preparation Time — 30 seconds

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Exercise 3.7.C

passage and question while you are listening You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you

answer the question After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60

seconds to speak Record your response on a cassette

THE PROGRAM SEMINAR

‘The program seminar is the primary mode of instruction for students at Central College

A program of study might involve 80 students and four faculty members, but most of class

time is spent in small group discussions—the seminar Seminar content centers on a theme

or issue relevant to the program For students, the close interaction with faculty and fellow students provides perspective through differing viewpoints, and depth through concentrated

group effort Students learn to express themselves and to work cooperatively—two traits that

our graduates have found particularly helpful in their lives and careers

Now cover the passage and question Listen to the recording When you hear the question, uncover the question and begin preparing your response

The woman expresses her opinion about seminars State her opinion and explain the

reasons she gives for holding that opinion

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Response Time — 60 seconds

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Exercise 3.7.D

passage and question while you are listening You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60

seconds to speak Record your response on a cassette,

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM Abstract expressionism was a movement in painting that emerged in New York City in

the 1940s and attained prominence in American art in the following decade It emphasized

personal expression, freedom from accepted artistic values, attention to surface qualities of

paint such as brushstroke and texture, and the use of huge canvases Abstract expressionism

valued the act of painting itself, including the accidents that happen while painting For this

reason, it is sometimes also called action painting The movement influenced many later

schools of art, especially in the use of color and material ONINV4dS

Now cover the passage and question Listen to the recording When you hear the question, uncover the

question and begin preparing your response

@ SPEAKING, Track 22

The professor describes the painting style of Jackson Pollock Explain how Pollock's style

made him a leading artist of the movement called abstract expressionism

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Key points for Exercises 3.7.A through 3.7.D are on page 589

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Qian ENSION

1 Share and discuss your recorded response to one of the speaking questions in Exercises 3.7

through 3.7.D Work in a group of three or four students Listen to each student's recorded response Discuss each student's response by answering the following questions:

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What key points does the speaker make in the response? Do these points accurately convey information from the conversation/lecture and reading?

What examples, explanation, or other details from the conversation/lecture are included?

Do they successfully develop the speaker's points?

c Can the response be easily understood? Why or why not?

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e Is the response coherent? Why or why not? Does the response answer the question effectively? Why or why not?

Make suggestions that will help each student improve in the future

Choose one of the reading passages from Exercises 3.7.A through 3.7.D as the topic of a small group discussion Work in a group of three or four students Read the passage and then talk about it

in your group for five minutes, What did you already know about the topic? What is your opinion

of the topic? Do you have any personal knowledge or experience of the topic? Do you know of any similar concepts or examples? At the end of five minutes, allow five more minutes to summarize three or four points that your group made about the topic Write down these points, and choose a member of your group to read them to the whole class

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3.8 Integrated Speaking: Summarizing

a Problem and Solutions

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Listen to a conversation between two students:

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What is the topic of the conversation?

What problem does the woman have?

What does the man suggest the woman do?

What do you think of the man’s suggestions?

What do you think the woman should do?

Why do you think she should do that?

‘One type of speaking question on the TOEFL will have a similar discussion of a problem and solutions You

will listen to a conversation and then speak about what you have heard You will describe the problem and talk about possible solutions, including your own opinion on how to solve the problem,

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‘Two of the integrated speaking tasks on the TOEFL involve the two language skills of listening and speaking In the first listening-speaking task you will:

listen to a short conversation in which the speakers discuss a problem and solutions; +2 summarize the situation that the speakers discuss; and

+2 state your opinion about the solution to the problem

A summary is a brief report of the important ideas To summarize is to state the major ideas from the conversation in a shorter form In the first listening-speaking task, the major ideas will concern

a problem and suggestions for how to solve it Listen for a description of the problem Listen for possible solutions to the problem Take notes about the problem and suggested solutions

Speakers may use the following expressions to point out problems and possible solutions

Describe Problems

The problem is I can’t figure out

1 need help with _——_ Tả like to fe I’m having trouble If1 _, then T can’t Suggest Solutions

‘You need to Here’s what you could do

You should The best thing to do would be

For the listening-speaking task, you have 20 seconds to prepare your response Read the question carefully Review the notes you took while listening Select information from the conversation that you can use to answer the question Think about what you will say

‘Two trained evaluators will listen to your response They will rate your speaking on how well you:

-* convey relevant information from the conversation;

.— state and support your opinion about the problem;

_* express ideas coherently; and

_* make yourself understood by speaking clearly

Your response will be easier to understand if each sentence conveys a complete thought Keep the structure of your sentences fairly simple Use transitions to connect ideas and make your speech more coherent Use the vocabulary that you are familiar with

Your response will be easier to understand if you speak in phrases This means grouping words together into idea units For example, look at this sentence:

“However, her landlord said she can’t have a pet, but the woman wants to keep

the cat.”

This sentence is easier to understand if it is spoken in phrases, like this:

“However, / her landlord said / she can't have a pet, / but the woman wants / to

keep the cat.”

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8 Listen again to the sample conversation, Listen for key words and expressions that identify the

problem and possible solutions:

(Narrator)

Listen to a conversation between two students,

W: Say, Lenny, do you know anyone who wants a cat?

M: A cat? No Why?

W: Well, this poor little cat showed up outside my apartment one day He was hungry

and cold, so I gave him some cheese, and now he’s still hanging around My

landlord found out and said | have to get rid of it because pets aren’t allowed

You shoulda’: be feeding it Ifyou stop siving # food, it wil go away

I know, I know, but he’s so hungry I like the cat, and I want him to have a good

home Actually, I'd like to keep him myself

: Well, if that’s the case, then you'd better look for another apartment—one that

allows pets

T hate to do that My apartment is so close to campus

: Why don’t you give the cat to your mother? She likes animals,

My mother already has two cats, so I don’t know

Well, you'd better do something fast, or your landlord will throw you out

(Narrator)

Describe the woman’ problem and the suggestions the man makes about how to solve

it What do you think the woman should do, and why?

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9 The above task requires you to do four things: (1) describe the woman's problem, (2) describe the man’s suggestions about what to do, (3) state your opinion about what the woman should do, and (4) explain why you think the woman should do that

The key points in the conversation are:

_ The woman's problem is that she has found a cat but cannot keep it because pets are not allowed in her apartment

~ The man suggests that she stop feeding the cat so it will go away

_- The man suggests that she look for an apartment that allows pets

~2 The man suggests that she give the cat to her mother

Here is a successful response by a student:

“The woman has a problem It's a cat that is hungry However, her landlord said she can’t have

a pet, but the woman wants to keep the cat The man makes one suggestion to look for another

apartment The man also suggests she give the cat to her mother However, her mother already

has two cats, so it's a problem | think the woman should ask her mother please take care of thé cat The reason is she can visit the cat, and later she can look for an apartment.”

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Exercise 3.8.A

Listen to the recording for each question below To make this practice more like the real test, cover the question while you are listening You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question When you hear the question, uncover the question and begin preparing your response You have

20 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak Record your response on a cassette ,

QUESTION 1

Describe the man’s problem and the suggestions the woman makes about what he should

do What do you think the man should do, and why?

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QUESTION 2

O SPEAKING, Track 26

Describe the woman’s problem and the suggestions her adviser makes about how to solve

it What do you think the woman should do, and why?

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QUESTION 3

O SPEAKING, Track 27

Describe the man’s problem and the suggestions the woman makes about how he should deal with it What do you think the man should do, and why?

&@) Stop

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QUESTION 4

«> SPEAKING, Track 28

The students discuss two possible solutions to the woman’s problem Describe the prob-

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

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Question 5

Describe the man’s situation and the suggestions his professor makes about what he should

do What do you think the man should do, and why?

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Key points for Exercise 3.8.4 are on page 590

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Tiêu đề	Developing a topic
Trường học	Central College
Thể loại	Practice exercise

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