TOEFL Listening Lecture Part 1 ( Further Explanation)

Hello,

I took some notes on the lecture about TOEFL Speaking I posted yesterday. Use the notes and the video to your advantage. They are both a great resource.

TOEFL Speaking Lecture Part 1


Notes

Grading

·        Organization or Topic Development

·        Language Use

·        Delivery

*** Review TOEFL Rubric***

6 Areas of TOEFL

2 Independent Speaking Questions- Your job is to give a choice. Then, give examples and reasons why you made your choice. (For example, Talk about a book you recently read.)

2 Integrated Questions-  You will have one reading passage, and one listening passage. Then, you must speak about both.

2 Categorizing/ Summarizing – Only listening.

Further Explanation

1.     

Question 1 & 2

·        Make a choice (5-7 seconds)

·        Give a reason why (17 seconds)

·        Added example/detail

·        Give another reason  (17 seconds)

·        Added example/detail

·        Conclusion (5 seconds)

*** One reason is ok. Just make it longer****

***Examples must be relevant. But, they can’t check if it is true.***

Question 1 and 2 Example Structure

Choice

Reason- To begin

Added example

Give another reason- Not only

Added example

Conclusion

*** Outline while speaker reads question***

*** Try to get good at finishing the question***

Question 3

Question Type- Summarize Reading

·        What  (University notice- closed library, building something, school closed)

·        Why

Opinion

Reasons- comes from the why

Details