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TOEFL: Speaking & Listening

TOEFL: Speaking & Listening. Catherine Heimsoth Clare MacKenzie “Training of the Trainers” September 2013. Objectives. Review TOEFL test sections -- overview Review guidelines for giving a TOEFL prep workshop Discuss workshop ideas for the Speaking & Listening sections

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TOEFL: Speaking & Listening

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  1. TOEFL:Speaking & Listening Catherine Heimsoth Clare MacKenzie “Training of the Trainers” September 2013

  2. Objectives • Review TOEFL test sections -- overview • Review guidelines for giving a TOEFL prep workshop • Discuss workshop ideas for the Speaking & Listening sections • Share resources and strategies for TOEFL prep • Plan a 1-hour workshop on ONE test-taking skill

  3. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXAM: READING 3-5 passages 12-14 questions / passage 60-100 minutes TIPS SKIM to get the main idea of each paragraph (title + 1st sentence of each paragraph) SCAN for key words to answer detail & negative fact questions No more than 1-2 minutes / question Answer all questions: for difficult questions, guess & go back later using the “Review” button at the end

  4. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXAM: LISTENING Listening tasks come in sets of 3 (two or three sets) 1 conversation: 3-5 minutes between a man and a woman 1 lecture: 4-6 minutes of a professor delivering a speech by him- or herself 1 discussion lecture: 4-6 minutes of a professor interacting with students Questions for each task: 1 conversation: 5 questions 1 lecture: 6 questions 1 discussion lecture: 6 questions Ten minutes to complete each set of 17 questions

  5. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXAM: SPEAKING Independent Speaking Question 1: Familiar topics Preparation time: 15 seconds Response time: 45 Seconds Question 2: Expressing Opinion Preparation time: 15 seconds Response time: 45 Seconds Integrated Speaking Questions 3: Read/ Listen/ Speak Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 60 seconds Question 4: Read/ Listen/ Speak Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 60 seconds Questions 5: Listen/ Speak Preparation time: 20 seconds Response time: 60 seconds Question 6: Listen/ Speak Preparation time: 20 seconds Response time: 45 seconds

  6. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXAM: WRITING Independent Writing 30 minutes to write Ideal word count: 400 words 5 Question Types: Integrated Writing: Read / Listen / Write 3 minutes to read Listen to 2-minute lecture on the same topic Reading passage appears again 20 minutes to write (summarize & explain different perspective) Ideal word count: 250 words

  7. Workshop Guidelines • Review Structure • Introduce ONE test-taking skill • PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE • Suggest self-study strategies

  8. The Big Three • Time & Structure • Always Guess • Practice Under Test Conditions

  9. Speaking • Note Taking • Effective Use of Prep Time • Question Types & Response Structure • Summarizing Skills & Paraphrasing

  10. Speaking Activities • Would You Rather? (Question 2) • Controversial Statements Flashcards (Question 2) • Word Association (Vocabulary Building) • Taboo ( • Yaddiyadda (Context Clues) • The Wind Blows

  11. Speaking Practice Tips • Read out loud • Practice response structure (repeatedly!) • Time responses • Strengthen arguments (Question 2)

  12. Listening • Note Taking • Campus Vocabulary • Identifying Relationships & Main Ideas

  13. Listening Extras • English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast • Available on iTunes • YouTube -> mp3 file • http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ • Watch movies without subtitles • Think of ways to describe the person’s attitude

  14. Your turn… • Plan a 1-hour workshop focusing on ONE test-taking skill. • Guidelines: • Objectives: What skill will the teachers leave with? • Materials: What do you need? • Warm Up: How will you introduce the test-taking skill? • TOEFL Application: How/when do you use this skill on the TOEFL? • Practice: What activities will you do? • Wrap Up: Will you give them resources? How can teachers continue studying independently?

  15. Looking ahead… • What’s your goal for TOEFL workshops in your province in the next six months? • What do you need to do next week?

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