IELTS 1st Lesson Goal: - Make a study plan. - Talk about target score, Band _/9. - Familiarize
with the test. Take a practice test. Size it up, compare our grade with our
target grade. - Speaking. Learn about the speaking test. Practice some sample
questions. Practice our speaking skill.
Objective: -Find out if
s/he wants a lot of advice or if she wants to be heard. Find out if s/he wants
me to make a list of mistakes s/he make. - Find out if s/he's done the IELTS before. - Look at the practice test. -Discuss the speaking section. - Assess
her with the practice questions. - Talk about the news.
Materials: The 8 week
study plan, use this to make our own, with dates. Bring in a practice test.
Anticipated
problems/solutions: -S/he doesn't get a chance to speak, I lecture and don't
listen./ I incorporate more questions and listening time into this plan than
monologue. Say this, "As your teacher, I need feedback from you, you know
best. Please tell me if I am speaking too fast or if I say an unknown
word." - She might get scared from the beginning because of low pre-test
scores or the weight of the test in general. / Say this, "there's no
tricks in the IELTS for better or worse. The often are looking for a specific
grammar to get full points on a section and they're judging you based on everything from pronunciation to word choice and phrasing. They want a variety of vocabulary.
There are no tricks, but there are however, hints. Look at our first independent speaking sample
question.
"What friend would you like to go on a holiday with?" Your
answer should start _________ "
The International English Language Testing System
-"Tell me what you
know about the test." "Students who make a study plan score higher on
the test, shall we make a study plan?"
-Show the 8 week plan,
-"What was your
grade on the practice IELTS? what is your target grade?"
-"There are 4 parts
of the IELTS test corresponding to the 4 basic language skills. Some perform
better on the speaking test other's better on the writing test. The test also
features combinations, for example, we are going to look at some of the sample
speaking questions that ask you to listen to a recording and summarize the
recording, which unifies listening and speaking. How do you feel about these
combinations of skills?"
-Please rate on a scale
of 1 - 10 how important these goals are to you. Note taking, paraphrasing and
summarization, increasing your vocablary, improving your pronunciation,
reviewing grammar, developing learer strageties such as settig goals and
organizing a study schedule.
Speaking - "There
are 6 tasks which progressively get more topic specific and .
Independent Speaking
Question 1
Who would you like to go
on a trip abroad with? Describe this person and say why he/she would be a good
travel companion for you?
Independent Speaking
Question 2
Your university is
planning to allow students to watch TV in their dormitories. What is your
opinion and why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV in
dormitories? Include reasons and examples to support your response.
Independent Speaking
Question 3
Read the Short Passage
Starting next Monday,
the children-tutoring center is going to be moved to building NE10 from
building SE10. It has been experiencing a decline in enrolment and there is too
much unused space, so it is being moved to a smaller building. NE10 is located
in the southeast corner of the campus. All currently enrolled students can get
additional information from the school library.
The woman expresses her
opinion about the announcement. State her opinion and explain the reasons that
she gives for holding that opinion.
Independent Speaking
Question 4:
Read the Short Passage
Paradox of the choice is
a concept regarding the overwhelming choices humans deal with today. By having
too many choices, people's expecations rise. That high expectation will result
in a bitter disappointment, which ultimately causes anxiety when trying to make
a decision.
Paradox Of The Choice
Using The Main Points
And Examples Describe Paradox Of The Choice.
Preparation Time: 30
seconds
Recording Time: 60
seconds
Integrated Speaking Question
5: Family Dinner
The two people talk
about the woman's problem. Describe the problem and state which of the two
solutions you prefer and why. (listening at www.toeflnetwork.com)
Integrated Speaking
Question 6: Co-evolution
Using the main point and
examples from the lecture, describe Co-evolution.(toeflnetwork.com)
Test is on the 21st of
November.
Wants to spend extra time
with listening
Got a bit distracted
during the listeing test, trying to read at the same time, easy to write
Some students want to know if
there is a highlighting option on the reading section.
Let's talk about these
skills and their level of importance to you,
-Note taking,
-Paraphrasing and
summarization,
-Increasing your
vocablary,
-Improving your
pronunciation,
-Reviewing grammar, letting the student know if he makes systymatical errors, analize your writing
-Developing leaner
strageties such as settig goals and organizing a study schedule. YES
Writing assessment-
Thesis -
structure -
content -
grammar/speling -
word choice -
vocabulary -
TOEFL
Listeing
Aim:Get comfortable with
the listening section of the TOEFL, Practice our note taking skills,
focus on fluency and understanding at speed.
Objective:1) go over
practice test 1 reading answer key (panspermia). 2) talk about the listening
Practice test part a) osmosoregulators - vocab b) student and professor conversation
about changing majors -
Materials: Cambridge
practice test 1 answer keys, talk about listing
Anticipated
problems/solutions
In listeing section: how
can we apply these skills?
Note taking, - We can't
skim or scan the text so we need to take the main idea and the keywords not the
whole sentences, same with examples
Paraphrasing and
summarization,
Vocablary, Are there any
special concerns to consider? If I hear a word I don't know I will try to
replace it.
Pronunciation, same
question:
Time management: so far
no problems with this
Grammar,
What are our goals and
what will our study schedule be for this. Today we will do a practice test.
Use the resources in
your community to practice listening to English: visit places where it's spoken,
any ideas?
Prepare for academic
situations, we can maximize our vocabulary power by doubling up on skills.
Before we practice these skills I would like to give you 2 word that will help
you understand the listeings. Estuary, salinity and brackish defintions are
given, these words you will probably understand Physiological and Adaptations
And the first word they
pause on is Osmoregulaters, which relates to osmosis.
variable, varying
breeding season
hatch
The first listeing
example will play and afterwards followed by the first question and than the
timer will start. You must answer the questions in order and you won't be able
to go back after you've answered questions. On certain questions, relevent parts
will be repeated but you can't replay the recording.
part a)Ok let's listen
Let's focus a bit on
note taking- we are going to apply many of the things we discussed in the
reading section in the listening section too. For example we should understand
the speakers' intention, and some of the details about their story. think
Who,what,why,where,when,how.
-Write down only what
you hear. Be carful not to interpret information based on your personal
understanding or knowledge of the topic. Answer questions based on what was
actually discussed in the talk.
-develop a note-taking
stragetgy to help you organize formation into a hierarchy of main points ad
supporting details.
- make
sure your notes follow the organiation of the lecture
-
listen for erlated ideas relationships wthing a lecture and make sure you
summarize simlar information together.
- use
notes to write a summary.
3.)listen for signals
part b) is usually a
coversation between a student and a professor about school stuff, academic
vocab. How is your academic vocabulary? How many majors can you list?-
Now lets talk about how
we can prepare for an academic situation, visit academic classes, cultural
centers, or museums where people are talking in English about their work.
-Before you arrive
read assigned chapters or background information on academic topics.
-Visit
lectures on a variety of topics
Watch presentations and
replay them several times
-
repeat parts to better understand
- stop in
the middle to predict what will come next.
-practice
listening to longer lectures, keep your attention sharp by taking organized
notes.
part c) is usually an
academic discussion
Let's talk about the
organization or structure of these lectures
-
Leture or presentation - inteoduction, body and conclusion
-narrative
story - beginning , middle and end
Learn to recognize
different styles of organiation
-theory
and evidence
- cause ad effet
- steps of a
process
-
comparison of two things
Think about the propose
of a lecture.
"what
is the profeessor trying to accomplish in this lecture?
part d)
Thre are 3 types of
questions
basic
comprehension questions
pragmatic understanding
questions
connecting information
questions
You will have to
identify the main idea, determine the purpose, understand detail
TOEFL Reading lesson
Aim:Get comfortable with
the listening section of the TOEFL, Practice our note taking skills,
focus on fluency and understanding at speed.
Objective:1) go over
practice test 1 reading answer key (panspermia). 2) talk about the listening
Practice test part a) osmosoregulators - vocab b) student and professor
conversation about changing majors -
Materials: Cambridge
practice test 1 answer keys, talk about listing
Anticipated
problems/solutions
In listeing section: how
can we apply these skills?
Note taking, - We can't
skim or scan the text so we need to take the main idea and the keywords not the
whole sentences, same with examples
Paraphrasing and
summarization,
Vocablary, Are there any
special concerns to consider? If I hear a word I don't know I will try to
replace it.
Pronunciation, same
question:
Time management: so far
no problems with this
Grammar,
What are our goals and
what will our study schedule be for this. Today we will do a practice test.
Use the resources in
your community to practice listening to English: visit places where it's
spoken, any ideas?
Prepare for academic
situations, we can maximize our vocabulary power by doubling up on skills.
Before we practice these skills I would like to give you 2 word that will help
you understand the listeings. Estuary, salinity and brackish defintions are
given, these words you will probably understand Physiological and Adaptations
And the first word they
pause on is Osmoregulaters, which relates to osmosis.
variable, varying
breeding season
hatch
The first listeing
example will play and afterwards followed by the first question and than the
timer will start. You must answer the questions in order and you won't be able
to go back after you've answered questions. On certain questions, relevent
parts will be repeated but you can't replay the recording.
part a)Ok let's listen
Let's focus a bit on
note taking- we are going to apply many of the things we discussed in the
reading section in the listening section too. For example we should understand
the speakers' intention, and some of the details about their story. think
Who,what,why,where,when,how.
-Write down only what
you hear. Be carful not to interpret information based on your personal
understanding or knowledge of the topic. Answer questions based on what was
actually discussed in the talk.
-develop a note-taking
stragetgy to help you organize formation into a hierarchy of main points ad
supporting details.
- make
sure your notes follow the organiation of the lecture
-
listen for erlated ideas relationships wthing a lecture and make sure you
summarize simlar information together.
- use
notes to write a summary.
3.)listen for signals
part b) is usually a
coversation between a student and a professor about school stuff, academic
vocab. How is your academic vocabulary? How many majors can you list?-
Now lets talk about how
we can prepare for an academic situation, visit academic classes, cultural
centers, or museums where people are talking in English about their work.
-Before you
arrive read assigned chapters or background information on academic topics.
-Visit
lectures on a variety of topics
Watch presentations and
replay them several times
-
repeat parts to better understand
- stop in
the middle to predict what will come next.
-practice
listening to longer lectures, keep your attention sharp by taking organized
notes.
part c) is usually an
academic discussion
Let's talk about the
organization or structure of these lectures
-
Leture or presentation - inteoduction, body and conclusion
-narrative
story - beginning , middle and end
Learn to recognize
different styles of organiation
-theory
and evidence
- cause ad effet
- steps of a
process
-
comparison of two things
Think about the propose
of a lecture.
"what
is the profeessor trying to accomplish in this lecture?
part d)
Thre are 3 types of
questions
basic
comprehension questions
pragmatic understanding
questions
connecting information
questions
You will have to
identify the main idea, determine the purpose, understand detail
TOEFL Speaking
64 thesis- must pertain
to the main ideas of the reading passage and the lecture and must say whether
your ideas ares similar or opposite
Type 1 Independent essay
What if I blank out? just start writing, remember writing is thinking
Type 2) read he passage
about color and take notes
Plan Listen to the
recording and take notes
-take notes
reading
listening,
idea maps
-outlines and idea maps
General +specific ideas
+ 1general
1)Understand and answer
the question, stay on point. - If the question asks for your opinion, make sure
you write about what you think.
2)Use short simple
sentences - Good writer's can express complex idea simply,
Write
3)Give your esays a
beginning middle and end.
4)Thesis statement -
Directally answer the essay question, tell the reader what your opinion is. No
details. What your essay is about. gun control, Do you agree or disagree with
the following statement? politicians banking transactions should be public. Use
keywords from the question.
5) Master the
conditionals
6) Never begin a
sentences with and, but or because
7) different paragraphs
get different transition words - Point of view - Reporting verbs to restate the
ideas, Believe, think, suggest, describe, propose, assert, tell, warn, state,
say, point out, explain.
"
-Compare and contrast
Start with the hook -
transition - opinion
-write the supporting
details
- citing
- response
Revise
-revision checklist
-Check spelling and
punctuation
Pragmatic understanding
quetions, let's get these for Gizem
TOEFL Fınal Lesson Make a study plan, target score 100
-Please rate on a scale
of 1 - 10 how comfortable you feel with these skills
Speaking about your
personal experiences and preferences and opinions -
Pronunciation -
Understanding various
accents ie. English, American -
Taking notes from a
recording -
Taking notes from a
written passage -
Verbal paraphrasing and
summarization -
Vocablary -
Producing grammatically
correct sentences -
Self study-
Test structure
Familiarize with the
test. Speaking 6 tasks, preperation/speaking time will vary usually 30/60
Say personal experiences
or preferences * Say pros/cons than personal opinion * Read a short
announcement than listen to someone give their opinions, state the speaker's
opinion and reasons she gives for holding that opinion * Read a short passage
and using the main points, and examples to describe something * Listen to a
discussion between 2 people and respond with who you agree with and why * Listen
to an academic lecture and describe the topic.
*NOTES - Try to focus on
the present task, while reading pay attention to the text and write main ideas
and details
Familiarize with the
test. Reading 3 or 4 passages, usually 700 words from academic texts. 60-80
minutes 36-56 questions. The question is on one side of the screen and the
passage is on the other, it's best to read it quickly. In each passage you can
choose the order you answer questions. You can answer easy first. There is a
review button to check your progress. The first passage, 20 minutes and the
following passages and questions share the remaining time.
Some words will be
highlighted, hold your mouse over these words for a definition.
Before the test:
-Read read read-
regularly read acadmic texts from Uni textbooks or other materials. Not just
topics you are interested in but a variety of subjects - science, social
science, business, arts, geograpy, history economics and others.
-Keep a vocab list, by
topic. Topics could be business, science, speaking, transition phrases... Look
for opportunities to use these words while practicing writing and speaking.
At the test:
-Take detailed notes in
shapes while reading, and listening. Organizing your notes in shapes helps your
mental organization. Note taking is necessary for all sections of the TOEFL
ibt. You don't have the opportunity to revisit reading or listening passages
after they are finished.
-Read the first paragraph and look for the main idea.
-Continue the body paragraphs by skiming for the author's intention and new
vocab.
-Read carefully for supporting arguments and details.
-Write down facts so you can find them when you need them.
The purpose of the
passage: Is the author trying...
...to explain and present information on a specific topic? These texts
contain mostly factual information.
...to resolve and find a solution for some sort of
dilemma or questions that need answers? Usually there would be a debate.
...to convince and to persuade the reader of the validity
of a certain viewpoint or idea? This would be options and supporting
evidence.
In the questions you may
be asked to...
...highlight pronouns and link them to the nouns they refer to.
...practice making general conclusions based on what's on the text
...
Famaliarize with the
test. Listening 60–90 minutes, 34–51 questions. Listen to lectures, classroom
discussions and conversations, then answer questions.
Before the test:
In the test:
Note taking - Manage
your listening time with your note taking time. Practice doing both
simultaneously. We can't skim or scan the text so we need to take the main idea
and the keywords not the whole sentences, same with examples.
Paraphrasing and
summarization - Your attention will often be drawn to scientific or technical
vocabulary, listen carefully after these words because often they are defined
afterwards.
Prepare for academic
situations, we can maximize our vocabulary power by doubling up on skills.
Before we practice these skills I would like to give you 2 word that will help
you understand the listeings. Estuary, salinity and brackish defintions are
given, these words you will probably understand Physiological and Adaptations
And the first word they
pause on is Osmoregulaters, which relates to osmosis.
variable, varying
breeding season
hatch
The first listeing
example will play and afterwards followed by the first question and than the
timer will start. You must answer the questions in order and you won't be able
to go back after you've answered questions. On certain questions, relevent parts
will be repeated but you can't replay the recording.
part a)Ok let's listen
Let's focus a bit on
note taking- we are going to apply many of the things we discussed in the
reading section in the listening section too. For example we should understand
the speakers' intention, and some of the details about their story. think
Who,what,why,where,when,how.
-Write down only what
you hear. Be carful not to interpret information based on your personal
understanding or knowledge of the topic. Answer questions based on what was
actually discussed in the talk.
-develop a note-taking
stragetgy to help you organize formation into a hierarchy of main points ad
supporting details.
- make
sure your notes follow the organiation of the lecture
-
listen for erlated ideas relationships wthing a lecture and make sure you
summarize simlar information together.
- use
notes to write a summary.
3.)listen for signals
part b) is usually a
coversation between a student and a professor about school stuff, academic
vocab. How is your academic vocabulary? How many majors can you list?-
Now lets talk about how
we can prepare for an academic situation, visit academic classes, cultural
centers, or museums where people are talking in English about their work.
-Before you
arrive read assigned chapters or background information on academic topics.
-Visit
lectures on a variety of topics
Watch presentations and
replay them several times
-
repeat parts to better understand
- stop in
the middle to predict what will come next.
-practice
listening to longer lectures, keep your attention sharp by taking organized
notes.
part c) is usually an
academic discussion
Let's talk about the
organization or structure of these lectures
-
Leture or presentation - inteoduction, body and conclusion
-narrative
story - beginning , middle and end
Learn to recognize
different styles of organiation
-theory
and evidence
- cause ad effet
- steps of a
process
-
comparison of two things
Think about the propose
of a lecture.
"what
is the profeessor trying to accomplish in this lecture?
part d)
Thre are 3 types of
questions
