TOEFL iBT TEST

PREPARATION
Week 8
Soo Hyoung Joo, Melinda (Chenya)
Zhang
CEP (Community English Program)
Teachers College, Columbia University

Homework Review
1)How are Integrated Speaking tasks
scored?
2)What is the difference between
academic vocabulary and technical
vocabulary?
3)What are the examples of signal words
mentioned in this lecture?
4)What are the qualities of a good
Integrated Speaking Response?
5)Are you allowed to give your opinion on
the topic? Why or why not?

We will be able to...

1. listen for the key phrases of the TED
talk about why sitting is bad for you.
2. take notes about the key phrases of
the TED talk on padlet.
3. read the article for main idea and take
notes on padlet.
4. categorize the key phrases on padlet.
5. express their ideas on whether the
lecture support the reading material
through oral production on SoundCloud.

We will be able to...

6. comment on the topic sentence of the
peers recording.
7. comment on the supporting details of
peers recording.
8. comment on the signal words in peers
recording.
9. re-record the task reflecting the peers
comments.

INTEGRATED SPEAKING
Listen
Take Notes
Read

Speak

Peer
Feedback

1. Listen
Listen to the lecture Why sitting

is bad for you

Go to our
Class blog- blog menu
Find Week 8 Class Resources
Click padlet
Take notes on the 3 main points
(full sentence < bullet points)
ex) body is flexible to move

2. Read
Go back to padlet
Read the paragraph in our
class blog
Take notes on 1 main point
(full sentence < bullet points)

1+2. Integrating Materials

The same padlet page.
Categorize your notes (4 in
total) by drag & drop
Three categories:
- Reasons we should move
- Problems of Sitting
- Solutions

3. Speak
Go to soundcloud.com
Sign in to your account
Click upload
Record your answer to the
question
Does the lecture support the
university policy? Why or why

3. Speak - KEEP IN MIND

Where is the topic statement? Write

down the topic statement.

What did you like the most about your
partners answer?
Find the following details
- the university facility (reading)
- the health benefits of standing
(listening)
- transition words (which type?)

3-1. Peer Feedback Stage 1

post the link to your recording
on our class blog.
listen to your peers recording
comment ON the SPOT of the
recording:
- Where is the topic statement? Write
down the topic statement.

comment ON the END of the

recording:

- What did you like the most about your

3-1. Peer Feedback Stage 2

listen to the same peers
recording once again
Find the following details and
comment ON the SPOT of the
recording:
- the new university policy (treadmills or
standing desks)
- the health benefits of standing
- transition words (which type?)

3-3. Re-record
Check the comment from your
peers
Ask your partner if there is
anything you dont understand
about the comment
Reflect your peers comments,
and record your answer again on
soundcloud.

Exit Ticket
Write two things that you
learned from the comments.
Rate your improvement of the
second recording based on the
scale of 1-5 (1= no
improvement, 5 = total
improvement)
Write one thing you still have

Homework
1. LISTENING: lecture 4 and
conversation 3
2. VOCABULARY: 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, and 3e.
3. SPEAKING -SOUNDCLOUD : re-recorded
soundcloud recording of a new partner.
Post a comment.
4. Prepare for the final exam. (Apr. 17th)
5. Listen to a TED talk of your choice.
Create an outline of the talk, and post
it.
http://ceptoefl.weebly.com/homework