Strategy Recap Points to Remember Day 5 Reading
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Scan for specific details. The helpers Vocabulary Your unique style Think before you act Be informed Be your own guide
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So what something bigger is in store But never ever give up Last but not the least Finally… Introduction to Integrated Writing
Scan for Specific Details
Read the topic sentence and the final sentence of every paragraph thoroughly Its easy to get distracted with lots of facts n details Remain focused Maintain a well organized outline (notes) to refer to
The Helpers
Use the transition words ,appositions etc to help you guide Expose yourself to as much reading as possible. Capture the great variety of passages used in the test Wear the writer’s eyeglass to understand him/her
Vocabulary
Expand your vocabulary, practice new words n phrases as many times as possible Use a dictionary to know the different shades of a word Get the contextual meaning Correlate ideas while reading Only practice n more practice can make you understand the unknown words from context
Your unique style
While taking notes shape your own style, understanding In such exams like TOEFL iBT, not the methods but how they are used is the issue Practice fast reading however, the sense/comprehension must not be lost
Think Before You Act
Don’t be blinded by unknown topics, words, length of a passage Move beyond ideology to inquiry Try to reflect on your choice for a few moments Be aware /open to alternatives
Be Informed
Enhance your skills through communications Interact with the faculty n your fellow students Play the game of doubting and believing to get to the answer Be informed from your mock test experience
Be Your Own Guide
Attempt to understand before you judge Don’t be quick to dismiss a principle, fact or answer choice before you analysis it thoroughly If your previous experience was bad let it act as a foil for reflection, to have a good experience the next time
So What Something Bigger Is In Store
But Never Ever Give Up
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Understand the question Don’t digress from it Your answer choices must be informed not conditioned The exposition /body helps in giving details Understand the structure of a passage Be consistent with your approach
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Be informed Be inquisitive Be reflective Be stimulated Be mentally n psychologically prepared to take the test
Writing reflects the reading habit
INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATED WRITING
The 2 Writing Tasks
Academic writing is integral to any education. Good essays reflect the students academic skills Task -1 in 20 mins Task -2 in 30 mins Total 50 mins
Integrated Writing
Involves reading(3mins) & listening Time -20mins Word limit- 125-225 Communicate in writing about academic information after reading and listening
Why Integrated Writing?
Measures your ability to understand 1.academic reading 2.short lecture You have to Determine the relation between the 2 sources of information Organize & compose a response in standard English
How To Write?
Draw requested connection between the lecture & the reading Organize the ideas---unity &coherence Use Appropriate examples ,Explanation Variety of words , Phrases, Sentence structures
Notes
Take notes Be Alert to main ideas, like Policy Practice Position Hypothesis Phenomenon Make notes of both reading & listening
Strategy
Before you start writing Make a short outline of the points you wish to make Draw connecting lines between reading & lecture notes to show relationships. The reading will reappear , refer to it while writing if necessary.
Remember
You are NOT being asked for your opinion You have to explain how the points in listening relates to the reading points Write in full English sentences
Your Response Must Have
Specific ideas, Explanations Arguments present In the lecture that challenge or agree with the points in the reading. Accurate presentations of every point Coherence -A clear Coherent structure that enables the reader to understand what points in the lecture relate to what points in the reading. language that makes sense
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