155XELI 155X TOEFL Preparation 

Syllabus

Instructor: Deborah Healey 

Each week, we will have a short timed reading practice at the beginning of class.

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Listening pp144-147
Date In class Homework
Week 0- April 5th TOEFL test overview
Speaking (S): Skills 1-2
Do Reading diagnostic, pp 3-7
Week 1- April 10th & 12th

Audacity demonstration
Listening (L): Skills 1- 2
Reading (R): Skills 1-3

Record yourself (download Audacity)
p191: Review: do 2

Week 2- April 17th & 19th Digital dropbox demonstration
L: Skills 2-3
R: Skill 3-4
S: Skills 2-3

p 45-48 Do the review; bring your score to class

Week 3- April 24th & 26th L: Skill 3-4
R: Skill 4-5
S: Skills 3-4
W: Skills 1-2

Writing: read p239; do pp240-241
By Monday, May 2: record one response to a question on page 196

Week 4- May 1st & 3rd Transcribe your speech
Grammar practice from speaking
R: Skill 5; online timed readings
S: Skills 5-6
W: Skills 2-3

By Monday, May 2: record one response to a question on page 196
Listening Skill 4, pp 144-147

Week 5- May 8th & 10th (midterm grade given) S: Skills 5-7
R: Skills 4-6; online timed reading
W: Skills 4-5

Speaking: record p 201 passage 1/question 1 - turn in notes
Writing: write the essay for passage 1, p 240; Q1 p 245 - turn in notes

Week 6- May 15th & 17th Transcribe your speech; correct it
S: Skills 5-8
W: Skills 4-5
L: Skill 4
Writing: Exercise 5 p 249-250; check your work with the answer key.
Bring questions to class.
Week 7- May 22nd & 24th W: Skills 6-7
S: Skills 7-8
TOEFL Paper-based test exercises
Writing: Exercise 7 p 253; check your work with the answer key.
Bring questions to class.
Week 8- May 29th & 31st TOEFL Paper-based test exercises
Online TOEFL practice sites
 
Week 9- June 5th & 7th

TOEFL Paper-based test exercises
Practice test

 
Week 10- June 12th End of term activity  

ELI TOEFL paper test will be administered on Saturday, June 9th, 10am-1pm

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