Listening Comprehension, Part B
2. PRACTICE WITH DETAILS 1 (p. 87) Objective:
Students analyze words and identify word forms by suffix and function.
a. Tell students to turn to page 172.
b. Read the instructions for Exercise S38 aloud.
c. Go through the example as a class.
d. Have students complete the exercise individually and compare their answers with a partner.
e. Check answers as a class.
f. Clarify any doubts students have.
g. Repeat steps b. through f. for Exercise S39.
h. Have students complete the Extended practice for Exercise S39.
i. Monitor as they work and check that their sentences are correct.
j. Tell students to write down any specific words or word forms they had problems with in their Learning Logs (p. 11).
Listening Comprehension, Part B
1. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS L36 Mini-test (p. 86, 87) Objective:
Students assess listening comprehension skills and identify weaknesses in their areas cov-ered in L31-L35.
a. Tell students to open their books to page 86.
b. Explain to students that they will take a Mini-test that uses a format similar to that used in Part B of the Listening Comprehension section of TOEFL® Test.
c. Tell students that the purpose of the Mini-test is to determine whether or not they have mastered the material covered in Exercises L31-L35 and in which areas the need more practice.
d. Have students sit as though they were taking an actual exam. It is important that students become accustomed to the testing atmosphere.
e. Read the directions aloud.
f. Play the listening once.
g. Check answers as a class.
h. Replay the listening to review any problem areas.
i. Clarify any doubts students have.
j. Tell students to write down their scores and the items they answered incorrectly in their Learning Logs (p. 7).
2. PRACTICE WITH DETAILS 1 (p. 87) Objective:
Students identify how referents are used to refer back to a previously mentioned word or phrase.
a. Tell students to look at PRACTICE WITH DETAILS point 1, Referents, on page 87.
b. Read the bold text about referents aloud.
c. Go through the example and following explanation as a class.
d. Clarify any doubts students have.
3. Exercises L37 and L38 (p. 88-90) Objective:
Students identify the word or phrase a referent is referring to in statements and conversa-tions.
a. Tell students to turn to page 88.
b. Read the instructions for Exercise L37 aloud.
c. Go through the example as a class.
d. Play the listening once.
e. Check answers as a class.
f. Replay the listening to review any problem areas.
g. Repeat steps b. through f. for Exercise L38.
NOTE: In Exercise L38 you must pause the listening as indicated.
h. Tell students to write down any problems they had with referents in their Learning Logs (p. 7).
Reading Comprehension
1. Exercises R34 and R35 (p. 312-319) Objectives:
Students identify specific lines in reading passages.
Students determine whether or not statements are true or false according to the informa-tion given in the passage.
a. Tell students to open their books to page 312.
b. Read the instructions for Exercise R34 aloud.
c. Go through the example as a class.
d. Have students complete the exercise individually.
e. Check answers as a class.
f. Clarify any doubts students have.
g. Read the instructions for Exercise R35 aloud.
h. Go through the example as a class.
i. Have students complete the exercise individually and check their answers with a partner.
j. Check answers as a class.
k. Clarify any doubts students have.
l. Tell students to write down any specific problems they had with identifying specific lines or finding facts in their Learning Logs (p. 16).
NOTE: If there is not enough class time to complete numbers 4, 5, and 6, tell students that had trouble with this exercise (less than 80% correct), to complete numbers 4, 5, and 6 as extra practice for homework.
Structure and Written Expression
1. PRACTICE WITH WORD FORMS 2 and 3 (p. 169-171) Objectives:
Students analyze words to determine if words are in the correct position depending on their form.
Students describe how different endings (suffixes) change word forms.
a. Write the words noun, verb, adjective, and adverb on the board.
b. Tell students to work with a partner and write a short definition for each word.
c. Call on students to share their definitions.
(Possible answers: Noun: a person, place or thing, functions as a subject, object or complement of a sentence. Verb: expresses the action of a subject. Adjective:
describes/modifies a noun. Adverb: modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.) d. Tell students to open their books to page 169.
e. Tell students to look at point 2, Is the word in its correct position?
f. Bring students’ attention to the ways they can determine if a word is an adjective or an adverb in (C) and (D).
g. Go through the examples in (C) and (D) as a class.
h. Clarify any doubts students have about nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs.
i. Tell students to look at point 3, Is the word form correct for its position in the sentence? Use the word endings (suffixes) to help identify the word forms on pages 170-171.
j. Read the example endings and what they are used for aloud.
k. Have students form teams of three.
l. Tell students to look at the chart on page 171.
m. Explain that teams must write three words for each column, and they cannot repeat endings. This means that for adverbs, they must have one word with each of the three endings.
Example:
Nouns: leadership, democracy, government Verbs: clarify, worsen, imitate
Adjectives: harmful, capable, delicious Adverbs: slowly, backward, likewise
n. The team that writes three correct words for each column without repeating endings first wins.
o. Have the winning team share their words with the class.
2. Exercises S40- S43 (p. 173-175) Objective:
Students analyze statements and identify correct noun, verb, adjective, and adverb forms.
a. Tell students to turn to page 173.
b. Read the instructions for Exercise S40 aloud.
c. Go through the example as a class.
d. Have students complete the exercise individually or in pairs.
e. Check answers as a class.
f. Clarify any doubts students have.
g. Repeat steps b. through f. for Exercises S41, S42, and S43.
h. Tell students to write down any words or word forms they had trouble with in their Learning Logs (p. 11).
Reading Comprehension
1. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS R36 Mini-test (p. 319-323) Objective:
Students assess reading comprehension skills and identify weaknesses in the areas cov-ered in Exercises R26-R35.
a. Tell students to open their books to page 319.
b. Explain to students that they will take a Mini-test that uses a format similar to that used in the READING COMPREHENSION section of the TOEFL® Test.
c. Tell students that the purpose of the Mini-test is to determine whether or not they have mastered the material covered in Exercises R26-R35 and in which areas they need more practice.
d. Have students sit as though they were taking an actual exam. It is important that students become accustomed to the testing atmosphere.
e. Tell students that they will have 25 minutes to complete the Mini-test.
f. Read the directions and example aloud as you would when administering the TOEFL® Test.
g. Give students 25 minutes to complete the Mini-test.
h. Check answers as a class.
i. Clarify any doubts students have.
j. Tell students to write down their scores and the items they answered incorrectly in their Learning Logs (p. 16).