Writing Skills Integrated Task You can also organize your notes on idea maps An idea map can look like this Idea Detail Idea Detail Detail Idea Detail Detail Detail 45 46 Writing for the TOEFL iBT Look at these idea maps for the sample reading passage and sample lecture on pages 41-42 IDEA MAP FOR READING Understanding learning Styles can improve learning ard training improve classrooms 09206 47097900 improve study skills professors, ‘ ‘indvidecals-| | trainers— eeee5 ; 44 | me | eines different ways to describe learning styles " , ee puestions,|| || aevisu Summaries| | kinesthetic aditory— tdk in study groups terial, gio doing, reflecting Writing Skills Integrated Task IDEA MAP FOR LECTURE 5o/zđion iSepecential! Spend time on this according to their own style were ⁄/3/, 47 48 Writing for the TOEFL iBT Afier you read each paragraph, take notes in the Reading Outline, Then listen to the corresponding lecture and take notes in the Lecture Outline In your notes, write the main idea and the supporting details You may have two or more supporting details Reading Read the paragraph Write your notes on the Reading Ousline Invasive plants are a growing problem In the United States, there are over one thousand species of nonnative plants that have been identified as a threat to native plants and animals, One way nonnative plants are introduced into an area is through gardening In the past, gardeners cultivated nonnative species for food or medicine Gardeners still bring in plants from other parts of the world, sometimes because they want hardy or drought-resistant plants, in other cases because of the particular beauty of some species If the conditions are right in their new environment, these nonnative plants can escape the garden and grow wild Many of them are very aggressive Then we call them invasive, They take over an area, pushing out the native species They may shade out the local plants, strangle them with vines, or deplete the soil of nutrients The effects on the local ecology can be devastating Native plants are reduced in number, and animals suffer loss of habitat and reduction of food supplies READING OUTLINE Main idea Supporting details (1) (2) 6) Lecture Ko) ck? Listen to the lecture Write your notes on the Lecture Outline LECTURE OUTLINE Main idea Supporting details (1) @ @) Writing Skills Integrated Task Reading Read she paragraph Write your notes on the Reading Outline Does television affect school performance? Many researchers have found that there are strong links between television viewing habits and children’s performance in school Studies have shown that children who spend a lor of time in front of the TV get lower grades than their peers who watch little or no TV It has also been shown that children who have television sets in their bedrooms earn lower test scores than children with no television sets in their bedrooms There are those who sce TV as a potential educational tool However, there are actually very few programs on TV that teach children important academic or thinking skills Most programs aimed at children, such as cartoons, for example, contain little valuable content Children who spend more time watching TV, spend less time doing homework or interacting with other people They learn to be passive rather than active Research supports the view that parents interested in supporting their children’s success in school should keep the television turned off READING OUTLINE Main idea Supporting details (1) (2) 6) Lecture co)