... teaching items for the purpose of foreign language learners with a lighter
emphasis on business. However, for language students at Thang Long University, the
business situations in those foreign books ...
similar trees for different divisions of ESP in which ESP is divided into such branches as
English for Science and Technology (EST), English for Business and Economics (EBE), and
English for Social ... further to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and
English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) or Business Purposes (EBP) from English for
Management, Finance and Economics, and English for Business...
... different certified raters.
The response for each task is rated on a scale of 0 to 4.
1
12.0 / 3 raters = 4.0/4.0 = your score for Speaking Task #1
For example, on the next
page, three raters ... rating to the one on page 341. Note
: For
this response, the speaker’s delivery was proficient.
Avoid these three problem areas when delivering a response for this task.
When you ... your essay score.
2
2
TOEFL
®
iBT Tips, How to Prepare for the TOEFL iBT
®
, Page 26, Educational Testing
Services, 2008
For example, the three
raters below have scored your independent...
... is a two-step process. First, check your response for
coherence using the applicable Proficiency Guide in the appendix. Next, compare
that information to the applicable Rating Guide, then identify ... rated by many raters, it is not
always possible to give yourself an accurate, single number score for each spoken
and written response when practicing. Instead, give yourself a range score.
... 4.0/5.0 = 25/30 = your writing section score
ETS will then add up the four test section scores for a final score of out 120.
Section Score
Reading 19/30
Listening 24/30
Speaking 27/30...
... plan. For the next month,
she would get up early and study all morning, take an hour for lunch, then
nap for an hour. After that, she would study all afternoon. At five, she’d go out
for dinner ... 326 - Appendix x
Exercise: Identifying Rhetorical Strategies
Task: Identify the rhetorical strategies in each example. Check your answers on
page 330.
1. People ...
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Notes
328 - Appendix x
Exercise: Checking for Parallelism
Task: Check each sentence for parallelism. Check your answers on page 331.
1. Personally speaking,...
... less for
granted. Forums and special interest groups abound, and the term “social networking”
has become a popular buzzword. These forums are typically formed as virtual meeting
points for people ... multicast
group)
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1.2. OUTLINE
also consider caching strategies, as these are important for decreasing bandwidth con-
sumption, as well as for ALM to perform ... strategies concern mechanisms for the reduction of bandwidth
consumption, typically by caching stream data in application for later redistribu-
tion.
• Caching strategies concern mechanisms for...
... you should exercise for at least one hour every
day. Exercising is
good for your heart and is good for reducing stress.
b. As far as I’m concerned, you should exercise for at least one hour ... job.
2. As far as I’m concerned, you should exercise for at least one hour every day.
Exercising was good for your heart and is good for reducing stress.
3. I prefer to travel by plane ... your cell phone while driving.
Talking on your cell phone is not only dangerous
for you but also perilous for
other drivers as well.
5. It goes without saying that if you want a higher...
... between business partners but between
international employees working for the same company. Unfortunately, in the rush
for convenience and cost saving, Americans fail to appreciate that not ... paying for it.” Nonsense. The internet might have started out with the
intention of being a democracy but, believe me, those days are long gone. The
internet these days is about two things: information ...
Task #2 – Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus. For Americans, that name is as famous as Macdonald’s
and Microsoft. And for good reason. Many Americans believe that Columbus’
voyage...
... You’re exactly
what they’re looking for. Go for it.
Woman: I don’t have time. Besides, I’m not aiming for a career in sports
management. I’m aiming for med school. I want to be a doctor. ...
Woman: I don’t have the time. I’m studying for the MCAT.
Man: The medical school entrance test?
Woman: Yeah. I’ve been preparing for it for the last two months, 24/7, and I’m
still ... little bet as to who will win?
Man: Bet? What for? Mary Jones is going to win hands down.
Woman: Yeah, well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
Track
#15
Audio...
... Pay me? For my notes?
Man: Why not? Organic chemistry is no easy course. Besides, if you’re going to
do all that work for this guy, then you should at least get paid, right? I’d
ask for at ... full scholarship,
you should at least get something for books. I got a scholarship here, and
boy did I save a bundle.
Woman: Applying for a scholarship is definitely an option. I’ll have ... check it out.
Man: You could also take time off and work for a year or two, you know,
postpone admittance. That way you could save money for tuition. You
might not be able to pay off the full...
... and strategies to use on the AWA during the exam. Practice these
strategies as you complete the sample essay prompts that follow.
General Writing Strategies
■
Remember the general guideline for ... education should not be primarily to prepare students for the workforce or teach
them to be good citizens but rather to prepare students for the workforce while teaching them to be good cit-
izens. ... information
(by reading, for example), to analyze that information, and then to make rational decisions. This process is
emphasized at the high school and college levels to prepare students for...
... and
Strategies for
the Verbal
Section
8
137
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
shake shook shaken
take took taken
forget forgot forgotten
get got gotten
give gave given
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake ... (I/we) base form (believe) base form (believe)
I believe we believe
second person (you) base form (believe) base form (believe)
you believe you believe
third person (he/she/it, they) base form ؉ -s/-es ... since 1992.
Present: Please s
et the table for dinner.
Past: He s
et the table for dinner.
Past participle: He had
already set the table for dinner.
–
VERB FORMS
–
145
■
Focus only on the underlined...
... 2000.
24 Module 12: Strategiesfor Combining Networking Services
This is the existing network at the central office of the insurance firm.
10 Module 12: Strategiesfor Combining Networking ... computers to optimize
the performance of the
networking services.
Module 12: Strategiesfor Combining Networking Services 3
Improving Security, Availability, and Performance
The goal of combining ... discuss the strategiesfor
enhancing the availability
and performance of a
combined services solution.
Lead-in
You are now revisiting the
design that you initially
created for the market...
... your publisher for defamation of
character. You, the defendant, argue that the information in your article is true
and not just your opinion. Suzie, however claims that the information is false, ... replacement therapy
(HRT for short) was the solution to stopping heart attacks. In short, HRT was a life
saver. By 2000, almost six million women in the United States were taking some
form of HRT. That, ...
Man: This happened once before. A student accused her professor of
plagiarism.
Woman: And?
Man: The professor was fired.
Woman: Great. Maybe I should just forget the whole thing. Maybe...
... position in time; the background story
deduction a form of logic in which a series of premises leads to a
conclusion
distractor for TOEFL, information purposefully inserted into a
question, ... pace
PBT acronym for paper-based TOEFL test; the original TOEFL
test
premise something considered to be true or factual; used as a
starting point for reasoning or for taking action
... or dialogue that sounds important but is
not; information that distracts you from the right answer
essay a written argument
ETS acronym for Educational Testing Services, the designer
...