Toefl Konuşma alıştırmaları - speaking and listening

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Toefl konuşma bölümü yaklaşık olarak 20 dakika sürmektedir ve 6 soru sorulmaktadır. Bunların ikisi yaklaşık olarak benzer başlıktadır. Sorular sorulduktan sonra cevabınızı hazırlamanı için size kısa bir süre verilmekte ve siz cevabınızı mikrofona söylemektesiniz.

Aşağıdaki sorulara kendiniz cevap vermeye çalışın. Kendi cevabınızı verdikten sonra spoiler yazan yere tıklayarak örnek cevabı da dinleyebilirsiniz. Bu sayede hem konuşma hem de dinleme becerisi gelişecektir.

1. Read the question. Take notes on the main points of your response. Then, respond to the question.

- What do you think your life will look like after retirement? Use reasons and details to support your response.

Preparation time: 15 seconds
Response time: 45 seconds

Örnek Cevap :

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I don't see myself as a person who will ever fully retire. I like to keep busy, and I have trouble relaxing. If I want to spend a few hours reading or listening to music I usually schedule it into my date book. I find that if I don't force myself to relax from time to time I always find some sort of project or work to do. Though I may not want to hold a paying job in the medical field when I am older, I will probably volunteer in a third world country rather than retire. I'm lucky that I've found work that I am interested in. If I grow tired of my job I may feel differently when the time comes.

2. Narrator: Read the question. Take notes on the main points of your response. Then, respond to the question.

- Would you prefer to study in a classroom or take an online course? Use reasons and details to support your response.

Preparation time: 15 seconds
Response time: 45 seconds

Örnek Cevap :

[Linkleri görebilmek için üye olun veya giriş yapın.]

If I had the choice between an online course and a course at a college or university, I would choose the classroom setting. I believe it takes a lot of discipline to study at home, and I am a person who is easily distracted. While my roommate has no problem turning off her phone while she is studying, I'm the type of person who worries that I will miss an important call. Even when I'm studying for exams or writing essays, I have to do my work in the library where I can't be interrupted. In addition I learn better when I hear somebody presenting the information than I do just by reading it. While the convenience of an online course is attractive to me, I know my grade would suffer.

3. ve 4. sorularda önce kısa bir paragraf okuyacaksınız ve sonra aynı konu ile ilgili bir konuşma duyacaksınız. Her ikisine de bağlı olarak bir cevap vereceksiniz.

3. Read an article from a campus newspaper. Take notes on the main points of the reading passage.

Reading time: 45 seconds.

Why isn't recycling mandatory on campus?

How does an Ivy League educational institute, such as U of C get away with being so nonchalant about recycling? After a recent search across campus, volunteers from the U of C Environmental Watch group counted only 10 recycling bins. In comparison, the students counted 30 vending machines, the majority of which carry plastics, cans, and glass bottles. Only one paper recycling bin was found. This means that almost all of the paper that is discarded on campus, including U of C residences, is being disposed of in the regular garbage. When asked why no recycling bins for paper have been placed on campus, U of C president, James Wicker, explained that the company the university employs to pick up recycling does not currently recycle paper. When asked why another company is not used, Wicker sited university finances as an obstacle.

Now listen to two students discuss the article.

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Metni görmek için spoiler yazan yere tıklayınız.

Spoiler:

- Why does the woman approve of the article? State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

Preparation time: 30 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds

Örnek Cevap :

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The woman also read the article that the man refers to. Though she agrees that there is an error in the article regarding the lack of recycling in the residences, she believes that more should be done to improve the recycling program on campus. In particular, she is concerned that there is no effort being made to recycle paper on campus. She thinks that the university could pay for a better recycling program by including some of the cost in the student fees.

4. Read a passage about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Take notes on the main points of the reading passage. You have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.

Reading time: 45 seconds

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD is an anxiety disorder that causes a person to experience obsessive thoughts and to react to these with compulsive behavior or rituals. The obsessions are typically described by OCD sufferers as persistent thoughts or impulses that cause a great amount of stress. These differ from those stressors that the average person suffers from in daily life, such as work or financial problems, in that they are a product of the imagination. While most OCD sufferers admit to knowing that their concerns are not real, they cannot control the thoughts from recurring, and they compensate by performing certain repetitive actions. In addition to these symptoms and responses, a true OCD sufferer spends a large part of the day battling this disease. The debate continues over whether the disease should be classified as a psychological or biological disorder.

Now listen to a talk on the same academic subject.

[Linkleri görebilmek için üye olun veya giriş yapın.]

Metni görmek için spoiler yazan yere tıklayınız.

Transcript for listening conversation question 4:

Spoiler:

Örnek Cevap :

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The reading defines obsessive compulsive disorder by touching briefly on the difference between obsessions and compulsions. While it mentions that the average stressors in daily life do not cause the obsessions of OCD sufferers, the lecture expands on this fact, giving clear examples of obsessions and compulsions. The professor claims that the disorder is not taken seriously enough because people tend to misuse the term "obsessed". As in the reading, the professor points out that the obsessions for OCD sufferers are not realistic. They are more like persistent thoughts that don't make sense. In addition, the compulsions are generally unrelated to the obsessive thoughts.

In question 5 and 6 you will hear a conversation and a lecture. You will be asked a question about each.

5. Listen to a student asking a professor about dropping a class.

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Metni görmek için spoiler yazan yere tıklayınız.

Spoiler:

In the conversation, the student has a problem. Describe the problem. What options does the professor suggest to help the student? Which of the options do you prefer? Why?

Preparation time: 20 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds

Listen to the sample response.

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In this conversation the student is concerned about her statistics class. She is doing poorly and is considering dropping the class. She feels that the professor speaks too quickly and she is unable to note the important points. The professor offers a few suggestions. First he suggests bringing in a tape recorder. Secondly he suggests getting a tutor. Finally, the professor says that it might be possible to get into the class she wants without his course if she talks to the psychology teacher about it. I prefer the final option. In my experience some prerequisites do not pertain to the course that requires them. Statistics is quite a general course that may be useful but is not always necessary.

6. Now listen to part of a talk from a geography class. Take notes on the main points of the lecture.

[Linkleri görebilmek için üye olun veya giriş yapın.]

Metni görmek için spoiler yazan yere tıklayınız.

Spoiler:

What can we learn about identifying the age of icebergs from the professor's discussion?

Preparation time: 20 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds

Listen to the sample response.

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From this discussion we learn that the color of an iceberg can help identify its age. An iceberg that is made mostly of snow and has plenty of air pockets appears white to the human eye. We know this is a relatively young iceberg because the ice is not too thick to reflect the light back out. In contrast an iceberg that has been around for a much longer time is made up of compressed ice with very little air. The observer of this older iceberg will see blue rather than white, because only the stronger wavelengths of light can reflect back out.

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