TOEFL Practice

Hi everyone,

We will have our TOEFL exam on Saturday, October 19th. We have been studying for the TOEFL the entire semester with the timed reading, listening and grammar activities as well as the TOEFL exams. We have already looked at most of these power points, but I would like you to re-familiarize yourself with them. You will also be getting a TOEFL test prep booklet from me that I hope you will study over the break. On Monday, we will be in lab 1 to finish our final drafts of our papers (which you must attend to get points for your final draft essay), but we will also do TOEFL prep. On Wednesday the 16th, we will complete our TOEFL prep. Please do not miss this class.

TOEFL Listening skills 

TOEFL reading skills 

TOEFL grammar skills

List of TOEFL sites

Thanks and good luck!

Cultural Agendas

Want an extra 10% on your final exam? Go to 3 caultural agendas and get your passport stamped 3 times! Make sure to get your passport from me.

You can find the schedules here: cultural agenda info

Here is September's schedule: schedule

Homework Schedule and Other Things

Hi guys,

If you don't already have the homework schedule from the first blog post, here it is again.  Your homework for next week is to complete pages 128 and 129.

I'm posting the videos we watched in class today in case you missed the first one, or if you are interested in watching the second one again.

Here is a BBC News article about what fracking is and environmental concerns.

If you missed class on Wednesday...

If you missed class on Wednesday, you must set up a time to come to my office and write you essay. We will complete our essay on Monday in the lab at 7:30. The first hour of our class will be in our regular classroom. Please email me at kschmidt@uninorte.edu.co to schedule a time.

You cannot complete your essay at home, you must do it in the lab.

Thanks and I'll see you on Monday.

Our Essay

Hi everyone,

Please check your blackboard mail. If I did not approve your sources, you must find new sources and show them to me today before you start to write.

Today you should be finished with your outline and you will write you essay. Please use your outline to guide you. Please review p. 117 for the guidelines of your essay.

Also, please look at this PDF file about hooks in your introductory paragraph if you have any questions about how to write a good hook. You don't have to complete it, but I thought it could help you.

These two things might help you:

Purdue's site describes the process of writing a persuasive paragraph. 

You will send me your essay today through Blackboard as an attachment .doc file. I will correct your essay and give it back to you and you will rewrite your essay in about 2 weeks.

Thanks!

Readings

Hi everyone,

These are important to do before the exam on Monday.

page 59

page 60

Thank you guys and good luck!

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