1. Buy your textbook and materials for class; see syllabus.
2. Study the General Test-Taking Strategies and Discourse Cues handouts for a quiz on Tuesday, 4/1. 
3. Work through UNIT 1, pages 1-5 in your textbook; use the CD in the back of the book for the listening. 

1. See homework of 3/25/2014.
2. Read and take notes on 2 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes. 

Class until 4:00 pm
Discussion of results of diagnostic TOEFL--listening, reading/vocabulary, structure & written expression

Discussion of PBT, iBT, AELSAT
QUIZ: General Test-Taking Strategies & Discourse Cues

TOEFL Preparation Web Page with many resources

UNIT 1: Campus Conversation & Academic Listening

1. Read and take notes on 2 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes.
2. Read/study the Note-taking Strategies and Standard Symbols and Abbreviations (column 1).
3. Read Mick's Toughest Inning, pp. 6-7. 

Class until 4:00 pm

Oral Summaries of news events

Note-taking Strategies and Standard Symbols and Abbreviations

Review Strategies

UNIT 1: Reading

Reading Strategies

UNIT 1: Integrated Task

1. Using the Reading Strategies and the Cornell Method, read and take notes on 4 news articles--see Reading for resources. Attach the news article to your notes. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes.
2. Complete the exercises on pp. 10-12. 
3. Review the Note-taking Strategies and Standard Symbols and Abbreviations (all columns) for a QUIZ. 
4. Read p. 15 -- Tips/discourse markers for Comparison/Contrast. 

Class until 4:00 pm

Quiz on Note-taking Strategies and Standard Symbols and Abbreviations 

Oral Summaries of news events, using notes (see Notes-Performance Inventory and Oral Summaries--Performance Inventory)

Techniques of Sentence Combination

Integrated Writing Task--Comparison/Contrast 

1. In 20 minutes, type/write a 4-paragraph response to the prompt on page 12, using the information from the boxes on page 12. Use discourse markers of comparison/contrast.
2. Read and take notes on 2 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes. Attach the news article to your notes.
3. Watch/take notes on tips & samples for Integrated Writing: Inside the TOEFL® Test: Writing Question 1 (9:23 min)  

Class until 4:00 pm

Oral Summaries of news events, using notes

GRAMMAR:

• Noun Clauses & NC Connectors
• See Noun Clauses for explanations and examples. 
• Adjective Clauses

UNIT 2 

1. Review the Reading Strategies and Review Strategies for a QUIZ.
2. Using the Reading Strategies and the Cornell Method, read and take notes on 4 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes. Attach the news article to your notes.
3. Grammar handout:  
• Study Skill 11, pp. 117-118. 
• Do Ex. 11.
4. Complete the online quiz on Noun Clauses. Print out your answers and submit.  

Class until 4:00 pm

Reading Strategies and Review Strategies QUIZ

Oral summaries -- Revised Performance Inventory

Noun clauses -- Subjunctive

Adjective Clauses (with/without relative pronoun; restrictive/non-restrictive)

Oral summaries

Unit 2

1. Using the Reading Strategies and the Cornell Method, read and take notes on 2 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes. Attach the news article to your notes.
2. Complete Ex. 12 and Ex. (Skills 9-12) in your handout.  
3. Study/review the Subjunctive/Imperative form. Complete Practice 1 and 2; submit Practice 3.  

Oral summaries 

Grammar: Adjective Clauses--punctuation, some vs. all (restrictive/non-restrictive) 

Vocabulary Strategies

1. Using the Reading Strategies and the Cornell Method, read and take notes on 4 news articles--see Reading for resources. Be prepared to report on the news using your notes. Attach the news article to your notes.
2. Review Vocabulary Strategies for a QUIZ.
3. Review Adjective Clauses--Punctuation and complete Practice 1. Take Quiz 2 of Adjective Clauses. Review Some vs. All (restrictive vs. non-restrictive Adjective Clauses). Do Practice 1. Print out your answers and submit.
4. Do Academic Listening, pp. 21-24. Take notes and answer the questions. 
5. OPTIONAL/EXTRA CREDIT: Study the Subjunctive vs. Infinitive form. Complete the exercise; print out your answers and submit.  

Oral summaries

Vocabulary Strategies Quiz

Unit 2 (cont'd) -- Academic Listening, Reading

1. Listen to and take notes on 2 news events--see Listening for resources. State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes.
2. INTEGRATED WRITING TASK: 
• Read "The Celebration Experiment," pp. 29-30, and complete the box on p. 29. 
• Listen to the recording (Track 14) and take notes on p. 31.
• Complete the box on p. 32 from your notes on the reading and listening. 
• Prepare the vocabulary in the prompt on page 31.

Oral Summaries

INTEGRATED WRITING TASK: In 20 minutes, write/type an answer to the prompt on p. 31. Submit your answer.

1. Listen to and take notes on 4 news events--see Listening for resources. State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes.
2. Review the handouts on Passive Voice.
3. GRAMMAR: Handout--Problems with Passive Verbs
• Review pp. 177-8
• Complete Skill 37, Ex. 37
• Review Sill 38, p. 179.
• Complete Ex. 38

Oral summaries 

Preparation for the new AELSAT:

• How to write a summary
• Writing: Practice for TWE-type essays in preparation of the new AELSAT

Grammar:

• Passive/Active
• Reduced Clauses

1. Write a response to a prompt or a summary of a reading.
2. Review the Writing materials.
3. Do one of the following:
1. Grammar handout: Inversion
2. Study Skill 17, 18, 19.
3. Do Ex. 17, 18, 19.
4. Grammar handout: Reduced Clauses
5. Ex. 13, 14, Skill 13-14.  

Grammar:

• Reduced Clauses
• Inversion 

1. Choose a new article. Take notes for 30 minutes. Then write a 325-word summary in 30 minutes. Create a prompt for the article and write a 30-minute short essay on it. 

Grammar handout: Reduced Clauses

1. Ex. 14, Skill 14. 
1. Listen to and take notes on 2 news events--see Listening for resources. State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes.  

1. Listen to and take notes on 2 news events--see Listening for resources. State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes.  

Oral summaries 

1. Listen to and take notes on 4 news events--see Listening for resources. State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes. 

1. Listen to and take notes on 2 news events--see Listening for resources.  State the source and date of the news event at the top of your notes.