REVISED 7/7/04

TOEFL PREPARATION:  SUMMER 2004
TENTATIVE CALENDAR
[Book: Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test, THIRD EDITION]


 
DAY, DATE ACTIVITY
Day1 
Weds, 6/30		 Listening, reading and structure pretests, go over syllabus; HW:  1) Buy book, packet; 2) Skim packet; 3) Study packet Portfolio Description, evaluation checklists; 4) Skim book pp. 1-12; 5) If necessary, do CBT tutorial on CD (pp. 13-34); 6) Do Listening , Structure, and Reading Diagnostics (CD--Test #1 in Study/Practice Mode)--Be sure to read printing instructions in the packet before you do this!; 7) Bring diagnostic test results to the next class.
Day 2 
Weds, 7/7		 Introduce daily structure warmups; Go through packet, portfolio description; diagnostic analysis in-class;  Discussion of whole-test strategies. Packet structure test B. HW:  1) Finish anlayzing listening, structure and reading diagnostic tests;  2) Prepare portfolio--insert analyses, comments, vocabulary; 4) Study book pp. 73-75, 123-124 (listening strategies); 5) Analyze and comment on Packet structure test B.  Bring portfolio to next class.
Day 3 
Mon, 7/12		 Review of whole-test and listening strategies; Listening minitests L12, L19, (L25 if time). Introduction to structure strategies; packet structure test A with class discussion and analysis. HW:  1) Read structure strategies pp. 163-164; 2) Do packet structure test C, score, analyze, and comment; 3) Read reading strategies pp. 285-289; 4) optional--listening practice L1-L18 (whatever you need to work on).
Day 4 
Weds, 7/14		 Listening minitests (L19), L25, L30 w/practice visualizing, predicting questions (differences between CBT and paper tests), eliminating wrong answers; Review of structure strategies pp. 163-164; Structure minitests S16, S24, S36 (as time allows); Review of reading strategies and passage approaches. HW:  1) Do packet reading tests A and B--score, analyze, comment; 2) (optional) structure ex. S1-S35;  3) (optional) listening ex. L1-L29
Day 5 
Mon, 7/19		 Review reading strategies; Reading Minitest R4 (vocab.) p. 305.  Finding Main ideas with topic sentences and key words; in-class practice with main ideas.  Reading minitest R8 (main ideas) p. 314.  Packet reading test C.  HW:  1) Analyze, comment on packet reading test C; 2) as needed, R1 - R8; 3) Read  pp. 213-216 (word form), pp. 220-223 (word choice).
Day 6 
Weds, 7/21		 Minitests L37 p. 141, L41 p. 149, S51 p. 228.  Group work writing main ideas (packet C3); review of whole-test strategies and section strategies. HW: 1)Bring portfolio to next class; 2) As needed, L1 - L40, S1 - S50, R1 - R7,  packet listening tests 1 and 2 (tapes in Learning Center); 3) at home or in the LC, do Practice Test 2 on the CD; 4) analyze, comment on PT2; 5) Study pp. 230-231, 233-234 (clauses, noun clauses).
Day 7 
Mon, 7/26		 In-class practice with clauses, noun clauses--S52, S53, S54-59 (pp. 232-238).  Minitest S60 p. 238.  Minitest R21 pp. 339-349 (details and restatements). HW: 1) Study pp. 240-243, 246-248 (adjective clauses); 2) As needed, R1 - R20, S1 - S60, L1-L40.
Day 8 
Weds, 7/28		 Review of adjective clauses (HW pp. 240-243, 246-248); Minitest S71 adj. clauses) pp. 251-252. Practice with inferences (pp. 349-350, R22 pp. 350-352).  Group work/practice writing inference questions (handout).  HW:  1) Reflective essay #1  (see Portfolio requirements); 2) Study pp. 253-256, 25-261 (adverb clauses); 3) As needed, S1-S71, R1-R27, L1-L40.
Day 9 
Mon, 8/2		 Reflective essay #1 due.  Review HW pp. 253-256, 259-261 (adverb clauses).  Minitest S81 (adverb clauses) pp. 264-266.  Minitest R28 (inferences) pp. 361-368. HW:  1) Packet tests--Structure D, Reading D--score, analyze, and comment.
Day 10 
Weds, 8/4		 Minitest S97 (comparing, etc.); Packet structure Test E.  Packet Reading Test E.  HW:  1) Score, analyze, comment on Structure and Reading Tests E; 2) other practice as needed; 3) Study pp. 266-268 (comparing), 271-272 (parallel structure), 273-274 (prepositions), 277 (redundancies);
Day 11 
Mon, 8/9		 Packet Tests F (structure and reading). HW:  1) Analyze, comment on Packet Tests F (Structure and Reading). 
Day 12
Weds, 8/11		  In-class Practice Test 1 (secure, paper-based)--DON'T BE LATE. (No book, packet needed today.)  HW:  1) Analyze, comment on PT2  if teacher releases security;  2) StudyTWE strategies pp.389-390 , model essay and analysis pp. 408-409; 3) Do W24 pp. 415-417, check answers; 4) Prepare portfolio for submission.
Day 13 
Mon, 8/16		 PORTFOLIOS DUE WITH ESSAY #2.  Review of TWE strategies, form; TWE questions--handout; discussion of question types.  Group practice brainstorming.  Course evaluations. HW:  Practice as needed.
Weds. or Thurs.
8/16 or 8/17		 Post-test Final Exam (DON'T BE LATE!)