Mark iBT TOEFL Speaking: 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008

Delta Test 6

Question 1

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Dictation
My perfect vacation is playing computer games and reading fantasy novels all day long. First, I can interact with many people on online games. I can have various relationships with different people. Second, I like to read fantasy novels very much. So, I will be able to read my favorite novels at vacation if I read fantasy novels without rest. Third, I do not get any stress. I usually get stress from schoolwork and academy works. So, without these factors, I will not gain any stress.
Question 2

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Dictation
Some students attend lecture classes in which only the teacher speaks, while other students have discussion classes in which everyone speaks. However, I’d prefer discussion classes which everyone speaks than lecture classes. First, I can hear and understand many people’s opinion. So, I can have open mind, various notions and better interactions with students and teachers. Second, I can develop my speaking skills. The best way to develop speaking skills is speaking much. In discussion class, I will have more opportunity to speak in front of many people. This will led my speaking skill much better.
Question 3

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Dictation
The reading passage is about increasing of college fees to build a new gymnasium. The woman agrees with the increase of fee. First, she is a student and 10 percents of increase is not too bad and it is the first increase. Second, every student will have benefits from new gymnasium. The old gymnasium is old, small and crowded but the new one will not be that. Third, fee increase will cost less money that she would have think. She have thought to join a health club but it is expensive than paying more fee.
Question 4

Nell-Seperation Anxiety
Dictation
The passage says that the uniformity of goods was achieved through machine-based production, the identification of product’s type, the creation of brand names, and the establishment of standardized sizes. The man’s clothing industry contributed to the establishment of standardized sizes. This began during a war, when the army needed large numbers of uniforms. After the war, there were a lot of demands for clothing for soldiers and manufacturers increased production in standardized sizes. American men could buy mass-produced and ready-to-wear suits, shirts, hats and shoes with well-known brand names. Also, women could buy ready-made clothing from mail order catalogs and department stores. The shirtwaist was one of the earliest mass-produces garments for women. The shirtwaist was produced in standardized sizes and be popular with women.
Question 5

The Marionette.
Dictation
The woman’s problem is that she has not yet decided whether to look for a job or go to graduate school after her graduation. The professor gives the woman 2 solutions. The first solution going to graduate school and the second solution is getting a job. I think getting a job is a better solution for the woman. First, she should write a resume of her qualification and job experience. This will be easier than researching for graduate programs. Second, she can earn money earlier, so she can do the thing that she wants to do earlier. Third, she can gain experience in work. Actual experience is the most important thing to do work well, so she can do work well as she get a job earlier.
Question 6

The Lance.
Dictation
Studies on sleep show that our brains continue to work on problems while we are sleeping. The problem solving ability will might increase after 8 hours of sleep. Creativity and problem solving seem to be directly linked to getting enough sleep. One study showed that students who had 8 hours of sleep were 3 times more likely to solve a mathematical problem than students who had less sleep. Research indicates that the brain reorganizes and restructures our memories during deep sleep. This restructuring of memories seems to help our creativity and problem solving ability to increase.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Delta Test 5

Question 1

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Dictation
Taegukgi is our national flag which is made before about 100 years. First, it has a Taegeuk mark in the center. Taeguek mark is a special sign which is divided into red and blue color by a curved line. This taegeuk mark means our world. Second, it has black stripes on four corners and white background. Four stripes means things like sun and moon, man and women which are opposite. White background means our nation’s ethos to love peace.
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While there are many cultural items that help define what Korean culture is, in my opinion, none represent the country as well as our national flag.
Taegukgi is our national flag which was made about 100 years ago. First, it has the Taegeuk mark in the center. This mark is a special, circular symbol which is divided into two equal parts of red and blue color by a curved line. This taegeuk mark represents our world.
Second, the flag has black stripes on all four corners on top of a white background. The stripes represent opposite things like the sun and the moon and men and women. The white background represents our nations ethos to love and our nation's wish for peace.
Question 2

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Dictation
I’d prefer a university with a few thousand students than large and crowded university. First, it is comfortable to move in campus in small university. Distance between facilities and buildings are close, so it takes a little time to move in campus. Also, we don’t need to worry about getting lost at campus. Second, we can build closer relationships with other students and professors. We became closer friends when with a few people than with a lot of people. Therefore, we can build closer relationships between people.
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I'd prefer a university with a few thousand students than a large and crowded university. First, it is comfortable to move onto a campus of a small university. The distance between the facilities and other buildings is close, so just a short time to move around on campus. Also, we don't need to worry about getting lost on campus. Secondly, we can build closer relationships with other students and professors if we live on campus. We become closer friends when we associate with just a few people rather than with a lot of people. Therefore, we can build closer relationships with the people we know.

Question 3

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Dictation
Science Seminar is for students who are not science major. The man wants to enroll in science seminar. First, he needs credits at science courses. When he enrolls in science seminar, he can get credits that he needs. Second, he thinks that he can recover his interest in science. science courses are boring. But, he thinks that seminar will be interesting, so he may be able to recover his interest in science. Third, he will have opportunity to study with advanced science students.
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The science Seminar is for students who are not science majors. The man wants to enroll in the science seminar even though he is not a Science major and therefor disagrees with the school's policy. First, he needs credits in some science courses. If he enrolls in the science seminar, he can get the credits that he needs. Second, he thinks that by attending the seminar he will stimulate an interest in science. Typically, science courses are boring. But, he thinks that this seminar will be interesting, which will make science more appealing to him. Third, he will have the opportunity to study with advanced science students.

Question 4

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Dictation
The professor is saying about imagery. One kind of imagery is visualization, are using my eyes to focus on a specific part of body as perform a dance step. If you change the focus to different body part, it will change how you perform the step. The image of a leaf can help you develop an awareness that will fit your whole body. Identifying the leaf allows image to control your expression. Image of water include slicing through water like a shield or splashing through water or moving underwater. Using different images of water will give other range of techniques to express.
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The professor is talking about imagery. One kind of imagery he speaks of is visualization, which involves using the eyes to focus on a specific part of the body as you perform a dance step. If you change the focus to a different body part, it will change how you perform the step. The image of a leaf can help you develop an awareness that will fit your whole body. Identifying the leaf allows image to control your expression. The image of water includes slicing through water like a shield or splashing through water or moving underwater. Using different images of water will give other range of techniques to express.
Question 5

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Dictation
The woman’s problem is that she’s very busy at schoolwork and her duties of president at student club. Since his courses are difficult, she is worried about failing in courses as geography. The man gives the woman 2 solutions. The first one is to quit the club, and the second one is to ask other members to cover her duties. I think the second solution is better. First, woman can make her grades better without losing her president position at student club. Also, other club members will not be disappointed because of her quitting. And she can gain friendship with people who help her duties as president.
Change
The woman’s problem is that she’s very busy with her schoolwork and her duties of president at student club. Since his courses are difficult, she is worried about failing her geography course. The man gives the woman 2 solutions. The first one is to quit the club, and the second one is to ask other members to cover her duties. I think the second solution is better. First, the woman can make her grades better without losing her president position in the student club. Also, because she won't be quitting, other club members will not be disappointed. And lastly she can make friendships with people who help her perform her duties as president.
Question 6

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Dictation
The movement toward systemizing the home in the period was an attempt to make the home rational, scientific and well-organized. Rooms in the home are designed by functions. Kitchen and living room have different functions. Dining room, bedrooms, and bath had build-in cabinets and closets. And hallway organizes traffic. Later, the home was thought as a sort of factory. Women were production experts who are trying to increase efficiency and interest in work, Machines and technologies like washing machine and vacuum cleaner helped women to work less than before.
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The movement toward systemizing the home in the period was an attempt to make the home rational, scientific and well-organized. Rooms in the home are designed by functions. The kitchen and living room have different functions. The Dining room, bedrooms, and bath had build-in cabinets and closets. And the hallway organizes traffic. Later, the home was thought of as a sort of factory. Women were production experts who are trying to increase efficiency and interest in work, Machines and technologies like washing machines and vacuum cleaners helped women to work less than before.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Delta Test 3

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Dictation
My favorite place to study is the self study room at academy. First, studying in an academy is quiet. At the study room, administrators always keep study room quiet. But at home, family members watch TV, and listen to music so it is noisy. I cannot concentrate at home, but I can concentrate well at the study room because it is quiet. Second, it is easy to manage my time at the study room. At the study room, bell which tells time to study or rest rings periodically. So I can manage time well by checking time to the bell ringing.
Q2

Hmm..
Dictation
I’d prefer humorous stories that makes people laugh than serious stories makes people think. First, we can exchange many kinds of experience and stories. Funny things occur often in our daily life. So when we tell humorous stories each other, we can know about each other’s life. Second, all people can make sense about humorous stories. It is not as complicated as serious stories, because we do not need to think deep. So every person can enjoy humorous stories and join communication.
Q3

TOEFL!
Dictation
Dean’s announcement is about changing university’s core curriculum. Courses and credit requirements of math and writing increased. The woman agrees with announcement of dean. First, students need stronger skills in business. The woman gives example of her mother who told the woman that stronger math skills are important because people need to count at business. Second, graduate students need to write many things such as thesis and edification. So they need strong writing skills. Third, in business, we should we should write good reputation of writing reports. We require good writing skills to write good reports.

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The Dean’s announcement is about changing the university’s core curriculum. Courses and credit requirements of math and writing have been increased. The woman agrees with announcement made by the dean. She feels this way because first, students need stronger skills in business. The woman gives an example of her mother who told her that stronger math skills are important because people need to count well on the job in any business. Second, graduate students need to write many things such as a thesis. So they need strong writing skills. Third, in business, we should develop a reputation for writing reports well; thus, we are required to have good writing skills to write good reports.

Q4

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Dictation
Sensory receptors detect changes in internal and external environments by physical bending and stretching. The professor gives cat’s whiskers as an example of sensory receptors. Cats have well-developed touch receptor and whiskers are one of the touch sensory receptors. There are 12 whiskers in upper lip and a few more on chin and cheek. It is planted 3 times deeper into cat’s skin and twice thicker than normal hair. The change in air current stimulates nerve’s ending and this nerve send image to brain. It can detect very slight motions such as air currents, so cats rely on that very heavily.

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According to the reading passage, sensory receptors detect changes in internal and external environments by physically bending and stretching. The professor uses cats whiskers as an example of sensory receptors. Cats have well-developed touch receptors and whiskers are one of these touch sensory receptors. There are 12 whiskers on the upper lip and a few more on the cat's chin and cheek. They are planted 3 times deeper into a cat’s skin and are twice as thick as normal hair. The change in air current stimulates nerve endings and these nerves send images to brain. Whiskers can detect very slight motions such as air currents,which is typical of sensory receptors, so cats rely on that very heavily, especially when moving in the dark.

Q5

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Dictation
The man says that there will be a penal discussion about politics at lecture hall. The woman really wants to go but the woman has a meeting with her tutor at night. The man gives her 2 solutions. First solution is to cancel or postpone meeting with tutor. The second solution is to record the discussion on television and watch later. I think the second solution is better. The woman and her tutor will have really hard time to find the time that fits with the tutor. Also, the woman’s test is very close and important, so the woman should study for extra time. Also the man will tape discussion for her if the woman gets the equipment for recording.

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The man says that there will be a discussion about politics at the lecture hall. This is a problem for the woman because she really wants to go but she has a meeting with her tutor at night and therefore can't attend. The man gives her 2 solutions. The first solution is to cancel or postpone the meeting with her tutor. The second solution is to record the discussion on television and watch it later. I think the second solution is better. The woman and her tutor will have a really hard time to find a time that fits both of their schedules. Also, the womans test is very close and important, so the woman should study for some extra time. Also, the man can tape the discussion for her if the woman gets the equipment for recording.

Q6

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Dictation
Learning disabilities’ cause is abnormality in brain. Suffering these diseases cause trouble in concentrating. There are 3 cases of learning disability. The first case is dyslexia. In this case, suffering child have normal intelligence but have difficulties in reading. Child sees letters upside down or backwards. This happens because brain cannot send information clear. The second case is non-presence of writing skills. In this case, a child can speak and think well but cannot write or can write very slowly. The third case is hardship in long focus. This happens because of lack of brain ability to focus. Children who suffer this cannot control impulse. Learning disabilities can be treated but when not treated, can get problem in skills as math skills.