OK, so this week you will be doing a full exam on TOEFL. The exam has 4 sections and you will be answering one of each section. Here's a step by step on this week's virtual homework. 

1. Access the video linked below and follow the instructions. Everytime you are asked to answer a question, please, record yourself. 
2. You should record each of the 4 sections separately. 
1. The first section is a question in which you have to take a stand and the answer should last 45 seconds, having 15 seconds before answering to get ready and take down notes.
2. The second section consists of the reading of a paragraph and the listening of a conversation that discusses the same things mentioned in the paragraph. Usually, this is an audio in which one of the speakers agrees to a change that is about to be made at college and the other speaker disagrees. You should focus on the reasons why one of them agrees or not. When you speak, focus on retelling as much from that person's POV as possible (as if you were gossiping). You have 45 seconds to read the passage, then you listen to the conversation, and then you are given 30 seconds to take down notes and 60 to speak.
3. Then, for the third section, you will be presented with a lecture and a pargrpah that deals with the same information. For this, make sure that while you are summarizing the information you mention the main points and examples from the lecture, and make some connections and additions (datos de color) from the paragraph. Again, you have 45 seconds to read the passage, then you listen to the lecture, and then you are given 30 seconds to take down notes and 60 to speak.
4. For the fourth and final section you will just listen to a lecture and then be asked to summarize the main poiints and examples. Practice your notetaking techniques and make sure you focus on the principal claims and briefly retell the examples. Here, you can use a pre-formulated fill in the blanks in which you already select the opening, developing, exemplifying and closing sentences to transition from one section of your speech to the other. After you listen to the lecture, you are given 20 seconds to get ready and 60 to speak.
3. My advice is that you don't waste time concluding and that you keep your introduction rather short, no more than a sentence or two. Spend as much time as possible demonstrating you have understood what you heard. Also, make sure that your notes are organized and efficient. 
4. Now comes the "ugly" part. You will have to listen to your 4 recordings and give yourself feedback.
1. Download and thoroughly read the PDF file attatched below. It's a rubric, which basically consists of a description of what is expected of you for each of the scores. There is one page dedicated to the independent speaking (section 1) and then the other one is for the other 3 sections.
2. Now, listen to your recordings and make some comments about those aspects which you think are good about your performance and those which need a little bit of improvement.
3. Now, open the rubric and for each of the sections mark the one that best describes your performance.
4. Fill in the forst page taking into account your answer to the first question and the other page taking into account your performance in the other 3 sections altogehter. 
5. Then, calculate the average of your performance and allot yourself a grade (1-4).
5. Then, upload to the task below the 4 audio files and the rubric with your evaluation.