Objective of the class.

The objective of this class is to prepare you for your TOEFL Speaking. It is therefore of utmost importance for you to develop ideas quickly and have the confidence to speak up.

You must be able to express yourself efficiently and effectively. Learn to form and develop ideas even if it is not a topic with which you are familiar with or a topic which you are opposed to. Learn to look at different perspectives and points of view.

We must all learn to look at things from different angles and how the thoughts that we have affect our surroundings.  USE YOUR IMAGINATION. There is no "right answer", only your views and opinions.

 Homework:  Think about ways to relieve stress. 

Recorder REminder.

 I am in the process of listening to our first recording. We will be going through our mistakes and concentrating on how we can improve and what we can do better in class on Monday.

Our scoring criteria will be based on your:  Grammar
                                                                 Sentence Structure
                                                                 Word Usage
                                                                 TOEFL Testing format (Main Idea, reason, details)

Recorder.

A reminder that all students will need a recorder in class. Please go and buy a voice recorder for class as soon as possible.

Homework for this weekend. ...

 If time and money were not an issue, what country would you choose to visit?

Remember to include as many personal details as possible. Remember your Wh-words.

Activity

One common theme of speaking revolves around the community.

Would you support or oppose the construction of a large new factory new your community?
  Support Vs oppose.

Students should provide specific details about their neighborhood as oppose to an abstract neighborhood in general.