LAUREN'S EFI TOEFL--Home

LAUREN'S

EFI-TOEFL PREP

Welcome! Each week I will add the new assignments to this page.

NEW: MEET THE CLASS

LESSON 1

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Reading

KAPLAN
PRINCETON REVIEW
HEINEMANN

Vocabulary

Number word parts exercise

LESSON 2

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Reading

The New York Times newspaper, on-line edition
CNN on line
Bangkok Post: Educational Services page: choose to read from the latest news from the "Latest" column, reading tips from the "Reading Tips" column, or suggestions for stories for the "Tips for Students" column.

Pick one or more of these sites. Your assignment:

Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with your REVIEW of the site(s) you visit.Write to me [lbg2909@is5.nyu.edu] with a summary of one article you read. Give the main idea in 2-4 sentences. List 5 new vocabulary words or phrases, with their definitions. Use the words in original sentence.

Vocabulary

Size word parts exercise

Your assignment:

Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with words you found when you did the assignment in the e-mail ("Look in your dictionary. Pay attention when you read. What other words can you find or think of that contain these roots? Send them to the class list, with definitions and a sentence to give context.")

LESSON 3

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Reading

Visit the official TOEFL site [http://www.toefl.org/stuindx.html] of the Educational Testing Service. Make sure you understand what the TOEFL is and how it is structured, if you didn't do the homework or didn't understand your classmates' summaries. There is an FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") section that you may find useful.
MORE SITES FOR EXTENSIVE READING:

Yahoo Newspaper Index [http://www.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/Indices/]

Ecola Newstand [http://www.ecola.com/news]--another resource for finding newspapers on-line

USA Today Newspaper [http://www.usatoday.com]

Christian Science Monitor [http://www.csmonitor.com]

Be sure to try the on-line practice questions. The direct address for that is: [http://www.toefl.org/abttoefl.html#testsect]. You can print print out sample TOEFL answer sheets [http://www.toefl.org/howtomrk.html#ansheets] for marking your answers.

Vocabulary

No word parts exercise this week

LESSON 3.5

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Each person should send one e-mail commenting on a national or religious holiday or celebration. Also, I encourage you to ask each other questions (on the list, not personally).

For a fun article about Mardi Gras, look at: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/daily/feb/07/mardigras.htm]

LESSON 4

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Reading

Reader's Digest article "CAN YOU RAISE A POLITE KID IN THIS WORLD?"

Vocabulary

Idioms exercise

LESSON 4A

Vocabulary

Idioms Page:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/idioms.cgi>
A different idiom appears each time you go to the page. Just hit the "reload" button to get a new one.

Phrasal verbs
<http://www.eslcafe.com/pv.cgi>
At the click of a mouse, you can learn a new phrasal verb, with its meaning and sample sentence.
Share at least one idiom and one phrasal verb, with an explanation and some sample sentences, with the class.

LESSON 5

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LAUREN'S EFI TOEFL--Home

LAUREN'S

EFI-TOEFL PREP

Welcome! Each week I will add the new assignments to this page.

NEW: MEET THE CLASS

LESSON 1

E-mails related to this assignment

Reading

KAPLAN
PRINCETON REVIEW
HEINEMANN

Vocabulary

Number word parts exercise

LESSON 2

E-mails related to this assignment

Reading

The New York Times newspaper, on-line edition
CNN on line
Bangkok Post: Educational Services page: choose to read from the latest news from the "Latest" column, reading tips from the "Reading Tips" column, or suggestions for stories for the "Tips for Students" column.

Pick one or more of these sites. Your assignment:

Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with your REVIEW of the site(s) you visit.Write to me [lbg2909@is5.nyu.edu] with a summary of one article you read. Give the main idea in 2-4 sentences. List 5 new vocabulary words or phrases, with their definitions. Use the words in original sentence.

Vocabulary

Size word parts exercise

Your assignment:

Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with words you found when you did the assignment in the e-mail ("Look in your dictionary. Pay attention when you read. What other words can you find or think of that contain these roots? Send them to the class list, with definitions and a sentence to give context.")

LESSON 3

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Reading

Visit the official TOEFL site [http://www.toefl.org/stuindx.html] of the Educational Testing Service. Make sure you understand what the TOEFL is and how it is structured, if you didn't do the homework or didn't understand your classmates' summaries. There is an FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") section that you may find useful.
MORE SITES FOR EXTENSIVE READING:

Yahoo Newspaper Index [http://www.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/Indices/]

Ecola Newstand [http://www.ecola.com/news]--another resource for finding newspapers on-line

USA Today Newspaper [http://www.usatoday.com]

Christian Science Monitor [http://www.csmonitor.com]

Be sure to try the on-line practice questions. The direct address for that is: [http://www.toefl.org/abttoefl.html#testsect]. You can print print out sample TOEFL answer sheets [http://www.toefl.org/howtomrk.html#ansheets] for marking your answers.

Vocabulary

No word parts exercise this week

LESSON 3.5

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Each person should send one e-mail commenting on a national or religious holiday or celebration. Also, I encourage you to ask each other questions (on the list, not personally).

For a fun article about Mardi Gras, look at: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/daily/feb/07/mardigras.htm]

LESSON 4

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Reading

Reader's Digest article "CAN YOU RAISE A POLITE KID IN THIS WORLD?"

Vocabulary

Idioms exercise

LESSON 4A

Vocabulary

Idioms Page:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/idioms.cgi>
A different idiom appears each time you go to the page. Just hit the "reload" button to get a new one.

Phrasal verbs
<http://www.eslcafe.com/pv.cgi>
At the click of a mouse, you can learn a new phrasal verb, with its meaning and sample sentence.
Share at least one idiom and one phrasal verb, with an explanation and some sample sentences, with the class.

LESSON 5

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This page is part of an E F I English for Internet course.

LESSON 1	E-mails related to this assignment
Reading	KAPLAN PRINCETON REVIEW HEINEMANN
Vocabulary	Number word parts exercise
LESSON 2	E-mails related to this assignment
Reading	The New York Times newspaper, on-line edition CNN on line Bangkok Post: Educational Services page: choose to read from the latest news from the "Latest" column, reading tips from the "Reading Tips" column, or suggestions for stories for the "Tips for Students" column.	Pick one or more of these sites. Your assignment: Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with your REVIEW of the site(s) you visit.Write to me [lbg2909@is5.nyu.edu] with a summary of one article you read. Give the main idea in 2-4 sentences. List 5 new vocabulary words or phrases, with their definitions. Use the words in original sentence.
Vocabulary	Size word parts exercise	Your assignment: Write to the list [efis2twlauren@uclink.berkeley.edu] with words you found when you did the assignment in the e-mail ("Look in your dictionary. Pay attention when you read. What other words can you find or think of that contain these roots? Send them to the class list, with definitions and a sentence to give context.")
LESSON 3	E-mails related to this assignment
Reading	Visit the official TOEFL site [http://www.toefl.org/stuindx.html] of the Educational Testing Service. Make sure you understand what the TOEFL is and how it is structured, if you didn't do the homework or didn't understand your classmates' summaries. There is an FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") section that you may find useful. MORE SITES FOR EXTENSIVE READING: Yahoo Newspaper Index [http://www.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/Indices/] Ecola Newstand [http://www.ecola.com/news]--another resource for finding newspapers on-line USA Today Newspaper [http://www.usatoday.com] Christian Science Monitor [http://www.csmonitor.com]	Be sure to try the on-line practice questions. The direct address for that is: [http://www.toefl.org/abttoefl.html#testsect]. You can print print out sample TOEFL answer sheets [http://www.toefl.org/howtomrk.html#ansheets] for marking your answers.
Vocabulary	No word parts exercise this week
LESSON 3.5	E-mails related to this assignment
	Each person should send one e-mail commenting on a national or religious holiday or celebration. Also, I encourage you to ask each other questions (on the list, not personally).
	For a fun article about Mardi Gras, look at: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/daily/feb/07/mardigras.htm]
LESSON 4	E-mails related to this assignment
Reading	Reader's Digest article "CAN YOU RAISE A POLITE KID IN THIS WORLD?"
Vocabulary	Idioms exercise
LESSON 4A
Vocabulary	Idioms Page: http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/idioms.cgi> A different idiom appears each time you go to the page. Just hit the "reload" button to get a new one. Phrasal verbs <http://www.eslcafe.com/pv.cgi> At the click of a mouse, you can learn a new phrasal verb, with its meaning and sample sentence.	Share at least one idiom and one phrasal verb, with an explanation and some sample sentences, with the class.
LESSON 5	E-mails related to this assignment