iBTSpeakingQuestion4:SplitTheReading
Splitthereadingintotwopiecesofinformation.Getthemainideawhichwillprobablybeinthefirstsentence.Thenscantherestoftheparagraphforanotherdetailthatstandsout.Usually,thisdetailisinthelastsentence.Withtwopiecesofinformation,youvegottwochancestospeakaboutthereadingduringyourresponse.Inadditiontothat,theremightbeaconnectionbetweenyourdetailfromthereadingandoneinthelecture.Sinceyouveonlygotforty-fivesecondstotakenotesonthereading,settingagoaloftwopiecesofinformationwillhelpyourelaxandfocusontwothingsratherthanscatteringyourattentionalloverthepassage.Donteventrytogetitallifyouresloweratthistask.Justsplitthereadingintotwopieces.Then,duringthepreparationtime,thirtyseconds,youcanfigureoutwheretofitthatextrareadingdetailwithlecturepoints.Ifthereisntafitthengoaheadandjustsummarizethereadingquicklybeforedescribingthepointsfromthelecture.
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WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER10,2007