Transcript 1. Purposes of Using Detailed Examples

Source:
North Star Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT,
High Intermediate, John Beaumont,
Longman-Pearson, Unit 9: Punishment, pp.
154 - 160
Session 5
Using Detailed
Examples
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Look at the list of words below
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Museum
Restaurant
Town Hall
Court House
Supermarket
Mall
Library
School
Apartment Building
Bakery
Hospital
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Bank
Post office
Recycle Center
Gas Station
Bus Station
Laundromat
Police Station
Park
Gift Shop
Florist
Sports Center
Where do you find these places?
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Tiny Town
• The Museum is located in
the park
• The bakery stands along
side the parking lot
• The school is across from
the museum
• The library is located behind
the restaurant
• The museum is surrounded
by the park
• The courthouse is situated
in front of the Townhall
• The restaurant is next to the
Courthouse
• The museum stands
between the school and the
Courthouse
• The Townhall is on the
traffic circle
• The supermarket faces the
entrance to the park
• The Library is beside the
recreation center, and there
is a connection between
them
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Parking lot
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Tiny Town
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Main Idea
Detailed
Examples
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Identifying Main Ideas and Detailed
Examples
Activity 1
• Oven
• Microwave
• Cooking
equipment
• Stove
• Toaster
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Swimming
Hobbies
Gardening
Painting
Fishing
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Sports Center
Art Center
Music Hall
Entertainment
places
• Movie Theater
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Identifying Main Ideas and Detailed
Examples
Activity 2
• Computer
parts
• Household
Chores
• Applying for a
job
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• Cooking
• Washing
dishes
• Cleaning the
house
• Ironing
• Writing
application letter
• Sending
curriculum vitae
• Taking
psychology test
• Interview
Monitor
CPU
Keyboard
Mouse
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Why identifying main ideas/topics
important?
The Main Idea/Topic ….
• Tells what the reading is about
• Connects ideas in the reading text
• Helps us understand the connection of
ideas
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LEARNING POINTS
Using Detailed Examples
• The purposes of using
detailed examples
• Identifying and
Providing Detailed
Examples
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What does this picture remind you of?
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1. Purposes of Using Detailed Examples:
Well-understood
Easy to
Comprehend
Purposes
Easy to
Accept
Well-accepted
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2. Identifying Detailed Examples:
For example: Death Penalty, p. 154 - 155
Statement
of
Opinion?
Supporting
Points?
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Supporting
Details
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What is
the main
idea?
Which
examples
support
each main
idea?
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The Death Penalty is DEAD Wrong
Topic
Idea
Main Ideas
Supporting Details
It’s another
type of
murder
Death
penalty is
used less
and less in
the US
Message to our children
Consistency between
message and practice
Cost of death penalty
It’s financially
expensive
Cost of life in prison
It’s not the
answer
Find creative and caring
solutions
Improve education, social
support and health care
Mistakes can
happen
Evidence from history
New methods of investigating
criems
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3. Providing Detailed Examples:
For example:
Death Penalty: Agree vs. Disagree
Statement
of
Opinion?
Supporting
Points?
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Supporting
Details
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What is the
main idea?
Which
examples
support each
main idea?
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What’s happening in this picture?
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4. Speaking Points:
Violations and Consequences
Statement
of
Opinion?
Supporting
Points?
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Supporting
Details
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Cheating
Jockeying
Plagiarism
Skipping class
Late Submission
of assignment
Fighting
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Thank You!
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Recreation
Center
Library
Restaurant
Park
Town hall
Bicycle
Shop
Supermarket
Court House
Museum
School
Bakery
ParkIng Lot
Tiny Town
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