{"id":520,"date":"2014-05-12T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=520"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:47:11","slug":"toefl-teaching-material-transitions-and-opinions-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-teaching-material-transitions-and-opinions-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"TOEFL Teaching Material \u2013 Transitions And Opinions Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For this worksheet, I&#8217;m going to follow up on some of the same language that was used in my previous post: <a title=\"TOEFL Worksheet - Transition Words\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-teaching-material-transition-words-worksheet\/\">transition words<\/a>. But this time, we&#8217;ll throw another layer into the mix. Besides some transition words, there&#8217;s also a good deal of opinion language.<\/p>\n<p>The worksheet is structured around the TOEFL&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"TOEFL Speaking Topics\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-speaking-topics\/\">second speaking task<\/a>, which asks students to name their preference from between two options and then explain their choice.<\/p>\n<p>There are three parts to the worksheet, three activities to do. The first may be done alone or in pairs, while the second task is better as a solo writing activity.<\/p>\n<p>The third part of the worksheet isn&#8217;t explicitly described in the directions, but it should be your instinct with any TOEFL material that includes a test-like open-ended question: have the students answer the question themselves, using a timer, as if it were the real test. This is best done in pairs, if possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Download This Worksheet<\/h2>\n<p>This worksheet is available for download in both <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2014\/05\/TOEFL-worksheet-2-Expressing-an-opinion-US.pdf\"target=\"_blank\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US letter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2014\/05\/TOEFL-worksheet-2-Expressing-an-opinion-A4.pdf\"target=\"_blank\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A4<\/a> formats. Pick the version that\u2019s easier for you to print!<\/p>\n<p>The instructions below are included as the first page of the pdf. (<strong>NOTE:<\/strong> This worksheet refers to the transitions as belonging to &#8220;Speaking Task 2.&#8221; This reflects the old, pre-2019 version of the TOEFL. The transitions listed in the worksheet match up to TOEFL Speaking Task 1 in the current version of the exam.)<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<p><b>Part A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>The answers to the blanks above are provided in the box, along with ten other incorrect words. Check your answers and find the best match to each blank.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Part B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>After each sentence, write a paraphrase using your own words. Try to keep the main point of the sentence, and include words and phrases that show opinion and transition.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Part C (Not explicitly written on worksheet)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>Have students, in pairs, answer the prompt at the top of the page using their own ideas. 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