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Outline

Here are the steps you will pass through as you do question four on the TOEFL test.

1st: you will be given 45 or 50 seconds to read a short passage of about 100 words.

2nd: you will hear a lecture that lasts a little over a minute.

3rd: you will be asked a question about the lecture.

4th: you will be given 30 seconds to prepare your response.

5th: you will then have 60 seconds to record your response.

6th: the computer will save your response, giving you a little break before the next speaking question.

Don't give yourself any extra time the first time you practice this question. If you follow the instructions, you'll become more familiar and comfortable with the test and that has an effect on your score.

Practice

Reading time: 50 seconds

Sustainability

Most economic systems work to maximize the use of limited resources, often without great attention to the harmful effects such use may have. Sustainability relates to the management of resources to limit the negative impact placed on the environment. Sustainable practices aim to achieve the best balance possible between the use of resources and their maintenance for future generations. With these practices, businesses attempt to attain the greatest amount of profit possible by exploiting resources while managing them in a way that will allow both the business to continue well into the future and future generations to enjoy the same resources.

Question: Explain sustainability by using the example of the printing company provided by the professor.

Preparation time: 30 seconds

Response time: 60 seconds

In the next page we discuss this question, what you should do in each step, and present example notes and answers. Read on to learn the important things you must do to earn the highest score you can.

Model for question 4

(step 1) The article talks about . . .

(step 2) which the passage describes as . . .

(step 3) The lecture provides an example of . . . to illustrate this.

(step 4) The professor explains that . . . He states that . . .

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last updated (9/3/2009)

COMMENTS

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Reply wrote on Tuesday February 9, 2010 2:16pm In this article professor is talking about sustainabilty.it means company usepaper ,ink,and glue for printing .in sustainabilty management they should use while not affecting the environment.some company use recycle paper for printing.if any company demand for fresh paper then only it use fresh paper.some ink produce very high intoxin for environment,so they use vegetable oil based ink to reduce the high intoxin.same eith glue also they use less harmfull glue.main perpose is this to get high profit with less envionment defected.

Reply Francis wrote on Wednesday September 16, 2009 9:22am As most of the companies use resources that are limited such as paper, ink, glue etc, there is is this local company which uses these products. Unlike other companies, this company is so unique because they buy recycle paper whenever possible making it eco friendly.Whenever the clients ask for clear papers then they buy papers which are afresh. They buy mostly from the companies which follow sustainable practices like producing inks from vegetable oils that do not produce toxic wasted to the environment. And who in turn plant trees when they are felled for paper works. The glue which is used for printing works and which are harmful for the eco-system are bought in a limited circumstances. That's why the practice of following sustainable method are more important when considered with same.