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Question 4
 
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
 
Number 4. For this question, you will read a short passage and then listen to part of a lecture on the same topic. Then listen for a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to record your answer.
 
Illusion of Transparency
 
In social situations, people tend to overestimate the degree to which those around them can perceive their internal feelings and emotions. They often feel that they are displaying their positive and negative feelings more clearly and perceptibly to the people around them than they actually are. This is called the illusion of transparency. When this occurs, people believe that they are clearly expressing their emotional and mental states to others, but in fact, they have an inflated perception of the ability of others to understand exactly what they are feeling.
 
 
Question: Explain the concept of Illusion of Transparency using the example discussed in the lecture.
 
Preparation time: 30 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds

 

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 (8/29/2009)

 

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wrote on Tuesday March 9, 2010 7:43pm
the article talks about illusion transparency,the lecture provides an examples of his friend to illustrate how people
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omy wrote on Friday October 16, 2009 11:32am
the article talks about illusion of transparency which d passage describes as the feeling people have that others can percieve their internal feelings and emotions.the lecture provides an example of ......to illustrate illusion of transparency which the professor explains that....