TOEFL WORKSHOP Get English, Get Global!
Getting To Know 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What do you know about TOEFL? Have you ever taken TOEFL? Why do you need TOEFL? How much is your recent TOEFL score? How much score do you urgently need? Is the test difficult? Why? What is your best tip to tackle TOEFL?
Introduction to TOEFL? § Test Of English as a Foreign Language § Used to measure English language proficiency. § For those whose mother language is not English (non-native speaker)
Types of TOEFL 1. IBT: internet Based Test 2. PBT: Paper Based Test 3. Listening – Reading – Speaking – Writing. (Score Range: 0 – 120) Listening – Structure/written expression – Reading. (score range: 290 – 677) CBT: Computer Based Test (obsolete) Listening – Structure – Reading. (score range: 0 – 300)
Introduction to PBT TOEFL? + 35 minutes Listening Comprehension Short Conversation (30 questions) Long Conversation 25 minutes TOEFL Structure & Written Expression 55 minutes Reading Comprehension (50 questions) Choosing the correct answers (Structure) 15 questions Choosing the wrong answers (Written Expression) (25 questions) TOTAL Long Dialogues (10 questions) Long Talk (10 questions) You have + 50 seconds to answer a question Time = + 2 hours Questions = 140
GENERAL TIPS § Relax and have full concentration. § Be friends with the test format § Get in shape! § Imagine yourself on campus! § Find a “PW” position! § Be fast but try to avoid thinking about the clock. § Read the Choices § Pay Attention to the instruction carefully § Take a guess. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer in TOEFL®. Do not leave blank answers. There is 25 % chances to guess the right answer. § Work on the easiest questions first. § Double check your work! § Practice, practice!
TIPS IN LISTENING Short Conversation § § § Focus on the second speaker Choose the answer with the synonyms Similar sound is not the answer Draw conclusions about who, what, where Listen for negative expression. Listen for wish expression.
Focus on the second line Man : can you tell me if today’s matinee is a comedy, romance, or western? Woman : I have no idea. Narrator : what does the woman mean? a. b. c. d. She has strong idea about movies She prefers comedies over western She doesn’t like today’s matinee. She doesn’t know.
Choose the synonym. Woman : why is barbara feeling so happy? Man : she just started working in a real estate agency. Narrator : what does the man say about barbara? a. She always liked her work in real estate b. She began a new job c. She just bought some real estate d. She bought a real estate agency
Avoid similar sound Woman : I heard that sally just moved into a new big house near the beach. Man : but sally doesn’t have a cent! Narrator : what does the man mean? a. b. c. d. Sally has no sense of responsibility Sally sent her friend to the house Sally has no money Sally is on the set with her
Make conclusions Man : I’d like to deposit this check in my account, please. Woman : would you like any cash back? Narrator : who is the woman? a. b. c. d. A teacher A bank teller An accountant A doctor
Negative expression Man : I can’t seem to get the door unlocked. Woman : that is not the right key for the door. Narrator : what does the woman mean? a. b. c. d. The key in the drawer is on the right The man should write the massage on door The man has the wrong key. The right key is not in the drawer
Wish expression Man : do you think we will be able to have the picnic today? Woman : I wish the sky weren’t so cloudy Narrator : what does the woman mean? a. b. c. d. The sky is not very cloudy The sky yesterday was cloudier than today The sky is too cloudy The sky is rather clear
TIPS IN LISTENING Long Conversation § Read along as you listen to the long conversations § Use your memory to remember some points mentioned by the speakers such as what, where, when, who, etc § The order of the questions are the same order with the order of the conversation
TIPS IN LISTENING Short Conversation § Listen to the second speaker § Identify and understand the types of the questions (11 types of questions) § Be careful with idioms, emotions, reversals, selections § The answer is the paraphrase of the statements Long Conversation § Read along as you listen to the long conversations § Use your memory to remember some points mentioned by the speakers § The order of the questions are the same order with the order of the conversation
Structures Check the subject and the verb After preposition is not a subject Be careful with V-ing (present participle) Be careful with V 3 (past participle) The active and passive voice
Subject and verb presence The north plate river …………. from wyoming into nebraska. a. it flowed b. Flows c. Flowing d. With flowing water
Object of preposition With his friend …………found the movie theater. a. b. c. d. Has He Later when
Present participle (V ing) The child …………. playing in the yard is my son. a. b. c. d. Now Is He Was
Past participle (V 3) The packages …………. . mailed at the post office will arrive on Monday. a. b. c. d. Have Were Them just
Active / Passive Voice 6. Unless some rare plants ……………, They may die out completely. a. protect them c. protected b. are protected d. are protecting The answer is B because it is the only choice for the passive voice. To be + Past participle
TIPS IN STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Structure Don't get distracted by the difficult words. § Your job is to make a sentence correct. § Pay attention to the word before and/or after the gap § Choose the one that sounds good §
TIPS IN STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Written Expression 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Make the subject agrees with the verb Comparative and superlative Ving and V 3 Modal (will, can, should, must, etc) Passive voice
Subject and verb Scientists at the medical centre is trying to A determine if there is a relationship B C saccharine and cancer D
Comparative and superlative Peter abelard, a logician and theologian, A was the controversialest teacher of his B C D age.
Ving and V 3 The teachers have translating all the A B articles into English in order to present it C D in seminar
Modal Verbs A patient suffering from amnesia may A got partial or total loss of memory B C D
Passive voice 1. Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish A because of the males’ bright colors C D B
TIPS IN STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Structure § § Don't get distracted by the difficult words. Your job is to make a sentence correct. Pay attention to the word before and/or after the gap Choose the one that sounds good Written Expression Focus to the structure of the sentence, every sentence has their own pattern § Check the consistency or the context of the sentence § Questions usually start from the easiest ones to the difficult ones § Choose the one that sounds good §
TIPS IN READING 1. To find the main idea of the passage, just read the first sentences of each paragraph 2. To find the pronoun referents, look at before the pronoun (not after) 3. Be careful with synonyms 4. Analyze the organization of ideas (the connection of each paragraph)
BRITON Success Keys § Absolutely Speaking § Qualified and fun teachers § Communicative classroom atmosphere § Upgrade your test performance § Time saving and effective result
Be one step ahead with… THANK YOU!!
Скачать презентацию TOEFL WORKSHOP Get English Get Global Getting
904ec54e0125d80aa519d02f521a7b74.ppt