Describe
about TOEFL PREPARATION
The TOEFL
preparation course helps you improve proficiency and gain
the score you need. This
program will help you to achieve a higher TOEFL score and prepare
for academic life at a university
The TOEFL is formatted in four sections, each of which tests
one language skill. The test isn’t adaptive, which means the questions don’t
get harder if you do really well or easier if you get a few questions wrong.
Multiple forms of the test exist and they change often, which helps to prevent
cheating, but all of the tests are close to equally difficult (for more
detailed information about how this works, check out how the TOEFL is scored).
You can learn about each of the four sections individually below.
The Reading
Section
This first section tests your ability to understand academic
written English. The material in this section may be different from the English
you’ve read before, especially if you read fiction or popular literature,
because it is based on material that English-speaking college students are
expected to read and understand. So it’s
a good idea to get familiar with this style of writing—here are some great
pointers for finding TOEFL reading practice. The reading passages can cover a
wide variety of topics including art, history, science, and social sciences.
You will have one hour to read the three reading passages and
answer the accompanying questions. After the full text is printed, questions
will be grouped by paragraph, which saves you some time and makes it easier to
find the information you need. You will see some unfamiliar words in this
section, but that’s OK–if the word is necessary, can’t be figured out from
context, and is specific to the topic of the text (not used in normal English),
the test may allow you to click on the word and get a definition. Each question
is worth the same amount, so don’t get stuck for too long on one question. You
will have 20 minutes per passage, including the questions.
The
Listening Section
Now that your language skills are warmed up, you’ll move on
to listening, which will test your ability to understand both academic lectures
and conversations related to university life. Like the reading section, the
listening section will last about an hour. Throughout the entire test, you will
have the option of taking notes; in the listening section, this will be
essential. Practice listening and writing at the same time, because the
lectures are 3-5 minutes long, and you will not be able to remember all the
necessary information. The conversations will be shorter, but note-taking will
still be very helpful. In all you will listen to 4 or 6 lectures and 2 or 3
conversations.
The
Speaking Section
The speaking section is the shortest, lasting about 20
minutes. It will involve some
independent tasks, which require you to express an opinion briefly (you will
have up to a minute to speak), and some integrated tasks, in which you will
need to use information from reading and listening in your spoken answers.
There are two questions that require you to read, listen and speak, and two
that require you only to listen then speak. In all you will answer 6 questions
in the speaking section.
The Writing
Section
As in the speaking section, you will complete an integrated
task (20 minutes) and an independent task (30 minutes). The independent task is
a persuasive essay, meaning you should express and support an opinion. The
integrated task will give you an excerpt from a lecture, an excerpt from a
written article, and a question. Your task will be to combine the information
from the lecture with that from the written article in order to answer the
question. Manage your time well! On the TOEFL you will use a standard QWERTY
keyboard. If you need to, now is a good time to practice typing in English, as
you will not want to waste time searching for the right letter on the keyboard.
About
Implementation of Toefl
|
Section
|
Time
|
|
Reading
|
60-100minutes
|
|
Listening
|
60-90
minutes
|
|
10-Minute Break
|
|
|
Speaking
|
20 minutes
|
|
Writing
|
60 minutes
|
|
Total
|
3,5-4 hours
|
1. Reading
* 3-5 passages
- Until 700
words
- 20 minutes
per passage
. Not
separated
- 12-14
questions per passage
* Similar to university textbooks
- Science,
history, humanities, etc.
2. Listening
* 6 or 9 Recordings
- Groups of three
- 4 or 6 lectures
. ~5
minutes each with 6 questions
. Similar
topics to reading
- 2 or 3 conservations
. ~3
minutes each with 5 questions
. About
living on campus
3. Speaking
* 6 tasks
- Always the same order
. Task 1:
Independent
. Task 2:
Independent
. Task 3:
Integrated-reading and listening
. Task 4:
Integrated-reading and listening
. Task 5:
Integrated-listening
. Task 6: Integrated-listening
4. Writing
* 2 essays
-
Integrated: read, listen, and write
. 3 minutes to read, ~3
minute lecture with reading
. Write for 20 minutes
-
Compare and contrast lecture with reading
- Independent:
just write
. 30
minutes
- Give opinion and reasons
Refference:
