Dealing with difficult Passage

Cracking the IBT- TOEFL Lecture 3

Tip#1 Skim Read

Tip#2 Trim Fat

A Subject (person, place or thing) A verb (an action) Sente nce

1.

Joe ran. Joe, a competitive runner for nearly 20 years, ran perhaps the best race of his entire life last week when he narrowly defeated his arch rival in a stunning showdown.

2.

 SUBJECT

Find out who or what is performing the action

VERB

This is the action being performed

OBJECT

This receives action of the verb Scientists using NASAs Spitzer Space Technology have found a new class of stellar object, miniature stars too small to initiate fusion but large enough to have their own planets orbiting them. Scientists.. Have found a new object.

Tip#3 Dealing with difficult Vocabulary

Despite the preponderance of evidence debunking this outdated notion, many people continue to vigorously defend it. Many people continue to vigorously defend it. People continue to defend it.

The gentility of Victorian England viewed work as the domain of men and often limited womans access to various jobs and professions. The gentility viewed work as the domain of men and often limited womans access to jobs and professions. Some people viewed work as the domain of men.

In time, the Scythians were able to subjugate the Slavs, people who throughout their history suffered under the dominion of many foreign rulers. The Scythians were able to subjugate the Slavs. The Scythians were able to do something to Slavs.