TOEFL

PREPARATION COURSE
WELCOME
INTRODUCTION

• THE TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE

• GENERAL INFO
• WHAT THIS COURSE IS ABOUT
• WHAT THIS COURSE IS NOT ABOUT
• THE TOEFL
• TOEFL IBT
• TOEFL ITP
• THE TOOLS
• SCHOOLOGY
• OTHERS
GENERAL INFO
• COURSE: MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. FROM 14:00 TO
16:30
• STARTING DATE: JULY 5TH 2021
• FINAL DATE: JULY 29TH 2021
• DAYS OFF: NONE
• HOLIDAYS: NONE
• ZOOM ID: 813 0110 6290
• SCHOOLOGY CODE: 8C9X-RN99-4BJVP
WHAT THIS COURSE IS
ABOUT
WHAT THIS COURSE IS
NOT ABOUT
THE TOEFL IBT
THE TOEFL IBT
• THE TOEFL IBT® TEST HAS 4 SECTIONS:
• READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING, AND WRITING.
• DURING THE TEST, YOU'LL PERFORM TASKS THAT COMBINE THESE 4 ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
SKILLS, SUCH AS:

• READ, LISTEN AND THEN SPEAK IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION

• LISTEN AND THEN SPEAK IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION
• READ, LISTEN AND THEN WRITE IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION
• THE TOTAL TEST TAKES ABOUT 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE, BUT YOU SHOULD PLAN FOR 3½ HOURS,
ALLOWING 30 MINUTES FOR CHECK IN.
TOELF IBT – AT
SECTION TIME LIMIT QUESTIONS TASKS
A GLANCE
(POST 2019) READING 54–72 MINUTES 30–40 QUESTIONS
READ PASSAGES AND RESPOND TO
QUESTIONS

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT BRIEF

LISTENING 41–57 MINUTES 28–39 QUESTIONS LECTURES OR CLASSROOM
DISCUSSIONS

BREAK 10 MINUTES - -

TALK ABOUT A FAMILIAR TOPIC AND

SPEAKING 17 MINUTES 4 TASKS DISCUSS MATERIAL YOU READ AND
LISTENED TO

READ A PASSAGE, LISTEN TO A

WRITING 50 MINUTES 2 TASKS
RECORDING, TYPE YOUR RESPONSE
TOEFL IBT – SECTION OLD TOEFL

3-4 PASSAGES (STANDARD LENGTH OF 3

NEW TOEFL

3-4 PASSAGES (STANDARD LENGTH OF 3

OLD VS NEW PASSAGES)
12-14 QUESTIONS PER PASSAGE
PASSAGES)
10 QUESTIONS PER PASSAGE

VERSIONS READING 60-80 MINUTES (STANDARD TIME OF 60

MINUTES)
54-72 MINUTES (STANDARD TIME OF 54
MINUTES)
AVERAGE OF 1 MIN. 40 SEC. PER QUESTION AVERAGE OF 1 MIN. 48 SEC. PER QUESTION

4-6 LECTURES, 6 QUESTIONS EACH (STANDARD
LENGTH OF 4 LECTURES)
2-3 CONVERSATIONS, 5 QUESTIONS EACH
(STANDARD LENGTH OF 3 CONVERSATIONS)
60-90 MINUTES (STANDARD TIME OF 60
LISTENING
MINUTES)
AVERAGE OF 35 SEC PER QUESTION
(EXCLUDING TIME SPENT LISTENING TO AUDIO
TRACKS)
3-4 LECTURES, 6 QUESTIONS EACH (STANDARD
LENGTH OF 3 LECTURES)
2-3 CONVERSATIONS, 5 QUESTIONS EACH
(STANDARD LENGTH OF 2 CONVERSATIONS)
41-57 MINUTES (STANDARD TIME OF 41
MINUTES)
AVERAGE OF 35 SEC PER QUESTION
(EXCLUDING TIME SPENT LISTENING TO AUDIO
TRACKS)

SPEAKING 6 TASKS 4 TASKS

2 TOEFL INDEPENDENT SPEAKING TASKS 1 TOEFL INDEPENDENT SPEAKING TASK
4 TOEFL INTEGRATED SPEAKING TASKS 3 TOEFL INTEGRATED SPEAKING TASKS
20 MINUTES 17 MINUTES

WRITING 2 TASKS 2 TASKS

50 MINUTES OF RESPONSE TIME 50 MINUTES OF RESPONSE TIME
TOEFL IBT – READING
SECTION
• THE TOEFL IBT® READING SECTION IS DESIGNED TO ASSESS HOW WELL
YOU CAN READ AND UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF MATERIALS USED IN AN
ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT.
• IT INCLUDES 3 OR 4 READING PASSAGES, EACH APPROXIMATELY 700
WORDS LONG, WITH 10 QUESTIONS PER PASSAGE.
• YOU HAVE 54 TO 72 MINUTES TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE
SECTION.
• READING PASSAGES ARE EXCERPTS FROM UNIVERSITY-LEVEL TEXTBOOKS
THAT WOULD BE USED IN INTRODUCTIONS TO A DISCIPLINE OR TOPIC.
• THE PASSAGES COVER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.
• DON'T WORRY IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TOPIC OF A PASSAGE.
• ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE PASSAGE.
• THERE IS A GLOSSARY FEATURE AVAILABLE TO DEFINE WORDS NOT
COMMONLY USED, IF YOU NEED IT.
TOEFL IBT – LISTENING
SECTION
• THE TOEFL IBT® LISTENING SECTION IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE YOUR
ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND CONVERSATIONS AND LECTURES IN ENGLISH. IT
INCLUDES LISTENING FOR:
• BASIC COMPREHENSION
• PRAGMATIC UNDERSTANDING (SPEAKER'S ATTITUDE AND DEGREE
OF CERTAINTY) AND CONNECTING AND SYNTHESIZING
INFORMATION
• THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF LISTENING ITEMS IN THE SPEAKING SECTION —
LECTURES AND CONVERSATIONS. BOTH USE CAMPUS-BASED LANGUAGE.
• 3–4 LECTURES, EACH 3–5 MINUTES LONG, WITH 6 QUESTIONS PER
LECTURE
• 2–3 CONVERSATIONS WITH 2 SPEAKERS, EACH 3 MINUTES LONG,
WITH 5 QUESTIONS PER CONVERSATION
• YOU CAN TAKE NOTES ON ANY AUDIO ITEM THROUGHOUT THE TEST TO
HELP YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE 41 TO 57 MINUTES TO
COMPLETE THE SECTION.
TOEFL IBT – SPEAKING
SECTION
• THE TOEFL IBT® SPEAKING SECTION IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE YOUR
ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH EFFECTIVELY IN ACADEMIC SETTINGS. IT IS
COMPOSED OF 4 TASKS THAT RESEMBLE REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS YOU
MIGHT ENCOUNTER BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF A CLASSROOM.
• QUESTION 1 IS CALLED AN "INDEPENDENT SPEAKING TASK" BECAUSE
IT REQUIRES YOU TO DRAW ENTIRELY ON YOUR OWN IDEAS,
OPINIONS AND EXPERIENCES WHEN YOU RESPOND.
• QUESTIONS 2–4 ARE CALLED "INTEGRATED SPEAKING TASKS"
BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE YOU TO COMBINE YOUR ENGLISH-
LANGUAGE SKILLS — LISTENING AND SPEAKING, OR LISTENING,
READING AND SPEAKING — JUST AS YOU WOULD IN OR OUT OF A
CLASSROOM.
• YOU'LL GET 15–30 SECONDS OF PREPARATION TIME BEFORE EACH
RESPONSE, AND YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE 45 OR 60 SECONDS LONG.
• TO RESPOND, YOU'LL SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE ON YOUR HEADSET.
YOUR RESPONSES ARE RECORDED AND SENT TO ETS, WHERE THEY WILL
BE SCORED BY A COMBINATION OF AI SCORING AND CERTIFIED HUMAN
RATERS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND QUALITY.
TOEFL IBT – WRITING SECTION
• THE TOEFL IBT® WRITING SECTION IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE YOUR
ABILITY TO WRITE IN ENGLISH IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING, AND YOU'RE
EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS IN A CLEAR, WELL-
ORGANIZED MANNER.
• THERE ARE 2 WRITING TASKS.
• INTEGRATED WRITING TASK (20 MINUTES) — READ A SHORT
PASSAGE AND LISTEN TO A SHORT LECTURE, THEN WRITE IN
RESPONSE TO WHAT YOU READ AND LISTENED TO.
• INDEPENDENT WRITING TASK (30 MINUTES) — WRITE AN ESSAY
BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR OPINION IN RESPONSE TO A
WRITING TOPIC.
• YOU'LL TYPE YOUR RESPONSES ON A COMPUTER KEYBOARD. RESPONSES
ARE SENT TO ETS, WHERE THEY ARE SCORED BY A COMBINATION OF AI
SCORING AND CERTIFIED HUMAN RATERS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND
QUALITY.
• YOU'LL HAVE 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE WRITING SECTION.
 THERE ARE NO PASS OR FAIL TOEFL MARKS. TO RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL SCORE
ON THE TOEFL IBT TEST, YOU MUST ANSWER AT LEAST ONE QUESTION FROM
BOTH THE READING AND LISTENING SECTIONS. YOU MUST WRITE AT LEAST
ONE ESSAY AND COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE SPEAKING TASK. FOR THE TOEFL
IBT TEST, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED ONLINE, YOU WILL RECEIVE 4 SCALED
SECTION SCORES AND A TOTAL SCORE:

TOEFL IBT – • READING SECTION: 0-30

• LISTENING SECTION: 0-30
SCORE • SPEAKING SECTION: 0-30

OVERVIEW • WRITING SECTION: 0-30

• TOTAL SCORE: 0-120

IN ADDITION TO YOUR SCORES, YOUR TEST TAKER REPORT WILL INCLUDE

PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK. THIS PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE KINDS OF
TASKS THAT TEST TAKERS WITHIN THE REPORTED SCORE RANGE CAN DO.
MYBEST® SCORE FEATURE COMBINES TEST-TAKERS’ BEST SCORES FOR EACH
SECTION FROM ALL OF THEIR VALID TOEFL IBT SCORES IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS. MYBEST® SCORES GIVE TEST TAKERS A WAY TO SHOW THEIR BEST
OVERALL TEST PERFORMANCE.
THE TOEFL ITP
THE TOEFL ITP -
OVERVIEW
• THE TOEFL ITP® TESTS ARE AVAILABLE IN PAPER OR DIGITAL FORMAT.
• THE TESTS USE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL CONTENT TO EVALUATE THE
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS,
GIVING YOU CONFIDENCE ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS' ABILITY IN A REAL-
WORLD ACADEMIC SETTING.
• ALL QUESTIONS ARE MULTIPLE CHOICE, AND THE TESTS EVALUATE SKILLS IN
3 AREAS:
• LISTENING COMPREHENSION MEASURES THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
SPOKEN ENGLISH AS IT IS USED IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
• STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION MEASURES RECOGNITION OF
SELECTED STRUCTURAL AND GRAMMATICAL POINTS IN STANDARD
WRITTEN ENGLISH.
• READING COMPREHENSION MEASURES THE ABILITY TO READ AND
UNDERSTAND ACADEMIC READING MATERIAL WRITTEN IN ENGLISH.
TOEFL ITP – AT
A GLANCE SECTION
NUMBER OF
TIME
SCORE
QUESTIONS SCALE

LISTENING
COMPREHENSION 50 35 MINUTES 31-68

STRUCTURE AND
WRITTEN EXPRESSION 40 25 MINUTES 31-68

READING
COMPREHENSION 50 55 MINUTES 31-67

TOTAL 140 115 MINUTES 310-667

 ACADEMIC TOPICS
• ARTS: FINE ARTS, CRAFTS, THEATER, DANCE,
ARCHITECTURE, LITERATURE, MUSIC, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY
• HUMANITIES: HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT,
PHILOSOPHY, LAW
• LIFE SCIENCES: PALEONTOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, ANIMAL
TOEFL ITP – BEHAVIOR, ECOLOGY, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS,
HEALTH SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, AGRICULTURE
CONTENTS • PHYSICAL SCIENCES: GEOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, CHEMISTRY,
EARTH SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, METEOROLOGY, ENERGY,
TECHNOLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, PHYSICS
• SOCIAL SCIENCES: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY,
EDUCATION, GEOGRAPHY, ARCHAEOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY,
ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING,
COMMUNICATIONS
 CAMPUS-LIFE TOPICS
• CLASSES: CLASS SCHEDULES, CLASS REQUIREMENTS,
LIBRARY REFERENCES, ASSIGNMENTS (PAPERS,
TOEFL ITP – PRESENTATIONS, READINGS), PROFESSORS, STUDYING,
FIELD TRIPS
CONTENTS • CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION: REGISTRATION, HOUSING ON
AND OFF CAMPUS, STUDY ABROAD, INTERNSHIPS,
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
• CAMPUS ACTIVITIES: CLUBS, COMMITTEES, SOCIAL EVENTS
 GENERAL TOPICS
• BUSINESS: MANAGEMENT, OFFICES, OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, LAW
• ENVIRONMENT: WEATHER, NATURE, CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT
• FOOD: TYPES OF FOOD, RESTAURANTS
• LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION: MAIL, EMAIL, PHONE USE,
LEAVING MESSAGES, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
• MEDIA: TV, INTERNET

TOEFL ITP – • OBJECTS: DESCRIPTIONS OF OBJECTS, EQUIPMENT

• PERSONAL: FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, HEALTH, EMOTIONS,
CONTENTS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, DAILY ROUTINES
• PLANNING AND TIME MANAGEMENT: FUTURE EVENTS, INVITATIONS,
PERSONAL SCHEDULES
• PURCHASES: CLOTHING, SHOPPING, BANKING, MONEY
• RECREATION: SPORTS, GAMES, CONCERTS, PLAYS, ART, BOOKS,
PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, PARTIES AND GATHERINGS, PUBLIC LECTURES
• TRANSPORTATION: TRAVEL, DRIVING, PARKING, PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL RESERVATIONS
• WORKPLACE: APPLYING FOR A JOB, ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT,
WORK SCHEDULES
THE TOOLS
TOEFL COURSE - TOOLS
• SCHOOLOGY
• www.Schoology.com
• CLASS CODE: 8C9X-RN99-4BJVP
• YOUTUBE
• BOOKS
• SPECIAL WEBSITES
THANKS!