TOEFL

Preparation
Class
 Table of Contents

01
Introduction
02
Strategies
03
Practice

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 “There are no secrets to
success. It is the result of
preparation, hard work, and
learning from failure.”

Colin Powell

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 01 Introduction

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 TOEFL
Listening Structure
To demonstrate your ability
To recognize
to understand conversation appropriate language
and monologue. for standard English

Reading
To read and understand
passages in English

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 Listening (35 minutes)
A B C
Short Longer
Monologue
Conversation Conversation
30 items 8 items 12 items

30 conversations 2 conversations 3 monologues

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 Structure (25 minutes)

Structure Written Expression

● Multiple choices ● Error recognition

● 15 items ● 25 items

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 Reading (55 minutes)

• 50 items
• 5 passages

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 Strategies 02
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 Listening General Strategies

● Be familiar with the directions

● Read the choices before listening
● Listen to the audio carefully
● Locate the difficult questions
● Don’t leave any questions blank

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 Part A Strategies

2nd line Synonym

The correct answer is
Focus on the 2nd line of the
usually restatement using
conversation
synonym

Similar sounds What is tested?

Structures, functional
AVOID the choices with
expression, idiomatic
similar sounds
expression
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 Part B Strategies

Preview the choices 1st line

Anticipate the topics and Listen carefully to 1st line of
the questions the conversation

Conclude Follow along

Conclude about who, Follow along the choices as
where, when, what you listen to the audio
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 Part C Strategies

Preview the choices 1st line

Anticipate the topics and Listen carefully to 1st line of
the questions the conversation

Conclude Follow along

Follow along the choices as
Conclude about who,
you listen to the audio. The
where, when, which course
questions are usually in order
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 Structure General Strategies

● Be familiar with the directions

● Beware of difficult questions (11-15 & 36-40)
● Do not leave any questions blank

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 Structure Strategies

Study the sentence Study each answer

Eliminate obviously wrong
Figure out what is missing answers
in the sentence

Re-read the Use time wisely

complete sentence Do not spend too much
time on one question
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 Written Structure Strategies

Complete sentence
Underlined words If you cannot spot the error,
See if you can spot the read the whole sentence
error

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 Reading General Strategies

● Be familiar with the directions

● Do not spend too much time reading the
passage!
● No background knowledge needed
● Do not leave any questions blank

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 Reading Strategies

Skim the passage Check the questions

Skim to determine main idea Determine what types of
and overall organization questions (detailed or overall)

Locate answers Read the part of the

Detail questions (find with passage
key words), overall Read also sentences before
questions (anywhere) and after the keywords
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 03 Practice

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