TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE

Vanny Martianova Y.
@VannyNingtias
 TOEFL
 PAPER BASED TOEFL (Toefl prediction Test & ITP)
 INTERNET BASED TOEFL/COMPUTER BASED
TOEFL
 TOEFL
 Test of English as a Foreign Language

 IMPORTANT!!!
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
CONTINUING STUDY
SCHOLARSHIP
GETTING A JOB
PAPER BASED TOEFL

 LISTENING (50 Quest-35minutes)

 STRUCTURE & WRITTEN
EXPRESSION (40-25)
 READING (50-55)
PREDICTION TEST
 EPT (English Proficiency Test/Prediction Test)
 Soal, koreksi, sertifikat Undip
 IDR 100.000 skor 450

 ITP  institutional toefl program

 (soal, koreksi, sertifikat dr ETS)
 SEU Undip
 CLT Unika

 CFLT Udinus

 EF

 IDR 550 – 1 million

 Internet based test (IDP)

 215 - 230 US$
LISTENING

TIPS
 LISTENING
 PART A
 Short conversation  30 questions
 No 1 – 30

 PART B
 Longer conversation  7-8 questions
 No 31 – 37/38
 2 conversation  3 & 5 quest or 4 & 4 quest

 PART C
 Talk / speech
 No 39 – 50
 2 talks  6 & 6 quest or
 3 talks  4, 4, & 4 quest
 STRUCTURE

Find the correct answer

Error Recognition
 READING

50 Questions
5 text/reading passage
Per text  10 questions
LISTENING PART A
 TIPS
 1. Focus on the second speaker
 2. Find the synonym
 3. Avoid Similar Soundnd
i go to campus = I leave for campus
 4. Draw Conclusions about Who, What, Where
 5. Listen for Who and What in Passives
 6. Listen For Who and What with Multiple Nouns
 7. Listen for Negative Expressions
 PART B

1. Cari Topic pembicaraan

2. Fokus pada 5 W 1 H (What, When, Where, Why, Who,How)

3. fokus pada soal/perhatikan soalnya

4. basically, we can guess the answer while we are still

listening the conversation

2 longer conversations/7-9 questions

Per conversation : 3-5

questions
 PART C
1. Cari Topic pembicaraan

2. Fokus pada 5 W 1 H (What, When, Where, Why, Who, How)

3. Tebak posisi/profesi pembicara

Lecturer, teacher, news reporter/anchor/journalist, tour guide, announcer,

weather forecaster

4. perhatikan soalnya

5. basically, we can guess the answer while we are still listening the talk/speech

3 talks/speeches 2 speeches

Per talk : 4 questions per speech : 6 quest

No.39 – 50
STRUCTURE & WRITTEN
EXPRESSION

TIPS & TRICKS

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

1. Dalam pengerjaan grammar periksa Subject & Verb dulu

Cek kesesuaiannya

2. cara cek kesesuaian

A. semua subject boleh memakai: Modal, Verb2 (ed), did, had

B. I am, was, Verb 1, do, have

C. banyak Subject, they, we, you  are, were, V 1, do, have

D. 1 Subject, he, she, it  is, was, V 1 (s/es), does, has

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
3. to be  is, am, are, be, been, was, were,
hanya bisa diikuti oleh 
Verb ing (aktif)
Verb 3 (pasif)
ANA

4. has, have, had  jumlah/angka + Noun

Verb 3 (-ed)—aktif
been
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
5. bila S + V sdh MATCH, cek adjective-nya.
Verb-ing  active
Verb-3 (-ed)  pasif  biasanya ada –by…….

6. Verb + Verb (double V)

verb + Verb ing / to verb 1 (Verb yang kedua harus

berubah)
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
 ANOSE  1 subject
Any, No, Some, Every + (one, body, thing)

Modal  Cewek Memang Shalehah

Can/Could
Will/Would
May/Might Verb 1 / Be _____
Must/Ought to
Shall/Should
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
 Preposition
In, on, at, for, of, by, about, etc + Verb ing / being

 A number  plural  banyak subjectare

 The number  Singular  1 subject is

 Several/all/some/half/etc singular N  is
Plural N  are
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

 Neither, Either, Every, + Noun (singular/plural)  is

 Neither – nor singular N  is

 Either – or plural N  are

 And, Both-and (singular/plural N)  are

CHARACTERISTICS:
 Noun: -ion, -ty, -ity, -ory, -or, -er,
 Adjective: -al, -ous, -ful, -less, -ic, -ar, -ile, -ed, -ing

 Verb : can be added by –ing, or –ed, have Verb 2, verb 3

forms.
DEGREE OF COMPARISON
 1. kalau ada than pastikan ada : _____ er / more ___
 2. kalau ada the atau of pastikan ada :

___est / most__
 3. kalau ada double the, maka gunakan : __er/more__

 4. the same + Noun + as

 5. as ___ (adjective / adverb)___ as

to be ---adjective
verb --- adverb
 READING
COMPREHENSION

TIPS
 TOEFL
 Listening : 50 soal (30-35minutes)

 Structure : 40 (25 minutes) –37 seconds

 Reading : 50 (55 minutes) – 66 seconds

 1. mencuri waktu
 2. sisa waktu reading, silakan ke structure

 3. lemah, letih, lesu, lunglai, luwe, lapar, lemessss…

ada aqua????
GENERAL TIPS
1. DON’T READ THE TEXT FIRST
 WASTING TIME
 EASILY FORGOTTEN
 WE READ BUT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND

2. READ THE QUESTIONS FIRST

Then, decide how to answer the questions quickly,
accurately, easily
 Kalau soal main idea  baca kalimat pertama
 Kalau soal bukan main idea  cari kata kunci dalam
soal, kemudian kata kunci tersebut di cari di bacaan,
setelah itu baca 1 kalimat full yg ada kata kuncinya tadi
 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS
 Questions:
 Main idea
 Main point
 Topic/subject
 Primarily concerned/discusses
 Best title
 Main discussion
 How to answer:

 Read the first sentence (find the most similar theme

to the options)
 For text main idea, read every first sentence, in
every paragraph
 STATED DETAIL QUESTION
 Pertanyaan dlm Reading yg jawabannya tercantum secara
eksplisit di dlm bacaan (jawabannya yg ada di bacaan dan ada di
A,B,C,atau D)
 Questions
 What is true/mentioned….
 Which paragraph explain….
 In what year was….
 What was the main problem with…
 Which of the following is true….
 How to answer:
 Find the key word of the question
 Find the key word of the question in the text
 Read the sentence containing the key word
 Find the best answer
 (kalau ada di bacaan dan ada di pilihan jawaban, itu jawaban
yang benar)
UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTION
 Pertanyaan dlm Reading yg jawabannya tercantum secara eksplisit di
dlm bacaan (jawabannya yg tidak ada di bacaan tetapi ada di
A,B,C,atau D)
 Soal Tentang Exception
 Questions:
 which is Not mentioned, not stated, not true about…

 All are true, but, Except,…

 How to answer:
 Cari Keyword dalam soal

 Cari keyword soal dalam bacaan

 Baca kalimat yang mengandung key word

 Bila pilihan jawaban ada di bacaan maka jangan dipilih

 Bila pilihan jawaban tidak tercantum dalam bacaan, itu adalah

jawabannya
INFERENCE/IMPLIED DETAIL
QUESTIONS
 Pertanyaan
dlm Reading yg jawabannya TIDAK tercantum secara eksplisit,
TETAPI SECARA IMPLISIT di dlm bacaan (sehingga perlu menyimpulkan)

 Soal Tentang Inference/Conclusion

Ciri:
 What can we conclude
 What can be inferred

 What can be implied

 Tips
Tentukan key word dari pertanyaan
Cari key word dalam paragraf
Baca 1 kalimat yang mengandung key word tersebut
Simpulkan
Pilih jawaban yang maknanya sama dengan yang di bacaan
VOCABULARY: SYNONYM/ANTONYM
 Soal Tentang Vocabulary in context
Biasanya tentang synonym (similar/closest
meaning) dan antonym (opposite meaning)
Cara menjawab:
Cari kata yang ditanyakan di bacaan
Baca 1 kalimat penuh

Cari clue/petunjuk makna kata yang

ditanyakan dalam kalimat

Coba gantikan kata yang ditanyakan dengan

pilihan a,b,c atau d

WHERE QUESTIONS
 Pertanyaan yang meminta kita memeriksa di baris atau
paragraf berapa dalam text

 Tips
 Cari key word dlm soal
 Skim text nya
 Pilih jawaban yang tepat.

 Cara ngawur tapi berkelas

 Langsung cek jawaban yang benar dari a, b, c, atau d
REFERENCE
 Soaltentang reference (rujukan/acuan)
Ciri: soal biasanya menggunakan kata : refer to (mengacu
pada/merujuk pada)
Cara menjawab: Read Backward (cari yg terdekat sesuai
konteks kalimat)
hindari noun stlh preposition (on, in, at, by, about, for, of, etc).
Yang biasa ditanyakan:
he  1  laki – laki

She  1  Perempuan

They  lebih dari 1 (non human/human)

It  1  non human

that/this  1

Those/these  banyak
PREDICTION
 7. Soal Tentang Prediction
 Ciri:
 What is the preceeding text
 What paragraph/topic may follow

 What following paragraph may discuss

 Cari Key word dalam soal

 Perhatikan topik bacaan
 Bila pertanyaan prediksi paragraf sebelumnya: maka perhatikan topic
paragraf pertama, pilih jawaban yang berhubungan dengan topic paragraf
pertama
 Bila pertanyaan mengenai prediksi paragraf sesudah text; maka
perhatikan topik paragraf terakhir. Pilih jawaban yang berhubungan
dengan topik paragraf terakhir
GOODLUCK FOR YOUR
TOEFL
WISH FOR 550 SCORE
KEEP ON SPIRIT
BE POSITIVE
SAVE YOUR ENERGY
NEVER LEAVE YOUR
ANSWER BLANK