TOEFL PREPARATION CLASS

BY :
ITA MIFTAHUSSAIDAH R, M.Pd

SERANG RAYA UNIVERSITY

CONTENT 01 What is TOEFL TEST?

02 The Difference of TOEFL

IBT and ITP

03 Common Mistakes in
TOEFL

04 General Strategy for TOEFL

 WHAT IS TOEFL TEST?

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized test to

measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to
enroll in English-speaking universities. The test is accepted by many
English-speaking academic and professional institutions.

TOEFL is a trademark of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private

non-profit organization, which designs and administers the tests. ETS issues
official score reports which are sent independently to institutions and are
valid for two years following the test.

There are two kinds of test. TOEFL IBT AND TOEFL ITP.
THE DIFFERENCE OF TOEFL IBT AND TOEFL ITP

ITP IBT

Rp. Rp.
500K 3 Jt
3 Sections of Test

Listening, Structure & Writ -

ten Expression and Read- 4 Sections of Test
ing
Listening, Reading, Speak-
Range of Score: 310 - 677 ing and Writing

Range of Score: 0 - 120

Score is valid for 2 years
Score is valid for 2 years
 TOEFL TEST STRUCTURE
Section Aspects Total Time
Items

I Listening Comprehension 50 35
A. Short Conversation
B. Long/Extended Conversation
C. Mini Talks/Lecturers

II Structure & Written Expression 40 25

A. Structure: Choose the best answer
B. Written Expression: Error
recognation

III Reading Comprehension 50 55

  TOTAL 140 115

 COMMON MISTAKES IN TOEFL

LISTENING SECTION
•Get distracted by the surroundings.
•Unexplored main Idea.
•Tendency to skip questions during answering.
•Disorganized management of time.
•Listen blindly to the audio lectures.
READING •Wrong application of spelling and grammar.
SECTION
 COMMON MISTAKES IN TOEFL
STRUCTURE AND
WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
• Fail to identify the subject and the verb.
• Unaware of appositive.
• Does not know the difference of present participle as an
adjective or as a verb.
GRAMMAR QUIZ
1. I book a book in the book store.

Tell me the component of the sentence !

S=I
V = book
O = a book
Adv = in the book store
GRAMMAR QUIZ
2. A mother mothers her baby.

Tell me the component of the sentence !

S = a mother
V = mothers
O = her baby
GRAMMAR QUIZ
3. Which is the appositive?

Soekarno, the first presiden of RI, was born in Blitar.

DEFINITION OF APPOSITIVE :

It is a noun that comes before or after another noun and has the same meaning.
 GRAMMAR QUIZ
4. Are these present participles (Ving) Adjective or Verb?

Is eating ---------------- Verb

Eating ---------------- Participle

Difference of Present Participle as an Adjective and as a Verb:

Adjective : Ving which is not accompanied by some form of “be”.

Verb : Ving which is accompanied by some form of “be”.
 COMMON MISTAKES IN TOEFL

READING SECTION
• Disorganized time management.
• Inattentive to identify the main idea.
• Perplexed by the details of the passage.
• Forget to apply the method of elimination.
READING • Ignorant of the grammar and the spelling.
SECTION
General Strategies on Listening
PART A

1. Focus on the last line.

2. Choose answer with
synonym.
3. Avoid answer with similar
sounds.
General Strategies on Listening
PART B & C

1. Anticipate the topic.

2. Anticipate the questions
while listening.
3. Choose the best suitable
answer.
Long Conversation and Long Talks
 Lesson 4
Long Conversation and Long Talks
 Lesson 4
Long Conversation and Long Talks
 Lesson 4
Long Conversation and Long Talks
 GENERAL STRATEGIES ON STRUCTURE AND
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Be sure the sentence has subject and verb.

Engineers ……….. for work on the new space programs.

Subject Verb

(A) needing needing = adjective

(B) are needed are needed = verb
(C) hopefully hopefully = adverb
(D) next month next month = adverb

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 GENERAL STRATEGIES ON STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
BE CAREFUL OF APPOSITIVE

……….. ,George, is attending the meeting.

Subject Verb

(A) Right now Right now= adverb

(B) Happily Happily = adverb
(C) Because of the time Because of the time = adverb
(D) My friend My friend = noun phrase
 GENERAL STRATEGIES ON STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
BE CAREFUL OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE

The child……………playing in the yard is my son.

Subject Verb

(A) now now= adverb

(B) is is= be
(C) he he=pronoun/subject
(D) was was= be
GENERAL STRATEGIES ON READING SECTION

1. Find the topic of the

passage.
2. Find the keyword of the
question.
3. Read the related sentence
carefully.
THANK YOU
TOEFL PREPARATION CLASS