A Preview TOEFL at i20fever
Contents • • • • • •
TOEFL at i20fever TOEFL iBT Scoring Reading Introduction Listening Techniques Acceptable Speaking Skills • Introduction To Integrated Writing
• Introduction To Independent Writing • The Essay • Language Builders • What is a Speed Breaker • The Helpers
TOEFL at i20fever • The sessions are interactive • Maximum benefit for graduates from Non-English background • The limited strength makes it possible for the students to get individual attention • Focus on improving all the four language skills • The following slides give a preview of the PPTs used at i20fever
TOEFL iBT No. of Questions
Time
Reading
39-65 Qs
60 – 100 min
Listening
35 – 50 Qs
60 – 90 min
Speaking
6 tasks
20 – 30 min
Writing
2 tasks
50 min
Scoring • 30 Points each of – – – –
Listening Reading Writing Speaking
• Students needs a 79 + for Admissions • 100 plus always helps
Reading Introduction • Identify the topic & related details • Find the category & organization in the passage • Find information by scanning and skimming • Comprehend the vocabulary & Correlate various facts • Make inferences & Sum up the passage
Listening Techniques Focus on the speaker Avoid getting distracted by the surrounding, speaker’s style & delivery Concentrate on the message, not on the image Listen to the pre-recorded audiotapes Have a feel of all the lecture topics
Acceptable Speaking Skills Demonstrate the minimally acceptable speaking skills, adequate for first-year graduate studies Ability to integrate information from different sources Accent that doesn’t hinder communication Appropriate use of vocabulary, Points are organized May mix formal and informal speech but meaning is clear
Introduction To Integrated Writing • • • •
Involves reading(3mins) & listening Time -20mins Word limit- 125-225 Demonstrate your ability to communicate in writing about academic information after reading and listening
Why Integrated Writing? • Measures your ability to understand– Academic reading – Short lecture • You have to – Determine the relation between the 2 sources of information – Organize & compose a response in standard English
Introduction To Independent Writing • The topics for independent writing task are based on common experience of people in general and students in particular • No need for specialized knowledge • You can agree, disagree or be neutral • Time -30mins • Word limit- about 300
The Essay • • • • • •
Must respond directly to the question Take a clear position Be well organized Have proper examples Have sentence variety Have correct sentence structure
Language Builders • Puns , one liners, jokes are a great way to build language skills. • Watch how the usage of a word can completely change the meaning of a conversation.
What is a Speed Breaker Mainly they are the traps set by ETS to test the reading ability Secondly, the blunders committed by the test takers. Eventually leads to a poor score.
The Helpers Use the transition words ,appositions etc to help you guide Expose yourself to as much reading as possible. Capture the great variety of passages used in the test Wear the writer’s eyeglass to understand him/her