Reading
How many questions are there in every section of the TOEFL reading exam?
10
How many questions are USUALLY (not always!) on the TOEFL listening test?
28
For speaking question 4, what should you take notes on?
Everything!
How much time do you have to write the integrated essay? And according to TOEFL Resources (not ETS!) how many words should you write?
20 mins; 280 to 300 words
Correct the sentence below:
You are really good and smart girl.
You are a really good and smart girl.
How many minutes do you have for each section of the TOEFL reading exam?
18
Approximately, how much time do you have to answer each TOEFL listening question?
35 seconds
How much time do you have to respond to each of the TOEFL speaking questions? Please include the prep time and the response time for each question.
(1) 15 secs, 45 secs
(2) 30 secs, 60 secs
(3) 30 secs, 60 secs
(4) 20 secs, 60 secs
How much time do you have to write the independent essay, and ideally how many words should it be (according to TOEFL Resources)?
-30 minutes
-380 to 400 words
Correct this sentence:
What you did?
What did you do?
What is scanning?
Scanning consists of looking for specific words or phrases.
How many lectures and how many conversations will you USUALLY (not always!) hear?
3 lectures and 2 conversations
Name two things which you should write when taking notes for speaking question 2.
(1) The main idea from the announcement, (2) the reasons listed in the announcement, (3) whether the student agrees or disagrees, (4) the student's reasons for agreeing/disagreeing
Put the following parts in order for the introduction and for the conclusion. Put the in order so that they are in according with our template.
Intro: Main pt, Transition, Hook
Conclusion: paraphrase supporting argument 1, Paraphrase supporting argument 2, paraphrase the main pt
Intro: Hook, main pt, transition
Conclusion: paraphrase main pt, paraphrase, supporting argument 1, paraphrase supporting argument 2
Complete sentence B.
A: I had no idea what he was talking about.
B: Neither ____________________.
Neither did I.
How did we practice identifying key words and phrases?
By reading the questions carefully and looking for words or numbers from those questions that are unique.
What should you always try to note down in the first minute of a conversation listening text?
The student's problem
What must you take notes on from the reading in speaking question three?
The definition of the term!
NB: the term is almost always the title of the reading
According to our integrated essay template, body paragraphs for this essay should always follow the same structure. Put the parts below in that structure.
(a) State the lecturer's supporting argument/theory, (b) state the authors supporting argument/theory, (c) transition, (d) add one or two details to support the author's point, (e) add one or two details to support the lecturer's point
-(b) state the authors supporting argument/theory
-(d) add one or two details to support the author's point
-(c) transition
-(a) State the lecturer's supporting argument/theory,
-(e) add one or two details to support the lecturer's point
Fix this sentence so that it is grammatically correct and has one word for each space provided:
You remind me right now.
You _______ ________ _______ _______ something.
You just reminded me of something.
The TOEFL reading questions that are usually worth 2 pts are about identifying the main ideas from the reading. How do you tell the main ideas apart from the minor ideas?
The main ideas have whole paragraphs dedicated to them, or are recurring (repeated) throughout the text, whereas minor ideas have only one or two sentences dedicated to them.
What are four things you should always try to take notes on in a lecture?
(1) Topic, (2) definitions, (3) examples, (4) relationships between ideas, (5) professor's opinion, (6) reasons
What three criteria are you graded on in TOEFL speaking?
-Delivery (ie pronunciation & fluency),
-Content (ie are you appropriately responding to the question?),
-Language use (ie the range and accuracy of the language you use)
According to our independent essay template, there are four parts that each body paragraph should contain. Name each part and the order it comes in.
NB: Don't feel like you don't have to follow this model, but it will help you to know it because it will remind you what to include in each body.
-A supporting reason
-An explanation of that reason
-A transition to an example, which compliments that reason / makes it clearer
-A (personal) example
Original sentence: He would lie to my face.
New sentence: He would b_______ lie to me.
He would blantantly lie to me.