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Taking and analyzing practice TOEFL tests is only a part of comprehensive plan for TOEFL preparation. In addition, you should continue to work on improving your global level of English fluency, keep in good physical shape, and relax and enjoy American culture.
Fortunately, there are many activities in which you can combine two or even all three of these goals.
Below are some specific suggestions for activities to build skills for specific parts of the TOEFL:
- Listening
- Listen to the radio
- Watch TV
- Go to the movies
- Use the telephone (in English)
- Buy books on tape
- Go to bars or restaurants and eavesdrop
- Look in the Boston Globe Calendar for lectures, readings or free classes
- Visit the courthouse
- Start conversations with strangers
- Get a job or volunteer
Structure
Study the list of most frequently tested grammar points, and then…
- Look for grammar exercises in your favorite grammar book on those points
- When you read, identify sentence components
- Practice writing TOEFL grammar questions
- Study lists of regularities, such as make/do, infinitive/gerund, etc.
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
- Read for pleasure, EVERY day or night
- Read the newspaper and look up 5 new words each day
- Own an English language dictionary and thesaurus and USE them
- Study the list of reading passage topics, and…
- Read popular science articles whenever possible
- Read encyclopedia articles on science and history
- Read introductory-level college textbooks
- Become familiar with English roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Buy a television with close-captioning
- Get on-line and read electronically on the Internet
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The Internet-based TOEFL Test
The TOEFL Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for success. TOEFL iBT also emphasizes integrated skills and provides better information to institutions about students’ ability to communicate in an academic setting and their readiness for academic coursework.
The Computer-based TOEFL Test
The computer-based TOEFL test measures English language proficiency in the following areas:
Listening
Structure
Reading
Writing.
The Paper-based TOEFL Test
The paper-based TOEFL test measures
Listening Comprehension
Structure and Written Expression
Reading Comprehension.
Test Of English As Foreign Language is a Standardized test that evaluates the English Proficiency of people whose native language is not English. Nearly 2400 education institutes in the United States and Canada require TOEFL scores from each applicant. The test is also used by institutions in other countries where English is the language of Instruction. The TOEFL tests the ability to understand North American English.
TOEFL test is administered as a computer based test in India.
Computer Based TOEFL test
The test is designed in such a way that it would be unlike any other test you would have taken at school
TOEFL classes in New Delhi, India
Council for American Education (CAE)
-409, Defence Colony, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 24330007, 41552577, 24330509
Jamboree TOEFL Preparation
9 - AB, Taimoor Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 55654789/90, 26330336
B - 1/16, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 41661811, 26140741, 26142857
2530, Hudson Lines, 2nd Floor, Near Kingsway Camp, North Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 27225695/98, 55650582
Edstar TOEFL Preparation
1212-1213, Ansal Tower, 38 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 19
Tel: (011) 41674227, Mobile: 9818469221
TOEFL classes in Mumbai, India
Edstar TOEFL Prep
D-WING, Central Bombay Infotec Park,
101, Sane Guruji Marg,
Jacob Circle, Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai - 400011
Tel : 022 - 23015639 / 23015602 / 23015591
Center for American Education (CAE)
F-34 , Dhanraj
Spoken English has become a part of TOEFL from Sep. 2005
Students planning to pursue studies in the United States and elsewhere, will henceforth be tested for Spoken English as part of ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
The official new TOEFL will be offered starting September 2005 at secure ETS test centers worldwide.
The Education Testing Board (ETB) has overhauled the standard 40-year old Test in response to complaints that despite high TOEFL scores, many foreign students were unable to communicate effectively once they join American schools and universities.
When the new version is introduced, test takers and English language instructors
The TOEFL test is developed and administered by the US-based “Educational Testing Service” (ETS). This implies that ETS sets the questions, conducts the test, and sends each examinee the score report.
For the conduct of the test, ETS has appointed Testing Agencies in various countries, which act as franchisee for ETS. In India, this agency is the “Prometric Testing Services Pvt Ltd” which administers the test at 9 centres in the country: Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Trivandrum.
The first question is always of a medium difficulty, and each subsequent question is determined by your responses to all the previous questions.
In other words, the CAT adjusts itself to your ability level - you’ll get few questions that are either too easy or too difficult for you. The number of questions you get also depends on your previous answers.
In one section of TOEFL test, you are allowed to go back to the previous questions.
Most questions in the TOEFL CAT has four answer options, and you are required to select one of these four as the correct answer by clicking
The TOEFL results comprise four different scores : a total score (0-300),
a separate score for Listening section (0-30),
a separate score for Structure/Writing section (0-30) and
a separate score for Reading section (0-30).
The total score is reported on a scale from 0 to 300.
Note that your Essay score will individually be rated (0-6). However the essay score is incorporated into the Structure/Writing scaled score with the rating of essay constituting approximately one half of the Structure/Writing scaled score. You get to know your Listening and Reading section scores immediately after taking the test. You will also see your Structure/Writing scores as
US varsity offers admission
Good news for students without high TOEFL or GRE scores! Concordia University in Wisconsin, USA, admits international students without insisting on TOEFL, GMAT or GRE that are must for admission to any professional course in US universities.
P. Anil Kumar, Chief Executive, Youth World Consulting, said that the 125-year-old university offered 48 courses including those in management and IT that were sought-after by Indian students. He said so far 500 Indian students got admitted in the university and were placed well.
This season out of the 27 students who got admission, 21 got visas, he said
Computer-based Test
How the Test Is Scored
In the Listening and Structure sections, more credit is given for correctly answering a hard question than for correctly answering an easy question. Therefore, your score on these portions of the test depends not only on how many questions you answer correctly but also on which ones you answer correctly.
Your score from the Structure section is combined with your written essay rating to form a Structure/Writing scaled score. Each part accounts for 50% of your Structure/Writing score. The Writing score also is shown separately under the heading, “essay rating.”
Because the content and format of the
These are the test centres where TOEFL is conducted in India.
Prometric
Senior Plaza, 160-A, Gautam Nagar,
Yusuf Sarai,
Behind Indian Oil Building,
New Delhi-110049, India.
Ph: (011) 26511649, 26531442
Fax: (011) 2652-9741
Ahmedabad (8902)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
301-302, Abhijeet-II, Mitha Kali,
6 Road, Ellisbridge,
Ahmedabad
Ph: 91-79-6561088
Allahabad (8903)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
119/25A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
Civil Lines, Allahabad – 211001
Ph: 91-532-2622477
Bangalore (8904)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Maini Sadan, 1st Floor,
No 38 Lavelle Road, 7th Cross,
Bangalore – 560001
Ph: 91-80-2292553 / 54
Calcutta (8906)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Flat 1/C, 1st Floor, Sukh Sagar Bldg,
Sarat Bose Road,Calcutta – 700020
Ph: 91-33-24852792
Chennai (8909)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
No 15, 2nd Floor, Romar House,
Jagannathan Road, Nugambakkam,
Chennai – 600034
Ph: 91-44-28241875
Hyderabad (8908)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Avenue 1, Street
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