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PART 1
ORIENTATION
Quick Tips 5 - 11
Tip 5
The key is to think like the people who write the test: ... sport; practice and be prepared.
Basic Tips 12 - 17
Tip 12 PART I - Orientation
The computer-based TOEFL exam is made up of four (4) sections:
1. Listening comprehension,
2. Structure & ... try to study everything just befor...
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1. Test-Taking Strategies for Computer-Based TOEFL
How Computer-adaptive testing is different ... test.
2. Registration Tips 1 - 2
Tip 1 - Have you registered for the TOEFL test?
Be sure to order the free TOEFL Bulletin directly from ETS at
http://www .toefl. org or check out our website ...
under http:/ /toefl. telecam...
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STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Sentence Completion Tips 49 - 50
Sentence ... do not agree with
the rest of the sentence.
Error Identification Tips 51 - 59
Structure: Error Identification TIP 51
You only have to FIND the error; you don't have to correct it!
In ... "Seven Common Errors".
Structure: Error Identification TIP 5...
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Test Design Features
Length: 40-60 minutes (15 -25 minutes are actually for response
time; ... listening to the stimuli is not counted).
Number of Questions: 30-50 questions
m Dialogues: 11 - 17 with 1 item each
m Short conversations: 2 - 3 sets with 2-3 questions per set
m Mini-lectures/academic ... takers need to...
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Conversational English Tip 30
Homonyms are like ... don't have a skirt".
won: defeated an opponent
"We won the game by 2 to 1. "
one: the number 1, or alone
"One at a time, that's how you do it".
plain: simple, ... need to get a higher mark on the TOEFL& quot;.
worn: past tense...
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Conversational English Tips 26 - 30
Conversational ... wallet for example.
Conversational English Tip 29
Common TOEFL Exam Cliches
All of the following are cliches that appear on the TOEFL and are
used to express simple ideas. We've grouped
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STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Structure & Written Expression
Structure ... phrase
that best completes the given sentence. Only one of the choices fits
correctly into the particular sentence.
Written Expression questions: test the ability to recognize correct
grammar ... English.
Test Design Features Tips 35 - 37
Tip 35 Structure (pa...
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Error Identification Tips 51 – 59 (cont)
Structure: Error Identification ... Identification TIP 59
Remember the parts of the sentence that are NOT underlined are
correct as written. You can look at these parts that you know are
correct and use them to guide you.
... common idiomatic expressions that are teste...
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Reading Comprehension Tips
Test Design Features Tips 60 - 62
Length: ...
Number of questions:
m 44 - 60 questions:
n 4 - 5 passages of 250 - 350 words in length
n with 10 - 14 questions per passage
Linear section - because the Reading section is linear, test
takers ...
or between sets.
Types of Reading questions
m Mostly traditional mul...
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PART 5
Writing Section (Essay Question)
Essay Writing Tips 67 - 70
Essay Writing ... handwrite if you
prefer.
If you choose to handwrite the essay, you will be given
paper during the 10 -minute break between Structure and
Reading. All test takers will be given paper to outline their ... allowed to make notes on paper the test center
will provide. The...