Thursday, May 15, 2014

Ready For the TOEFL Test ?

During the years of the TOEFL test is the standard for measuring proficiency in English as a second language. The term TOEFL stands for Test of English as a foreign language. Thousands of universities in the United States and Canada require foreign students to present the results of TOEFL, as part of their application process. The reasons for this are quite clear; universities want to make sure that the foreign student is capable of handling the necessary courses to graduate. Every year more than one million students around the world to take the test online. TOEFL test has four parts; reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The total time required to complete the examination is usually from 3.5 to 4 hours. Each part has a value of thirty points so that the total maximum would be 120 points. So what are dozens of universities looking for? Points out that most universities are looking in the range of 65 to 100. Should be well prepared before taking the exam.


So what can you do to prepare for the test TOEFL? Well, there are many publishers who have instruction and practice books. There are many other books that cover the TOEFL test and you should be able to find one that meets your needs. I like to turn our attention to the listening part of the test. Many of my students tell me that listening to a dialogue between two people of the CD is quite challenging. My students tell me that they feel the speakers talk too fast to be understood. This obstacle can be overcome by listening again and again to the same conversation until you have mastered it. You need to train your mind to get used to the speed of conversation in the mother tongue of English. You will need to put in many hours of research on a weekly basis to be able to cover all sections of the test TOEFL.

So, how else can you prepare for the exam TOEFL, other than using a textbook? A fun way to practice your listening skills is to go down to your local video store and rent a movie. There are many advantages to this idea, for example, you can pause and rewind the segments of the film, I do not understand clearly. Why not start a film club? You can invite all your friends who are also planning to take the test TOEFL. This is a fun way to get your friends together and have a discussion about the film.