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TOEFL PREPARATION FOR STUDENTS – HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

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THE TOEFL TEST

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Why Vocabulary is Important to Master Reading Section?

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to answer the question correctly. Thus, it is crucial that you improve your vocabulary. Obviously, you
cannot attempt to memorize the dictionary, and you don’t need to. All you need to know are 1500
words in General Service List (GSL) and 1000 words in General Academic List (GAL). According to
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list of words is rather dry, but it is probably the most effective way of improving your performance on
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Number. 3 (25 questions)
Number 4 (25 questions)
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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS FOR THE TOEFL

One of the most important skills to acquire before taking the TOEFL test is learning TEST TAKING strategies and the understanding its very
particular structure. To develop test taking skills, students MUST PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

Here are some suggestions to improve your skills:

READING SKILLS

1. Read as much and as often as possible.

2. Read texts on a variety of topics about subjects that interest you, both related to academic and non-academic material, newspaper or
magazine articles.
3. Write basic questions to test their understanding of a text..
4. Use your knowledge of grammar to understand difficult sections of a passage.
5. Look for words that refer back to some information given in a previous section of the text. For example: pronouns and find the nouns that
they refer to
6. Look at relative pronouns (who, that, which, whom, whose) used in adjective clauses
(for example, The student whose classmates are taking the TOEFL test ...) and find the nouns they refer to.
7. Study the organization of texts and overall structure of a reading passage
8. Read an entire passage from beginning to end.
 Look for the main ideas of the article.
Look for the supporting details
Pay attention to the relationship between the details and main ideas

9. Pay attention to the connecting words/transitions used for specific relationships.

steps (first, second, next, finally)

reasons (because, since)
results (as a result, so, therefore)
examples (for example, such as)
comparisons (in contrast, on the other hand)
restatements of information (in other words, that is)
conclusions (in conclusion, in summary)

10. To outline a text in order to test your understanding of the structure of a reading passage.

Looking for ways that main ideas in one paragraph relate to the main points of the next paragraph
Writing one sentence summarizing the paragraphs that discuss the idea
Looking at connections between sentences.
Looking at how the end of one sentence relates to the beginning of the next sentence
Thinking about the connection between the ideas of the two sentences
Combining the sentences using appropriate transitions words to show the relationship between ideas
Writing a summary of the entire passage.

III. VOCABULARY

1. it is important to increase your vocabulary on many subjects.

2. Make a plan for studying new words.
For example:
Write a new word on one side of a card and the definition on the back and write a sentence with the new word . This will help them
learn its correct usage.
Group the words by topic or meaning and study the words as a list of related words.
 Study vocabulary by making a list of opposites (words with different meanings- relevant-irrelevant; abstract-concrete)
and synonyms (words with similar meanings- excellent, outstanding, superb)

Review the new words on a regular basis so that you remember them.

3 . Expand your vocabulary by analyzing the parts of a word. This will help you understand some unknown words that you see.

Study roots (a part of a word that other parts are attached to)

-spect- (look at)
-dict- (say)
Study prefixes (a part of word attached to the beginning of a word)
in- (into)
pre- (before)
Study suffixes (part of a word attached at the end of the word)
-tion (inspection)
-able (predictable)
Study word families (the noun, verb, adjective, or adverb forms of related words)
-enjoyment (noun)
-enjoy (verb)
-enjoyable (adjective)
-enjoyably (adverb)

4. Use the context, guess the meaning of unknown words.

Noticing when difficult terms are defined in the text.

Looking for examples with an explanation of the meaning of a word.
Looking at the other words and structures around an unknown word to try to understand it.

5. Practice the correct usage of a new word by making sentences with it. This will also help you remember both the meaning and the correct
usage of words.
. Reviewing the new words on a regular basis will help you remember them.
II. LISTENING SKILLS

1. Practice by listening to something in English every day and gradually increase the amount of time that you listen.
2. Listen to different kinds of materials.
3. Listen actively. Try to answer the "wh" questions.

who
what
when
where
why
how

4. Listen passively to get the general idea of what's being said.

5. Keep a listening log (a list of everything you listen to each day/week) and write a one-sentence summary to remember the main idea of what
you heard or take notes on the important points you heard.
6. Use dictations and other exercises to help your listening ability.
7. Listen to information recorded in English, such as a movie schedules, weather reports or watch television programs (CNN, the Discovery
Channel or National Geographic), watch movies, soap operas on television, listen to music and check your accuracy by finding the lyrics on the
internet.
8. Go to Internet sites to practice listening. CBS News (www.cbsnews.com) Randall's Cyber Listening Lab (www.esl-lab.com)
BBC World Service.com Learning English (www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish)
9. Practice speaking English with others.
10. Listen for the general (main) ideas, pay attention to details, facts, examples,
11. Learn to recognize different styles of organization.
theory and evidence
cause and effect
steps of a process
comparison of two things

12. Practice doing simple dictations to work on their ability to listen and write at the same time.
13.Work with a partner. Listen to a talk and take notes individually. Compare your notes with your partner's and check for differences (and
similarities)
14. Gradually increase the length of the talks (and their summaries).
15. Listen for signals that will help you understand the organization of a talk, connections between ideas, and the importance of ideas.
16. Listen for expressions and vocabulary that tell them the type of information being given. Think carefully about the type of information that
these phrases show.

opinion (I think, It appears that, It is thought that)

theory (In theory)
inference (therefore, then)
negatives (not, words that begin with "un," "non," "dis," "a")
fillers (non-essential information) (uh, er, um)

10. Listen for signal words or phrases that connect ideas in order to recognize the relationship between ideas and think carefully about the
connection between ideas that these words show.

reasons (because, since)

results (as a result, so, therefore, thus
another idea (furthermore, moreover, besides)
a similar idea (similarly, likewise)
restatements of information (in other words, that is)
conclusions (in conclusion, in summary)

11. Pay attention to the connections between examples.

12. When they hear two details, identify the relationship between them
13. Pay attention to intonation and other ways that speakers indicate that information is important

Important key words are often

repeated
paraphrased (repeated information but using different words)
said louder and clearer
 stressed
. Emotions are often expressed through changes in intonation or stress
14. To listen for pauses between important points.
15. To listen for numbers that they might hear in prices, times, or addresses. Words like:
consequently)
examples (for example, such as)
comparisons (in contrast, than)
an opposing idea (on the other hand, however)

16. To listen for verbs and other expressions that show if an event is happening in the past, present, or future

III. GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILLS

1. Practice writing daily.

2. Keep a journal. Write their opinions about things that they experience or topics in which they are interested.
To start out writing in their own language. This will help them get used to writing and will build confidence in their writing ability.
To keep a journal in English.
To write e-mail messages or letters.
3. Pay attention to your grammar and sentence structure.
To study the basics of English grammar and develop their vocabulary.
To practice writing correct sentences in English. Begin by writing simple sentences.
To make sure that each sentence has a subject and a verb, and that the subject agrees with the verb.
To take two of your sentences and practice combining them.
To reread what they write and look for and correct mistakes.
4. Tell them how important it´s to study the organization of good paragraphs and essays. Example:
A good paragraph discusses ONE main idea. This idea is usually written in the first sentence, which is called the topic sentence.
Each paragraph should discuss one aspect of the main idea of the essay.
Suggest them to write paragraphs in English that focus on one main idea and contain several complete sentences that explain or support that
idea.
5. Students must read a lot in English. This will help them recognize good writing styles.