Showing posts with label TOEFL-iBT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TOEFL-iBT. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Reading Comprehensions- Tips and Strategies

While attempting Reading Comprehensions, the students should practice and plan the strategies to be used to solve a particular question type.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Reading Comprehensions

Attempting Reading Comprehension is all about effeciently managing time to crack a variety of questions. Students need to understand the questions, the question types, and practice Reading Comprehensions / Passages to improve their SPEED and ACCURACY.
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Time bound preparation for TOEFL-iBT

TOEFL-IBT TIME BOUND PREPARATION


TOEFL-iBT tests the candidates on their Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing Skills of the English Language. There are four separate Modules for testing each of these skills. Again, in the Speaking and Writing Modules there are Integrated Tasks that collectively assess the test taker’s Reading, Listening and Speaking/ Writing skills.

TOEFL-iBT is a time-bound test where each Module / Section and in some sections each question, has a fixed time limit. For instance, in the Speaking Module, when the time (sometimes in seconds) elapses for a question, the screen automatically moves on to the next question. The student should be well aware of this aspect and should keep an eye on the Timer.

Preparation for such a time-bound test entails that even without looking at the timer, the student gets to know that the time is about to elapse. In the Speaking Module, for example, the student gets 15 sec. or 30 sec. to prepare the response. S/He needs to manage the time between finding content for the answer, organizing it and checking for Vocabulary, Grammar and Rhythm. If s/he has to keep track of the time as well, things would definitely go out of control. Therefore, it is highly recommended to practise these questions so well, that without even looking at the stop-watch, the student gets an idea about the time.

The question that springs up here is how do we find and plan the response in this restricted time span. The first step is to leave the mind open, no boundaries of experience, judgement or prejudice. Remember, TOEFL-iBT tests the student’s English language abilities and not the Emotional Quotient. In a way, there’s hardly any need to get attached to what s/he actually think of a particular topic or context in a question. The student should concentrate on Brainstorming points as much as s/he can in the time assigned for the task. In summary, the student should avoid being rigid when it comes to planning and preparing the response.

Next, the student should brief up his notes-making. No full-forms, no sentences, just words and phrases to mark the notes. Again, the notes should be legible and organized, so that the student is able to give the response from the notes and not lose points because of the unorganized scribbled notes.

There are innumerable factors to be kept in mind while preparing for a time-bound test, but the matters ease out when the candidate is good at Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing English.

All the best!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

English Essay- 5 Must do Topics for IELTS, TOEFL-iBT

Here is a list of topics of essays for English Writing. These must do topics come in varied forms in IELTS and TOEFL-iBT.

Just attempt them and put your entries as Comments to the post.

1. Some people like to work in a group or team, while others like to work independently. What do you prefer and why?

2. If you travel back in time to meet a famous person from history, whom would you like to meet? Why?

3. Do you agree or disgree with the statement? "The Government should spend more money on developing or buying Computer Technology than on basic needs." Why?

4. Do you agree or disgree with the statement? "People always want more, they are never happy with what they have." Why?

5. Do you agree or disgree with the statement? "Money always damages friendships." Why?

Monday, May 11, 2009

Education System in the United States

Here is an overview of the age-wise levels of education in the United States.

1. Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten (4-6 years age group)
2. Elementary School- First Grade to Fifth Grade (6-11 years age group)
3. Middle School - Sixth Grade to Eighth Grade (11-14 years age group)
4. High School - 9th Grade (Freshman) (14-15 years age group)
10th Grade (Sophomore) (15-16 years age group)
11th Grade (Junior) (16-17 years age group)
12th Grade (Senior) (17–18 years age group)
5. Post- Secondary includes College or University (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and
Senior years) (varied age groups) and Vocational Education
6. Graduate Education (actually the Post-Graduation)

Monday, December 22, 2008

TOEFL SPEAKING & WRITING MODULES

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Friday, December 12, 2008

Strategies to crack TOEFL-iBT

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