TOEFL TEST IB

PREPARATION COURSE

TOEFL TEST

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CONTENT

SECTION IV TEST OF WRITTEN ENGLISH A

SECTION I LISTENING COMPREHENSION A, B, C

SECTION II STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION A,B

+PRACTICE TESTS

ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE

APPENDIXES SCORES CHARTS RECORDING SCRIPT

SECTION III READING COMPREHENSION A

Introduction

Purpose of the course

'To prepare ss for the paper version of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test.' p. xi

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ABOUT

THE PAPER VERSION OF THE TOEFL TEST

To measure the English proficiency of nonnative speakers of English.

You must work to improve your knowledge of the English language skills that are covered on the paper version of the TOEFL test.

The paper version of the TOEFL test is scored on a scale of 217 to 677 points.

You must understand the test-taking strategies that are appropriate for the paper version of the TOEFL test.

There is no passing score on the TOEFL test.

You must take practice tests with a focus on applying your knowledge of the appropriate language skills and test-taking strategies.

HOW TO USE THE BOOK

P. XVIII

Pay attention to:

• Take the Diagnostic Pre-Test at the beginning of each section.
• After you complete the Pre-Test, you should score it, diagnose your answers, and record your results.
• Work through the presentations and exercises for each section, paying particular attention to the skills that caused you problems in the Pre-Test.

• When further practice on a specific point is included in an Appendix, a note in the text directs you to this practice.
• When you have completed all the skills exercises for a section, take the Post-Test for that section.
• Periodically schedule Complete Tests.

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SECTION ONE

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TESTP. 3

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PRE-TEST

LISTENING

PART A

PART B

PART C

You will hear longer conversations. After each conversation, you will hear several questions.

You will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation.

You will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions.

The audios will NOT be repeated.

PART A

SHORT CONVERSATIONS

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STRATEGIES SKILLS 1-3

FOCUS ON THE SECOND LINE

CHOOSE ANSWERS WITH SYNONYMS

AVOID SIMILAR SOUNDS

P. 12

WHO, WHAT, WHERE SKILLS 4-6

DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHERE

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT IN PASSIVES

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT WITH MULTIPLE NOUNS

P. 19

WHO, WHAT, WHERE SKILLS 4-6

DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHERE

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT IN PASSIVES

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT WITH MULTIPLE NOUNS

P. 19

NEGATIVES 7-10

LISTEN FOR ''ALMOST NEGATIVE'' EXPRESSIONS

LISTEN FOR NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS

LISTEN FOR DOUBLE NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS

LISTEN FOR NEGATIVES WITH COMPARATIVES

P. 28

FUNCTIONS SKILLS 11-13

LISTEN FOR EXPRESSIONS OF AGREEMENT

LISTEN FOR EXPRESSIONS OF UNCERTAINTY AND SUGGESTION

LISTEN FOR EMPHATIC EXPRESSIONS OF SURPRISE

P. 38

CONTRARY MEANINGS SKILLS 14-15

LISTEN FOR WISHES

LISTEN FOR UNTRUE CONDITIONS

P. 46

IDIOMATIC LANGUAGE SKILLS 16-17

LISTEN FOR TWO-AND THREE-PART VERBS

ap. B P. 512

LISTEN FOR IDIOMS

ap. c P. 516

P. 53

PART B

LONG CONVERSATIONS

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BEFORE

WHILE

SKILL 22

SKILL 18

SKILL 20

LISTEN FOR ANSWERS IN ORDER P.67

DETERMINE THE TOPIC P.65

ANTICIPATE THE TOPICS P.61.

SKILL 21

SKILL 19

DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN P.66

ANTICIPATE THE QUESTIONS P.63

PART C

TALKS

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BEFORE

WHILE

SKILL 27

SKILL 23

SKILL 25

LISTEN FOR ANSWERS IN ORDER P.78

DETERMINE THE TOPIC P.76

ANTICIPATE THE TOPICS P.72

SKILL 26

SKILL 24

DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN P.77

ANTICIPATE THE QUESTIONS P.74

SECTION TWO

STRUCTURE WRITTEN EXPRESSION

DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TESTP. 89

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CHARACTERISTICS

GRAMMAR

STRUCTURE

WRITTEN EXPRESSION

It consists of 25 questions in which four words or groups of words have been underlined.

It consists of 15 questions in which part of the sentence has been replaced with a blank.

You will have 25 min.

STRUCTURE

SENTENCES WITH REDUCED CLAUSES

SENTENCES WITH ONE CLAUSE

SENTENCES WITH INVERTED SUBJECTS AND VERBS

SENTENCES WITH MULTIPLE CLAUSES

MORE SENTENCES WITH MULTIPLE CLAUSES

WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS

PROBLEMS WITH SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

PROBLEMS WITH THE FORM OF THE VERB

PROBLEMS WITH PARALLEL STRUCTURE

PROBLEMS WITH THE USE OF THE VERB

PROBLEMS WITH COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

PROBLEMS WITH PASSIVE VERBS

PROBLEMS WITH NOUNS

WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS

PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS

PROBLEMS WITH ARTICLES

PROBLEMS WITH ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

PROBLEMS WITH PREPOSITIONS

MORE PROBLEMS WITH ADJECTIVES

PROBLEMS WITH USAGE

SECTION THREE

READING COMPREHENSION

DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TESTP. 237

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THE READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

INDIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IDEAS OF THE PASSAGE

DIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS

VOCABULARY QUESTIONS

OVERALL REVIEW QUESTIONS

P. 251

SECTION FOUR

WrittenENGLISH

DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TESTP. 237

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section iv

Written english test

BEFORE

WHILE

AFTER

SKILL 3 Write the introductory paragraph SKILL 4 Write unified supporting paragraphs SKILL 5 Write the concluding paragraph SKILL 6 Connect the supporting paragraphs in the essay.

SKILL 1 Decode the topic SKILL 2 Develop supporting ideas

SKILL 7 Edit sentence structure 7A, 7B, 7C SKILL 8 Edit written expression 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F

Sentences with

inverted subjects and verbs

Skill 15 Invert the subject and verb with question words. Skill 16 Invert the subject and verb with place expressions. Skill 17 Invert the subject and verb with negatives. Skill 18 Invert the subject and verb with conditionals. Skill 19 Invert the subject and verb with comparisons.

Problems with

prepositions

Skill 56 Recognize incorrect prepositions. Skill 57 Recognize when prepositions have been omitted.

MORE Sentences with

multiple clauses

Skill 9 Use noun clause connectors correctly. Skill 10 Use noun clause connector/subjects correctly. Skill 11 Use adjective clause connectors correctly. Skill 12 Use adjective clause connector/subjects correctly.

Problems with

usage

Skill 58 Distinguish make and do. Skill 59 Distinguish like, alike, unlike and dislike. Skill 60 Distinguish other, another and others.

Problems with

comparatives and superlatives

Skill 27 Form comparatives and superlatives correctly. Skill 28 Use comparatives and superlatives correctly. Skill 29 Use the irregular -er structure correctly.

Sentences with

one clause

Skill 1 Be sure the sentences has a subject and a verb. Skill 2 Be careful of objects of prepositions. Skill 3 Be careful of appositives. Skill 4 Be careful of present participles. Skill 5 Be careful of past participles.

Problems with

the form of the verb

Skill 30 After HAVE, use the past participle. Skill 31 After BE, use the present participle or the past participle. Skill 32 After WILL, WOULD, or other MODALS, use the base form of the verb

Problems with

subject verb agreement

Skill 20 Make verbs agree after prepositional phrases. Skill 21 Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity. Skill 22 Make inverted verbs agree. Skill 23 Make verbs agree after certain words.

Directly

answered questions

Skill 3 Answer stated detail questions correctly. Skill 4 Find 'unstated' details. Skill 5 Find pronoun referents.

Indirectly

answered questions

Skill 6 Answer implied detail questions correctly. Skill 7 Answer transition questions correctly.

Problems with

passive verbs

Skill 37 Use the correct form of the passive. Skill 38 Recognize active and passive meanings.

Problems with

pronouns

Skill 43 Distinguish subject and object pronouns.Skill 44 Distinguish possessive adjectives and pronouns. Skill 45 Check pronoun reference for agreement.

MORE Problems with

adjectives

Skill 49 Recognize -ly adjectives. Skill 50 Use predicate adjectives correctly. Skill 51 Use -ed and -ing adjectives correctly.

Problems with

parallel structure

Skill 24 Use parallel structure with coordinate conjuctions. Skill 25 Use parallel structure with paired conjuctions. Skill 26 Use parallel structure with comparisons.

Problems with

adjectives and adverbs

Skill 46 Use basic adjectives and adverbs correctly. Skill 47 Use adjectives after linking verbs. Skill 48 Position adjectives and adverbs correctly.

Problems with

articles

Skill 52 Use articles with singular nouns. Skill 53 Distinguish a and an. Skill 54 Make articles agree with nouns. Skill 55 Distinguish specific and general ideas.

Problems with

nouns

Skill 39 Use the correct singular or plural noun.Skill 40 Distinguish countable and uncountable nouns. Skill 41 Recognize irregular plural of nouns. Skill 42 Distinguish the person from the thing.

Vocabulary

questions

Skill 8 Find definitions from structural clues.Skill 9 Determine meanings from word parts. Skill 10 Use context to determine meanings of difficult words. Skill 11 Use context to determine meanings of simple words.

Problems with

the use of the verb

Skill 33 Know when to use the past with the present. Skill 34 Use have and had correctly. Skill 35 Use the correct tense with time expressions. Skill 36 Use the correct tense with will and would.

Sentences with

multiple clauses

Skill 6 Use coordinate connectors correctly. Skill 7 Use adverb time and cause connectors correctly. Skill 8 Use other adverb connectors correctly.

Sentences with

reduced clauses

Skill 13 Used reduced adjective clauses correctly. Skill 14 Use reduced adverb clauses correctly.

Questions about

the ideas of the passage

Skill 1 Answer maing idea questions correctly.Skill 2 Recognize the organization of ideas.

Overall

review questions

Skill 12 Determine where specific information is found. Skill 13 Determine the tone, purpose, or course.