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Олена Чухно

Олена Чехратова

кандидат педагогічних наук, доцент кафедри загального мовознавства і романо-германської філології ХНПУ імені Г.С.Сковороди

доктор філософії (Освітні, педагогічні науки), доцент кафедри практики англійського усного і писемного мовлення ХНПУ імені Г.С.Сковороди

TOEFL

TOEFL: test types

TOEFL: test sections

TOEFL: sections structure, strategies

TOEFL: assessment

TOEFL

(Test of English as a Foreign Language)

This is a standardised test measuring the ability of non-native speakers to use and understand academic English.

TOEFL: test types

is the same test you would take at a test centre, just taken from the quiet and privacy of your own home and monitored online by a human proctor

administered via the internet at secure, authorised TOEFL test centres

TOEFL: test types

is the same test you would take at a test centre, just taken from the quiet and privacy of your own home and monitored online by a human proctor

administered via the internet at secure, authorised TOEFL test centres

TOEFL: test sections

Listening

Writing

Reading

Speaking

36 min

29 min.

16 min.

35 min.

2 hours

IELTS: sections structure, strategies

Time allowed: 35 minutes Number of questions/tasks: 2 passages (each is about 700 words long), 10 questions each Types of questions:

• Factual information
• Negative factual information
• Inference
• Rhetorical purpose
• Vocabulary
• Sentence simplification
• Insert text question
• Prose summary

Factual information

Negative factual information

To recognise the information explicitly stated in the text

Major ideasSupporting detailsDefinitions

3 of 4 answers are true. Which one is FALSE?

• "According to Paragraph X, which of the following is NOT true?"
• "The author mentions all of the following EXCEPT..."

• "According to Paragraph X ..."
• "Paragraph X answers which of the following?"

Rhetorical purpose questions

Inference questions

to identify information or comprehend an idea not explicitly stated in the passage

to ask about the information from another paragraph of the same passage

• "Which of the following may be inferred from Paragraph 1 about X?"
• "The author of the paragraph implies that..."
• "Paragraph X suggests which of the following about Y?"

"Why does the author mention X...?"

Sentence simplification

Vocabulary questions

to identify a sentence that has essentially the same meaning as the sentence from the passage

to identify the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the reading passage

" Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the following sentence? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information"

• "The word X in the passage is closest in meaning to..."
• "The phrase X in the passage is closest in meaning to..."
• "In stating X, the author means that..."

Insert text questions

Prose summary

to recognise the major ideas and the relative importance of information in a passage

to understand the logical order of ideas in the reading passage

6 answer choices:

• 3 answer choices contain the most important ideas
• 3 incorrect answer choices misrepresent information or discuss minor points

• "Where would the sentence best fit...?"

Time allowed: 36 minutes Number of questions/tasks: 3 lectures (6 questions each), 2 conversations (5 questions each) Types of questions:

• Gist-content
• Gist-purpose
• Detail
• Function
• Attitude
• Organisation
• Connecting content
• Inference

Gist-purpose question

Gist-content question

to identify the main purpose of the conversation

to identify the main topic or idea

• "... mainly about ..."
• "... mainly discusses..."
• "Why does the student...?
• What is the main purpose ...?"

Function

Detail question

to identify the meaning of a statement in context

to remember specific facts

• "What does the professor mean when he says..?"
• "Why does the student say...?"

• "According to..?"
• "What is...?"

Attitude questions

Organisation questions

to show understanding of the speaker's attitude or feelings about sth

to show understanding of how a lecture is structured

• "What is the professor's attitude. .?"
• "What does the student think about...?"
• "What can be inferred...?"

• "Why does the professor mention..?"
• "Why does the professor discuss...?"

Connecting content questions

Inference questions

to show understanding of the relationships among ideas in the lecture

to show understanding of the meaning of sth not directly stated

• Fill in a chart or table
• "What is the likely outcome...?"
• To identify steps in the process, cause and effect, classify, make a prediction

• "What are the implications of..?"
• "Why does the professor imply...?"
• "What can be inferred...?"

Time allowed: 16 minutesNumber of tasks: 4 (1 independent + 3 integrated) Question 1: Independent Speaking Task — requires you to draw entirely on your own ideas, opinions and experiences when you respond. Questions 2–4: Integrated Speaking Tasks — require you to combine your English-language skills (listening and speaking, or listening, reading and speaking) just as you would in or out of a classroom. Prep time: 15–30 seconds of preparation time before each response, your response will be 45 or 60 seconds long.

Question 2integrated speaking (about campus)

Question 1independent speaking

topic to speak about with no additional material15 seconds to prepare 45 seconds to speak

• read a passage
• listen to a conversation
• 30 second to prepare your response
• 60 second to respond

Integrated speaking (about academic courses)

Question 3

Question 4

• read a passage about an academic subject
• listen to a part of a lecture on the same subject
• 30 second to prepare your response
• 60 second to respond

• listen to a part of a lecture
• 20 second to prepare your response
• 60 seconds to speak (summary of the lecture)

Criteria of assessment

delivery

language use

topic development

Time allowed: 29 minutes Number of tasks: 2 (1 integrated writing task and 1 Writing for an academic discussion task) Integrated writing task (20 minutes) — read a short passage and listen to a short lecture, then write in response to what you read and listened to. Writing for an Academic Discussion task (10 minutes) — state and support an opinion in an online classroom discussion.

Question 1 Integrated writing

• read a passage on a topic (3 minutes)
• listen to a part of a lecture on the same topic (the speaker will talk from a different perspective for about 2 minutes)
• summarise the points in the lecture and explain how they relate to specific points in the reading passage

Criteria of assessment:accurate development organisation langauge use

Question 2Writing for an academic discussion

• To write an opinion in response to the professor's question.
• Your opinion should contribute to the discussion. It should be clear and cohesive, and it should be developed and well supported by reasons or examples.

Criteria of assessment:relevant and clearly developed ideas variety in the use of language correct use of language

TOEFL: assessment

Score Scales

The TOEFL iBT test provides scores in 4 skill areas:

• Reading 0-30
• Listening 0-30
• Speaking 0-30
• Writing 0-30

Total Score 0-120 (the sum of the 4 section scores)

Test taker score report - sample

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TOEFL: online resources

• Read the discussion carefully.
• Come up with one or two ideas that you would like to contribute to the discussion.
• You may refer to one of the student's responses to agree or disagree, but make sure to use your own words.

• Use the preparation time to organise your thoughts.
• Take notes but don't write a full response.
• Raters want to hear your speaking, not reading.
• Don't memorise responses before the test (this will lower your score).
• You don't need to organise the response into sections as in an essay. Speak naturally and use common connecting words.
• Practice speaking continuously for 45 seconds or more.

• Look for the main idea in the reading passage, take notes of the key points.
• You don't need to memorise the passage because it will reappear on your screen.
• Take notes of the information from the audio that responds to the reading passage.
• Make sure you answer the question.

• Prcatice with academic texts.
• You don't need any prior knowledge of specific fields.
• The questions test you English.
• Take notes while listening (write down key words).
• Review notes as you prepare your response.
• Don't repeat yourself to fill time. Instead, say sth that clarifies, develops or elaborates your response.
• Practise timing yourself.

Listen to a converstion

• Don't speak too quickly.
• Listen carefully to speaker's reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with points made in the reading.
• Make sure you summarise th opinion of the speaker.