The purpose of this section is to help students to practice their learning techniques and strategies for the TOEFL test. (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
According to Wikipedia, The Test Of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL is a test of an individual's ability to use and understand English in an academic setting designed and administered by Educational Testing Service. It was developed to address the problem of ensuring English language proficiency for non-native speakers wishing to study at American universities.
On the other side, the TOEFL test evaluates how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. More than 8,500 colleges, universities, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL scores.
INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
Entre la lista de certificaciones en el idioma inglés, el examen TOEFL es la opción más aceptada, la más popular y la más conveniente en más de 130 países.
El examen TOEFL es el examen de idioma inglés más respetado en todo el mundo. ¿Qué se mide en un examen TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)? En este examen se mide fluidez y conocimientos en el idioma inglés. Basado en el inglés estadounidense.
THE BOOK FOR THIS COURSE CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://golfbeta.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/the-heinemann-elt-toefl-preparation-course.pdf
The acquisition of knowledge may come from the kind of techniques that we use to learn accurately and fast. At the same time, tons of repetitions in our heads are the complex processes that will help us to learn and pass the examinations. At the end, an examination is only a daily routine.
CLICK on the IMAGES to try your knowledge of VOCABULARY.
Primero intenta probar tu VOCABULARIO de tipo TOEFL. Dale clic en las imágenes de abajo para acceder a unos juegos interactivos sobre este tema.
TE LOS RECOMIENDO !!!
This is a sample of an answer sheet that you may get the day of your examination, specially for the paper test. In it you'll fill in the oval corresponding to the answer you choose.
Esta hoja de respuestas es la que se te proveerá el día de tu examen TOEFL. Esta hoja es el único papel en el que marcaras tu respuesta correcta a cada pregunta.
VIDEO: How to imporve your vocabulary for the TOEFL READING
TOEFL WRITING VOCABULARY
THE NEW TOEFL AND SECRETS FOR SPEAKING
At this point of your English journey, the listening skill should be one of your strengthens. Get ready to have a total immersion in videos and recordings.
For more listening practice, check this sites: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/longman_toefl
INVERSION IN ENGLISH
1. Perfect English Grammar: Inversion: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/inversion.html
RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSES
1. https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/non-restrictive_clauses.htm
GIVING ADVICE: Words and Expressions
1. EnglishClub: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/fl-giving-advice.htm
2. Engvid: https://www.engvid.com/20-ways-to-give-advice-in-english/
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES
Learning the grammatical categories have helped me understand more of syntax
THE SUBJECT AND THE PREDICATE IN THE PASSIVE VOICE
MY ENGLISH TEACHER PAGE: https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/subject-and-predicate/
BOOK: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR ADVANCED BY MARTIN HEWINGS AND SIMON HAINES.
AUDIOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4274gVN8nRo
If you feel that you need to check more grammar, more vocabulary, and keep in contact with audios that help you to improve your listening, you need some books like the one I am presenting here. On the other hand, you can also visit my other pages on this website in order to strengthen some specific areas of the target language.
Do not forget to use techniques and strategies when you use the listening sections. Prepare yourself to master the listening activity. The preparation I am talking about consist in generating certain elements that contribute to understanding what the speaker say o try to say. In my case, I try to make a story in my mind. This story helps me t remember what they said. To reach this stage, I have trained my brain for some years, hope you don't take that long. The listening skills development may be one of the most difficult parts to work with, especially if our phonology is not the best one. Furthermore, the pragmatical situation may cause certain confusion when trying to interpret what the speakers said, so train this part.
I strongly recommend to spend hours improving and mastering your listening skills. For this, use videos with different accents, listen to them several times, and work hard.
TIPS: Try to analyze every single detail in the syntax within a sentence.
Work from 4 to 5 hours every day, depending on your goal.
Grammar Books and Sites:
Firstly, remember, the study of the grammar, even in your own language, requires tons of analysis. If you can't explain it, you haven't learned it.
4.
McQuire University: Transcriptions exercises.
To improve your listening, check out the Australian accent:
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
A test which is designed to show what skills of knowledge a learner knows and doesn’t know.
LISTENING EXERCISES AUDIO
Reading the instructions and take your 35 minutes to answer this section.
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
2 - 2 - 2 - 2
25 Minutes.
THE CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH
This corpus help us put the words in context. Use it!
TOEFL SITES
Learn more and practice more with the following TOEFL sites. It is important to become familiar with information about the TOEFL test in the paper and computer formats. It is also important to learn about the skills that are graded in this examination.
GOOD LUCK TOEFL: http://www.goodlucktoefl.com/toefl-writing-topics-preference.html
LONGMAN PREPARATION COURSE iBT TEST
Features:
You can download some zipped files
STRUCTURE (Time 25 minutes)
This section mesures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. You'll find two types of questions.
Use a paper sheet to write your answers of the following exercises.
STRUCTURE
Directions: Choose A, B, C, or D. Choose the one word that best completes the sentence.
EXAMPLE 1
0. Most American families ______ at least one automobile.
A. have
B. in
C. that
D. has
EXAMPLE 2
0. __________ recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines.
A. It is since
B. When
C. Since it is
D. In
1. __________ the Civil War, national trade unions were common in the United States.
A. Before they were
B. By the time of
C. It was
D. Because
2. Never before _____________ as accelerated as it is now, during the technological age.
A. historical change has been
B. has been historical change
C. has historical change been
D. historical has change been
3. Inventor and entrepreneur ______________ for radar in 1935.
A. was the patent granted to Watson Watt
B. Watson Watt was granted a patent
C. the patent that Watson Watt was granted
D. the patent granted to Watson Watt was
4. The cheetah which is _____________ land animal, has been hunted almost to extinction.
A. fastest in the world
B. the world's fastest
C. the faster world
D. and the world fastest
5. Although findings are inconclusive, _____________ that new solar systems are currently evolving around a number of stars in the universe.
A. it is evidence
B. the evidence
C. there are evidently
D. there is evidence
6. It has not yet been determined ______________ foster atherosclerosis.
A. why may diets low in magnesium
B. why low in magnesium may diets
C. why diets low in magnesium may
D. diets low in magnesium, why may
7. With his first book, Typee, which was the story of his captivity by a Polinesian tribe, Herman Melville _______________ to establish himself as a popular young nineteenth century author.
A. could
B. was able
C. with ability
D. can
8. ____________ is depicted in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
A. The society corrupted the rapidly decaying Puritan
B. Corrupted the rapidly decaying Puritan society
C. The Puritan society corrupted rapidly decaying
D. The rapidly decaying corrupted Puritan society
9. Research now indicates that lead may have more influence on blood preassure levels than ___________
A. dietary salt
B. when people eat salt
C. to eat salt
D. diets have salt
10. ____________ in a home where two languages are spoken are often not only bilingual but also bicultural.
A. Children raised
B. To raise children
C. Raising children
D. Raising of children
11. Changings in body organs during the first year of life affect a baby's readiness __________ solid foods.
A. accepting
B. who accept
C. accepted
D. to accept
12. The home of the kingfisher ___________ in the bank of a stream.
A. humble, is a hole
B. is a humble hole
C. a humble hole is
D. hole is humble
13. ________________ Edgar Allan Poe's works, his own artistic talents would probably have developed quite differently than they did.
A. Had not Vladimir Nabokov read
B. Had Vladimir Nabokov not read
C. Vladimir Nabokov had not read
D. Had read Vladimir Nabokov not
14. Moderate exercise is not the only behavioral adaptation necessary to promote physical fitness, _____________ it is a contributing factor.
A. however
B. though
C. despite
D. nevertheless
15. After American athletes have particiáted in Olympic events as amateurs, _____________ professional athletes.
A. and often become.
B. often then become
C. they often become
D. often become
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
WRITTEN EXPRESSION.
Play the video to listen to the analysis and answers of the section below.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
0. The octopus (A)is a unique animal (B)because (C)they has three (D)functioning hearts.
This sentence should read, "The octopus is a unique animal because it has three functioning hearts". Therefore, you should choose (C).
0. The beagle, (A)one of the most (B)ancient breeds of dog (C)known, (D)originating in England.
The sentence should read, "The beagle, one of the most ancient breeds of dog known, originated in England" Therefore you should choose (D).
16. In nature, cats are (A)nocturnal animals; (B)that is, (C)its most active period of the day (D)is at night.
17. (A)Several computer models have been (B)able to succeed predict global (C)climatic changes well (D)n advance of their occurence.
18. (A)Although their larvae (B)can take over a year to mature, (C)some varieties of adult mosquito live only a (D)little days.
19. (A)Although Jack Kerouac's vision of America was less critical (B)that Allen Ginsberg's, (C)both of these writers encouraged (D)societal change in the 1960s.
20. The production (A)of computers and their sale overseas (B)has increased (C)dramatically (D)over the past twenty years.
21. In the 1950s, Americans (A)finally recovered a sense of self-confidence (B)that they (C)hadn't experiencing since (D)before the stock market crash of 1929.
22. In 1640, (A)colonist Roger Williams (B)has applied for a charter (C)for (D)the colony of Rhode Island.
23. (A)Farther evidence is needed to support recent research that (B)suggests that certain chemicals found in broccoli and (C)other members of the cabbage family (D)may act as cancer preventatives.
24. A (A)major advantage for warm-blooded animals is (B)that are less restricted (C)than cold-blooded animals in their geographic distribution and can range over larger expanses (D)of the earth.
25. The native (A)animals of grasslands are (B)adapted for running, (C)leaping, or to (D)burrow.
26. (A)As long the United States government suppoorts space exploration, astronauts (B)will have the opportunity to probe (C)the universe for information about (D)its origins.
27. Many private business firms (A)have been expressed an interest (B)in (C)using mechanical robots (D)to carry out their more mechanical tasks.
28. (A)Although a product of the twentieth century, the work of poet Robert Lowell is (B)inspired by that (C)those of his nineteenth century (D)predecesor, Edgar Allan Poe.
29. The triggerfish, (A)equipped with fourteen (B)tooth and tough skin, (C)can assault the sea urchin and remove its needle sharp spines without (D)serious injury.
30. Modern Americans (A)are said (B)to prefer the moving image to the (C)printing word or the painting, and motion pictures remain, in the eyes of many, America's (D)most distinguished art forms.
31. Sccientists think that (A)it is not healthy for people (B)to live in a state in which they (C)chronically (D)reactor to excessive stress.
32. Chemical elements (A)with (B)high electronegative values usually (C)are having negative (D)oxidation numbers.
33. Down syndrome is a (A)genetic disorder (B)that aflicts about one out of every 800 (C)infancies (D)born in the United States.
34. In order to avoid (A)flooding the market with excess goods, (B)distributators often store their (C)surplus goods in private or public (D)warehouses.
35. Not only do (A)scientists stillknow litlle about variations (B)in the moon's (C)gravitational field (D)and they also have limited information about it's surface composition.
36. The Chinese (A)has settled (B)along the west coast of North America in large numbers, (C)establishing their sizable communities (D)from Vancouver to Los Angeles.
37. (A)Assimilated the (B)early literature of the United States, one (C)must know (D)its history as well.
38. Before and (A)during the Civil War, abolitionists (B)along the border (C)between North and South (D)hided fugitive slaves.
39. The wings of (A)many butterflies and moths (B)are marked (C)with colors that form (D)a hourglass pattern.
40. The Artic stratosphere appears (A)susceptibly to (B)pollutants (C)produced (D)thousands of miles to its south.
READING COMPREHENSION
This section is designed to measure the ability to read and understand short passages similar in topic and style to those found in North American universities and colleges.
Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. For the questions 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.
The railroad was not the first institution to impose
regularity on society, or to draw attention to the
importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as
merchants have set out their wares at daybreak and
(5) communal festivities have been celebrated, people have
been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the
time of day. The value of this tradition is today more
apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of
a single yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably
(10) chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services,
and information would proceed in fits and starts; the
very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.
Example I
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.
B. The traditions of society are timeless.
C. An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.
D. Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.
The main idea of the passage is that societies need to agree about how time is measured in order to function smoothly. Therefore, you should choose answer C.
Example II
In line 7, the phrase "this tradition" refers to
A. the practice of starting the business day at dawn
B. friendly relations between neighbors
C. the railroad's reliance on time schedules
D. people's agreement on the measurement of time
The phrase "this tradition" refers to the preceding clause, "people have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day." Therefore, you should choose answer.
LISTENING 1-30
Play the video and listen to the speakers.
Select the correct option.
ANSWERS 1 -30.
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.C 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.B 30.A
For hearing the conversations 31 to 38, play the following video.
ANSWERS 31-38
31.A 32.C 33C 34.A 35.D 36.B 37.B 38.B
Now check some patterns for the COMPUTER TEST
Pay attention to the second speaker!!!!
The audio is provided in the video
Answers at the end of this section
ANSWERS
1.she could not understand the problem
2. Jim has the book
3. An astronomer
4. starting on ther exam preparation
5. It was rather mediocre
6. The professor discussed the assignment only briefly
7. He's sure the exhibit is free
8.He understood nothing about the leacture
9. He missed an oportubity
10. That John would not be going to the concert
11. The boat trip was really rough
TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE (HEINEMANN).
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SECTION 1: LISTENING COMPREHENSION. DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Play the video to answer the pages below it. Do not read the content in the pages until you start the video. In theory, the candidate for the TOEFL test should have the vocabulary and ability to read fast.
PART B goes from item 31 to 37
Although the TOEFL tests your English comprehension mostly in American English, other varieties of English will also help us to increase our VOCABULARY.
YOUTUBE: BBC CHANNEL VIDEOS WITH SUBTITLES:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bbc+ibex+documentaries+with+english+subtitles
Watch one of the videos found in the gallery of the BBC channel.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: BBC LEARNING ENGLISH:
https://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish
Watch one of the videos which is part of the BBC channel.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: BBC HEALTH
https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=bbc+health
Watch one of these videos
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=national+geographic+english
ANALYSIS OF GRAMMAR AND WRITING
3. Grammarly Blog: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/ Open it and analyze every single part of the information and the writing style that the authors use.
4. Tarzan of the apes: https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/tarzan-of-the-apes.pdf
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