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➥     The TOEFL®, or Test Of English as a Foreign Language, is the essential exam for entry to universities in the United States. The TOEFL iBT measures your academic ability in English, whereas the TOEFL Essentials Test is divided into 50% academic English and 50% general English.

Who is it for?

➥    The TOEFL® measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

TOEFL Practice Tests

Reading
Listening
Speaking
TOEFL® Reading
➥   Academic Reading Skills

The Reading section measures test takers’ ability to understand university-level academic texts and passages. In English-speaking academic environments students are expected to read and understand information from textbooks and other types of academic material. Below are three possible purposes for academic reading.

➥   Reading Purposes Include
  1. Reading to find information
  2. Basic comprehension
  3. Reading to learn
➥   Reading Section Format

The TOEFL iBT test includes three basic categories of academic texts.

  1. Exposition of a subject
  2. Argumentation
  3. Historical or biographical narrative

Test takers do not need any special background knowledge to correctly answer the questions in the Reading section; all the information needed to answer the questions is contained in the passages.

Test takers must read through or scroll to the end of each passage before receiving questions on that passage.

➥     The TOEFL®, or Test Of English as a Foreign Language, is the essential exam for entry to universities in the United States. The TOEFL iBT measures your academic ability in English, whereas the TOEFL Essentials Test is divided into 50% academic English and 50% general English.

Who is it for?

➥    The TOEFL® measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

Length of each passage

Number of passages and questions

Timing

Approximately 700 words

3-4 passages 10 questions per passage

54-72 minutes

TOEFL® Listening
➥   Academic Listening Skills

The Listening section measures test takers’ ability to understand spoken English from North America and other English-speaking countries. In academic environments students need to listen to lectures and conversations. Below are three possible purposes for academic listening.

➥    Listening Purposes Include
  1. Listening for basic comprehension
  2. Listening for pragmatic understanding
  3. Connecting and synthesizing information
➥    Listening Section Format

Listening materials in the new test include academic lectures and long conversations in which the speech sounds very natural. Test takers can take notes on any listening material throughout the entire test.

Listening Material

Number of questions

Timing

3-4 lectures, 3–5 minutes long each About 500 words each

6 questions per lecture

2 - 3 conversations with 2 speakers, each 3 minutes long

5 questions per conversation

41-57 minutes

TOEFL iBT® Speaking Section
➥   Academic Speaking Skills

The TOEFL speaking section takes 17 minutes to complete and contains 4 sections. It is done on a computer. Your answers are recorded and sent to ETS for marking.

The TOEFL speaking tests contain academic situations set both inside and outside the classroom
In classrooms, there are situations where you must:

⇨ respond to questions

⇨ contribute to class discussions

⇨ read or listen to something and then summarize it

⇨ give your opinion of topics under discussion

In situations outside the classroom, you need to:

⇨  take part in conversations with administrative staff, such as at the library

⇨  take part in casual conversations with other students

⇨  give your opinion about something

Description of the speaking tasks

Independent Task

  1. Choice - Preparation time: 15 seconds Response time: 45 seconds
    You will be presented with two situations or opinions. You'll be asked which you prefer and you need to explain your choice.

Integrated Tasks
Read/Listen/Speak
2. Campus Situation Topic: Fit and Explain. Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 60 seconds

⇨   A reading passage (75–100 words) presents a campus-related issue.

⇨  A listening passage (60–80 seconds, 150–180 words) comments on the issue in the reading passage.

⇨  The question asks the test taker to summarize the speaker’s opinion within the context of the reading passage.

3. Academic Course Topic: General/ Specific. Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 60 seconds

A reading passage (75–100 words) broadly defines a term, process, or idea from an academic subject.

An excerpt from a lecture (60–90 seconds; 150–220 words) provides examples and specific information to illustrate the term, process, or idea from the reading passage.

The question asks the test taker to combine and convey important information from the reading passage and the lecture excerpt.

Listen/Speak

4. Academic Course Topic: Summary. Preparation time: 20 seconds Response time: 60 seconds

⇨  The listening passage is an excerpt from a lecture (90–120 seconds; 230–280 words) that explains a term or concept and gives concrete examples to illustrate that term or concept.

⇨  The question asks the test taker to summarize the lecture and demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the examples and the overall topic.

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