TOEFL PBTA Crash Courseby Aldyansyah, SS

GETTING TO KNOW TOEFL

1. What do you know about TOEFL?2. Have you ever taken TOEFL?3. Why do you need TOEFL?4. How much is your recent TOEFL score?5. How much score do you urgently need?6. Is the test difficult? Why?7. What is your best tip to tackle TOEFL?

TOEFL—OVERVIEW

3 types:1. iBT: internet Based Test

Listening – Reading – Speaking – Writing . (Score Range: 0 – 120)

2. PBT: Paper Based Test Listening – Structure and written expression – Reading. (score range: 310 – 677)

3. CBT: Computer Based Test (obsolete)Listening – Structure – Reading. (score range: 0 – 300)

TOEFL PBT- OVERVIEW

•Listening comprehension (50 questions; 30”-40” to answer)•Structure and written expression ( 40 questions; 20”)•Reading comprehension (50 questions; 55”)(Multiple-choice Questions)

TIPS AND STRATEGIES

General tips:•Be friends with the test format•Get in shape!•Imagine yourself on campus!•Find a “PW” position!•Above all: improve your English!

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Question types:(Multiple choices)• Short conversations• Longer dialogues• Short talksPs. NO note taking

SHORT-CONVERSATION TIPS

•Close your eyes•Focus on the second line/speaker•Don’t miss the question!•Answers are usually in a form of restatement/synonym•Beware of diversions! Avoid similar sounds•Pay attention on the speakers voice tone (especially when idiom or implication)•Use the 10 seconds to answer•10 seconds up? No clue? GUESS!

GIVE IT A TRY!

1. a. She will get a ride with the man b. She will ride the airport shuttlec. she will drive her card. she will rent a car

2. a. she does not think that the man is seriousb. she thinks that the man is going to Floridac. she thinks that the man has a good idead. she thinks that the man does not have any money

3. a. he is worriedb. he is happyc. he feels confidentd. he feels tired

LONGER DIALOGUES TIPS

•If possible, read the options while listening•Don’t miss the question!•Answers are usually in a form of restatement•Use the 10 seconds to answer•10 seconds up? No clue? GUESS!

GIVE IT A TRY!

1. a. the man’s graduationb. the couple’s engagementc. the man’s smokingd. the man’s stress

2. a. that the man rethink their planb. that the man see a family doctorc. that the man see a psychiatristd. that the man concentrate on his studies

SHORT TALKS TIPS

•Academic topics•Be familiar with the type of questions•Don’t miss the question!•Answers are usually in a form of restatement•Use the 10 seconds to answer•10 seconds up? No clue? GUESS using your background knowledge

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Question types:(Multiple choices)• Structure Question -- Gap Fillinge.g. The president _____ the election by a landslide

(A) won(B) he won(C) yesterday(D) fortunately

• Written Expression Question -- Error Identificatione.g. The books that I read was interesting

A B C D

STRUCTURE TIPS

•Identify the Subject and the Verb•What type of word is missing? •Eliminate options that are obviously incorrect•Manage your time•Take out the easy ones and move on to the difficult ones•Out of clear confusion, use your instinct• No clue? Guess and move on!

WRITTEN EXPRESSION TIPS

•Focus on the underlined parts•What types of words are they? •Eliminate options that are obviously correct•Manage your time•Take out the easy ones and move on to the difficult ones•Out of clear confusion, use your instinct• No clue? Guess and move on!

GIVE IT A TRY!

1. The North Pole ____ a latitude of 90 degrees north.(A) has(B) is having(C) which is having(D) it has

2. Rubber ____ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber.(A) is produced(B) producing(C) that produces(D) produced

3. ____ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.(A) the Moon(B) that the Moon(C) when the Moon(D) the Moon which

GIVE IT A TRY!

1. Segregation in public schools was declare unconstitutionally by the Supreme A B C

Court in 1954 D

2. That water has a very high specific heat means that, without a large A Btemperature change, water can add or lose a large number of heat.

C D3. Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a

A B C

classical musician D

READING COMPREHENSION

Question types:(Multiple choices)• Main Idea• Specific Detail• Missing/untrue Detail• Hidden Detail• Synonyms • Where?• Reference

MAIN IDEA

e.g. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

•Read the first sentences of every paragraph and draw a conclusion•Skim the whole passage real quick to make sure•Choose an answer that is neither too broad nor too specific

SPECIFIC DETAIL

e.g. Approximately how many narcoleptics are there in the USA?Do The SSS:1. Select the ‘Keyword’ in the question2. Scan for the ‘Keyword’ in the passage3. Skim the sentences around the ‘Keyword’ to get the

answer

MISSING/UNTRUE DETAIL

e.g. It is NOT mentioned in the passage that, in order to set up his company, smith needed…

Do the SSS to each of the option

HIDDEN DETAIL

e.g. It can be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it…

•Do The SSS•Keep an eye out for restatements

SYNONYMS

e.g. The word “malfunctioning” in line 1 is closest in meaning to…

•Use your vocabulary bank and just answer it•Guess the meaning by skimming through the sentences around the word

WHERE?

e.g. Where in the passage does the author describe what seems to precipitate a sudden loss of muscle tone?

Do the SSS

REFERENCE

e.g. The pronoun “he” in line 8 refers to…

Locate the word and look back

GOOD LUCK!