Read the answers to "FAQs-Frequently Asked Questions About the TOEFL® iBT in this chapter. Then, if you cannot find a copy locally, visit the TOEFL web site at to download a copy of the TOEFL Information and Registration Bulletin, Research demon¬strates that students who know what to expect will perform better on an examination. | xlv TIMETABLE FOR THE TOEFL IBT TIMETABLE FOR THE TOEFL IBT Test Section Questions Time Reading 3-5 passages with 12-14 questions 60-100 minutes Listening 2-3 conversations with 5 questions each 4-6 lectures with 6 questions each 60-90 minutes BREAK 5-10 minutes Speaking 2 independent tasks 4 integrated tasks 20 minutes Writing 1 integrated task 1 independent task 20 minutes 30 minutes Note The tests in this book contain three reading passages three conversations and six lectures or five reading passages two conversations and four lectures because that is the standard length for an official TOEFL Every official test Includes either reading or listening material that is being field-tested for future use. There is no tutorial on the new iBT Ophavsreiligl beskyttal material ORIENTATION TO THE STUDENT HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TO SUCCEED A STUDY PLAN Many students do not prepare for the TOEFL before they take the exam. They do not even read the TOEFL iBT Information and Registration Bulletin when they register. You have an advantage. Using this book you have a study plan for success. STEPS TO SUCCESS This book is easy to use. More than one million Barron s students have succeeded on the TOEFL You can be successful too. by following twelve steps. 1. Inform yourself about the test. Read the answers to TAQs Frequently Asked Questions About the TOEFL iBr in this chapter. Then if you cannot find a copy locally visit the TOEFL web site at toef1 to download a copy of the TOEFL Information and Registration Bulletin. Research demonstrates that students who know what to expect will perform better on an examination. 2 Invest time in your study plan. Be realistic about how much time you need to prepare tor the TOEFL. Choose a syllabus from the choices in this chapter. Use distributed practice two hours every day for four months will give you better results than twelve hours every day for forty days even though you will be studying 120 hours for both schedules. 3. Develop .
