Tham khảo tài liệu 'toefl exam esentials 7', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 22 TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS Register for the test soon. Organize your current calendar so you can make time to prepare for the TOEFL exam. Design a study plan and modify it as you go to make it more useful. Stick to your study plan as much as possible. Time yourself answering practice questions so you can pace yourself during the exam. Take a standardized practice test on a computer if you are taking the computer TOEFL exam. Sharpen your computer skills if you are taking the computer TOEFL exam. Study in an active manner ask questions highlight or underline make notes. Take steps to reduce your general stress level. Follow strategies to cut down on your test stress. Adequate test preparation regular sleep and good health habits will increase your confidence and energy. Be prepared know how to get to the test center and what materials and documents you will need on test day. Think positively you are ready for your exam Chapter 2 Listening you may think of listening as a passive activity but becoming a good listener means learning to listen actively to ask questions analyze and draw conclusions about what you hear. Because lectures and class discussions are the primary teaching methods at universities good listening skills are crucial for your success at college. The listening section of the TOEFL exam measures your ability to understand North American English. It uses conversational language including idiomatic expressions rather than formal written English. The section has 30-50 questions and is 40-60 minutes in length. On the exam you will hear three types of recordings Dialogues a brief conversation between two people. In some each person speaks only once. In others one or both 23 24 TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS people speak more than once. Each dialogue is followed by one question. Short conversations and class discussions a seven- or eight-line conversation between two or more people about a specific topic followed by several questions. Mini-lectures a
