Five top tips for reading on the TOEFL® iBT Speaking section
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Five top tips for reading on the Five top tips for reading on the TOEFLTOEFL®® iBT Speaking section iBT Speaking section
Dr. Pamela J. SharpeDr. Pamela J. SharpeAuthor of the bestseller Author of the bestseller Barron’s TOEFLBarron’s TOEFL® ® iBTiBT
(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010
Strategy 1Strategy 1
Work on your Work on your reading speedreading speed
Go the speed limit!Go the speed limit!
45 seconds to 45 seconds to read 100-120 read 100-120 words andwords and
take notes on ittake notes on it
135-175 words per 135-175 words per minuteminute
Take a guess!Take a guess!What is the average What is the average
reading speed forreading speed for
native speakers of English native speakers of English in the United States? in the United States?
What is the average What is the average reading speed forreading speed for
English-speaking college English-speaking college students in the United students in the United StatesStates? ?
Strategy 2Strategy 2
Read moreRead more
How much is enough?How much is enough?
Practice with Practice with paragraphsparagraphs
Count the wordsCount the words
Time yourselfTime yourself
A quick trick!A quick trick!
Words in line 1Words in line 1
XX
Lines in passageLines in passage
Strategy 3Strategy 3
Read from a screenRead from a screen
This resource has it all!This resource has it all!
Free Free encyclopedias encyclopedias onlineonline
Encyclopedias on Encyclopedias on CD-ROMCD-ROM
Strategy 4Strategy 4
Read academic contentRead academic content
Academically speaking!Academically speaking!
Introductory Introductory textbookstextbooks
EncyclopediasEncyclopedias
Campus Campus newspapersnewspapers
Strategy 5Strategy 5
Increase comprehensionIncrease comprehension
Tell me about it!Tell me about it!
Summarize the Summarize the paragraphparagraph
Say it aloudSay it aloud
(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010
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