Don’t be scared…. It’s just a very expensive test….

I am not here to talk about skills

I am here

to talk about stuff

Maybe some skills though, otherwise I don’t know how to pass this 20 minutes

Why TOEFL Changed the Test?

3 Important Reasons:

• Speaking has been added

• Focus on the ability to communicate – Measures not only how much the

student knows about English, but how well he or she can use it

• Uses integrated tasks that reflect how language is actually used

Take this as an opportunity

To really improve you English skill

Abstract

Reading

Listening

Writing

Speaking

Reading Section

• Academic reading sets, each followed by 11-13 questions

• Reading passages are longer than TOEFL CBT – 700 words

• Some familiar TOEFL CBT question types

• Some new question types

– Fill in a table or prose summary

– Paraphrasing

• New! Glossary and review features

Reading Section

• Reading lots of article is better than memorizing lots of vocabulary—its more fun, and more useful.

Studying a language is about persistency, not bursty hard work

Some things to help you be persistent:

Listening Section

• More authentic – Conversations with 2 speakers – campus life

– 4-6 lectures, some lectures include student participation

– 5-6 questions for each listening set

– Includes a variety of global English accents

• Some familiar TOEFL CBT question types

• New questions measure understanding of a speaker’s attitude or purpose

Studying a language is about persistency, not bursty hard work

iTune has lots of pod casts and college courses you can download

COURSERA is a web full of free college courses

Studying a language is about persistency, not bursty hard work

TV series is a good choice, it is fun to watch, short, so you can watch it while eating lunch

Writing Section

• 1 Reading/Listening/Writing task – Short academic listening and reading material

– Response based on what was read and heard

• 1 independent task – Response based on personal experience

Sorry, I scored really bad on writing….

It is more about structure and thought, less about rhetoric

Speaking Section

• 2 independent tasks about familiar topics

– Responses based on personal experience

• 4 integrated tasks

– 2 Reading/Listening/Speaking tasks

– 2 Listening/Speaking tasks

– Responses based on what was read and heard

– Academic and campus-based material

– Short listening and reading material

English is different than Chinese

Take this as an opportunity

To think about the fun things in life

Take this as an opportunity

To know yourself and express yourself better

Be honest

Be honest

Why is the horizon not… well… horizontal….

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

What do you do when you are under lots of pressure?

Be interesting

What do you do at school

What do you do at school

What do you do at school

What do you do at school

Some drills will help

Exhale while you talk

Exhale make you sound more relaxed, natural, and reliable.

Confidence matters

Good pronunciation brings confidence.

Talking about things you really believe brings confidence.

Ask question about yourself

Google for • What are 25 interview questions for a biography? • Biographical Interview Questions Example • Made any Mistakes that helped or hurt you in a

way that you would like to share? • Do you have any special or important dates that

mean something to you? If so what are they? • Are you religious or have a religion ? • What's your favorite things to do? • What's your favorite food?

Talking things out of your head

• Google for “impromptu speech topic”, and you will find lots of creative topics to talk about.

• For instances:

1. If you are a toilet, how do you pass your time?

2. If you are a flower, how do you persuade a naughty boy from cutting you?

Talking things out of your head

Read an article, sum it up, write some thought.

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Wish luck to you all

You will be great!!