The TOEFL (Test Of English Fluency Level) test has been taken by thousands of people around the world. It is a globally accepted test that provides colleges and many others with information about a person?s English fluency level, and TOEFL scores can even be included in college applications. Therefore, a lot of people choose to study for it. I study TOEFL as well, and over the recent summer break, I was able to pull my grade up from 103 to 113. I feel that I have learned skills and tips that I can share with others. In my opinion, the best way to study for TOEFL tests is to practice understanding logical structures of passages. The following passages explain why I believe so, and how you can practice it.
Logic is very important in TOEFL. The ability to understand the logical relationships between ideas presented in passages is considered as the border that separates scores from 0 to 100 and 100 to 120. A lot of people study hard to cross that border. If you are studying for TOEFL, this means that your English is fluent to some degree. You probably do not have that much problems with vocabulary and sentencing skills. People like you will have no problems with getting perfect scores on the TOEIC and TEPS tests (some other kinds of English tests) but will need to work harder to perfect a TOEFL test. In the ?Reading and Listening sections, TOEFL wants to see if you could understand the author?s purpose of mentioning certain topics or the speaker?s intention of making a speech. In order to do this, you must be able to link the ideas using logic through the context provided. In the?Writing and Speaking sections, TOEFL wants to see if you can speak and write in decent English with your argument supported by your sub-ideas, logically. Thus, making logical relationships between ideas is the most important thing if you want to get a score above 100 points.
How?
Now, how can we study effectively for TOEFL tests?
First of all, you should memorize as many words as possible. This is so that you won?t have any problems with understanding passages and expressing your thoughts while taking the test. I would suggest memorizing as many words as you can until you run into the words you already memorized from before. If you are a Korean, the books ?Hackers Vocabulary? by David Cho and ??? ?? Vocabulary? by Tomato are highly recommended. Memorize them all!
Practice is the next key.
With the Listening and Reading section, you should practice to see the logical structure of passages: ?Why is the author saying this??, ?Why did the student call his friend?? and so on. You should keep on solving problems until you get used to the question types and time limits as well. Practice, practice, and practice.
With the Speaking and Writing section, you should practice giving responses that are logically structured. For example, if you want to talk about why you like apples, your explanations shouldn?t say because you don?t like bananas. With the Speaking section, you just have to practice speaking. Watch American or British TV series to improve your English accent. The ?TOEFL test encourages you to speak in either one of those two accents as they are two of the most used English in the world.
To sum up, the best way to study for TOEFL tests is to practice understanding logical structures of passages. However, the most important thing is having the passion for studying for the TOEFL test and?investing?in one?s future.
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Source: http://review.brentsubic.edu.ph/2012/09/the-best-way-to-study-toefl/
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