TOEFL PREPARATION

More than 9,000 organisations in 140 countries accept TOEFL score. It includes schools, colleges, universities, companies hiring skilled foreign labor, immigration authorities and professional bodies. The TOEFL test is required to evaluate performance of a non-native English speaker to read, write and speak English. There are two formats of the TOEFL exam: the paper-based test (PBT) and the internet-based test (iBT). In most countries, the TOEFL iBT is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). There are four sections in the TOEFL iBT, viz., listening, reading, speaking and writing which take a total of about 3 and half hours to four and a quarter hours to complete.

Duration of TOEFL test is around 4 hours. A student can take this exam any number of times in a year to improve the score. TOEFL scores are available in 10 days. Student can send additional score reports to 4 universities 24 hours before exam. After that extra charges are incurred on usual score report fee. IELTS scores can be sent either Electronically to the universities/colleges for study abroad.

TOEFL score is valid for a period of two years from the date of examination. A student is eligible to write TOEFL exam any number of times but only once in 3 weeks. TOEFL is conducted more than 50 times in a year especially on Saturdays and Sundays.

TOEFL iBT Test 

​Indian citizens traveling abroad to stay as either students or working professionals are required to take one of several english language exams or prove proficiency in English. TOEFL is widely acceptable test in USA and many countries.Indian citizens traveling abroad to stay as either students or working professionals are required to take one of several english language exams or prove proficiency in English. TOEFL is widely acceptable test in USA and many countries.

The Reading Section

Reading section measures the comprehension of academic written texts. The material is simulated with English speaking college text-books rather than fiction novels or literature. Familiarity with this kind of text is essential to score good in the reading section. The reading passages can cover a wide variety of topics including art, humanities, history, science, technology and social sciences.In one hour of Reading section, candidate is expected to

The Listening Section

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Academic lectures and campus stories are a part of any student’s academic life and the listening section tests exactly that in one hour. As you take notes during academic lectures, so are you expected in the Listening section of TOEFL iBT. You must practice listening and writing (taking notes) at the same time, as the lectures are 3-5 minutes long, and you may not remember all the necessary information. The conversations are shorter, but taking notes is still helpful. In an hour of Listening test, you may listen 4-6 lectures and 2-3 conversations.

The Speaking Section

TOEFL believes on quality speaking! What you need to understand is that once independent tasks are provided, you will need to express your opinion succinctly in one minute. You will also need to perform integrated tasks using the information from Reading and Listening sections. There are two questions that require you to read, listen and speak, and two that require you only to listen then speak. Total you will answer 6 questions in the speaking section.

The Writing Section

Integrated task of 20 minutes and an independent task of 30 minutes constitute the Writing Section. The integrated task demands you to answer a question based on an excerpt from a lecture and an excerpt from a written article. You are expected to combine the information from the lecture and the article and then answer the question. The independent task is more about being persuasive by taking a stand and supporting it.