1. How to take TOEFL test?!
University of Human Development
Jihad G. Karim
December 2011

2. Test Of English as a Foreign Language
• What is TOEFL
• Types of TOEFL
• Sections of TOEFL iBT
• TOEFL iBT test
• Reading
• Listening
• Speaking
• Writing
• Academic Skills
• Sample of the test

3. TOEFL!
• TOEFL: Evaluates the ability of an individual to use and
understand English in an academic setting. Sometimes it is
an admission requirement for non-native English speakers
at many English-speaking colleges and universities.
Additionally, institutions such as government agencies,
licensing bodies, businesses, or scholarship programs may
require this test
• Test Provider (ETS):Educational Testing Service
• Validity: A TOEFL score is valid for two years and then will
no longer be officially reported since a candidate's
language proficiency could have significantly changed since
the date of the test. Colleges and universities usually
consider only the most recent TOEFL score.
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4. Types of TOEFL
1. Computer Based Test (CBT)
2. Paper Based Test (PBT)/667
• Reading, Listening, Structure and Written
Expressions, and Writing (on paper)
3. Institutional Testing Program (ITP)/667
• Reading, Listening, Structure and Written Expressions
4. Internet Based Test (iBT)/120
• Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing (Keyboard)
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5. Sections of TOEFL iBT test
1. Reading Section
2. Listening Section
(10 Minutes Break)
3.Speaking Section
4.Writing Section
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6. TOEFL iBT test
1. Reading Section
This section tests your ability to understand reading
passages like those of in college text books; it
consists of three long passages each is about 700
words in length, after each passage you will answer
12-14 questions.
60 minutes is provided to read and answer all the
passages and questions; most questions worth one
point but the last ones usually worth more than 1
point.
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7. Sample

8. 2. Listening Section
This sections tests your ability to
understand spoken English that is typical
of interactions and academic speech on
college campuses, during the test you will
respond to conversations and lectures;
after each listening passage you will
answer 5-6 questions about it. You have
25-30 minutes to answer all the
questions.
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9. sample

10. Speaking
• This section tests your ability to communicate
in English in an academic setting. During the
test you will be presented with six speaking
questions including, a conversation, a talk, or
a lecture. You can take notes as you
listen, some of the questions ask for a
response to a reading passage and a talk or a
lecture, the reading passages and the
questions are written.
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11. Speaking
• Question 1 and 2 asks you to speak about a
personal experience, general topic , preference
between two opinions.
• Questions 3 and 4 prompt you to read a text and
then listen to a short talk. You have to use and
combine the information from both the text and
the talk to complete you r answer.
• Questions 5 and 6 requires to listen to part of a
conversation or a lecture, you must then answer
a question about it. 20 seconds to prepare and 60
seconds to answer.

12. Speaking
Evaluation: Your speaking will be evaluated on
both fluency of the language and the accuracy
of the content.
The time for the speaking section is about 20
minutes including preparation time and
speaking time.

13. Sample

14. Samples of Speaking section

15. Speaking Question 3

16. Writing Section
• This section tests your ability to write essays in
English to those that would write in college
courses.
• During the test you will write two essays:
-Integrated essay: it asks for your response to an
academic reading passage and a lecture on the
same topic. You may take notes as you read and
listen; next the lecture will be spoken, the
directions will be written though, ;you have 20
minutes to plan, write and revise your response,
150-225 words.
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17. Sample

18. Writing section 1

19. Sample

20. Writing section 2
• The Interdependent essay usually asks for
your opinion about a familiar topic, you will
have 30 minutes to plan, write and revise your
response. 300-350 words.

21. Writing section 2

22. Academic Skills
• Taking Notes:
• Paraphrasing:
• Synthesizing:
• Summarizing :

23. Now let’s take a quick look at a
complete actual test sample of
toefl-iBT