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TOEFL PREPARATION

A N W A R I, S.S., M.Hum.
TOEFL

 What is a toefl?
 Why should be a toefl?
 What types of toefl?
 What should be discussed in toefl?
TOEFL

 TOEFL
Test Of English as a Foreign Language
TOEFL

 TOEFL is to measure and to know our ability and


proficiency in doing english. It organised by ETS
(Educational Testing Service) and first introduced on
1963 years.
 TOEFL ialah aktifitas atau kegiatan untuk
mengukur, mengetahui kemampuaan seseorang, dan
kecakapan dalam berbahasa inggris.
TOEFL

Types of toefl:
 PBT (Paper Based Test)
It uses paper’s media construction and the material
tested is listening, structure, and reading. The
scoring scale: 310--677 points with durations 2--2,5
hours.
 CBT (Computer Based Test)
It uses computer’s media construction and the
material tested is listening, structure, reading, and
writing. The scoring scale: 0--300 points with
durations 2--2,5 hours.
TOEFL

 IBT (Internet Based Test)


It uses computer and internet’s media construction
and material tested is reading, listening, writing, and
speaking. The scoring scale: 0--120 points with
duration 4 hours.
TOEFL

English proficiency test (Prestasi kemahiran


berbahasa Inggris)
Peringkat Predikat Rentang skor
I Istimewa 816—900
II Sangat unggul 171—815
III Unggul 593—716
IV Madya 466—592
V Elementer 346—465
VI Marginal 247—345
VII Terbatas 162—246
TOEFL

Toefl’s discussion covers 4 category


1. Listening
1. Listening
2. Speaking 2. Structure and
3. Writing written epression
3. Reading
4. Reading
comprehension

PBT
TOEFL

THIS STUDY IS FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND


WRITTEN EPRESSION
Strategy in doing structure test and written epression
1. Relax and don’t tense in doing every problem
2. Stay thorough even if you are required to answer
quickly. This is because there are so many pitfalls in
the matter of your written expression structure
3. Don’t stick to one problem. Remember, your time is
very limited.
TOEFL

4. More Specifically recognize:


 Penggunaan part of speech (noun, adjective, dll)
dalam kalimat
 Agreement of person (misalnya: She is bukan she
are); Agreement of number (misalnya: Many moons
bukan many moon); dan Agreement of tense
(misalnya: I saw it yesterday bukan I see it
yesterday)
 Word order (susuna kata), misalnya: beautiful girl
bukan girl beautiful
TOEFL

5. Practicing frequently to answer TOEFL quality


questions. This is because the more you know about
TOEFL models, the easier you answer the questions
I wish you would tell me ......................
(A) Who is being lived next door
(B) Who does live in the next door
(C) Who lives next door
(D) Who next door was living Correct order of sentences is subject + verb +
(complement) + (modifier). So the sentence (D) is definitely wrong
because it does not match the standard rules. While in the sentence
(A), is being lived is not possible on the model of verbal structure.
Then the sentence (B) can be ignored because the word does and in the
not important are in the sentence of this model. So the right answer is
TOEFL

THIS STUDY IS FOCUS ON READING


COMPREHENSION
Strategy in doing reading comprehension
1. Learn a lot of vocabulary in English
2. Quickly find the main idea of a paragraph so you
don’t have to read the entire text
3. Many practice reading newspapers or English
magazines with varied topics such as history,
education, and more
TOEFL

4. Skimming is the reading process is done jumping


up and down by looking at the main points of
thought in the reading material while understanding
the big theme
5. Scanning is looking for one particular type of
information in the reading material
6. Main idea questions
7. Detail about text you red
8. Pronoun reference
9. Vocabulary (kata yang bisa digantikan dengan kata
lain)
Type of reading questions or passage
MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS

How to identify a question 1. What is the topic of the passage?


2. What is the subject of the passage?
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
4. What is the others main point in the passage?
5. What is another primarly concerned?
6. Which of the following word be the best tittle?
Where to find the answer The answer to this type the question can gnerally be
determined by looking at the first sentence of each
paragraph
How to answer the question 1. Read the first line of each paragraph
(SOP, Standard Operating 2. Look for a common theme or idea in the first line
Procedure) (tema/ide umum yang dapat mengcover
keseluruhan ide pada kalimat)
3. Pass your eyes quickly over the rest of the passage
(skimming/scaning) membca cepat ke bawah to
check that you have really found the topic sentence
4. Eliminate and definetly wrong answer or chance
the best answer from the remining choice
TOEFL

Teknik membaca Skimming proses membaca dilakukan


secara melompat-lompat dengan melihat pokok-pokok
pikiran utama dalam bahan bacaan sambil memahami
tema besarnya. Sementara Scanning adalah mencari satu
jenis informasi tertentu dalam bahan bacaan.
TOEFL

In the philosophy of Jhon Dewey, a sharp distinction is made


between intelligence and reasoning. According to Dewey, intelligence is
the only absolute way to achieve a balance between realism, between
practically and wisdom of life. Intelligence involves “interacting wth
other things and knowing them”, while reasoning is merely the act of an
observes, “..... A mind that beholds or grasps objects outside the world
of things .....” with reasoning a level of mental certainly can be achieved
but it is through intelligence that control is taken of events that shapes
one’s life.
What is the topic of this passage?
A. The intelligence of Jhon Dewey
B. Distinction made by Jhon Dewey
C. Dewey’s ideas on the ability to reason
D. How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey’s works

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