3 tips to master the TOEFL

Hi guys,.. I have some good news, however, is that with diligent studying, many students are able to improve their language proficiency and meet score requirements, test experts say. Here are three tips to help you prepare. 

1. Give yourself time: Since each portion of the TOEFL examination requires in-depth knowledge of the English language, effective test preparation should span several months, according to Kaplan Test Prep representatives. 

There are many preparatory courses, companies, and books to choose from, but no matter which route you select, make sure to take some timed practice tests over the course of your studies. Since the four-part test takes about three-and-a-half hours, mimicking the process before you take the real test can help boost your stamina, according to Kaplan Test Prep. 

2. Make it fun: Preparing for the TOEFL doesn't have to only include class sessions and preparatory books. For Romania native Ana Barbu, English cartoons and movies were just as helpful—if not more so—than materials specifically geared to test prep. 

Tuning in to the Cartoon Network for shows like Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory while living in Romania helped Barbu prepare for the listening component of the TOEFL, she says. (College services director Zilkha recommends listening to radio news shows, too, which don't allow for students to become visually distracted.) 

If you have access to subtitled films, they can also help the study process, says Barbu, who recently completed a master's degree in journalism at Syracuse University and now works as the director of web communications at the College of Mount St. Vincent. 

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"Subtitles on movies helped me hone my understanding of English idioms, and how native speakers used the language, rather than just reading whatever English manual we had or listening to a professor," she says. 

3. Give yourself a safety net: No matter how much you prepare, some things still may come as a surprise when you first take the TOEFL. Earphones, for instance, can vary between testing centers, Zilkha says, and it's hard to know how noisy your test room will be.

If possible, Zilkha recommends that students consider scheduling multiple tests when they register for their first TOEFL exam. (There's no limit to how many times you can take the TOEFL, and students can wait to release their scores until they hit the minimum score requirement set by schools in which they're interested.) 

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finding job

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when student feel bored

In the past, the high school maybe we wondered what we would experience when already a student. Wear-free, may be longish hair, tattoo on body also allowed, just other things that are not allowed in the school are allowed in college. The status of "adult" was suitable given to us. Mustache, beard, hair should be made along-length or selebat-thick, too armpits. Student life that we often see in tv-tv illustrate lectures were very pleasant life. Hang out here and there, flirting woman's dream, a discussion group with friends who are smart and popular in the neighborhood, playing guitar in the park campus, and so forth. Looks nice, but .................. ..

What we see is not always the fun of us a sense of fun. Of course the vision and the feeling is different. Currently my role is as a student who must chase passing score above the standard in order to get the job opportunities are wide open, and can graduate on time. It turns out that only the time is too short to do things 'fun' with a look of it 'fun' as I used to imagine and I watched on tv. The process is very long, certainly longer than the time my high school. In the course this semester there are 9 courses I follow suit my choice. 9th course is taught by different professors 9. Incidentally this semester each course my professors give individual assignments + group assignment. When totaled, 2 assignment x 9 subjects = 18 total task. There are 18 tasks that must be completed in just one week. Just imagine if I do things 'fun' as I imagine once in high school and neglect my duties are. Moreover, the percentage of high enough value assignments in each course. One task neglected the lecturer will ignore my values. Possibility 'repeat' courses next semester fail in very large if there are any tasks that can not be resolved. When the frequency of repeat courses in subsequent semesters, imagine how much longer I have to live in the lecture. Increasingly older age, old age be on campus?

Students also have the saturation point, even a very high possibility. Every day should stay up tasks. A little bit of learning. A little late (due to wake up late) expelled from the class alias lecturers were not allowed entry to the course. When is graduation then continue? Long-time college students (including me) are also saturated. Even students who are very striking habits are patterns of sleep and irregular eating patterns. When students begin to saturate what will happen? I could have skipped class, hanging out here and there lectures and assignments are not considered again, and look for its own activities outside of the busyness of the lecture. I started to feel bored as a student. Want to graduate on time but the value does not yet support. Want to be a high value achieved but often skipped lectures. Want to diligently follow the lectures but often late because of staying up. Want to normal sleep patterns back so as not to stay up longer but the task accumulate. Want to quickly complete the task but the task of the other subjects that come up again. When students begin to saturate, all sorts of things will happen. That's all I've experienced