Primary Skills Tips

v  First of all we can divide the primary skills into four sections, READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING and WRITING.

Reading Skills Tips

• Learning and practicing certain reading and academic strategies can help you succeed on the TOEFL and after the TOEFL. While preparing for the test, read on a variety of topics to expand your vocabulary. You can read from textbooks, newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals and websites. Guess at the meaning of unfamiliar words and try to grasp the main idea even when you don't know the meaning of each word.

• Other skills worth developing include: pre-viewing, reading faster, using context, making inferences, skimming, scanning, making connections, summarizing, taking notes, and synthesizing, and improving each of these sub-skills will enable you to get a higher overall score in the reading section.

Listening Skills Tips

• Most of the academic lectures featured in the TOEFL listening section are at a first-year university level. Though the topics can cover a wide range of subjects, the typically fall into four major categories: arts, life science, physical science, and social science.

• to improve your listening skills, tune in to the radio and television news, interviews, and discussions. Listen to various academic talks, lectures, and educational documentaries.

Speaking Skills Tips

·         Pay Attention to Natural English!

·         Record Yourself!

·         Prepare for the Integrated Speaking Tasks!

·         Practice speaking English Even without a Listener!Like describing a familiar place.

·         Find a Friend who speaks English!

·         Shyness is your enemy! 

·         Structure your response as a mini essay!

·         Make sure your response has an introduction, a body and a conclusion!

·         Use transition words to guide your listener in a logical, organized way!

·         Use clear English in a confident, expressive way. Simplicity is powerful.Use verbs rather than nouns, Verbs are more dynamic and make your English sound interesting!

Writing Skills Tips

·         develop any topic into a well-organized, logical answer!

·         use synonyms to paraphrase the question!

·         use a variety of sentence structures & grammatical forms!

·         begin with a simple, strong introduction!

·         create body paragraphs that flow logically!

·         develop unity by linking the body paragraphs!

·         end with a memorable conclusion!

·         Try to write an essay each day. The added practice will enable you to complete a strong essay, with ease, confidence, and speed, on the day of your TOEFL exam and throughout your life!

·         Practice writing essays within the 30-minute time limit so that you feel comfortable doing so on the day of the test!

·         Lastly, familiarize yourself with the full list of topics given in the ETS guidebook that found in the BOOKSTORE page in our blog!