Daily Guidance #17 and Practice

Hello Students,


This weeks daily guidance is:

Use a dictionary and flashcards to study smart

While reading is the fastest way to expand vocabulary and prepare for the TOEFL, this doesn’t mean you should rely on your brain to magically log and retain every new word to which it has been exposed. You can help the process along by reading with a dictionary and confirming your guesses about new vocabulary by looking words up and turning them into flashcards for later review.

TIP: Be careful not to look up every word as that can make reading tedious and cognitively overloading.

Practice: https://www.thoughtco.com/toefl-vocabulary-practice-quiz-4061539

NOTE: Tomorrow we will have an open session from eight to nine. Email me who is interested at alondraponce94@gmail.com

Daily Guidance # 16 and Practice

Hello Students,


Daily Advice for this week is to think carefully about the purpose of a lecture.

• Try to answer the question, "What is the professor trying to accomplish in this lecture?"
• Write down only the information that you hear. Be careful not to interpret information based on your personal understanding or knowledge of the topic.
  • Answer questions based on what was actually discussed in the talk

I am uploading a link to listening practice online. Below is the link.



Link: https://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL_ITP/html/Section%201,%20TOEFL%20ITP,%20Listening%20Comprehension.html

Daily Guidance #15

Hello Students,


This weeks daily advice is to inform the student of how to be prepared for the TOEFL exam.

Tips for Success on Test Day

• Dress comfortably for any room temperature.
• Eat a good breakfast.
• Arrive at the test center at least 30 minutes early.
• Follow directions carefully to avoid wasting time.
• Do not panic. Concentrate on the task in front of you. Do not think about questions you have already answered.
• Do not spend too much time on one question.
• Do not leave questions blank. If you are not sure of the answer, make the best possible choice.
• Pace yourself to answer every question and avoid rushing at the end.

Daily Guidance # 14 and Practice

Hello Students,

This week´s daily guidance is

Practice note taking whenever you are listening to something in English – only write down key words or phrases, use abbreviations for long words and always write in English. Record only the major points – you will not have time to write down the minor, unimportant details in the exam.


Improve your vocabulary – the more words you know, the easier it will be for you to understand the listening section. Learn new vocab and save words you have trouble with by becoming an English, baby! Super member.


Listen for signal words that indicate major steps, changes or ideas such as seldom, at the moment, in 1975, so far, usually, often, up to now, at the moment. Make sure to also listen for repetition, synonyms and pronouns.



Additional listening practice:


https://www.ets.org/toefl/pbt/prepare/listening_comprehension_practice_section1


https://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL_ITP/html/Section%201,%20TOEFL%20ITP,%20Listening%20Comprehension.html

Daily Guidance # 13 and Practice

Hello Students,

This week´s daily guidance is:


Listening

Keep a listening log (a list of everything you listen to each day/week).

• Write a one-sentence summary to remember the main idea of what you heard.
• Write down new expressions, idioms, and vocabulary that you hear.

Use dictations and other exercises to help your listening ability.

• Ask an English speaker to dictate an article to you. Good sources of material are newspapers, magazines, and textbooks.

• First, write down exactly what you hear

Then only take notes on the important points that you hear

Practice: http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_listening.htm

Online Assessment

Hello Students,

Today we will be having online assessment from six to eight to discuss somethings that we have been working on. Hope to hear from you soon!



Alondra

Daily Guidance # 12 and Practice

Hello Students,


This week's daily guidance is:

Listening

• Read the instructions and questions carefully before you listen.
• Note taking is allowed. You should practice this.
• Remember, one lecture is spoken with a British or Australian accent
• Try to get an idea of the situation. Who are the speakers? Where are they? Why are they speaking?
• In some questions a portion of the lecture or conversation is replayed so you don't need to rely on memory of what was said.
• Listen for 'signpost words' such as however, although and finally. They help you to anticipate what the speaker will say.
• For some questions you will need to understand the speaker's attitude. Listen to voice tones and other cues to determine how the speakers feel about the topic.

For a practice exam click on the link below:

https://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL_ITP/html/Section%201,%20TOEFL%20ITP,%20Listening%20Comprehension.html

Daily Guidance # 11

Hello Students,


This week's daily guidance is to watch the following video of a personal experience of a student taking the TOEFL exam and what she did to score a high grade.


Link: https: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw6PvrRiv20

Reading Practice

Hello Students,


Below I am attaching a link to take a reading test practice. Answer the quiz carefully and make sure to include your student ID. We will be discussing your results on the chat that will be on Thursday.


Link: https: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IHQRMNmug7anR38mHNhmFSBZBTv4bLVe2_dlljP0kMI/edit