TV Acres

Building Skills For Toefl IBT Beginning Listening (Ebook+Audio)

May 31, 2021March 7, 2016 by Kane Dane

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT, Beginning Listening (with 4 Audio CDs) by Adam Worcester, Lark Bowerman

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is part of a three-level test-preparation series designed to prepare learners of English for the TOEFL iBT. In this first level of the series, beginning learners will be able to familiarize themselves with question types found on the TOEFL iBT while covering a variety of disciplines. In addition, learners can practice their skills in all four test areas: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Each book provides comprehensive coverage of the designated skill and offers learners extensive practice.

TOEFL FAQ Wiki

March 5, 2016 by Kane Dane

We have put together the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) we get from English, baby! members about TOEFL^®.

Top 10 Speaking Tips for the TOEFL iBT® Test

March 5, 2016 by Kane Dane

1. Find friends with whom you can practice speaking English – the more confident you are with speaking English, the easier you will find the TOEFL^® speaking section of your exam. Need friends to practice with? Find friends on English, baby!

2. Choose questions from the end of English, baby! lessons and imagine this is the free-choice section of your TOEFL^® speaking exam. Plan your response by preparing what you will say for your introduction as well as three supporting ideas. You should aim to do this at least three times a week – the more you practice, the easier you will find responding to questions with limited time to plan your response.

Top 10 Writing Tips for the TOEFL iBT® Test

March 5, 2016 by Kane Dane

1. Make a list of familiar topics – English, baby!’s daily lessons are great examples. Practice planning and writing an essay for each topic. First, think of one main idea or opinion for each topic and then think of a few points that support this idea or opinion. When you first start practicing this, take at least forty-five minutes to plan, write and check each essay. Once you improve, you should be able to do this in half an hour or less.

2. Write out every word in full – never use abbreviations! Although you may want to save time, abbreviations such as u instead of you are not acceptable for TOEFL^® writing. Save these abbreviations for the English, baby! chat room.

Top 10 Reading Tips for the TOEFL iBT® Test

March 5, 2016 by Kane Dane

1. Become familiar with reading in English. You should be reading in English every single day. Read the newspaper or news online, print out the daily lessons on English, baby! and find academic papers at the library or online. Do not just stick to topics related to areas that you are interested in – become familiar with a variety of subjects!

2. Practice skimming passages rather than spending valuable time reading the passage in detail. (Skimming is when you quickly glance through text rather than reading every single word.) Then go back and read the passage more slowly – you will find you understand more now that you know what the key points of the passage are. By practicing using any passage of written English, such as today’s lesson on English, baby! you will dramatically increase your fluency and reading rate.