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\ufeffIntroduction
A. Information on the TOEFL® iBT
1. The Format of the TOEFL® iBT
SectionNumber of QuestionsTimingScoreReading?? 3~4 Passages - approximately 700 words each - 10 questions per passage54~72 min.30 pointsListening?? 2~3 Conversations - 12~25 exchanges each (3 min.) - 5 questions per conversation?? 3~4 Lectures - 500~750 words each (4~5 min.) - 6 questions per lecture41~57 min.30 pointsBREAK 10 min. Speaking?? 1 Independent Task (preparation: 15 sec. / response: 45 sec.) ① 1 paired choice?? 2 Integrated Tasks: Read-Listen-Speak (preparation: 30 sec. / response: 60 sec.) ① 1 campus situation topic - reading: 80~110 words (45 sec.) - conversation: 150~180 words (60~80 sec.) ② 1 academic course topic - reading: 80~110 words (45 sec.) - lecture: 150~220 words (60~90 sec.)?? 1 Integrated Task: Listen-Speak (preparation: 20 sec. / response: 60 sec.) ① 1 academic course topic - lecture: 230~280 words (90~120 sec.)17 min.30 pointsWriting?? 1 Integrated Task: Read-Listen-Write (20 min.) - reading: 250~300 words (3 min.) - lecture: 250~320 words (2 min.) - a summary of 150~225 words?? 1 Independent Task (30 min.) - a minimum 300-word essay50 min.30 points
2. What Is New about the TOEFL® iBT?
(1) The TOEFL® iBT is delivered through the Internet in secure test centers around the world at the same time.
(2) It tests all four language skills and is taken in the order of Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing, with a 10-minute break in the middle.
(3) The test is 3 hours long, and all of the four test sections will be completed in one day.
(4) Note taking is allowed throughout the entire test, including the Reading section. At the end of the test, all notes are collected and destroyed at the test center.
(5) In the Listening section, one lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.
(6) There are integrated tasks requiring test takers to combine more than one language skill in the Speaking and Writing sections.
(7) In the Speaking section, test takers wear headphones and speak into a microphone when they respond. The responses are recorded and transmitted to ETS’s Online Scoring Network.
(8) In the Writing section, test takers must type their responses. Handwriting is not possible.
(9) Official scores are reported both online and by mail. All score reports sent after August 1, 2019 automatically include MyBest?? scores along with the traditional scores from your selected test date. This new feature combines your best scores for each section from all of your valid scores in the last two years to give you a way to show your best overall test performance.
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Monika N. Kushwaha:毕业于哥伦比亚大学教育学院,教学心理学硕士。
Jasmine C. Swaney:毕业于东英吉利大学,应用语言学硕士。
Christine F. Houck:毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学,教育学硕士。
Contents
PART 1 Basic Comprehension
Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 3
Climatology / Geography / Art / History
Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 27
Psychology / Biology / History / Sports
Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 51
Botany / English Literature / Art
PART 2 Pragmatic Understanding
Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 77
Ecology / Philosophy / Math / Music
Unit 5 Understanding the Speaker’s Attitude 101
Health / Politics / Nutrition / Sociology
PART 3 Connecting Information
Unit 6 Understanding Organization 127
Seismology / Biology / Geology / Music
Unit 7 Connecting Contents 151
Geology / Ecology / History / Art
Unit 8 Making Inferences 175
Health / Psychology / Literature / Writing
Vocabulary Wrap-up 199
Actual Test 209
Contents (Answer Book)
Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 223
Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 227
Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 232
Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 238
Unit 5 Understanding the Speaker’s Attitude 243
Unit 6 Understanding Organization 248
Unit 7 Connecting Contents 253
Unit 8 Making Inferences 258
Actual Test 264