Posts Tagged ‘toefl’

Free TOEFL Listening example

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Here’s a sample of the type of question you’ll encounter in the listening section of the TOEFL.Answer the following questions based on the lecture:

1: What is another name for swarmer white ants?
a) Workers
b) Alates
c) Termites
d) Nymphs

2: Why must worker white ants feed all the other white ants?
a) The worker ants have the largest appetites.
b) Soldier white ants do not have time to eat.
c) The worker white ants have special bacteria in their stomach.
d) The king white ant forces the worker white ants to feed him.

3: What can be inferred from the lecture?
a) All white ants should be exterminated, even in the wilderness.
b) White ants are better than carpenter ants.
c) Soldier white ants are more important than queen white ants.
d) White ants are highly organized insects that can be very destructive.


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How to write a TOEFL essay

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

This is a good four-part lesson on how to write an effective argument essay. This is tailored towards IELTS, but is useful for the TOEFL as well.
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English Grammar Lesson – The Passive

Monday, December 24th, 2007

This is a two-part video introduction to the passive — what it is, how it’s formed, and why it’s used.

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TOEFL Speaking – real examples

Monday, December 17th, 2007

These students are practicing for the TOEFL iBT Speaking section. These are Vietnamese students. They were given a personal choice topic question. No strict time for preparation was given. How would you say these students did? Pay attention to their use of transitions and sentence structure. What about the accents? Why does the first fellow look like he’s about to cry? ;)
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English Lesson How to write a letter on the IELTS

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Here’s a three-part lesson on how to structure a letter. This would probably be more useful on the IELTS, but it could be helpful for TOEFL as well. The lesson starts off very basic, so if you already know the basics, feel free to start in the middle.

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