1. Prepared by; Bulent GOKER
TOEFL IBT
Prepared by; Bulent GOKER

2. TOEFL IBT
reading
listening
speaking
writing

3. READING
3 PASSAGES
39 QUESTIONS
60 MINUTES

4. Reading
The reading section consists of three long passages. ( At least 700 words )
Passages are on academic topics
10 main reading skills are asked.
For reading questions students will allow themselves one-and-a-half minutes for one question
This section may include extra, uncounted material. If there are more than 3 reading passages, three of them will count.
All of the questions are worth one point, except for the last question.
The directions on every test are the same, so it is not necessary to spend time reading the directions carefully.
Dismiss the directions as soon as they come up.
Monitor the time carefully on the title bar of the computer screen.
Guess to complete the section before time is up. Points are not subtracted for incorrect answers

5. READING SKILLS 1. VOCABULARY 2. REFERENCE 3. RESTATEMENT
4. SENTENCE INSERTION
5. FACTUAL INFORMATION
6. NEGATIVE FACTS
7. INFERENCE
8. DETERMINING PURPOSE
9. MAIN IDEA SUPPORTING SENTENCES
10. ORGANIZING INFORMATION

6. Reading Skill 1 Vocabulary 1

7. Vocabulary 2

8. Reading skill 2 Reference 1

9. Reference 2

10. Reading Skill 3 Restatement 1

11. Restatement 2

12. Reading Skill 4 Sentence Insertion 1

13. Sentence Insertion 2

14. Reading Skill 5 Factual Information 1

15. Factual Information 2

16. Reading Skill 6 Negative Facts 1

17. Negative Facts 2

18. Reading Skill 7 Inference 1

19. Inference 2

20. Reading Skill 8 Determining Purpose 1

21. Determining Purpose 2

22. Reading Skill 9 Main Idea – Supporting Sentences 1

24. Main Idea – Supporting Sentences 2

26. Reading Skill 10 Organizing Information 1

28. Organizing Information 2

30. LISTENING
6 PASSAGES
34 QUESTIONS
50 MINUTES

31. 2 campus talks ( 2-3 minutes )
4 lectures( 4-5 minutes )
Note-taking

32. LISTENING SKILLS 1. Understanding the gist
2. Understanding the details
3. Undertanding the function or the purpose of the speaker
4. Understanding the speaker’s stance, feeling or attitude
5. Connecting Information
6. Understanding Relationships

33. Listening Skill 1 Understanding the gist

40. Listening Skill 2 Understanding the details

50. Listening Skill 3 Understanding the function or purpose of the speaker

51. Listening Skill 4 Understanding speaker’s stance ( attitude – feeling – opinion )

52. Listening Skill 5 Connecting INFORMATION

53. Listening Skill 6 UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS

54. SPEAKING
6 TASKS
6 QUESTIONS
20 MINUTES

55. SPEAKING TASKS 6 TASKS – 6 QUESTIONS – 20 MINUTES 2 INDEPENDENT TASKS
4 INTEGRATED TASKS
INITIALLY GIVEN A SCORE OF 0 TO 4

56. 2 INDEPENDENT TASKS Each consists of a question to be answered
The ideas in responses come from personal experience rather than from material that is given

57. Independent Speaking Tasks

58. INTEGRATED TASKS
INTEGRATED TASK 1
INTEGRATED TASK 2
READ
LISTEN
SPEAK

59. Read – Listen - Speak

60. Listen - Speak

61. WRITING
2 TASKS
2 QUESTIONS
55 MINUTES

62. WRITING 1
READ LISTEN WRITE

63. INTEGRATED WRITING Read a passage about an academic topic.
3 minutes to read the passage 250 – 300 word
Take notes
Passage will be removed
Listen to a lecture about the same topic 1-2 minutes
Then write a response to a question
The question does not ask you to express your personal opinion
20 minutes 150 – 180 words

64. READ – LISTEN - WRITE

66. WRITING 2
INDEPENDENT WRITING 30 MINUTES 300 – 350 WORDS

67. independent writing