托福考试简介--罗雪梅2013-1-7.pptVIP

托 福 考 试 简 介 * * 主讲：罗雪梅 2013-1-7 一、参加托福考试有什么好处？ 二、你对托福考试有多少了解？ 三、托福备考有哪些主要资源 ？ 一、参加托福考试有什么好处？ 出国学习 提高英语水平 了解英美文化 就业 升职 二、你对托福考试有多少了解？ 1) How many parts are there in TOEFL? 2) How many scores are there for each part? 3) How long for each part? 4) Where do the materials of TOEFL come from? 5) What should we command in each part? How many parts are there in TOEFL? Four: Reading Listening Speaking Writing 30 points. 2) How many scores are there for each part? 3) How long for each part? 4) Where do the materials of TOEFL come from? Reading Listening Speaking Writing 60-100 minutes 60-90 minutes 60 minutes or so 60 minutes or so Passages taken from college level textbooks, and books or journals of general academic interest. 5) What should we command in each part? Reading: General Topic and main idea Major points related to the general topic or main idea Important facts and details Vocabulary in the context of the reading material Pronoun references Understand relationships between ideas: compare contrast; cause effect; agree disagree; sequence (progress, chain, cycle) of ideas or events; problem solution Draw conclusions Make assumptions Listening ---Basic comprehension (50%) Understand the topic or main idea Understand major points and important details Understand the overall purpose of the communication --- Pragmatic understanding (25% or so) Recognize how word/sentence stress and intonation help convey meaning Recognize the speakers’ attitude, degree of certainty and specific purpose or motivation --- Connect and synthesize information (25% or so) Recognize how information is organized including identifying introductions and conclusions Understand the connection between/among information Recognize topic changes digressions Form generalizations, draw conclusions, predict outcomes and make inferences. Speaking Independent tasks: Tasks 1 2: Topics drawn entirely from the test takers’ own experience, opinions ideas. Dependent t