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The first component you will have to do when you sit for the TOEFL iBT exam is the Reading. The Reading Section measures your ability to read and understand academic texts (passages) in English. Reading is a critical skill in academic environment. Students have to read a lot and comprehend the information presented in their textbooks or other reading materials. As we discussed in  TOEFL iBT Format Section  on i-Courses.org, three are the main purposes for academic reading in TOEFL iBT: 1. Reading to find information 2. Basic comprehension 3. Reading to learn The Reading Section in TOEFL iBT consists of 3-5 texts; each text is about 700 words long. Each Reading text is followed by 12 - 14 questions related to the text. The first passage stands alone for a time of 20 minutes and the

TOEFL iBT Listening section is delivered immediately after the Reading section. The Listening section of TOEFL iBT measures your ability to understand spoken English in academic settings. In TOEFL iBT the listening is done for 3 major purposes: 1. Listening for basic comprehension. 2. Listening for pragmatic understanding. 3. To connect and combine ideas presented in multiple information sources. Each part of the Listening section (2 or 3 parts) consists of 1 long conversation and two lectures. The test takers hear each lecture or conversation only once. Lectures and conversations are 3-5 minutes long. During the listening the time is not running. The allotted time of 10 minutes for each part is only for answering the questions. Preparation Strategies

TOEFL PREPARATION 1.       TOEFL TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an English language test designed to measure their mastery of English whose first language is not English. The test was developed and organized by ETS (Educational Testing Service) a non-profit organization based in the United States and was first held in 1964. The TOEFL score is usually one of the entry requirements in 2400 a number of universities in the USA, Canada and 80 other countries world (ETS: 1999). 2.       What capabilities are tested in the TOEFL test? There are three parts of the TOEFL test to be done by the participants of the test. The first part is the questions that measure the ability of Listening Comprehension in the amount of 50 questions, Structure and Written Expression, 40 questions, and Reading Comprehension, 50 questions. The whole matter is made ​​in the form of multiple choice (except for the Computer Based TOEFL there a...

Application Letters An application letter is a business document, part of the important correspondence between applicant and organization, firm or company, institution or various boards and committees that publish a vacancy. It is a paper frequently used in all levels of government, commerce, industry, and academia. Students planning to correspond in any undertaking require the understanding of the main points of a job application letter. Writing a correct job application letter is a useful talent for anyone planning to enter an administrative role in any industry or profession. In order to write a job application letter in the most exact manner, the writer must understand that letters employers are familiar with nowadays were established gradually to become effectual, succinct and workable documents. A good job application letter addresses all the points stated in the job advertisement. The manner in which a person responds to a commercial announcement alerts recruiters and e...

Guide to STOP SMOKING :   Nicotine Nicotine is a drug found naturally in tobacco, which is as addictive as heroin or cocaine. Over time, a person becomes physically dependent on and emotionally addicted to nicotine. This physical dependence causes unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when you try to quit. The emotional and mental dependence (addiction) make it hard to stay away from nicotine after you quit. Studies have shown that to quit and stay quit, smokers must deal with both the physical and mental dependence. How nicotine gets in, where it goes, and how long it stays When you inhale smoke, nicotine is carried deep into your lungs. There it’s quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and carried, along with the carbon monoxide and other toxins, to every part of your body. In fact, nicotine inhaled in cigarette smoke reaches the brain faster than drugs that enter the body through a vein (intravenously or IV). Nicotine affects many parts of your body, including your he...

Hak Asasi Manusia Sejak lahir, manusia sudah memiliki hak untuk hidup dan hak untuk memilih. Namun hak untuk memilih itu yang sering disalah gunakan oleh beberapa orang. Hak ini lebih penting dari hak seorang penguasa atau raja. Hak asasi berasal dari Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, diberikan kepada manusia. Akan tetapi, hak asasi sering kali dilanggar manusia untuk mempertahankan hak pribadinya. Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) mucul dari keyakinan manusia itu sendiri bahwasanya semua manusia selaku makhluk ciptaan Tuhan adalah sama dan sederajat. Manusia dilahirkan bebas dan memiliki martabat serta hak-hak yang sama. Atas dasar itulah manusia harus diperlakukan secara sama adil dan beradab. HAM bersifat universal, artinya berlaku untuk semua manusia tanpa mebeda-bedakannya berdasarkan atas ras, agama, suku dan bangsa (etnis).

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