Do You Have the Rights to Be Successful?

Lots of people usually want to succeed in their life. But there are a few ones try to make their dreams come true.  Now, it is up to you to join with them fighting to be winners or being losers.

  Every one knows that it is not easy to be a winner. However, if you choose it, you will not regret in the future. Moreover, you have to create a habit in order to make a pattern of behavior reached through repetition. And it is about twenty-one days that you need.

  Steps to be a successful person are listed below:

1.      Don’t refuse the responsibility.

The TOEFL score is up to your capability. Remember that it does not rely on luck. Thus, you must work diligently.

2.      Manage the place you study.

Where you can concentrate is needed, so you have to find the quite place like a library or another place. Don’t use the bag for anything except the material correlating with the TOEFL.

3.      You are not a superman.

Be honest about yourself. Are you a beginner or advancer? Students who start learning English usually are not ready to take the TOEFL test. Thus, you need time to prepare it by setting a realistic goal. Maybe you will be very disappointed if you fail. Don’t give up!

4.      Get the big picture.

Is it enough to have a realistic goal? The answer is “no.” You need time and resources supporting your goal by selecting precise syllabi.

5.      Arrange the priority.

To know your strengths and weaknesses, you have to take pretest on the TOEFL. By focusing on the sections containing listening, speaking, reading, and writing, you can set the priorities that you have to achieve.

6.      Catch the time.

It is plausible that preparing for the TOEFL is written down on the schedule and planned for on regular bases. Thus, it is important that students keep a healthy way by thinking positive or spend the time by sleeping or relaxing. Manage your time cleverly!

7.      Don’t be afraid of mistakes!

A human being doesn’t know everything. Mistakes on the quizzes and on the model test are usual. Thus, learning from your mistakes is the wise choice.

8.      Keep motivated.

The good person starts their activities with enthusiasm, but the great one tries to fulfill their initial commitment because of the difficulties to keep moving.

9.      Be a positive man.

That great attitudes influence on students is true. Positive thinking on the TOEFL examination is an obligatory pattern. Remember that a successful person always avoids others whom panic and worry. That you believe in them is the great mistake. Otherwise, find the great people, so they can encourage you with positive thoughts.

Do You Know the Score Works on the TOEFL iBT?

Each of the speaking responses has a number 0-4. However, the writing section has a number 0-5 for its essay and assignment. The two sections are scored by trained raters. In addition, scores for each section contain 0-30, so the total score for four ones is 0-120.

  To compare among the internet-based TOEFL (iBT), the computer-based TOEFL (CBT), and the paper-based TOEFL (PBT) is posted on the web site maintained by Educational Testing Service at www.ets.org.

iBT	CBT	PBT
111-120	273-300	640-677
96-110	243-272	590-639
79-95	213-242	550-589
65-78	183-212	513-549
53-64	153-182	477-512
41-52	123-152	437-476
30-40	93-122	397-436
19-29	63-92	347-396
6-18	23-62	311-346
0-5	0-22	310

  

  Moreover, your score on the online test can be checked after fifteen days when you take the test date. Also, before agreeing your scores, you have two choices that is cancel or report. In the end, if you choose the second one, you will be mailed and the universities or agencies that you recommend will also get the posted score reports.

What Is the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT)?

The Internet-Based TOEFL was launched on September 24, 2005 in the United States, and then is introduced in the world during 2006. It is usually called the next generation TOEFL. Consequently, the computer-based TOEFL (CBT) and the paper-based TOEFL (PBT) will be discontinued.

              In addition, the speaking and writing sections are required on the test. In other words, although the two sections consist of longer passages, the questions are very similar to those on previous TOEFL formats. Moreover, lots of topics in writing sections for the internet-based TOEFL are not very different from the previously published one for the computer-based TOEFL.

              Students can find a free TOEFL iBT registration and information bulletin by downloading free at  www.ets.org/toefl. Moreover, if you want to apply the test, you can register for the internet-based TOEFL by online, by mail, or by phone.

Online	www.ets.org/toefl (worldwide test)
Phone	1-800-GO-TOEFL
	1-800-468-6335 (test in the United States and Canada)
	1-443-751-4862 (test outside the United States and Canada)
Mail	ETS-TOEFL iBT Registration Office, P.O. Box 6152,          Princeton, NJ 08541-6512 USA Regional Registration Centers worldwide (addresses listed in the TOEFL iBT Registration and Information Bulletin)

Steps to Success on the TOEFL

There are some steps to be a successful student before taking the TOEFL Test.

1.      Find more information about the test.

You can buy the book discussing Frequently Asked Questions about the Internet Based TOEFL (FAQs). Moreover, it is helpful for you to visit the TOEFL web site at www.ets.org/toefl to download a copy of the TOEFL Information and Registration Bulletin. In other words, the students can know what their expectations are.

2.      List time’s schedule in your study plan.

The students have to be realistic persons. It will be very nice if they arrange schedules containing two hours every day for four months than twelve hours every day for forty days. Don’t forget that you have to be a discipline person.

3.      Increase study habits.

Good habits will help you to succeed on the TOEFL and after it when you are admitted to university you apply, or when you keep continuing your professional training to get your licenses current.

4.      Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in quadrant boxes.

It will be helpful for you to know whether part of sections is easier. In addition, you can make columns checking the section where your strength and weakness exist.

5.      Practice academic skills.

Students have to know how to get high scores by reading the strategies, complete the practice activities, and check the answer again.

6.      Improve English knowledge.

Identify strategies for the language skills comprising of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Also, it is a good idea for you to take the quizzes and check your answers.

7.      Understand the directions for problems.

Before starting to work the test, the students occasionally know the directions of each problem by understanding them.

8.      Check your progress.

After taking the test, you have to check how far you get the score.

9.      Take a model test on the official TOEFL.

It is true that the experience is a good teacher. Thus, don’t be afraid to follow the test. Moreover, you having an opportunity to take at least one model will get your significant score on the official TOEFL test.

10. Estimate your score on the model test.

It is necessary that the students have a teacher or a reliable grader to evaluate their speaking and writing sections because of factors into the total score.

11. Keep a positive mindset.

Failure is not the end of the world and despair is not a good decision. Advisor’s offices can help you staying positive and motivated.

12. Take the final test on the TOEFL.

The students have to reconsider their registration date if their scores are below the minimum standard that they should get.

Do You Know the TOEFL Is?

The TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language. It defines the test used by scholarship selection committees of governments, universities, and agencies as a standard measure of the English proficiency of their candidate that they need.

Three language skills are tested on the TOEFL. Firstly, the computer-based TOEFL (CBT) contains four sections like listening, structure, reading, and writing. Secondly, the paper-based TOEFL (PBT) includes listening, structure, reading, and test of written English. Lastly, the internet-based TOEFL (iBT) comprises of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Is grammar not used again? The answer of this is easy because now it is tested as part of the other sections like speaking and writing.