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Mercedes2004 · 01-31-2005, 03:39 AM

Hola Gabriela!

I took the TOEFL in December, after a month of preparation. However, as I work full time, I ended with more or less 50 hours of preparation. I had a 270.

Longman is an excellent book to study, but I have warn you: listening exercises from the CD are not hard enough. Pronunciation is very clear.

My plan was to study each part of the exam reading tips (skills) from the book:

1) listening; after the tips, I made all the exercises in the CD
2) structure; the same
3) reading; the same

After that, I took the full tests from the CD
And at last, the powerprep tests. These are very similar to real ones, and you will see the difference with Longman's pronunciation.

I also made some mini tests I found in a thread here:
http://www.urch.com/forums/attachmen...ttachmentid=84

For the essays, I practice some of the possible topics, but read all of them, in order to make sure that there were no unknown vocabulary for me, and to think something about the topic. These tips can also be useful:
http://www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12765 (TOEFL Essay Writing Tips)

Also, I used this forum very frequently. I had not participated so much with Toefl, only read, but now, I am preparing the GMAT and I can tell you that participating and reading other's postings are very useful.
Experiences from other are invaluables. Check this thread up:
http://www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14057 (240-293 Oct-13 2004)

Well, hope this helps. I think it is not so difficult as it seems to. Don't worry. Just take all the time you can in these 2 weeks and practice.
Saludos y suerte,
Mercedes.

01-31-2005, 03:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mercedes2004 Within my grasp! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Argentina Posts: 107	Re: Hi ya'll! Hola Gabriela! I took the TOEFL in December, after a month of preparation. However, as I work full time, I ended with more or less 50 hours of preparation. I had a 270. Longman is an excellent book to study, but I have warn you: listening exercises from the CD are not hard enough. Pronunciation is very clear. My plan was to study each part of the exam reading tips (skills) from the book: 1) listening; after the tips, I made all the exercises in the CD 2) structure; the same 3) reading; the same After that, I took the full tests from the CD And at last, the powerprep tests. These are very similar to real ones, and you will see the difference with Longman's pronunciation. I also made some mini tests I found in a thread here: http://www.urch.com/forums/attachmen...ttachmentid=84 For the essays, I practice some of the possible topics, but read all of them, in order to make sure that there were no unknown vocabulary for me, and to think something about the topic. These tips can also be useful: http://www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12765 (TOEFL Essay Writing Tips) Also, I used this forum very frequently. I had not participated so much with Toefl, only read, but now, I am preparing the GMAT and I can tell you that participating and reading other's postings are very useful. Experiences from other are invaluables. Check this thread up: http://www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14057 (240-293 Oct-13 2004) Well, hope this helps. I think it is not so difficult as it seems to. Don't worry. Just take all the time you can in these 2 weeks and practice. Saludos y suerte, Mercedes.