TOEFL ITP similar like TOEFL ITB ?

[aerox11]

hey,

i have a question.
from my university I have to do a TOEFL ITP test and there I have no writing and reading sections.

Do you know what is exactly the difference between both?

Is there only reading and listening?Furthermore is the reading and listening exactly the same like in the TOEFL IBT?

Please give me a feedback

Thank you

aerox11

[TOEFL Corey]

There are several significant differences between the old pbt (your ITP is the institutional form of the paper-based TOEFL) and the new iBT...

1) As you mentioned, there are no essays to write or speaking to do,

2) There is a GRAMMAR section with two separate parts (40 multiple-choiced questions in all). On the structure section (#1-15), you will complete sentences grammatically with one of 4 choices. On written expression (#16-40), you will have sentences with four words or phrases underlined, and you must select the part that contains an error.

3) The reading section is similar. However, you will see 5 shorter passages instead of the 3 longer passages on the new ibt. Also, many of the new question types (charts, sentence addition, restatement) did not exist on the old TOEFL. The regular staples like detail, vocabulary, inference, etc., will be there.

4) You are not allowed to take notes on any section (including the listening). However, you won't be asked to listen to long conversations or lectures, like on the ibT, so it shouldn't be an issue. In 30 of the 50 questions, you actually only hear two sentences, one from each actor, and then there is a question.

I hope this helps a little. Best of luck to you...

[aerox11]

There are several significant differences between the old pbt (your ITP is the institutional form of the paper-based TOEFL) and the new iBT...

1) As you mentioned, there are no essays to write or speaking to do,

2) There is a GRAMMAR section with two separate parts (40 multiple-choiced questions in all). On the structure section (#1-15), you will complete sentences grammatically with one of 4 choices. On written expression (#16-40), you will have sentences with four words or phrases underlined, and you must select the part that contains an error.

3) The reading section is similar. However, you will see 5 shorter passages instead of the 3 longer passages on the new ibt. Also, many of the new question types (charts, sentence addition, restatement) did not exist on the old TOEFL. The regular staples like detail, vocabulary, inference, etc., will be there.

4) You are not allowed to take notes on any section (including the listening). However, you won't be asked to listen to long conversations or lectures, like on the ibT, so it shouldn't be an issue. In 30 of the 50 questions, you actually only hear two sentences, one from each actor, and then there is a question.

I hope this helps a little. Best of luck to you...

Thank you for your post.

How can i prepare for the TOEFL ITP?
I have only books of Toefl IBT.
So do you think it is useful to learn from these books the reading and listening?

Furthermore, I'm afraid of the grammar section. How can i prepare best of this section? Do you have any tipps?

Thanks in advance