murthy Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 hi please any one help me with ibt reading.iam retaking it.i got 87 at first attempt.i got only 15 reading,which is very low.any plese give me some tips how to improve my reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyo_2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hey, try these websites for reading practice http://www.npr.org/ http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html?clik=dsc_leftnav Also practice from kaplan book. My exam is on 9th April. Can u tell me what topic did u get in writing section. How did u find speaking part? Questions on familar topics u got or what? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 thanks jyo the topic for independent writing was ,is it better concentrate on osingle subject and plan for ur career from childhood or is it better to concentrate on general subjects speaking was really easy, topic for independent task was general topic.but vocabulary was difficult and i had never encounterd them before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyo_2006 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 thanks. How did u prepare for IBT? Jyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 i did it from longmann prep course,for speaking ,listening and writing it is good. but for reading and vocabulary it is not so good.tell me from which book are u preparing,how are u doing at reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbc Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 hi, murthy Even i am retaking test again. I got 86. If u please tell me about what was your independent speaking topic. I am taking again tomorrow. For reading i used delta's book with cd. In the cd they have 4 full test. I found very useful. I did all longeman reading part and delta's reading part. And i got more than i want. Delta's cd is expencive. so try to get from library. If u have any suggession for speaking part then please suggest me any book for that. I am retaking again for speaking part. I need 26 and i got only 20. I used already longeman cd rom.Waiting for ur fast reply. Please first tell me your independent general topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indospurfan Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I made 94. 25L, 25R, 23S and 21W. Read passages from Barrons GRE. Need to make 26 in S and 24 in W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 thanks, indospurfan for info i got 26S,24L ,22W and 15R. hey,sbc sorry for late reply. the topic for independent speaking was important social event,group vs individual study. indospurfan , can you tell me the reading passage u got in exam and how did u practise for vocabulary.i had a problem with reading during exam.the problem was , the first reading passage was only for 20 minutes and i was unable to review it.second and third passage was 40 minutes and i was able to review it. did u face such problem or i am the only one who had this problem.please shed some input about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawn Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 hi,the topic of reading i remembered i had was about japan's culture. You can find some useful reading in BARONS and KAPLAN. Would you please share us some tips on obtaining a high score in the speaking part? do you have to speak loudly and did you speak fluently and fast? Pls.give us some insights on how you deliver your speaking test. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 hi, spwan ,i prepared from longmann prep course.it is really good.YES ,make sure that u speak loudly and coherently. i would really advise u to prepare as it is in longmann.topic which i received for reading was nebular telescope,london and egyptian art.hope this help u. Â Â hi,the topic of reading i remembered i had was about japan's culture. You can find some useful reading in BARONS and KAPLAN. Would you please share us some tips on obtaining a high score in the speaking part? do you have to speak loudly and did you speak fluently and fast? Pls.give us some insights on how you deliver your speaking test. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyo_2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Hi Murthy, Sorry for the late reply. I am preparing from Kaplan book and Cracking theToefl iBT book. I got the second book from library. Rest I am preparing on my own.I am also practicing on all essays topics. Â I have one request from all iBT test takers that plz try to post questions. Mainly on the speaking and the writing section. This will help us lot. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karin Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi, spwan ,i prepared from longmann prep course.it is really good.YES ,make sure that u speak loudly and coherently. i would really advise u to prepare as it is in longmann.topic which i received for reading was nebular telescope,london and egyptian art.hope this help u. Hi murthy, may I ask you what your speaking mark was? In my first attempt i didn't prepared for speaking according longman format and i got 20. Now I am preparing for speaking according your advice. for the general speaking topic, It was the most memorable event during your school time. and i can't remember the other one. reading passages were so difficult. one was about meteors ,the other was about erie channel or something . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi, thanks for the topics.for first two independent speaking i think you will have sufficient time.FOR integrated try to speask only two sentences about thereading passage and concentrate more on listening.please speak slowly.   Hi murthy, may I ask you what your speaking mark was? In my first attempt i didn't prepared for speaking according longman format and i got 20. Now I am preparing for speaking according your advice. for the general speaking topic, It was the most memorable event during your school time. and i can't remember the other one. reading passages were so difficult. one was about meteors ,the other was about erie channel or something . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karin Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi, thanks for the topics.for first two independent speaking i think you will have sufficient time.FOR integrated try to speask only two sentences about thereading passage and concentrate more on listening.please speak slowly. ok, thanks.I'll try to speak slowly. In my test in 4 questions of the 6 I couldn't finish them on time. I think I shouldn't have gone for details. One more question; for the writing, I'm really wondering how I can improve it. I am reviewing the sample essays from Barron for now and try to write one essay per day. But they seem the same as my previous essays. How can I raise my writing level? please share your ideas. My next exam is coming in 1 month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parviz Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Hey guys what do you think what should be next step of TOEFL test ... kinda intellectual Base Test :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 hi, here are some web site which is help ful for reading http://reference.allrefer.com/ http://www.findarticles.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 http://www.idiomconnection.com   hi, here are some web site which is help ful for reading http://reference.allrefer.com/ http://www.findarticles.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karin Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 http://www.idiomconnection.com These are really good for reading. I also use the reading passages of gmat. although they are shorter that passages of actual iBT, but they are great to develop the vocab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvr Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 in speaking(general topics) i got 1. what are the qualities of a good teacher and 2. where do you like to spend your free time and why? and in writing do you take the decision making alone or do you take others help. something like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 hey thanks for posting the topics and helping others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasneemshaikh Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 im tasneem. i m goin to take mi toefl ibt on 8th of april. can u plz give me ur email address so that i can ask mi concerns.thanks ill be waitnig for ur reply eagerly .hope to have ur reply soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 even i am retaking on april 8.how can i help u.how is prep going on   im tasneem. i m goin to take mi toefl ibt on 8th of april. can u plz give me ur email address so that i can ask mi concerns.thanks ill be waitnig for ur reply eagerly .hope to have ur reply soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voula Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 hi i wish you good like in your exam i'll give ibt 12 may can you help me when you give exams about the theams are like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murthy Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hey, i am giving all the info i remmeber in my toefl april 8th. reading, fossils, farming in britan, cave paintings and sound movies in us and other one i dont remmeber. Speaking- Most important public service in your country Writing-several subjects v/s single subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anuwantsu Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 hey how u. .... all. i saw ur forums n it was very helpful to me........ but i need to ask u one thing to tasneemshaikh n murthi that if u have given ur toefl ibt on 8th april......... can u please tell me that from where u have prepared for the test...... n if possible can u please send me the longmann book or cd bcoz i cannot afford it to buy n i have to acheive 100 score in toefl ibt bcoz the college i m applyin for has toefl requirement of score 100........ or else if u can tell me how can i get the cheap fair for book. can anybody help me for the toefl ibt speakin.... how is it n is it tough........ hey murthy this is anuwantsu n i want o ask u that how was ur exam n can u please send me ur toefl prep material.......Please how much did u score for ur toefl.......... i mean wat is ur score range.  Hey, i am giving all the info i remmeber in my toefl april 8th. reading, fossils, farming in britan, cave paintings and sound movies in us and other one i dont remmeber. Speaking- Most important public service in your country Writing-several subjects v/s single subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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