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wasn't very difficult. I am originally from Egypt, but my high school English was IGCSE A-Level English with a B score. Pfftt... Go figure. Now I'm looking at Masters with ease :D I only handled Barron's and the book delivered as promised.

Scored 98 total in iBT.. YAAAY!!!!

I know its MCQ, just point out which of these statements is the correct one, please.

doesnt mean a thing... Did you read my op?

its my creation, not an official abbreviation

NoGoodLandLubbers :D

NGLLs

In the Barron's book by Pam Sharpe, a question goes like: " The Pacific Basin, which includes the continent of Australia and the thousands of islands grouped together as Oceania, covers one third of the surface of the Earth" Now in the wrong paraphrase, the answer goes like: " The Pacific Basin is also called Oceania because it encompasses one third of the Pacific Ocean" Two mistakes here: 1- Wrong info. 1/3 Earth to 1/3 Pacific Ocean 2- Pacific Basin = Aussie + Oceania to Pacific Basin = Oceania only Now in my answer, I stated the above as well as a correction that goes like: " One third of Earth's surface constitutes both the continent of Australia, and the numerous neighboring islands called Oceania." In the book she explains that one has to paraphrase, edit problem paraphrases, and cite expressions and ideas, as well as sources. If I change my answer to: " One third of Earth's surface constitutes both the continent of Australia, and the numerous neighboring islands called Oceania, which constitute the Asian Tigers, the Hawaiian islands, even extending to the west coast of the Americas" with emphasis on "which constitute the Asian Tigers, the Hawaiian islands, even extending to the west coast of the Americas" Do you think my answer is correct, partially correct, or have I added wrong information? Also, if I'm certain about something, like a question about dentistry or a statement as well, which I know the answer to, or the idea, do I have to mention my source? Is it allowed or if the time is not enough, I should stick to the info at hand? Thanks in advance and God bless

Hello, If someone could throw a few handy tips for the Reading and Speaking sections, I'd be much appreciated. Corey is invited..[clap]

Gee! I don't know what to say! I meant the speaking section (silly me).... Thanks Corey. But If I had to choose between both books (since I dont have the capability to buy Roger's book), which would you nominate the most?

Hi there, I'm close to take TOEFL iBT and I had some questions in mind: 1- Passages. Can I go back to the passage in the time frame of 20 minutes? Or is it a one sweep and only questions after? 2- The listening section. Do I have to write down what I'm about to say or do I speak from my head directly to the listener? 3- Some passages are reported to be very long for the timeframe per passage and its questions. Is there a strategy to tackle this? 4- In Barron's TOEFL iBT by Pam Sharpe, she mentions that the first few questions of any section are a mark each, and the last question is usually the one with more than a mark. What's the maximum mark for a last question in each section? 5- In your opinion, should I use Barron's or Kaplan's TOEFL book? I have both but tick tock tick tock, and I've went ahead 87 pages in Barron's. Should I revert to Kaplan? I hear alot of people denouncing it...

Hi there. I think its best if you split the time for 10 and 10 minutes. This way, you can read 700 words / 10 minutes with a rate of a word and a tenth (approximately) per second. My strategy is to check the last question (usually more marks) and if feasible to answer, I do, if not, I turn to the first question and proceed in order. Anyways, my exam is 5th of August (in 2 weeks) and I'm still reading Barron's iBT. Is it the best there is or Kaplan's? I have both by the way, but alot of people denounce Kaplan's... Jesus!! you're in 2009?