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  1. Hello, I want to prepare for GMAT exam (self-study). I did not use any math for years. I want to know what material to use to get a score not less than 700. I know it's not easy as I don't remember any math at all. That's why I need the material that explains everything in a clear way and has practice problems just like those in the exam. Thanks for your help
  2. Hi, I read many posts on this forum about how to attack the reading section. Obviously, many said that time is not enough to read the whole passage (which is correct). There were 2 ways that memebers on this forum suggested either to read the first sentence of the each paragraph and the first and last sentence of the last one or to just go ahead and start with the first question and go back and forth between the questions and the reading passage. I don't know actually which method is better and I'd like to hear from those who took the exam (real exam takers). Also, many said that Cambridge book reading is similar to the actual test. I am using 'The complete Guide to TOEFL' by Bruce Rogers (I tired the official guide at the beginning but I did not like it as it has a lot of unnecessary information describing test questions and I can find that on ETS website no need for 10s of pages :upset: ). Anyway, my second question is that Bruce Rogers book is suffcient or I need to get Cambridge. Last question, the two methods state that I don't have to read the whole passage so it means questions are in chronological order meaning answer to first question in the first paragraph, second question in the second paragraph...etc?
  3. I heard about that book a lot but I guess it uses British English not American English. There is a lot of pronunciation differences between American and British English. Correct me if I am mistaken.
  4. Thanks that makes a big difference. I used a stopwatch Online Stopwatchwhile using "the complete guide for TOEFL ibt" by Bruce Rogers and I found that I have only 13 secs for each question. People using the same book may confirm that or tell me if I am mistaken. But according to what you said, listening will be the easiest part of the TOEFL exam. Thanks again, Tino
  5. Tino, Now, I am using "the complete guide to TOEFL iBT" by Bruce Rogers. But the time for answering listening questions is less than 40 secs. Are you sure that I have 40 secs to answer each question in the real test? Thanks for your co-operation
  6. For listening I found that ETS official guide is much easier than other books such as 'The complete guide to TOEFL' by Bruce Rogers, Cambridge, or Barron's. I guess, nobody will improve your listening but yourself. You have to listen a lot. Another important thing (which I am not good at) is that you have to concentrate for long time because the listening section lasts for more than 20 mins. Speaking, you can record your voice and listen to your reponses. At least, you'll be able to determine some weak points that you can work on. After that you'll need an English teacher to guide you (not for a long time though). That's my point of view and I'd like to hear from TOEFL experts on the forums too.
  7. I'm using ETS official guide to prepare for the test. When I take one listening conversatioin/lecture at a time, I get 5/6 correct answers. But when I try to listen to more than 2 continuously, I feel that I am lost. Also, I take notes but actually, there is no much time to get back to my notes as each question has only about 5 secs to answer. I want to know your recommendations considering these 2 points.
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