TOEFL Secrets

Bruce Rogers9781413023039, 1413023037

The product you’re reading now is much more than a study guide- it is a tactical weapon designed to exploit weaknesses in the test itself, and help you avoid the most common errors students make when taking the TOEFL.

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Table of contents :
Your Key to TOEFL Success……Page 1
How to use this manual……Page 2
Your success is our success……Page 3
Secret Key #1 – Time is your greatest enemy…….Page 7
Pace Yourself……Page 8
Scanning……Page 9
Monkeys Take the TOEFL……Page 11
Success Strategy #2……Page 12
Similar Answer Choices……Page 14
Summary of Guessing Techniques……Page 15
Success Strategy #3……Page 16
Secret Key #4 – Prepare, Don’t Procrastinate……Page 18
Success Strategy #4……Page 20
Main Ideas……Page 21
Specifics……Page 22
Find the Hidden Meaning……Page 23
Lectures……Page 24
Word Confusion……Page 25
Nonessential clauses and phrases……Page 26
Independent clauses……Page 27
Parenthetical expressions……Page 28
Transitions……Page 29
Contextual Clues……Page 30
Simplicity is Bliss……Page 31
Skimming……Page 32
Paragraph Focus……Page 34
Eliminate Choices……Page 35
Fact/Opinion……Page 36
Opposites……Page 37
Benchmark……Page 38
Key Words……Page 39
Time Management……Page 40
Word Usage Questions……Page 41
Avoid “Fact Traps”……Page 42
Strength through Diversity……Page 43
Create a Logical Flow……Page 44
Start Your Engines……Page 45
Don’t Panic……Page 46
Shortcut Keys……Page 47
Final Note……Page 48
Special Report: How Schools View Your TOEFL Score, and What This Means for You……Page 49
Study Guide……Page 50
Appendix A: Paper Based TOEFL/Computer Based TOEFL Equivalency Table……Page 51
Appendix B: Common Idioms and Expressions……Page 52
Special Report: What Your Test Score Will Tell You About Your IQ……Page 79
Special Report: Retaking the Test: What Are Your Chances at Improving Your Score?……Page 82
Lack of Preparation……Page 85
Physical Signals……Page 86
Nervousness……Page 87
Study Steps……Page 90
Helpful Techniques……Page 92
Special Report: Additional Bonus Material……Page 100