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TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language Helps Millions

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ABOUT THE TOEFL TEST
The aim of the TOEFL test is to check the English use
of people whose native language is not English. In 2003–04, more
than 700,000 people took the test.
TOEFL scores are used by more than 5,000 colleges, universities,
and licensing agencies in nearly 100 countries.
The new, Internet version of the TOEFL test was phased
in beginning September 2005.
The test has four sections:
_Reading—measures the ability to comsume academic reading
matter.
_Listening—measures the ability to hear English as it is used
in colleges and universities.
_Speaking—measures the capacity to speak English.
_Writing—measures the skill of writing in a way that is appropriate
for college and university course work.
The test that you take might have one or more questions that
do not count toward your score. These are either questions that
enable ETS to help create test scores comparable across administrations or
new questions that help ETS determine how such questions function
under actual testing conditions.
The new test focuses on integrated skills, measures all four language
skills including speaking, provides better information about
your skill to communicate in an academic setting, and will be
delivered via the Internet.
Each section of the test has a limit in time. The computer will show
when to start and stop each section. If you finish a section quickly, you
may go on to the next section but you may NOT go back to a section
you have already finished. However, you may go back within the
Reading section during the time given for it. If you don't follow these
rules, the test administrators will considered this to be cheating, and your scores will be canceled.
Web Resource Guide
www.ets.org/toefl
The official TOEFL Web site has many pages you might use to familiarize yourself with the test.
_View a free test and questions.
_Join the TOEFL Practice Online group at no charge and get linked
to Speaking samples, discussion boards, and daily study tips. Your
membership also includes one-time use of a free TOEFL iBT practice
test* that provides you with performance feedback about your
English-language skills in Reading, Listening, and Writing.
Performance evaluation about your Speaking skills is available for
purchase using a credit card.

TEST PREPARATION MATERIALS/
PUBLICATIONS
Phone
1-800-446-3319—United States,
U.S. Territories,* Canada
1-609-771-7243—all other locations
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.,
New York time
Mail
TOEFL Order Services
Educational Testing Service
PO Box 6161
Princeton, NJ 08541-6161, USA

ONLINE PRACTICE MATERIALS
TOEFL iBT practice materials are available
online at http://www.ets.org/toeflpractice.

This article was compiled by Steve McCrea, a writer with www.RoadLovers.com and www.FreeEnglishLessons.com

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