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标 题: redrock谈考前一周做什么
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年01月20日13:40:14 星期天), 站内信件
考前一周做什么 ■ 作者:redrock老师
Hi, friends, Redrock again.
The following message is for those who are going to TOEFL within weeks.
( This letter will be delivered in English to ease those who has been
suffering from error code. My written English may not be as good as some of
my students
had expected, I hope you understand still. )
As I was asked so frequently about test preparation, I feel the strong respo
nsibility
to respond those who are anxious to get advised before they take TOEFL I was
indebted
to do so because most of the receivers of this e-mail actually helped me a l
ot in
my previous surveys.
Test Preparation for TOEFL.
If history may tell about the future, I will give you a brief description ab
out recent TOEFL tests since August, 2000.
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The reading part becomes easier. , I even get the same response from a high
school student. No much new words appear in the test.
Of course, these facts does not necessarily fortell that the coming one will
also be as easy.
For people who has been making more than 7 mistakes in Reading, they still n
eed to focus on the vocabulary.
If you are using my book, "Selected TOEFL Vocabulary (new edition)" 《新版托
福词汇精选》张红岩编著。
I seriously suggest you recite the 50 lists at least four times before test.
You may also choose to buy the accompanying tapes, which are now sold in NO
S, underground section.
Also you need to do the "300 selected vocabulary questions" from now on. Fun
ny that those word questions still appear on real test.
Make sure you can remember every correct answer.
For people who remain excellent in Reading part and those who want to achiev
e full score in Reading.
I suggest them to read the whole article from the very beginning, as article
s are becoming more and more tricky. Try reading through the first 3 article
s.
and then read the remaining 2 articles in the "shortcut way" I taught in cla
ss. That procedure "from question to related details in articles" still work
in general.
It makes sense if you rely on this method to achieve a high score, but may n
ot guarantee a full score. Whether a full score in Reading is your major con
cern determines your choice.
(honestly I don't think to spend too much time on reading is worthwhile.) Do
n't ask me this question again. ( You aim at a full score, but may not achie
ve it.
So, in conclusion, in what way your read does not matter. The most important
thing is that your vocabulary is enough for you to understand what you choo
se to read.)
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The august TWE Topic is related with Teacher. I am tired of guessing new top
ics. I was doing this just to encourage people to practice something.
It really does not matter whether a certain topic is to be tested or not. It
is the action of your practicing that matters. Only one week left before th
e test.
I think you need to write at least an article every day.
Do pay attention to the following rules:
1. When writing A or B type of topics, you must comment on both sides. This
is highly valued when scoring.
2. Mind that you do not use unfamiliar words. Avoid mistakes as much as poss
ible.
3. Don't forget to cite specific example, and exact figures or numbers to su
pport your idea, even fake ones.
4. Get very familiar with frequently used words and phrases and use these wo
rds to outline the general structure or your article.
5. Quote others remarks to support your point if you can come up with one. I
f you don't, you still can fake a Chinese one to fancy those evaluators.
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The grammar part is as usual. Unlike what happend before, to make a full sco
re, you are required to understand the meaning of a whole sentence.
Some tricky problems appear that way
Advice:
1. Check through a certain TOEFL grammar book very briefly.
2. Figure out what kinds of mistakes you are liable to make by doing 4 or 5
grammar parts consecutively.
List your mistakes and remind yourself every time before you start a new tes
t.
3. Keep on practicing at least four Grammar sections everyday before test.
Enough, if you still fail there. It does not mean you are not diligent enoug
h, it may suggest you were a poor student in English since high school.
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In listening comprehension, I should remind most of you to concentrate on th
e understanding of idioms and short phrases.
They matter most if you want to achieve high or full score. My full score ex
perience tells me that you are not building Rome within one day.
But before you can achieve a full score, you need to get close Rome, to say
the least. Only allow yourself to make no more than 4 mistakes even in norm
al practice.
Advice:
1. Keep a good sense. Practice at least one hour, which means two sections o
f LC.
2. Find a book ( Xu Yang's Idiom Book will do) and get yourself familiar wit
h those words.
3. If you are English major or something, take your time to immerse in certa
in movies.
It still help. I only do LC 4 days before Test. I had a good excuse for enjo
ying various
kinds VCDs two months before test. Choose those films that contains enough w
ords rather
than some other shits.
4. Don't get yourself too much burdened 2 days before test.
Just imagine tomorrow is the test date, and do what you need to do right now
.
Ok, Ok, that's enough for the TOEFL thing. It does not deserve more respect.
Do remember " TOEFL"
is nothing more than a test. Do not pay too much for your whistle. If you di
d well in a test,
well, it's great. A good starting point. That's all.
If you don't feel good about the test. Do remind yourself that you still hav
e your friends,
your family and a bright future.
Redrock, 2001 revised edition.
--
He‘s a real nowhere man
sitting in his nowhere land
making all his nowhere plan for nobody
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