INTRODUCTORY LESSON

WHAT IS TOEFL?
THE TOEFL® EXAM
TEST OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Who is it for?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency
THE PAPER VERSION
THE COMPUTER VERSION
THE INTERNET – BASED TEST
INTEGRATED QUESTIONS:
Read, listen, and then speak in response to a question
Listen and then speak in response to a question
Read, listen and then write in response to a question
TOTAL SCORE COMPARISONS
HOW???
You can win if you want
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
TEACHERS
Mrs Pham Thi Hien
Mr Le Van Thang
TIME TABLE
TEXTBOOKS
General English :
All lectures are the continuation of activities to gain a firm knowledge of English through common circumstances.

Major textbooks are :
+ Listening Extra
+ Speaking Extra
+ Reading Extra
+ Writing Extra


These books comprise of 18 units:
PART 2: PREPARATION FOR TOEFL
ANY QUESTION?
About the way of learning English
- When?
Where?
How?
What?

RELAX AND LEARN
LISTENING AND TAKING NOTE
Paper
Pen / pencil
Attention


QUESTIONS
What is the man’s name? Why does he take that name?
What is the comment of interviewer on his accent?
How did he study English?
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
UNIT 1: PERSONAL INFORMATION
What do you need to know about one person?
Name?
Age?
Home town?
Job?
Daily life?
Hobbies?
Family?
etc.
LISTENING 1
You are going to listen to a foreign student in the UK as she phones a language school to enrol on an evening class.

Put your pens down and simply listen to the telephone conversation between the student and the receptionist.
Now, in pairs, exchange your information from the conversation.
What do you remember?
Look at the form and try to fill the necessary information in the second listening.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARN FROM LISTENING 1?
ARE YOU TIRED?
LETTERS
NUMBERS
WHY MEN MAKE BETTER FRIENDS THAN WOMEN
Friendship Between Women:
A woman didn`t come home one night. The next day she told her husband
that she had slept over at a friend`s house. The man called his wife`s
10 best friends. None of them knew about it.


Friendship Between Men:
A man didn`t come home one night. The next day he told his wife that he
had slept over at a friend`s house. The woman called her Husband`s 10
best friends. Eight of them confirmed that he had slept over, and two
claimed that he was still there.