five top tips for reading on the toefl® ibt speaking section

Five top tips for reading on the Five top tips for reading on the TOEFLTOEFL®® iBT Speaking section iBT Speaking section

Dr. Pamela J. SharpeDr. Pamela J. SharpeAuthor of the bestseller Author of the bestseller Barron’s TOEFLBarron’s TOEFL® ® iBTiBT

(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010(c) Dr. Pamela Sharpe/teflprep 2010

Strategy 1Strategy 1

Work on your Work on your reading speedreading speed

Go the speed limit!Go the speed limit!

45 seconds to 45 seconds to read 100-120 read 100-120 words andwords and

take notes on ittake notes on it

135-175 words per 135-175 words per minuteminute

Take a guess!Take a guess!What is the average What is the average

reading speed forreading speed for

native speakers of English native speakers of English in the United States? in the United States?

What is the average What is the average reading speed forreading speed for

English-speaking college English-speaking college students in the United students in the United StatesStates? ?

Strategy 2Strategy 2

Read moreRead more

How much is enough?How much is enough?

Practice with Practice with paragraphsparagraphs

Count the wordsCount the words

Time yourselfTime yourself

A quick trick!A quick trick!

Words in line 1Words in line 1

XX

Lines in passageLines in passage

Strategy 3Strategy 3

Read from a screenRead from a screen

This resource has it all!This resource has it all!

Free Free encyclopedias encyclopedias onlineonline

Encyclopedias on Encyclopedias on CD-ROMCD-ROM

Strategy 4Strategy 4

Read academic contentRead academic content

Academically speaking!Academically speaking!

Introductory Introductory textbookstextbooks

EncyclopediasEncyclopedias

Campus Campus newspapersnewspapers

Strategy 5Strategy 5

Increase comprehensionIncrease comprehension

Tell me about it!Tell me about it!

Summarize the Summarize the paragraphparagraph

Say it aloudSay it aloud

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