TOEFL IBT READING SECTION Completing summaries and charts

TOEFL IBT READING SECTION Completing summaries and charts Prof. Stephan Hughes

TIPS ON COMPLETING SUMMARIES Find hints about the overall structure of the text Prof. Stephan Hughes

TIPS ON COMPLETING SUMMARIES • Look for key words that signal an outline, e. g. there are three main theories about. . . Prof. Stephan Hughes

TIPS ON COMPLETING SUMMARIES • Some other signal words: the first, the next, the third. . . Prof. Stephan Hughes

TIPS ON COMPLETING SUMMARIES • Look at the first sentence or two of each paragraph Prof. Stephan Hughes

ELIMINATE ANSWER CHOICES • that are just details • that are irrelevant • that present information inaccurately • that don’t appear in the passage Prof. Stephan Hughes

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• A paragraph has more than one main idea? Prof. Stephan Hughes

• The passage does not a clear-cut outline indicated by the signal words e. g. “the first. . . ”, “the next. . . ” “the third. . . ”? Prof. Stephan Hughes

• There are more paragraphs than answer choices? Prof. Stephan Hughes

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IMPORTANT TIPS • Familiarize yourself with the categories and concepts and differences between them Prof. Stephan Hughes

IMPORTANT TIPS • Locate the answer choices one by one Prof. Stephan Hughes

DON’T FORGET THAT • The choices might be scattered all over the paragraphs • The information in the answer choices will not be word for word as the text provided in the passage • Use key words from the choices to help you find the answers Prof. Stephan Hughes

Tell us about your reading habits: Mention the problems or challenges you face when you have to read in English, how often you do it, and the importance of reading in your life. Prof. Stephan Hughes