Preparation and studying strategies for

TOEFL & IELTS 2016

By Abdulhadi Jfri
Teaching assistant of Dermatology at KSAU-HS, Jeddah
Dermatology resident at McGill, Canada
‫ وموفقٌن ألعلى الدرجات بإذن هللا‬،‫ال تنسونً من صالح دعائكم‬

@AbdulhadiJfriMD
 Content

1. Registration and fees.

2. Test content.

3. Importance of the English language tests.

4. Score interpretation, validity and requested scores by

most Universities.

5. Studying resources.

6. My recommended plan from my own experience!

Section I: TOEFL (American) (Test Of English as a Foreign
Language)
 1. Registration and Fees

Online registration (easiest way)

https://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/register

Go to Register online then New user sign up and

create a profile.
After creating a profile  register for a test
TOEFL test  choose a country and a city with a
time frame ( note: sometimes they open dates and
they change them, so check the website regularly to
find your desired date)
- Have a credit card ready to pay for the test fees.
- Important: Make sure you use ID and remember
it (Passport or national ID and bring the same
one you entered in your profile on the exam
date!!!
This file contains all the steps of online registration
step by step with displayed pictures:
https://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/4677
_TOEFL_Reg_Guide.pdf

Fee: $ 235 around 881 SR

Test time: Test is 4 hours + 30 min Check-in
Test location: Depends on your city e.g. Schools,
English centers, academic institutions...etc.
Score release time: 2 weeks from your test date.
Usually day 10 or day 13. (You receive an email to the
email that you registered in your online profile. You
open your account and check score).
 2. Test content

Reading, Listening = all multiple choices

 1. Reading (3 or 4 passages, usually 3) around 14 questions for each
passage
Question style Example
Vocabulary The word “……” in the
passage is closest in
meaning to
Details According to paragraph
number x, Why/What
Negative According to paragraph x,
details all of the following are true
about…EXCEPT:
Inference What can be inferred in
paragraph x about …?
What is implied in the …
mentioned in paragraph x
about the fact that ..?
Pronoun The word “…” in paragraph
x refers to:
Plug-in Look at the four squares (❒)
that indicate where the
following sentence could be
added to the passage.
Where would the sentence
best fit?
Paraphrase Which of the sentences
below best expresses the
essential information in the
highlighted sentence in the
passage? Incorrect choices
change the meaning in
important ways or leave out
essential information.
Purpose Why does the passage
mention in paragraph x the
fact that..?
Summary An introductory sentence
for a brief summary of the
passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by
selecting the THREE answer
choices that express the
most important ideas in the
passage.
Note
‫ ٕ٘ب الصَ رسفظ اٌىٍّبد ِٓ وزبة‬،‫ اٌىٍّبد‬ٟٔ‫أعئٍخ ِؼب‬
Barron’s essential words for TOEFL
َ‫بق اٌىال‬١‫ ِٓ ع‬ٕٝ‫ي رخّٓ الشة ِؼ‬ٚ‫ ِب ػشفذ اٌىٍّخ زب‬ٌٛ
‫رشخغ رجسث‬ٚ ‫ش ثبٌضجظ‬٠‫ أ‬ٝ‫جغ‬٠ ‫ا‬ٛ٘ ‫رؼشف‬ٚ ‫اي‬ٛ‫الصَ رمشا اٌغ‬
‫ػٓ االخبثخ فبٌمطؼخ‬
‫رشخغ رجسث‬ٚ ‫ش ثبٌضجظ‬٠‫ أ‬ٝ‫جغ‬٠ ‫ا‬ٛ٘ ‫رؼشف‬ٚ ‫اي‬ٛ‫الصَ رمشا اٌغ‬
‫ػٓ االخبثخ فبٌمطؼخ‬
‫رشخغ رجسث‬ٚ ‫ش ثبٌضجظ‬٠‫ أ‬ٝ‫جغ‬٠ ‫ا‬ٛ٘ ‫رؼشف‬ٚ ‫اي‬ٛ‫الصَ رمشا اٌغ‬
‫ػٓ االخبثخ فبٌمطؼخ‬
‫ غبٌجب‬،‫ أسخغ ٌٍمطؼخ‬،‫ ِفشد‬ٚ‫ زذد ً٘ اٌىٍّخ خّغ أ‬ٟ‫ي ش‬ٚ‫أ‬
ٟ٘ ‫ خّغ‬ٚ‫اء وبٔذ ِفشد أ‬ٛ‫ب ع‬ٙ‫ رٕبعج‬ٚ ‫ رغجك اٌىٍّخ‬ٌٟ‫اٌدٍّخ ا‬
‫اإلخبثخ‬
ً‫ أفض‬،‫ب‬ٙ‫ ثٕبعج‬ٌٟ‫ر ا‬١‫ اٌّىبْ اٌصس‬ٟ‫ِسزبج رسظ اٌدٍّخ ف‬
ٓ٠‫ثؼذ‬ٚ ‫ً فؼمٍه اٌدٍّخ فىً ِٓ اٌّشثؼبد االسثؼخ‬١‫مخ أٔه رزخ‬٠‫طش‬
ٗ١‫ْ ف‬ٛ‫ذ أْ اٌدٍّٗ رٕفغ رى‬١‫ ِشثغ زغ‬ٞ‫ف أ‬ٛ‫رش‬
‫زذد اي‬ٚ ٍٍٗ‫خ اٌدٍّخ اٌّض‬٠‫ألشا فبٌجذا‬
subject, verb, and object
‫بعدٌن أقرا اإلجابات وشوف أي أجابة تحتوي على كل مكونات‬
‫الجملة المضلله‬
ٓ‫ ِمذِخ ػ‬ٟ٘ ‫خ وً لطؼخ‬٠‫خ ثذا‬١ّ٠‫مخ وزبثخ اٌّمبالد األوبد‬٠‫ طش‬ٟ‫ف‬
ٌٟ‫ي لطؼخ ِٓ ٔفظ اٌجشلشاف ا‬ٚ‫ي رمشأ ا‬ٚ‫ زب‬،‫خ‬١‫غ‬١‫اٌفىشح اٌشئ‬
‫فبٌغؤاي‬
‫ خًّ رٍخص اٌمطؼخ غبٌجب‬6 ً‫ خًّ ِٓ أص‬3 ‫طٍت ِٕه رخزبس‬٠
،‫أخش عؤاي ِٓ وً لطؼخ‬
‫ب ثبألعزجؼبء‬١٘ ‫مخ ٌسً اٌغؤاي‬٠‫أفضً طش‬
ٓ٠‫دح فبٌمطؼخ ثؼذ‬ٛ‫خ‬ِٛ ‫ش‬١‫ِخ غ‬ٍٛ‫ خٍّخ رزوش ِؼ‬ٞ‫أعزجؼذ أ‬
‫ْ ٍِخص‬ٛ‫ب رى‬ٙٔ‫مخ ال رصٍر أ‬١‫ِخ دل‬ٍٛ‫ ِؼ‬ٟ‫ خٍّخ رؼط‬ٞ‫أعزجؼذ أ‬
‫ٌٍمطؼخ‬
 2. Listening (usually the last part in the listening is for evaluation
and not scored)
After each part of listening you will have some questions

Question Note

What does the lecture mainly Main idea question ‫ي عؤاي‬ٚ‫فبٌؼبدح أ‬

‫ثؼذ وً ِسبضشح‬
discuss?

What is the main topic of the lecture?

What ……? َ‫ء ػب‬ٟ‫ ش‬ٞ‫ أ‬ٚ‫ف ٘زٖ اٌفىشٖ أ‬ٞ‫غأٌه ػٓ رؼش‬٠

What does the professor imply about ٚ‫ب اٌّذسط أ‬ٌٙ‫ٗ لب‬١‫ر‬ٛ‫ْ أشبسح ص‬ٛ‫ػبدرب رى‬
‫ب‬ٌٙ ٓ‫ اٌجبط‬ٕٝ‫غأٌه ػٓ اٌّؼ‬٠ٚ ‫اٌطبٌت‬
….?

What is the professor’s opinion ٚ‫ ِؼبٖ أ‬،َ‫ع ثشىً ػب‬ٛ‫ض‬ٌّٛ‫ اٌّذسط فب‬ٞ‫سأ‬
about..? ٖ‫ضذ‬

What is the professor’s attitude..?

Why does the professor mention..? ْ‫ا‬ٛ١‫ ز‬ٚ‫ْ لبي اعُ ٔجبد أ‬ٛ‫ى‬٠ ‫ِّىٓ اٌّذسط‬
ٚ‫غبٔذ ثٗ ا‬٠ ‫ ِثبي‬ٟ‫ؼط‬٠ ْ‫فبٌّسبضشح ػشب‬
‫ب‬ٙ‫ ششز‬ٌٟ‫خ ا‬٠‫ إٌظس‬ٟ‫ٕف‬٠
Why does the professor say..?

 BREAK 10 MINUTES 
 3. Speaking: 6 Questions

Question style Time Example for response

Q1 About your opinion:
What do you think about
X, Give specific reasons to
support your answer?
Q2 What do you think is
better X or Y, Give specific
reasons to support your
answer?
For Q1&2 watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K682Oune_YM
Q3 Read (45sec): Usually
school announcement for a
change and give you 2
reasons for it.
Then you will listen to a
conversation, then you will
be asked a Q about both
(reading+listening)
15 sec prepare 45 sec In my my view,…. for few
speak reasons. First …., for
example ….. Second, ….
For example ….. That’s
why I see ….
15 sec prepare 45 sec I prefer A over B for few
speak reasons. First …., for
example ….. Second, ….
For example ….. That’s
why I see A is better over B.
30 sec prepare 60 sec The reading states that …..
speak The man’s/woman’s
opinion is that …. She/he
provides 2 reasons. First,
….Second,… that’s why…
Note: The student in the
listening can support or
oppose the change in the
reading!!

For Q3 watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-n_nOBDLd4

Q4 Read (45sec), Listen to
a lecture (120sec).
For Q4 watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMUWevT3o8A
Q5 Listen (2 students talk
about a problem) 2
30 sec prepare 60 sec The article is about
speak …(Title). Which the
passage defines
as…(definition).. the
professor provides an
example of ,…. To illustrate
this. He/She states that …
and so, this example is
clearly illustrates (topic
title)
20 sec prepare 60 sec The student problem is that
speak … The students discuss two
solutions and each one has
+/- response
For Q5 watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2dU1JqlWS0
Q6 Listen to a lecture
around 2 mins.
The professor will talk
about a topic, defined it
and talk about 2 subtopics
and give an example on
each one of them
For Q6 watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bow59J2HU4
solutions. First …. And
second ….. If I were the
student I would choose
solution 1 or 2… (now use
the same response of Q2) I
prefer A over B for few
reasons. First …., for
example ….. Second, ….
For example ….. That’s
why I see A is better over B.
20 sec prepare 60 sec The professor discuses
speak (title) which he/she defines
as ….(definition).
He/she describes two
kinds/types
First, ….(definition)
The professor provides an
example of ….. to illustrate
this.
Second, ….(definition)
The professor uses an
example of ….. to
demonstrates this.
And that’s how the
professor describes (title)
 4. Writing: 2 tasks

Q1: Read for 3 min. passage of 4 paragraphs the listen to a lecture then start
writing

- Draw a table in your paper and write these blue sentences

- ‫أوزت‬ٚ ‫ي‬ٚ‫ب فبألخزجبس ثغشػٗ أسعُ خذ‬١٘ ‫ٔه‬ٛ‫ؼط‬٠ ٌٟ‫سلٗ ا‬ٌٛ‫ فب‬:‫مخ ِدشثخ‬٠‫مخ أفضً طش‬٠‫ اٌطش‬ٞ‫٘ز‬
ٚ‫ٕبلض أ‬٠ ‫س‬ٛ‫اٌذوز‬ٚ ‫لذ ِب رغّغ اٌّسبضشح‬ٚ ْ‫ي ِٓ اٌمطؼٗ ػشب‬ٚ‫دٖ فبٌدذ‬ٛ‫خ‬ِٛ ٌٟ‫ٗ إٌمبط ا‬١‫ف‬
‫ب‬ِٙ‫ دػّٗ اِب‬ٚ‫ذػُ وً ٔمطٗ ِٓ اٌمطؼٗ رىزت ِٕبلضزٗ أ‬٠

Write from the reading Write from the listening

Author’s opinion: last sentence of the 1st paragraph A B
Reason 1 (R1): First sentence of paragraph 1 (O1)
Reason 2 (R2): First sentence of paragraph 2 (O2)
Reason 3 (R3): First sentence of paragraph 3 (O3)

Then you write: ‫ ثشٔذ‬ٍٛ‫ب ث‬ّٙ‫ اع‬ٞ‫ رسذ ثبٌضجظ ٘ز‬ٌٟ‫ ا‬ٞ‫ّب خبره لطؼٗ فبألخزجبس رىزت ص‬ِٙ

The article states that …(A)… and provides three reasons of support. However, the
professor explains that…(B).. and refutes each of the author’s reasons.

First, the reading claims that …(R1) …. The professor refutes this point by saying
that …(O1)….he states that…

Second, the article posits that …(R2)… However, the professor says that
….(O2)…According to the professor …..

Third, The reading says that …(R3). The professor opposes this point by explaining
that …(O3)…. We also learn that

 Advices : 
 ‫ رالزظ ِٓ اٌمطؼخ اٌغبثمخ‬ٌٛ ٞ‫ذ ػالِزه ص‬٠‫ع فبٌّشادفبد ػشبْ رض‬ٕٛ‫ي ر‬ٚ‫زب‬

Article = passage = reading, Says, explains,. Refutes, opposes. Claims, posits

 225- 150 ِٓ ٗ‫ث‬ٍٛ‫ ػذد اٌىٍّبد اٌّط‬word counts for Writing task one
 ‫ وً ِب وثشد وٍّبره وً ِب صادد اٌذسخخ‬،‫ وٍّخ‬300 ‫ّب رىزت‬٠‫ي دا‬ٚ‫زب‬

Watch this video for writing task1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytubzmj_j94
Q2: Writing task 2 (Opinion about a topic = essay) for 30 min. Word count: 300-
320

ْٛ‫ه ػشبْ رى‬١‫د‬٠ ‫ع‬ٛ‫ض‬ِٛ ٞ‫ أ‬ٟ‫ب ف‬ٙ١ٍ‫ ػ‬ٟ‫رّش‬ٚ ‫ب‬ٙ‫ه رسغظ‬١‫ ثشٔذ خبصٗ ف‬ٍٛ‫ ث‬ٞٛ‫رغ‬ٚ ‫ رٕظُ خطٗ فجبٌه‬ٟ‫أُ٘ ش‬
‫لطؼزه ِشرجٗ فبإلخزجبس‬

First write 4 paragraphs

1. Introduction
Defined the topic, paraphrase the question, write your opinion
with two reasons.

2. Body 1
Start by talking about your reason 1 , defined it, give example and
summarize it

3. Body 2
Start by talking about your reason , defined it, give example and
summarize it

4. Conclusion
In Sum/In conclusion, talk about the topic and summarize your
reasons.

 ٟ‫ ثشٔذ ف‬ٍٛ‫ْ ػٕذن ث‬ٛ‫ى‬٠ٚ ‫خ‬١ّ٠‫ أعظ اٌىزبثخ األوبد‬ٍٝ‫ ػ‬ٟ‫ رّش‬ٟ‫ ثظ أُ٘ ش‬ٜ‫ً رش‬ٙ‫خذا ع‬
‫ب‬ٙ١ٍ‫ ػ‬ٟ‫ٍزه رّش‬١‫ِخ‬

Watch these videos for writing task2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul2OTUqMGqk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8cm8k2vzU
Section II: IELTS (Birtish) (International English Language
Testing System)
 1. Registration and fees

Go to https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/
Choose the country, city and the month

General: usually for immigration

‫ْ ِٓ خشائذ‬ٛ‫لطؼخ اٌمشاءح رى‬ٚ ‫دشح‬ٌٍٙ ِٕٗ ‫ذف‬ٌٙ‫غبٌجب ا‬ٚ ًٙ‫٘زا أع‬
‫خ أثذا‬١ّ٠‫غذ أوبد‬١ٌٚ ‫ػبِخ خذا‬ٚ ‫صسف‬ٚ

Academic: This is the one you need!

Speaking on separate day
Listening, reading then writing on a separate day
(Paper not computer like TOEFL Ibt)

The total test time is: 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Fees: 1000 SR
 2. Test content

Listening (30 minutes)

Reading (60 minutes)
Writing (60 minutes)
Speaking (11–14 minutes)

Check this website to see the samples of the questions

https://www.ielts.org/about-the-test/sample-test-
questions

Exam day:

ٗٔ‫٘ب فبٌخش‬ٛ‫سط‬٠ٚ ‫االد‬ٛ‫ا اٌد‬ٚ‫بخز‬٠ٚ ُ‫ أِبوٕى‬ٍٝ‫وُ ػ‬ٛ‫صػ‬ٛ٠ ‫َ اإلخزجبس‬ٛ٠

ٟ‫ْ غبٌجب ف‬ٛ‫ى‬٠ ‫ ِثال فدذح‬،ٗ‫ ٔفظ اٌمبػ‬ٟ‫غ اٌطالة ف‬١ّ‫ خ‬،‫ب‬ٌٙ ‫ن وشد‬ٛ‫ؼط‬٠ٚ
‫ه‬١‫فٕج‬ِٛ ‫فٕذق‬

They will give you a book (that will be discard after the
exam) and answer sheet
‫ٖ ثؼذ اإلخزجبس‬ِٛ‫ش‬٠ ‫سلخ اإلخبثخ الْ اٌىزبة‬ٚ ٟ‫ْ ف‬ٛ‫اإلخبثبد الصَ رى‬

1st Listening:

‫ا‬ٛ‫رغّؼ‬ٚ ‫ساق أخبثبد‬ٚ‫ِؼبوُ أ‬ٚ ‫زذح‬ٚ ‫ لبػخ‬ٟ‫ي خضء ِٓ اإلخزجبس اٌىً ف‬ٚ‫أ‬
‫غّغ‬٠ ‫غ‬١ّ‫ا أْ اٌد‬ٚ‫زأوذ‬٠ ْ‫د ػشب‬ٛ‫ا اٌص‬ٛ‫دشث‬٠ ‫خ ساذ‬٠‫ فبٌجذا‬،ً١‫رغد‬
‫ذ‬ٛ‫ض‬ٛ‫ث‬
Important: In IELTS you write down the answer while you
listen at the same time. Whereas in TOEFL, the question
comes after the record.
The listening questions start VERY easy and gets harder with
time
Some questions are multiple choices, MOST of them you have
to write the answer. Important: If you mis-spelled one letter
they will consider it wrong answer
‫ِبرغٍظ‬ٚ ‫ٍٕح الْ ِؼظُ االعزّبع رسزبج رىزت االخبثخ‬١‫ اٌغج‬ٟ‫ْ ِّزبص ف‬ٛ‫ٕ٘ب رسزبج رى‬
‫فسشف‬
ٗ‫ االسلُ إٌبلص‬ٟ‫ فشاغبد لذاِه رؼج‬ٟ‫ف‬ٚ ‫اي‬ٛ‫ازذ سلُ خ‬ٚ ً‫ٕم‬٠ ‫ازذ‬ٚ ٓ‫خ ِّى‬٠‫ اٌجذا‬ٟ‫ف‬
َ‫عشػخ اٌىال‬ٚ ‫ثخ رضداد‬ٛ‫ٓ اٌصؼ‬٠‫ً خذا) ثؼذ‬ٙ‫(ع‬
‫ ِغ ثؼض صفسخ ثصفسخ‬ٟ‫ب رّش‬ٍٙ‫ اٌمبػخ و‬ٍٟ‫خ‬٠ ‫ٕ٘ب اٌّشالت ساذ‬
2nd Reading: ‫ازذح‬ٚ ‫ اٌىً عبػخ‬ٟ‫ؼط‬٠ ‫ٕ٘ب اٌّشالت‬
Not like the TOEFL they tell you number of the paragraph in
the question!! You need to go back and quickly skim the topic
for the keywords
3rd part is writing: (2 tasks)
Task 1(150 words): graphs (bar, line)/chart (pie, flow) /table
and you explain it in writing
ٟ‫ وزبث‬ٌٟ‫ ا‬ٟٔ‫ب‬١‫ي اٌشعُ اٌج‬ٛ‫أزب رس‬ٚ ٟٔ‫ب‬١‫ه سعُ ث‬١‫ؼط‬٠
Write:
- Introduction
- Body
- Conclusion
This bar graph/pie chart shows / demonstrates / illustrates /
represents (topic) between (date-date) / over …. Period
This table lists ..(topic)
There was a (noun)….. in …….between ……and ……
Simple past verbs: (increased/ climbed / went up / rose /
jumped)
Noun: increase, rise
For (declined, decreased, went down, dropped, plummeted
‫ي زبد‬ٚ‫ٔض‬, slumped)
Noun: Decline, decrease
Adjective to add before increase or decrease: significant,
steady, dramatic, sudden
Adjective to add after increase or decrease: significantly,
suddenly, dramatically
For (remains steady, remains stable, plateau)
Check this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1E2wLW9pn8
!‫ب دسخبد‬ٙ١ٍ‫ع فبٌىٍّبد ػ‬ٕٛ‫ي ر‬ٚ‫زب‬
Task 2(250 words) is essay like the 2nd task in TOEFL
Check this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8cm8k2vzU

Speaking:
ٟ‫غأٌه أعأٌخ ف‬٠ٚ ً‫ْ لذاِٗ ِغد‬ٛ‫ى‬٠ٚ ‫ش‬١ِٕ‫ا ِغ اوضا‬ٚ‫زذ‬ٌٛ َٛ٠ ٟ‫رخزجش ف‬
‫غخ‬١‫غذ ثبٌص‬١ٌٚ ‫خ‬١ّ٠‫غخ أوبد‬١‫ْ ثص‬ٛ‫ي دائّب إخبثبره رى‬ٚ‫ زب‬،ٓ١‫ع ِؼ‬ٛ‫ض‬ِٛ
‫ش فبٌذسخخ‬١‫فشق وث‬٠ٚ ‫ُ خذا‬ِٙ ‫خ‬١ِ‫اٌؼب‬
 5. Importance of the exams TOEFL/IELTS

The English proficiency test either IELTS or

TOEFL are very important for many reasons:

1. For medical students applying for elective or observer-

ship in Canada/US, they are asking to send a dean’s
letter states that their English is proficient and the
teaching language in that school is in English. You can
replace that letter with your Test certificate.

2. Some Universities they ask for a certain score to be

eligible to enroll in an observer-ship, elective or even
residency program.

3. The residency in US/Canada is getting competitive, so

you need to expand your chance by achieving the
requested score by those Universities otherwise, the
Saudi cultural bureau will not send your application file
to the postgraduate office of that University if you
do not have that requested score.

4. For other students, doing master degree and they are

from a non-English speaking country like Saudi Arabia
they need a proof of English proficiency.

5. It is also important to show that you’re English is good

in your CV by including your test date and score as
those tests are standardized and well recognized
worldwide
 5. Score TOEFL/IELTS

The TOEFL IBT score is 0-120

Reading 30, Listening 30, Speaking 30, Writing 30

IELTS score is 1-9

It varies depends on the University (Elective

requests lower score than the residency usually) or
the specialty you’re applying to.

In Canada:

University of Albert, British Columbia and Calgary

they request either 24 ( in all the four sections of the
iBT TOEFL or 7 in all sections of IELTS)

Queens University total of 93 with 24 on speaking and

listening

In US:

For TOEFL: Check this website and also the desired

University website as well.
http://www.americanexamservices.com/about-the-
toefl/toefl-scores-usa-universities
In general:
Most of Universities ask for,

TOEFL Ibt: 80-90

For IELTS: 6-7

The TOEFL IBT & IELTS score is valid for 2 years.

*Plan your exam date well to be able to use the

mark for longer time and don’t have to repeat the
test again because your score had expired.

Note: the scores change from time to time so tracking

their websites for updates.
 6. Studying resources

For TOEFL:
1. Books ( many books but most commonly used)
- The official guide to the TOEFL test by ETS
- Barron’s TOEFL Ibt
- Barron’s essential words for TOEFL
- Kaplan TOEFL

2. Websites
- ETS website practice test
- www.notefull.com
- www.magoosh.com

3. English Center or private English teacher

For IELTS:
1. Books (Many but commonly used)
- Cambridge
- Barron’s IELTS (3 books) 1 about the exam in
general, 2 exercises, 3 vocabulary

2. Websites:
- www.magoosh.com

3. English center or private English teacher

 7. My (suggested) plan

For TOEFL (In order of importance)

1ST Memorize the vocabulary from this book:

Barron’s essential words for TOEFL (very
important, they bring words that we don’t
usually use in daily life and so academic and
this book is super helpful)

2ND This website is a must www.notefull.com

get (Complete TOEFL mastery) Study the
answer strategies very well and watch their
videos on YouTube. If you register and pay
once you can access the website for lifelong.

You can send your writing or your record of

speaking to them to evaluate them and send
you back a report about your performance
and tell you what to you need to improve.

3rd You can use TOEFL ETS book as it is from

the same company that makes the test and do
exercises ( the book also shows examples of
some identical answers from previous students
who score high)
 ‫‪4th Before the exam try to do one practice test‬‬
‫‪from ETS website to get familiar with the real‬‬
‫‪exam and skip the orientation on the exam‬‬
‫‪date.‬‬

‫‪For IELTS‬‬

‫‪Use Cambridge book, Barron’s 3 books and‬‬

‫‪exercise a lot since the format of the exam is‬‬
‫‪usually the same.‬‬

‫ٔصبئر ػبِخ‪:‬‬

‫‪ ‬ش‪ٛ‬ف ٔمبط ل‪ٛ‬ره‪ ً٘ :‬أٔذ عش‪٠‬غ ف‪ ٟ‬اٌىزبثخ ػٍ‪ ٝ‬اٌى‪ِٛ‬ج‪ٛ١‬رش اٌ‪ ٟ‬ساذ ر‪ٛ‬اخ‪ٙ‬ب‬
‫فبٌز‪ٛ‬فً أ‪ ٚ‬ثبٌ‪١‬ذ ص‪ ٞ‬اال‪ٍ٠‬زظ‪ ،‬و‪١‬ف خطه ‪ٚ‬اضر ‪ِٚ‬بػٕذن أغالط إِالئ‪١‬خ؟‬

‫‪ ً٘ ‬رفضً رخزجش ف‪ٚ َٛ١‬ازذ ‪ 4‬عبػبد أِبَ اٌى‪ِٛ‬ج‪١‬زش؟ ص‪ ٞ‬اٌز‪ٛ‬فً أ‪ ٚ‬رخزجش ػٍ‪ٝ‬‬
‫خضئ‪٠ٚ ٓ١‬خزجشن شخص ِسبدثخ ‪ٚ‬اٌدضء اٌثبٔ‪ ٟ‬رى‪ٍِ ْٛ‬زضَ ِغ اٌ‪ِ ٟ‬ؼبن ف‪ٟ‬‬
‫اٌمبػخ ِب رخشج ِٓ اٌمبػخ إٌ‪ ٓ١‬اٌىً ‪٠‬خشج؟ ص‪ ٞ‬اال‪ٍ٠‬زظ‬

‫‪ ‬زذد ‪ ٚ‬ش‪ٛ‬ف أ‪٠‬ش ِٕبعت ٌمذساره ‪ِٚ‬ب ‪ّٕ٠‬غ أٔه ردشة األثٕ‪! ٓ١‬‬

‫*ِ‪ٛ‬فم‪ ٓ١‬ثئرْ اٌشزّٓ ألػٍ‪ ٝ‬اٌذسخبد*‬

‫ِالزظخ‪ِ :‬سز‪٘ ٜٛ‬زا اٌٍّف إخز‪ٙ‬بد شخص‪ ِٓ ٟ‬أخ‪ٛ‬وُ ػجذاٌ‪ٙ‬بد‪ ٞ‬اٌدفش‪ِٓ ٞ‬‬
‫‪ٚ‬الغ ردشثز‪ِ ٟ‬غ اإلخزجبس‪ٚ ٓ٠‬ال رؼُّ ٌىٓ زج‪١‬ذ أشبسوُ ٌإلعزفبدح فمظ‪،‬‬