TOEFL Reading: How to QUICKLY Improve By 3 Points

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @virtuoso4719
    @virtuoso4719 Год назад +78

    Hello, Josh. Finally, I can leave this comment. Last week, the nineteenth of March I have taken the TOEFL test and for the entire time of my preparation I was struggling with the speaking section. I always could not finish my speech in time or simply forgot those complicated templates. However, today, I received my score that is exactly 100. Specifically, on speaking i have gotten 29/30 and I am so grateful to you for the fact that you have been uploading videos related to the TOEFL for such a long period of time. They were so helpful, especially the evaluative PDF for speaking. Thank you so much again.

    • @storytellingwithanoob9206
      @storytellingwithanoob9206 Год назад

      Where can I find "evaluative PDF for speaking" Please reply?

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      @@storytellingwithanoob9206 I guess you mean Self-Grading Rubrics for the TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections. Here is the link - drive.google.com/file/d/1iolSNHhF9QNCqeH1AOEZ6gC_VrrTYFWs/view?usp=sharing

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      @Virtuoso, congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

    • @storytellingwithanoob9206
      @storytellingwithanoob9206 Год назад +1

      @@TSTPrep Thanks so much!

  • @George-wk5ql
    @George-wk5ql Год назад +11

    Hi Josh, I just got my toefl scores, I got a C1, thank you so much for your help, you are a kind person full of joy, I really appreciate you.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +2

      Happy to help and thanks for letting me know. This motivates me to do more!

  • @mohammadmoradi9748
    @mohammadmoradi9748 Год назад +4

    Dear Josh, I need to thank you very much for all your guidance and help. I got my iBT scores two hours ago. It was really surprising even for myself. My total score was 109(R:28, L:28, S:28 and W:25). Your guiding points were highly helpful in improving my reading and writing scores.
    Thanks a lot.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

  • @tameusvic844
    @tameusvic844 Год назад +3

    Just purchased the emergency course! I was persuaded to buy because of the quality of your RUclips videos.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Great :) I hope you find the course useful!

  • @valentinayusty2408
    @valentinayusty2408 Год назад +3

    Thank you so muchhhh!! Used your material to prep for the TOEFL and did super well. Listening 30, Reading 27, etc..!! Awesome!!

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Fantastic performance! Congrats!!!

  • @momodousowe6879
    @momodousowe6879 Год назад +4

    Thanks for your help in making sure students succeed on their toefl test. 👍

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Thanks for taking the time to comment. It means a lot!

  • @iamtheRealOne
    @iamtheRealOne Год назад +2

    Hi Josh, after a long time I am here. Well, I took the TOEFL about 2 months ago and didn't score as I wanted. Hopefully with TOEFL's new update and your amazing contents on this RUclips channel, I would be able to achieve my Dream score. ❤ As always love and respect 🙌

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Thanks for commenting and good luck on your next test!

  • @Light-k8x
    @Light-k8x Год назад +1

    Thank you for all the tips, I got 108 on the TOEFL

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Thank you for sharing! Always good to hear when someone can put this test behind them.

  • @jungjay1227
    @jungjay1227 Год назад

    Thank you for Josh and this channel. I got a TOEFL exam on 12/20 and here information really helpful and useful to me I really appritiate that Thanks.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Thanks for commenting and good luck on your test!

  • @shravya1861
    @shravya1861 Год назад +1

    Hey Josh! Thankyou very much for your videos. I am glad I found your channel and followed your videos. They helped me a lot. I took the test on 25 march and got my results today. I scored a 104. R -24/30 L 25/30 S 28/30 W 27/30 .
    I owe you my score. Thankyou once again!

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

    • @shravya1861
      @shravya1861 Год назад

      @@TSTPrep definitely!

  • @Sai-cs3vo
    @Sai-cs3vo Год назад +3

    Hi Josh, just want to say I really thank you a lot for providing me the wonderful tips on how to do TOEFL preparation. I just received my score today, unfortunately I could have done better in Reading Section. On the other hand, I used your writing templates which it really helped me a lot in my writing and I scored 28/30 in my writing section.
    Once again thank you so much and hope you can make more TOEFL related videos in the future. 👍😁

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      That’s great news about your writing score! Thanks for taking the time to comment. It means a lot!

    • @nissymathew7992
      @nissymathew7992 Год назад

      Hi is there any option to join online class..

  • @motive1111
    @motive1111 Год назад +1

    I love all your tips. They have helped me to improve my reading score significantly. I hope you give a bit information about new toefl update that is coming in July. Thanks

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Thanks for commenting. You can read more about the changes here - www.toeflresources.com/blog/major-changes-coming-to-the-toefl-ibt-shorter-test-fewer-questions/.

  • @SrwaMuhamadsm
    @SrwaMuhamadsm Год назад

    Hi josh .....I've been watching your videos and reading most of the comments for the week...I hope I can get a good grade..

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Thanks for taking the time to comment and good luck on your test!

  • @nalonda3319
    @nalonda3319 Год назад +5

    I didn't have long to prepare for my toefl tests, a few days at most. And your videos really helped. And on my first try I got a 30 in reading!

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Great to hear! Fantastic performance! Congrats!!!

  • @jafar-k5v
    @jafar-k5v Год назад

    thanks josh. ❤❤❤

  • @oshinsahare220
    @oshinsahare220 4 месяца назад

    Hello Sir, Thank you so much for all your tips, templates for speaking and writing, and everything that you provide here for all of us aspirants. I have literally referred to every single thing you have provided on your channel, practiced all the practice tests, practice question, all the free templates,etc . Today I received my score and I got 111/120( R-28, L-27, S-28, W-28 )in a month of preparation. I am not a regular English speaker, and I was little scared of TOEFL. You made it all easy and joyfull. Thank you so much ❣

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  3 месяца назад

      Congratulations and thank you for sharing. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you leave your review at this link - es.trustpilot.com? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

  • @mohammadfauzi5385
    @mohammadfauzi5385 Год назад

    Hallo Josh, thank you , you have given me information with tips answer and solution , I hope success for Exam TOEFL

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Thank you for commenting. If you ever want some additional help, you can check out our site: www.tstprep.com :)

  • @milenaaguiar3803
    @milenaaguiar3803 Год назад

    Hi Josh, I want to hug you!!!! I am so glad that I found your channel, you helped me a lot. I took my test last saturday and already have my score: 98/120, 26 reading, 28 listening and 22 for both speaking and writing. Thank u thank u thank u from Brazil!!!!

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Thanks for commenting! Happy to hear you have earned the score you needed. Congrats!

  • @alice-1337
    @alice-1337 Год назад

    Tomorrow I have a toefl exam
    Thank u for your helpful materials, I really appreciate it. U helped me a lot.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Thanks for commenting and best of luck on your test!

  • @steevensonrosema8125
    @steevensonrosema8125 Год назад +1

    Hello Josh,
    I hope you are fine. I really like your teaching and i recommend my students to visit and subscribe to your channel. In addition, I use your videos to prepare for my TOEFL. They are very educational though.
    Thank you sir.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Hey! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice comment. Much appreciated :)

  • @ishitapathak
    @ishitapathak Год назад

    Hello Josh, thank you for this video it is so helpful which made me realize where I was going wrong. Please post as early you can a similar video of listening section too.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Thank you for your support. More videos to come soon :)

  • @Youssefbenkiran
    @Youssefbenkiran Год назад +1

    Josh please! Does the time in the reading section starts when we want to answer questions? or from the beginning (where the text appears without questions!?)

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      You will have 36 minutes to read the passages and answer the questions. You don't have to read the entire passage first. You can start answering questions immediately.

  • @aleminewtegie7512
    @aleminewtegie7512 11 месяцев назад

    thank you josh from africa

  • @nejlamuratovic
    @nejlamuratovic Год назад +2

    Dear Josh, I had my first toefl exam a few days ago and it went terrible. I prepared for the test for only 5 days, now I booked a new appointment which is in 20 days. While I was studying I did a good job and when I came to a test center I was overcome with anxiety and I couldn't focus (reading section especially, I had a struggle with time)... it was much harder than when I studied.. do you have any advice for us disappointed students ? 😄😟

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Sorry and good luck on your next test! If you want some additional help, you can check out our site: www.tstprep.com :) As for the test anxiety, check out this video - ruclips.net/video/D400ReYYmg4/видео.html Hope you find it useful.

    • @sofiatibrahim
      @sofiatibrahim Год назад +2

      Same thing also happened to me and now I’m retaking the test in the next 16 days. I was doing quite well while practicing but I don’t know what happened during the test . I hope I’ll do well this time

    • @rayaaaz5147
      @rayaaaz5147 Год назад

      ​@@sofiatibrahimif you want to retake the test do you have to repay ?

    • @rictosystemoad1466
      @rictosystemoad1466 9 месяцев назад

      @@rayaaaz5147yes another 250

  • @shantikode8486
    @shantikode8486 Год назад +1

    Hey Josh, I got 99 total, R 29, L 26, S 23, W 21. 100 would have been nice, but yes, 99 is also not a bad score though. I went through ur material mostly. Thank you.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      Nice! Thanks for taking the time to comment. It means a lot!

  • @a...b...c...d4451
    @a...b...c...d4451 Год назад

    I always element, but it took a lot of time, where I stopped at the third to forth question in passage 3😢😢😢

  • @midlughadassah5854
    @midlughadassah5854 Год назад

    Thanks Josh,. It took me 23 Seconds to answer each question, how do I umprove my speed

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      If you can answer in 23 seconds, you don't need to increase your speed. Instead focus on making sure the answer you've picked is correct.

  • @ЛизаДоценко-ъ5щ
    @ЛизаДоценко-ъ5щ Год назад +1

    My TOEFL will be tomorrow 🤝😭

  • @maliksitamov3186
    @maliksitamov3186 Год назад

    Thank you sir for such great tricks for reading section.Can you tell me from which website to prepare for the TOEFL listening and reading parts? Except for TST PREP, I already finished those questions.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      There are three great sites that you can use for free to find academic passages similar to the ones in the TOEFL Reading and TOEFL Listening sections: National Geographic, TED, and Scientific American. Hope this helps!

  • @fayyazkhan519
    @fayyazkhan519 8 месяцев назад

    Hello josh,
    I’m facing a problem with the last question in reading, where we have to choose 3 options, I’m so much confused with it. Please help.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  8 месяцев назад

      Thank you for commenting and you are not alone. TOEFL Reading summary questions are a nightmare for most students. Here is a link to our article with a few tips that can make these questions type A LOT easier.
      tstprep.com/articles/toefl/your-guide-to-answering-reading-summary-questions-for-the-toefl-test/

  • @Remplir4487
    @Remplir4487 Год назад

    Hey Josh,is toefl really changing in July??I've seen that info on some reliable web on internet.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      It seems that the rumors are true and that the TOEFL iBT will change on July 26, 2023. You can read more about the changes here - www.toeflresources.com/blog/major-changes-coming-to-the-toefl-ibt-shorter-test-fewer-questions/.

  • @lilyuzzy7039
    @lilyuzzy7039 6 месяцев назад

    Hi Josh, I have written the Toefl test 8 times now but I have not gotten my desired scores. I am worried and scared if I will be able to make it. I have practice so much but it is still not working. I am so sad.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  6 месяцев назад

      That sounds super frustrating! I'm sorry to hear that. If you need to retake the test, you might want to try private or group classes with our tutors to help your score. I'll link to it below. Either way, good luck! tstprep.com/store/toefl/

  • @asu_ummm
    @asu_ummm Год назад

    I am going to pass try test in four days, I hope I will get good points and I want to ask will try test's points strongly differs from real tests points?

  • @旭哥-r5b
    @旭哥-r5b 4 месяца назад

    What about reading one answer choice first, going back to the passage, and seeing if it is a right or wrong one? Since there are lots of little details, such as an adjective, making the seemingly correct choice wrong and I'm so bad at memorizing and summarizing text, I think it might be more helpful to see the answer choice and eliminate it one by one?

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  4 месяца назад

      Hi, thank you very much for your question. I am sorry, but I am not sure what you are asking. Can you please clarify? In general, you want to look at the answer choice and prove or disprove it by finding its relevant sentence in the reading.

    • @旭哥-r5b
      @旭哥-r5b 4 месяца назад

      @@TSTPrep Cuz I oftentimes omit important information from the reading passage, as some answer choices seem correct but end up false, I think referring to options first and going back to the passage to verify will be wiser?

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  4 месяца назад +1

      @@旭哥-r5b It's a good strategy, but I'd recommend going with one option at
      a time. Read option 1 and then skim the paragraph, then read option 2 and go to the paragraph, etc. Still, I encourage you to experiment and see which approach you feel most comfortable with.

    • @旭哥-r5b
      @旭哥-r5b 4 месяца назад

      @@TSTPrep Thank you

  • @naadiyamaxamuud6756
    @naadiyamaxamuud6756 Год назад

    I want English courses currently

  • @onyiseriki-ns6wi
    @onyiseriki-ns6wi 8 месяцев назад

    Please how do I get your material. Am preparing for Tofel exam

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  8 месяцев назад

      You can always find more resources on our site as well - www.tstprep.com

  • @dajoos5031
    @dajoos5031 Год назад +1

    I ace every other section but reading just demish me i cant understand why

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад +1

      You would have to work with a teacher to get a more specific answer, but everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Listening tends to measure your ability to understand the gist of what is being said, while Reading focuses more on details. So, your comprehension might be fairly high, but when it comes to looking at details and figuring out the difference between statements it is more of a challenge. This is just a guess, though. You can always meet with a teacher for a trial lesson if you want more specific answers for yourself - tstprep.com/toefl-store/toefl-trial-lesson/

  • @liliandupa4250
    @liliandupa4250 Год назад

    Hello josh , i have heard that there are changes in Toefl this coming July 2023 , hope you can update us, thank you

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      The TOEFL iBT will change on July 26, 2023. You can read more about the changes here - www.toeflresources.com/blog/major-changes-coming-to-the-toefl-ibt-shorter-test-fewer-questions/.

  • @prajwalbg5367
    @prajwalbg5367 Год назад

    Hello josh, Option A also says "Most societies" and not "All societies". I still believe that both option a & b are right answers. These inference questions suck. 😥😭

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Haha, yes, they are tough. Sorry to frustrate you! Unfortunately, that's just how the test is designed.

  • @yukiigarashi4170
    @yukiigarashi4170 10 месяцев назад

    Hello Josh I'm a new TOEFL learners I have took the IELTS exam four years ago I want to know TOEFL is access for reading main idea /identify factual and inference information right ?

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  10 месяцев назад

      There are many different types of TOEFL reading questions. In addition to the questions you mentioned, there are also paraphrase, summary, and vocabulary questions, among others. Please have a look at some of the free articles on our website that will give you more information. :) tstprep.com/articles/

    • @yukiigarashi4170
      @yukiigarashi4170 10 месяцев назад

      @@TSTPrep Thank you

  • @alejandroestebangonzalezga9705

    Dear Josh. I got 74, 20 in writing and reading, 17 in speaking and listening. I needed to get 24 in readind and writing and 22 in speaking and listening. What can I do? I feel lost and like a failure😢

    • @kimkimbada8786
      @kimkimbada8786 Год назад +1

      Don't worry, you put in a lot of effort.
      Bad things build for the biggest reward

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Every student is unique, so it is hard for me to give advice to you in particular, but you might want to try meeting with one of our TOEFL tutors for more personalized assessment and guidance - tstprep.com/toefl-store/toefl-trial-lesson/

  • @naadiyamaxamuud6756
    @naadiyamaxamuud6756 Год назад

    Hello I want to take duolingo test can you help specifically I want to teach me one on one

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      You can find information about our private classes for the Duolingo English Test here - tstprep.com/store/det/private-lessons-for-the-duolingo-english-test/. Just to let you know, Josh isn't teaching right now, but you may book classes with one of our teachers.

    • @naadiyamaxamuud6756
      @naadiyamaxamuud6756 Год назад

      @@TSTPrep the money is monthly or yearly

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      @@naadiyamaxamuud6756 If you purchase one of our online self-study courses, you'll pay once and get one-year access - tstprep.com/store/det/duolingo-english-test-courses/.
      As for private classes, we offer packages of 5 and 10 live lessons on Zoom ($297 - $497). Please follow the link for more information - tstprep.com/store/det/private-lessons-for-the-duolingo-english-test/.

  • @bsal5347
    @bsal5347 5 месяцев назад

    Hello can anyone help me , Time management isn't much of an issue right now for me in reading section but I am confused what to do in "All answers correct" case,Literally question asks something related to facts and all of the options are totally correct,How am I supposed to choose the correct answer in this case,can anyone help me ? Thanks in advance.

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks for your question. I am not sure which type of question you are asking about. None of them have all correct answers. If you could please clarify, I would be happy to help you.

  • @shaikarifa201
    @shaikarifa201 7 месяцев назад

    Josh pls bless me i have exam tomorrow

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  7 месяцев назад

      I hope everything went well.

    • @shaikarifa201
      @shaikarifa201 7 месяцев назад

      Yes I have completed exam very well and my score was 90/120

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  7 месяцев назад

      @@shaikarifa201 happy to hear you have earned the score you needed!

    • @shaikarifa201
      @shaikarifa201 7 месяцев назад

      Ha yes my target was 110 but I have score 95 I'm happy to score 95 I think its not bad score for me I learn 2days and I have seen ur videos for 3days I have done hard work ur video are so help full to me I'm thankful to u sir

  • @assemblychurch_bish
    @assemblychurch_bish Год назад +1

    I have a question about the TOEFL Reading section. What do the questions really look like? There's the paragraph on which the question is made is always above the question in the official preparation guide. Is it the same on a real test? I'm asking because I saw on some sites questions that were just in a column without paragraphs above. Perhaps I read something inattentively, but I would just like to make sure. Thank you very much in advance 🙌🏻

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Here is a link to a free TOEFL practice test from ETS if you want more of an idea of how the test will look/feel -
      researchtech1.ets.org/toeflsvr/tpServerRoot/wb/toeflFreePractice2023/start.html

    • @assemblychurch_bish
      @assemblychurch_bish Год назад

      @@TSTPrep Thanks! 🙌🏻

  • @taeheeyoon583
    @taeheeyoon583 Год назад

    Can you give some tips for summary questions?

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Here is a link to our Guide to Answering Reading Summary Questions - tstprep.com/articles/toefl/your-guide-to-answering-reading-summary-questions-for-the-toefl-test/. If you are still struggling, you might want to try meeting with a TOEFL teacher for a 30-minute trial lesson - tstprep.com/toefl-store/toefl-trial-lesson/.

  • @manibashafiq7459
    @manibashafiq7459 Год назад

    Christmas is a birthday of Jesus Christ and it start to celebrate in AC, and it's one of the most popular story

  • @renadbasnawe225
    @renadbasnawe225 Год назад

    the reading is really extremely hard i don't know how i'm going to pass it

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      Keep practicing and stay motivated. Consistent practice is the best way to improve. If you ever want some additional help, you can check out our site: www.tstprep.com :)

  • @derskanal5768
    @derskanal5768 Год назад

    How can a human being answer the first question in 20 seconds

    • @TSTPrep
      @TSTPrep  Год назад

      On the real test, you'll spend 60-120 seconds per question - tstprep.com/articles/toefl/time-management-for-the-reading-section-of-the-toefl-test/