tailieunhanh - Toefl exam success in only 6 step part 2

Hầu hết những cuốn sách này cung cấp cho bạn thực hành các kỳ thi TOEFL để giúp bạn trở nên quen thuộc với các định dạng của bài thi. Nhưng việc thực hành các kỳ thi TOEFL sẽ làm ít để tăng điểm số của bạn nếu những gì bạn thực sự cần là cải thiện các kỹ năng cơ bản tiếng Anh của bạn. | ---------------------- HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE TOEFL EXAM ----------------------------------- Part I Study Skills Maybe it s been a while since you last studied for an exam or maybe you have never had to prepare for a standardized test like the TOEFL exam. In any case you may be unsure about the best way to get ready for this important exam. How much time you spend studying each week is important. But how you study is the key to your success. Use the study skills described in this chapter to make the most of your study time. Environment and Attitude To study means to give one s attention to learning a subject to look at with careful attention. Notice that the word attention comes up twice in this definition. To study well you need to be able to focus all of your attention on the material. So the first step is to make sure you have the right kind of learning environment and attitude. The Right Mood Studying can bring you wonderful rewards. You can gain new knowledge. You can do well on tests like the TOEFL exam that enable you to achieve your academic and professional goals. But it can still be difficult to get in the mood to study. After all studying can be hard work and you might be worried about how you will score on the exam. You may have many other things you would rather do or you might just have trouble getting started. These are all reasons that may lead you to procrastinate to put off work that you need to do. But procrastinating can cause lots of trouble at test time. If you procrastinate too much or for too long you won t be prepared for the exam. One of the best ways to beat procrastination is to use a reward system. We all like to be rewarded for a job well done. And if we know there s going to be a reward at the end of our work it s easier to get started. So promise yourself a small reward for each study session. For example you might promise yourself a trip to the gym or a phone call to a good friend as a reward for an hour of study. You might promise