Ann Larson's TOEFL Home Page

This page was designed for an advanced level TOEFL class at the English Language Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

 

Class Handouts:

ELI 165 Syllabus

ELI 165 Course Description

Self evaluation: Listening Comprehension--Part A

Some useful links

TOEFL Online

This is ETS's official website. It includes information about registration and practice questions (for both the computer-based TOEFL and the traditional paper and pencil test). Note: You must use a PC (not a Macintosh) to download practice material for the new computer-based TOEFL.

Professor TOEFL's Fun Page

Ask questions; the professor will answer them! Also, you might learn a lot by looking at other people's questions. (Notice that you can look at old questions and answers as well as current ones.)

testwise

This site mostly contains advertisements, but there are also some free practice TOEFL questions. Click on: Review the TOEFL test--free!

TOEFL Prep.

This site, which providesTOEFL-type questions with good feedback, requires Shockwave.

Language Skills

Vocabulary, idioms, and phrasal verbs:

WWWebster Dictionary

This Merriam-Webster online dictionary is excellent! In addition to the definition of a word, you can find its etymology and pronunciation. There is also a built-in thesaurus.

Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students

Click on Idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang quizzes. Do the difficult ones! (You might want to explore this site and see if there are any other quizzes that are useful.)

ESL Cafe's Idiom Page

There are hundreds of idioms here!

The Weekly Idiom

Lots of idioms here!

ESL Cafe's Phrasal Verb Page

You probably know most of these, but some may be new to you.

Grammar

Grammar quizzes

Most of these quizzes will probably be too easy for you, but you might find a few that are useful.

 


Last updated June 4, 1998 by Ann Larson, Ann.Larson@orst.edu