How to Score High on English TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Tests

Score HIGH on NEW English Tests"secret tips" or "secret vocabulary indicating correct
Why international students fail English testsanswers".
Students fail because they do not understand the testEveryone knows that cramming helps memorizing
requirements.facts for a short time but does very little for the
Students fail because they underestimate the largepractice of the application skills. All new English tests
volume of work necessary to pass.are a combination of facts and the application of
Students fail because they have limited EnglishEnglish skills including technical grammar knowledge.
vocabulary.Students who only cram for tests will fail most of the
Students fail because some English skills are notnew tests as answers require the application of
practiced.English grammar skills. The students who cram can
Students fail because they rely on "secret tips" ratheronly help some of their factual knowledge if they can
than real skill.remember it perfectly. I have never met a student
Students fail because they cram for tests andwho can remember crammed English facts correctly.
become confused.Students become upset when they read questions
Students fail because they become upset and cannotthey cannot answer, questions they cannot
perform.understand, words they do not know the meaning of,
How international students can SCORE HIGH on NEWor "secret words" that occur in two or more answers.
English tests.Remember students that are prepared have less
First step in your plan to score high on a specificchance of becoming upset. Students that are rested,
English test is to understand the test requirements. Isrelaxed and arrive on time at the test site will score
the test a written test only? Do you have to read ahigher on the tests.
text? Do you have to listen to a conversation onWhat English Should I study to PASS English Tests?
tape? How much speaking is required? What type ofDiagram showing the overlap between the English
questions will be asked? What type of answers areconcentrations
required? Students must understand how the EnglishThere is only one English language.
information is presented, what English skills are beingThere are a variety of programs and courses that
tested, and how answers must be submitted.overlap each other. Many business English courses
Second step is to understand the volume of advancedcover 90% of what students require to pass the
English skills and vocabulary required to score high onTOEIC exam. Many advanced English courses cover
these tests. Students must have studied and practiced90 % of what is required to pass TOEFL, TOEIC, AP,
English for 2500 to 5000 hours counting school classesIELTS and other English tests.
and self study.Many Toeic, toefl, IELTS courses only provide practice
Students require a vocabulary of between 8,000 andtests without teaching any vocabulary the four English
15,000 words to score high on the new TOEFL,skills and applied grammar practice. Students must
TOEIC, AP, IELTS and Cambridge tests.create a plan to increase all applied English skills,
To score high students require all four English skillsvocabulary and become comfortable with the test
(reading, writing, speaking, listening), technical languagerequirements and answer formats.
structure knowledge (grammar) and the application ofStudents can take combinations of programs and still
the grammar knowledge in the active productions ofpass tests.
speaking and writing.For example: Advanced students could take 100 hours
The "secret tips" of using specific words that have aof business English, 200 hours of academic preparation
higher percentage of occurrence in the correctand 10 hours of toefl and score high on the new Toefl
answers may give you the opportunity to raise yourtest . The only secret is to have a balance of applied
score from 0 to 1 %. If your vocabulary is less thanEnglish skills and factual knowledge. The following is an
8000 words or your listening skills or writing less thanexample of a balanced study program.
advanced then you will still fail despite using all the