وزارة التربية التوجيه الفني العام للغة الإنجليزية

1. Ministry of Education ELT General Supervision وزارة التربية التوجيه الفني العام للغة الإنجليزية الدورة التدريبية الخاصة باجتياز اختباري التوفلTOEFL والقدرات الأكاديمية Training Course for TOEFL & Aptitude Test من إعداد التوجيه الفني العام للغة الإنجليزية Prepared by ELT General Supervision

2. Standardized Tests A standardized test is an examination that attempts to determine and measure a person's ability to acquire, through future training, some specific set of skills (intellectual, motor, and so on). The tests assume that people differ in their special abilities and that these differences can be useful in predicting future achievements.

3. For example, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a test designed to predict how well you will perform in college. It is not designed to measure how well you did in high school, but how capable you are of learning all the new skills necessary to do well in college / university. • ETS (Educational Testing Service) is responsible for many international standardized tests, such as TOEFL and others.

4. Center for   Measurements & Teaching Development • Is the one responsible for designing and administering Aptitude Tests for admission in Kuwait University.

5. ENGLISH APTITUDE TESTSTUDENT INFORMATIONFORENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS at Kuwait University

6. Admission/Placement Test Contents: • This General English Test consists of the following parts: • (I) Grammar 35 Questions • (II) Vocabulary 35 Questions • (III) Reading comprehension 20 Questions • Total Number of questions: 90 Items • Time:60 minutes

7. Part I - Grammar:Objective:To test student’s knowledge of general, basic English grammar.

8. Grammatical items may include: • 1. Articles • 2. Subject-verb agreement + there is I there are • 3. Use of negatives • 4. Word order - questions, negatives, indirect quotes • 5. Pronouns - subject, object, possessive, reflexive and relative • 6. Prepositions - use of common prep. Phrases. • 7. Adjectives + qualifiers + Comparative forms + Few / little • 8. Adverbs + comparative forms • 9. Gerunds. • 10. Infinitives + negatives • 11. All verb tenses - all active and passive • 12. Sequence of tenses • 13. All subordinate clauses (relative clause, adverbial clause, noun clause) +connecting words.

9. Part II- Vocabulary:Objective:To test students' knowledge of common vocabulary words.

10. Contents • 1. Some vocabulary items from high school English textbooks. • 2. Items from general English vocabulary.

11. Part III- Reading comprehension:Objective:To test students' knowledge of common vocabulary words.

12. Contents • 1. Finding the meaning of words in context • 2. Finding the main idea of a paragraph • 3. Finding the topic of a passage • 4. Listing subordinating details • 5. Recognizing the importance of some details • 6. Making inferences or deductions • 7. Using numbers in passages to solve problems

13. Let’s give it a try.

14. Grammar Articles • a= indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants. • She has a dog. / I work in a factory. • an= indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) • Can I have an apple? / She is an English teacher.

15. • the= definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know) • The car over there is fast. / The teacher is very good, isn't he? • The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the". • I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms. • I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.

16. DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States". • He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier. • They live in northern British Columbia. • Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas - • My country borders on the Pacific Ocean

17. • DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general. • She likes reading books. • I like Russian tea. • DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport. • He has breakfast at home. • I go to university. • He comes to work by taxi.

18. Check the handout for practice.

19. Subject-verb agreement

20. Notice these

21. Think about these situations: • When the expletive "it" is the subject … • In sentences beginning with the expletives "there is" or "there are“… • When words like "each" are the subject… • When words like "none" are the subject … • When the subjects are joined by "and" … • When singular subjects are joined by words like "or" • When one subject is singular and one plural…

22. Now try these examples. On the wall …….. several posters. were was There ………. many possible candidates. are is There ……… only one good candidate. are is It is my car which ……………… stall stalls

23. It is their cars which …………………..…… stall Stalls Each …………………………………her turn at rowing. take takes Neither ……………………..…… the friends of the other. like likes Everyone in the fraternity…..................his own set of prejudices. has have

24. Each of the rowers………... her turn at rowing. take takes Some of the dollar …………………………..…. spent. was were Some of the dollars ………………………….…. spent. was were Both Tom and Jane ……………..…. passed the test. have has Tom, as well as Jane, …….……….. passed the test. have has

25. Either the man or his wife…. the truth of the matter knows know Neither money nor power ……. important any longer. was were Neither the television nor the radios …………. works work Neither the radios nor the television ……………. works work

26. Forming a negative

27. Forming a question

28. Word OrderChoose the most natural order. a- Here she has worked for a very long time. b- For a very long time she has worked here. c- She has worked for a very long time here. d-She has worked here for a very long time.

29. a- Please fill out with the details this form. b- Please with your details fill out this form. c- Please fill out your details with this form. d- Please fill out this form with your details

30. Word Order in questions

31. Pronouns • Subjective Pronouns • Objective Pronouns • Possessive Pronouns • Demonstrative Pronouns • Indefinite Pronouns (all, any, both, each, everyone, few, many, neither, none, nothing, several, some, and somebody.) • Relative Pronouns • Reflexive Pronouns (They should divide the berries among themselves.) • Intensive Pronouns (The queen herself visited our class.) • Reciprocal Pronouns (each other and one another)

32. Jody has lost ________ book. mine her hers theirs Junko has eaten her lunch already, but I'm saving ________ until later. hers her my mine

33. This bird has broken ________ wing. it’s its’ hers its _____ pencil is broken. Can I borrow ____? Mine, yours Your, mine My, yours Yours, mine

34. Adjectives

35. Which is the correct order? 1- a small Canadian thin lady 2- a Canadian small thin lady 3- a small thin Canadian lady 4- a thin small Canadian lady

36. 1- a carving steel new knife 2- a new steel carving knife 3- a steel new carving knife 4- a new carving steel knife

37. 1- a cotton dirty old tie 2- a dirty cotton old tie 3- an old cotton dirty tie 4- a dirty old cotton tie

38. Phrasal verbs

40. What is an adverb? • The best way to tell if a word is an adverb is to try making a question, for which the answer is the word. If the question uses how, where or when, then the word is probably an adverb. Here is an example:

41. Kinds of Adverbs • Adverbs of Manner   She moved slowly and spoke quietly. • Adverbs of Place   She has lived on the island all her life.    She still lives there now. • Adverbs of Frequency   She takes the boat to the mainland every day.   She often goes by herself. • Adverbs of Time   She tries to get back before dark.   It's starting to get dark now.   She finished her tea first.   She left early. • Adverbs of Purpose   She drives her boat slowly to avoid hitting the rocks.   She shops in several stores to get the best buys.

43. Select the sentence in which usually appears in an appropriate position. A. She usually shops for clothes at the local thrift store. B. Usually she shops for clothes at the local thrift store. C. She shops for clothes at the local thrift store usually. D. Either "A" or "B" is fine.

44. Select the sentence with the most appropriate order of adverbial phrases. A. She leaves the island during the months of December and January after dark. B. She leaves the island after dark during the months of December and January. C. Either "A" or "B" is fine.

45. Gerunds • Gerund as subject: • Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. • The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences. • Gerund as direct object: • They do not appreciate my singing. • They do not appreciate my assistance. • Gerund as subject complement: • My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. • My cat's favorite food is salmon. • Gerund as object of preposition: • The police arrested him for speeding. • The police arrested him for criminal activity.

50. Tenses Try these questions. • Jane talks on the phone. Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour. Mary is talking on the phone. Who is not necessarily on the phone now? _____________ Jane