{"id":3207,"date":"2016-05-23T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:43:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:43:32","slug":"using-toefl-lectures-real-lectures-toefl-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/using-toefl-lectures-real-lectures-toefl-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Using TOEFL Lectures and Real Lectures for TOEFL Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last post<\/a>, we looked at differences between TOEFL lectures and real ones. Knowing these differences can help you improve TOEFL Listening skills<\/a>…. And prepare for your future studies.<\/p>\n

To review, in TOEFL lectures, professors speak at a slightly slower pace, compared to completely natural “professor talk.” And TOEFL lecturers are more skilled than the average professor. Their talks don’t have the speaking mistakes and occasional lack of clarity that real teachers have. And finally, the majority of TOEFL professors speak standard North American English, while real professors speak in a\u00a0very<\/em> wide variety of foreign accents.<\/p>\n

So how can you use your knowledge of the differences to your advantage? Glad you asked.<\/p>\n

Use real lectures to “overshoot” for TOEFL lectures<\/h2>\n

Real lectures are\u00a0harder<\/em> on average than TOEFL lectures. So building your skills with real lectures is a good way to develop\u00a0even better<\/em> listening skills than you need for your actual TOEFL target score. By\u00a0overshooting<\/em> in this way, you are aiming for an even better score than you need.<\/p>\n

The advantages of using real lectures to overshoot is obvious. \u00a0Aside from the fact that it’s great to have the highest Listening score possible, this kind of overshooting also helps you if something goes wrong on test day. If you aren’t feeling well, almost run out of time, or get some questions you simply don’t know the answer to, it’s good to be better at listening than you would normally need to be. The stronger a listener you are, the more likely you are to get your target score, even if things don’t go as well as well as you’d hoped on test day.<\/p>\n

Use TOEFL lectures for\u00a0college readiness<\/h2>\n

I’ve mentioned that TOEFL lectures are a little more slow-paced than the real lectures you’ll\u00a0hear in\u00a0your future studies. But it’s important to remember that TOEFL lectures are not completely unrealistic. They are simply more slow-paced than the\u00a0average<\/em> lecture in higher education.<\/p>\n

You’ll still hear\u00a0some<\/em> lectures in real universities that sound TOEFL-like. That type of slow, clear speaking is as\u00a0easy as real college listening gets. So if you can do well on TOEFL lectures, you’ll have the minimum, basic listening skill you need to start your college career. Mastering the TOEFL lecture style will give you the tools you need to keep building your English listening skills as needed during your future studies.<\/p>\n

The takaway<\/h2>\n

TOEFL lectures are different from lectures in actual college classrooms, but not\u00a0so<\/em> different that the TOEFL is inaccurate to real college study. And most real-life talks from professors are just a little bit\u00a0harder than the TOEFL. So\u00a0real lectures are great practice material for high-level TOEFL listening skills. Ultimately, as Lucas mentions, a combination of TOEFL audio and authentic academic talks makes for the best TOEFL Listening practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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