TOEIC Currently I'm very struggling with reading English sentences fast. The other day, I took an English test called "TOEIC" and I got a score of 750/990. There are 2 sections, which are Listening an

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TOEIC Currently I'm very struggling with reading English sentences fast. The other day, I took an English test called "TOEIC" and I got a score of 750/990. There are 2 sections, which are Listening and Reading, and each section has 495. My listening score was 440/495, which is ok so far, but my reading score was 310/495. I think the problem so far is that I can't read English really fast so I can't finish whole of the reading section. My understanding ability isn't that bad, but because of my reading speed, I can't get more scores. If you have any advice for fast-reading, please let me know. Thank you :)

4 июля 2017 г., 9:54

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TOEIC

Currently I'm very struggling with reading English sentences fast. The other day, I took an English test called "TOEIC" and I got a score of 750/990. There are 2 sections: which are Listening and Reading, and each section has is worth 495 points. My listening score was 440/495, which is ok so far, but my reading score was 310/495. I think the problem so far is that I can't read English really fast so I can't couldn't finish whole of the whole reading section. My understanding ability isn't that bad, but because of my reading speed, I can't get more scores a higher score. If you have any advice for fast-reading, please let me know.
Thank you :)

* "Very struggling" is incorrect. A better word to use for emphasis in this case would be "really."
* "Can't" is in the future tense, but you took (past tense) the test so you should say "couldn't."
As for my advice: like Norman said, it takes practice and time. Over time you will develop a better and better sense for how English sentences are structured, what a sentence is likely to be about, and what words are likely to follow. For instance, in the sentence "I took my dog for a walk" most native English speakers can guess (before they even finish reading) what the sentence will be as soon as they read "dog." It could be followed "to the veterinary" as well, but that's less common to see. Familiarity with the language also helps you guess when sentences are incorrect or incomplete. For instance "I dog walk park long" is entirely incorrect but you can guess they meant "I went for a long walk in the park with my dog" and most likely be correct.

In my case, I'm experiencing the same thing with Japanese, since I'm not very familiar with all the kanji and grammar structure yet, but speed improves with time as you get more familiar with the language.

Of course, just because it comes eventually doesn't mean you can't learn faster. Reading a lot of books and talking to people helps you develop conversational skills and also helps you get used to English grammar, sentence structure, and the ability to "fill in" or finish sentences before you've finished reading.

4 июля 2017 г.

Thank you Natalia. Yeah, actually I need to practice more and get used to TOEIC test itself. I just took the test only once, so I'll practice more and try it next time soon and see if it works! Thank you for your advice :)

4 июля 2017 г.

If you know the exam format, keep it in mind. You may not need to understand the whole text, but just find specific information. Look through the tasks before you read. Texts may be interesting, but at an exam you'd better concentrate on things that will contribute to the result of this particular check. It's not all about reading skills, unfortunately. It's about the ability to comply with the format. People who understood less, but gave more correct answers will have better score.

4 июля 2017 г.

Thank you so much for your advice! I'll try it!! Practice makes perfect haha

4 июля 2017 г.

There are 3 things to do to improve your reading speed. Practice, practice, practice. Read a piece of text and time how long it takes you to read it in minutes and seconds. Then separate the text you are practicing into separate pieces. By paragraph and then by sentence. Look at the first sentence in the first paragraph and practice reading it. Do this at least 10 times. When you have got the first sentence up to a faster speed go on to the second one and do the same thing. When the second sentence is up to the same speed as the first one then practice on BOTH sentences until they are both fast. Then go onto the third sentence. When you have mastered this then read all 3 sentences. Continue this until you can read the whole paragraph quickly. When you have mastered the first paragraph go onto the second paragraph. When you are satisfied with the second paragraph read both of the paragraphs. Continue doing this until the end of the text. Do this with a few pieces of text and you will be surprised how your reading speed improves. I will be interested to know how you get on.

4 июля 2017 г.

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