PROBLEM VOCABULARY

Based on CLIFFS TOEFL book on page 263, we can read how to slove the vocabulary problem and make it be practice in your life.

Memorizing long lists of words may result in frustration and is actually not very useful. There is no way to know which of the words you memorize will appear on TOEFL. Therefore, you should try to improve your vocabulary as you improve your english in general.

The following suggestions will be useful in helping you improve your vocabulary.

1. Read well-written books magazines and newspapers. Magazines such as Time and Newsweek , for example, and major newspapers contain sophisticated vocabulary and grammatical constructions. Reading such materials is very useful.
2. Look up every word that is unfamiliar to you in the practice tests in book and in other reading material. Keep a notebook unfamiliar words. After looking up the word, write the word, the definition, and an original sentence in your notebook and study it often.
3. Study the problem vocabulary items and two-word verbs (verb idioms) in this book.
4. Review your vocabulary word notebook often. Repetition will help you to remember the meaning of difficult words.

Source : CLIFFS TOEFL PREPARATION GUIDE