C) Write a letter of inquiry to a foreign Graduate school asking information about the required level of English and certificate of international language test.

Exercise 7. Read the text. Ask 5 questions to it.

Questions about the TOEFL

There are the most commonly asked questions about the TOEFL, TWE, and TSE tests.

Q: What do the above given abbreviation stand for?

A: TOEFL (to mean) test of English as a foreign language. TWE (to mean) test of written English while TSE – test of spoken English.

Q: Who prepared tests?

A: The TOEFL, TWE, and TSE questions (to prepare) by experienced language specialists, who follow standardized procedures developed to see to it that all test material (to be) of the highest quality.

Q: How much (…) the TOEFL and TSE tests (to cost)?

A: The TOEFL and TSE tests cost from US $41 to US $48.

Q: How can I get TOEFL study materials?

A: You may obtain the materials when you register for the test. It (to do) simply by filling in the “Study Materials” section on the registration form. You may also use the study materials order form which (to give) in every Bulletin of Information for TOEFL, TWE, and TSE.

Q: What will I need (to admit) to the test center?

A: First of all, you need an admission ticket or official authorization, also you (to ask) to give your official identification document, and what is more, a completed photo file record. Don’t forget (to attach) your recent photo.

Q: How many countries (…) TOEFL (to give) in?

A: It (to give) at more than 1.260 test centers in 170 countries.

Q: And the last questions. Are there passing and failing scores?

A: No, there are no passing or failing scores. The fact is that each institution or agency (to determine) what scores are acceptable.

Exercise 9. Discuss the following:

Grammar Reference

1. The Indefinite Infinitiverefers to the present or future: I’d like to gofor a walk.

2. The Continuous Infinitiveis used with appear, claim, seem, pretend, must, can’t, happen, should, would etc to describe an action happening now: He must be workingin the garden now.

3. The Perfect Infinitiveis used with appear, happen, pretend, seem etc to show that the action of the infinitive happened before the action of the verb: He claims to have metthe Queen.

4. The Perfect Continuous Infinitivewith appear, seem, pretend etc to put emphasis on the duration of the action of the infinitive, which happened before the action of the verb: She seems to have been workingall morning.

The to-infinitive is used:

1. to express purpose: She went out to buysome milk.

2. after certain verbs (advise, agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, promise, refuse etc): He promised to beback at 10 o’clock.

3. after certain adjectives (angry, happy, glad etc): She was glad to seehim.

4. after question words (where, how, what, who, which, but not after why): Has she told you where to meetthem? But: I don’t know why he left so early?

5. after would like/would love/would prefer to express specific preference): I’d love to go for a walk.

6. after nouns: It’s a pleasure to workwith you.

7. after too/enough constructions: He’s too short to reachthe top shelf. He isn’t tall enough to reachthe top shelf.

8. with it + be + adj ( + of + object): It was nice of him to remembermy birthday.

9. with only to express unsatisfactory result: He called me only to saythat he would be late.

The infinitive without to is used:

1. after modal verbs (must, can, may, will etc): You must beback at 12 o’clock.

2. after had better/would rather: I’d rather had stayedin last night.

3. after make/let/see/hear/feel + object: Mum let me watchTV. I made him apologise.

But: in the passive form: be made/be heard/be seen + to-infinitive: He was made to apologise.

Note: help is followed by a to-infinitive or an infinitive without to: She helped me (to) washthe dress.

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