Difficulties

TOEFL difficulties

TOEFL Difficulties
TOEFL is the test that aims at testing student’s knowledge and usage of English language. It consists of the following parts: Listening section, Reading section and Structure and Test of Written English.  
Essay is considered to be the one of the most difficult part of the TOEFL. It has to be written according to concrete structure, be laconic (usually around 700 words) and relevant. The sentences should be precise and not very long. The topic of an essay should appear in the first several sentences in a so-called theses statement. Each of the next paragraphs should develop this topic, but each should discuss another aspect of it. So, the paragraphs have their own main ideas, which should also be stated clearly. Overall, the paragraphs must be arranged with cohesion and coherence.  
Listening is also a very difficult part. The peculiarity of listening task is that the speakers use American variant of the English and most students study British variant. The two are different in pronunciation as well as in the vocabulary. That’s why it would be highly recommended to listen to the US news programme CNN or American movies without translation. Another option is to purchase special cassettes that have tape-recorded dialogues like the ones you meet during the test (ELTS TOEFL Preparation Kit is designed for TOEFL preparation purposes and can be very helpful).  
If your overall level of English is not very high, it would be useful to take up some courses that are taught by the American teachers. Moreover, attending a speech club may be a valuable experience. Such activities will help you to develop more confidence in your speaking skills.  
The difficulty that you may encounter in the reading section of the test is that the texts chosen for the TOEFL contain for the most part certain specific scientific topics on biology, natural, social and physical science, history and so on. So, if you wish to feel prepared for the reading section, make sure you read American press that deals with such topics (for example, National Geographic or anything alike).  
To summarize, remember that taking a TOEFL without being properly prepared for it is a waste of time and money. That’s why take time to study so that you show the highest performance you are capable of on the test. 

IELTS difficulties

On the Listening section, both British and Australian accents have some sort of difficulty in interpreting each word or some expressions on the test especially if you are more acquainted to other accents like the American
The Reading section is challenging because of its length; most passages are too long to be answered all on time specially those of the academic, which require a very high ability of analyzing phrases and sentences and finishing all the questions in a smart sequence.

Learning how to analyze charts and graphs on the writing test on task 1 certainly needs a strategy and a smart technique in finding specific keys of comparison and reporting important details of analysis
Differentiating between essay writing styles is a challenge on task 2 on the writing exam because it requires full awareness of current events, famous characters of great achievements as well as grammar and punctuation rules
The speaking part needs clear pronunciation, Fluency, Coherence, fast response, a quick mind and a strong general culture of many aspects of life.

SAT difficulties

Reading (800)

Writing= (language structure& essay) (800)

Math (800)

The Reading section is certainly challenging cause of its length, shortage of time and advanced Vocabulary which need great preparation and profound study as well as regular training on real official exams

The writing section, which presents almost 20% on The SAT exam, needs full awareness of the grammar basics before answering any writing section otherwise the result will be disappointing most of the time

The Essay question is the first question you meet on the SAT test which holds a huge mark of your overall scoring in the writing section. Its Challenge appears in the analysis and the difficulty of understanding the topic sometimes as well as the ability to provide your essay writing with related and persuasive examples

The strategy of selecting certain questions to answer in your exam needs regular and professional training on how to choose easy questions to start with and avoid those that might waste your time and effort during the exam. Meanwhile, learning how to evaluate your performance during your exam needs some special proficiency

Conversation difficulties

No difficulties for this course