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Longman
Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT
Second Edition
Deborah Phillips
New in the Second Edition
The New CD-ROM:
- New "Send" feature allows electronic submission
of reading/listening results and writing and
speaking responses
- Completely different material from that in the
book
- Pop-up explanations for all items on the CD-ROM
- Self-assessment and record-keeping tool (see below for full description of the CD-ROM)
The New Website — www.longmantestprep.com:
- Track your students’ progress quickly and easily.
- View your students’ results electronically.
- Read and listen to your students’ written and spoken
work — then send feedback.
- Work from home — all you need is an Internet
connection.
WHAT THE NEW BOOK
CONTAINS
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT, Seconde Edition contains a variety of materials that together provide a
comprehensive TOEFL preparation course:
- Updated material for all the new types of passages and questions on the test
- Diagnostic Pre-Tests
for each section of the Next Generation iBT TOEFL test (Reading,
Listening, Speaking, Writing) measure students' level of performance
and allow students to determine specific areas of weakness.
- Practice Sections for the four skills:
- Reading provides practice exercises in the new test formats, including filling in a table or chart and parahprasing
- Listening provides authentic conversations in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speaker's attitude or purpose.
- Speaking includes personal and expository tasks and integrated tasks.
- Writing consists of expository and integrated tasks: reading/listening/writing.
- Eight Mini-Tests
allow students to simulate the experience of taking actual tests
using shorter versions (approximately 1.5 hours each) of the test.
- Two Complete Practice Tests
allow students to simulate the experience of taking actual tests
using full-length versions (approximately 3.5 hours each) of the
test.
- Test-Taking Strategies
for each section of the test provide students with clearly defined
steps to maximize their performance on the test.
- Exercises provide
practice of one or more skills in a non-TOEFL format.
- TOEFL Review Exercises
provide practice of all of the skills taught up to that point
in a TOEFL format.
- TOEFL Post-Tests
for each section of the test measure the progress that students
have made after working through the skills and strategies in the
text.
- Scoring Information
allows students to determine their approximate TOEFL scores on
the Pre-Tests, Post-Tests, Mini-Tests, and Complete Tests.
- Self Assessment
Checklists allow students to monitor their progress in specific
language skills on the Pre-Tests, Post-Tests, Mini-Tests, and
Complete Tests so that they can determine which skills have been
mastered and which skills require further study.
THE NEW CD-ROM
The CD-ROM, with 700
test items, includes a variety of materials that contribute to an
effective preparation program for the TOEFL® iBT
Test.
- An Overview
describes the features of the CD-ROM.
- Skills Practice
for each of the sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing)
provide students with the opportunity to review and master each
of the language skills on the test.
- Eight Mini-Tests
allow students to simulate the experience of taking actual tests
using shorter versions (approximately 1.5 hours each) of the test.
- Two Complete Tests
allow students to simulate the experience of taking actual tests
using full-length versions (approximately 3.5 hours each) of the
test.
- Answers and
Explanations for all skills practice and test items allow
students to understand their errors and learn from their mistakes.
- Skill Reports
relate the test items on the CD-ROM to the language skills presented
in the book.
- Results Reports
enable students to record and print out charts that monitor their
progress on all skills practice and test items.
- New "Send" feature allows electronic submission
of reading/listening results and writing and
speaking responses.
FAQ
about Next Generation iBT TOEFL® Test
The TOEFL® Test's
format and content are changing - in a BIG way.
First, the test is now
based on authentic language, a corpus of spoken and
written language culled from actual campus conversations and lectures.
Second, new TOEFL® Test emphasizes integrated skills.
That means the four skills are no longer completely isolated but
are integrated in other parts of the test.
Let Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT, Second Edition help your students succeed!
Longman Preparation
Course for the TOEFL® Test: Next Generation iBT addresses
the new test features so your students are fully prepared. These
sample pages will give an idea of all the new content and emphasis:
Listening: The listening portion consists of two conversations
and four academic lectures, all much longer than current passages.
Note-taking is now not only allowed but necessary for successful
completion of tasks. Critical thinking, interpreting, categorizing,
and understanding purpose and stance are necessary skills.
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Speaking: Everything
in this section is new. In three separate parts, students
will
- give personal opinions
on topics related to school life,
- respond to a reading
and related spoken lecture, and
- summarize and give
opinions based on two spoken lectures
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Reading:
There are fewer passages than before—three, not four or five—but
they're much longer, and denser, and more difficult.
Paraphrasing, making inferences, understanding function and rhetorical
purpose, thinking critically, and recognizing overall organization
are part of the mix.
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Writing:
As before there's a 30-minute essay on a general question. So what's
new? Now students will read an academic text and then listen to
a related lecture. Then they'll write for 20 minutes (about
200 words) on how the lecture is related to the reading.
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