Longman
Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT
Second Edition
Deborah Phillips
Split
Editions are now available. Click
here for details.
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.
Teacher
Materials for TOEFL® iBT Test
Two new books — Classroom Activities and a Lesson Planner — provides teachers with specific ideas and suggestions for improving
the effectiveness of their preparation courses for the TOEFL® iBT test.
Classroom Activities
- Two
activities (Warm-up and Follow-up
activities) for each of the 48 language skills
- Step-by-step
instructions for preparing and
implementing the activities
- Reproducible
Activity sheets and Answers
Lesson
Planner
- Interactive
lesson plans for each of the 48
language skills
- Skill
Introduction section with an interactive
method of introducing the skills
- Step-by-step
instructions for setting up and
reviewing the exercises
- Assignments
that provide optional additional
practice upon completion of a skill – including assignments
from the CD-ROM
WHAT
THE NEW BOOK CONTAINS
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL®
Test: iBT, Second 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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