All the tools needed for success on the new TOEFL® integrated-skills test!

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT
Second Edition


Deborah Phillips

About the Author Contents Program Components

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

  1. give personal opinions on topics related to school life,
  2. respond to a reading and related spoken lecture, and
  3. 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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