Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test: IBT
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The Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT, Second Edition, by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the new TOEFL® integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive language skills course and a wealth of practice for all sections of the test, the Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT, Second Edition, is appropriate for courses in TOEFL test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL courses.Click here to order the Audio CDs.New to the Second EditionThe 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 A New Website: 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.The Student Book features: Updated material for all the new types of passages and questions on the test Diagnostic pre-tests and post-tests that allow students to identify strengths and weaknesses and assess improvement in each section. Practice sections for the four skills: Reading provides practice exercises in the new test formats, including filling in a table or chart and paraphrasing Listening provides authentic conversations in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speakers’ 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 that preview the test’s integrated four-skills format Two complete Practice Tests that familiarize students with the actual test formatting and timingThe CD-ROM features: Completely different material from that in the Student Book Practice sections for all parts of the test, including speaking Eight mini-tests and two complete tests Pop-up explanations for all items on the CD-ROM Easy-to-use scoring and record keeping to monitor progress New "Send" feature allows electronic submission of reading/listening results and writing and speaking responsesNote: You must have the Audio CDs to use the listening material (the Skills Practice, the Mini-Tests, and the Computer Tests) in the textbook. The audio material on the CD-ROM is different from that on the Audio CDs. Click here to order the Audio CDs.System RequirementsWindows Windows 2000 or XP 500 MHz or higher processor 25 MB available on hard driveMacintosh Mas OS X (10.1.3 and higher) Power PC processor (200 MHz or higher recommended) Power PC G3 (333 MHz or higher recommended) 20 MB available on hard driveBoth Systems 128 MB RAM minimum (192 MB RAM or higher recommended) Quad-speed CD-ROM drive Sound card, speakers, and computer microphone (or other recording device) Internet connection (for electronic submission)
SECTION ONE: READINGDIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST: AggressionREADING OVERVIEWREADING SKILLSVocabulary and ReferenceSKILL 1: Understand vocabulary from contextREADING EXERCISE 1SKILL 2: Recognize referentsREADING EXERCISE 2READING EXERCISE (Skills 1-2): Coral Colonies Sentences SKILL 3: Simplify meanings of sentencesREADING EXERCISE 3SKILL 4: Insert sentences into the passageREADING EXERCISE 4READING EXERCISE (Skills 3-4): Theodore Dreiser READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-4): Pulsars Details SKILL 5: Find factual informationREADING EXERCISE 5SKILL 6: Understand negative factsREADING EXERCISE 6READING EXERCISE (Skills 5-6): John Muir READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-6): Caretaker Speech Inferences SKILL 7: Make inferences from stated factsREADING EXERCISE 7SKILL 8: Infer rhetorical purposeREADING EXERCISE 8READING EXERCISE (Skills 7-8): Ella Deloria READING REVIEW EXERCISES (Skills 1-8): Early Autos Reading to Learn SKILL 9: Select summary informationREADING EXERCISE 9SKILL 10: Complete schematic tablesREADING EXERCISE 10READING EXERCISE (Skills 9-10): Species READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-10): Decisions READING POST-TEST: Aquatic SchoolsSECTION TWO: LISTENINGDIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST A Problem with a Class Sleep LISTENING OVERVIEW LISTENING SKILLS Basic Comprehension SKILL 1: Understand the gistLISTENING EXERCISE 1SKILL 2: Understand the detailsLISTENING EXERCISE 2LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-2): Anthropology Paper Pragmatic Understanding SKILL 3: Understand the functionLISTENING EXERCISE 3SKILL 4: Understand the speaker’s stanceLISTENING EXERCISE 4LISTENING EXERCISE (Skills 3-4): The Fugio Coin LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-4): Hibernation Connecting Information SKILL 5: Understand the organizationLISTENING EXERCISE 5SKILL 6: Understand relationshipsLISTENING EXERCISE 6LISTENING EXERCISE (Skills 5-6): The Outer Banks LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-6): Leaf Arrangements LISTENING POST-TEST The Music Project The Great LakesSECTION THREE: SPEAKING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST A Good Teacher Vacation Preferences Registering for Classes Nonverbal Communication A Problem in French Class Echolocation SPEAKING OVERVIEW SPEAKING SKILLS Independent Tasks SKILL 1: Plan the free-choice responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 1SKILL 2: Make the free-choice responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 2SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-2)SKILL 3: Plan the paired-choice responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 3SKILL 4: Make the paired-choice responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 4SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 3-4)Integrated Tasks (Reading and Listening) SKILL 5: Note the main points as you readSPEAKING EXERCISE 5SKILL 6: Note the main points as you listenSPEAKING EXERCISE 6SKILL 7: Plan the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 7SKILL 8: Make the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 8SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 5-8): History Syllabus SKILL 9: Note the main points as you readSPEAKING EXERCISE 9SKILL 10: Note the main points as you listenSPEAKING EXERCISE 10SKILL 11: Plan the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 11SKILL 12: Make the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 12SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 9-12): Equity Theory Integrated Tasks (Listening) SKILL 13: Note the main points as you listenSPEAKING EXERCISE 13SKILL 14: Plan the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 14SKILL 15: Make the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 15SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 13-15): Bored in Class SKILL 16: Note the main points as you listenSPEAKING EXERCISE 16SKILL 17: Plan the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 17SKILL 18: Make the responseSPEAKING EXERCISE 18SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 16-18): SAD SPEAKING POST-TEST An Admirable Person Getting News A Cafeteria Problem Social Environments A Class Schedule Problem Life on MarsSECTION FOUR: WRITING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST Human Memory A News Story WRITING OVERVIEW WRITING SKILLSIntegrated Task SKILL 1: Note the main points as you readWRITING EXERCISE 1SKILL 2: Note the main points as you listenWRITING EXERCISE 2SKILL 3: Plan before you writeWRITING EXERCISE 3SKILL 4: Write a topic statementWRITING EXERCISE 4SKILL 5: Write supporting paragraphs on reading passagesWRITING EXERCISE 5SKILL 6: Review supporting paragraphs on listening passagesWRITING EXERCISE 6SKILL 7: Review sentence structureWRITING EXERCISE 7SKILL 8: Review grammarWRITING EXERCISE 8WRITING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8): Stonehenge Independent Task SKILL 9: Plan before you writeWRITING EXERCISE 9SKILL 10: Write the introductionWRITING EXERCISE 10SKILL 11: Write unified supporting paragraphsWRITING EXERCISE 11SKILL 12: Connect the supporting paragraphsWRITING EXERCISE 12SKILL 13: Write the conclusionWRITING EXERCISE 13SKILL 14: Review sentence structureWRITING EXERCISE 14SKILL 15: Review grammarWRITING EXERCISE 15WRITING EXERCISE (Skills 9-15): Emotions WRITING POST-TEST Unintended Consequences Safe or SorryMINI-TESTSMINI-TEST 1 Reading: Migration Listening: Science Lab The Little House Books Speaking: Leader of the Country History Films Formation of Glaciers Writing: Garlic MINI-TEST 2 Reading: Birth Order Listening: Confused Assignment Cross-Dating Speaking: Getting Up Early Leadership Roles Meeting on Exam Schedule Writing: Historical Event MINI-TEST 3 Reading: Ketchup Listening: Biology Class Gem Cuts Speaking: Hometown Library Rules Split Infinitives Writing: Scientific ManagementMINI-TEST 4 Reading: Estuaries Listening: Cumulative Exam Mountains Speaking: Kinds of Exams Nullification Psychology Class Writing: Working for Others MINI-TEST 5 Reading: Schizophrenia Listening: Scholarship Atolls Speaking: A Good Friend Student Assistant Positions Zero-Sum Economies Writing: Catch-22 MINI-TEST 6 Reading: Exxon Valdez Listening: Schedule Plan Animal Hearing Speaking: Million Dollars Formation of the Solar System Rescheduled Speaker Writing: Visitors to Your Country MINI-TEST 7 Reading: Plate Tectonics Listening: Group Project The Trumpet Speaking: Studying English Discussion Class NIMBY Writing: SupernovasMINI-TEST 8 Reading: Limners Listening: General Studies Carbon Speaking: Big Party Somnambulism Questioning the Professor Writing: Violence in MoviesCOMPLETE TESTS COMPLETE TEST 1 Reading 1: Prehistoric Astronomers Reading 2: Truman and the Railroads Reading 3: Mathematical Bases Listening: Student Newspaper The Great Salt Lake Kleenex Exam Grade Hawaii Three-MileIslandSpeaking: Dream Job Group Paper Spring Show Great Ape Communication Dreaded Science Class Mercantilism Writing: Venus Family TraditionsCOMPLETE TEST 2 Reading 1: Navigational Devices Reading 2: The NeanderthalsReading 3: The Silent Era Listening: Grade Report Washington, D.C. The Letter C The Space Shuttle C aves The Compound Eye Speaking: Favorite Movie Telling a Lie Business Internships Supersonic Speeds Project Done Bit by Bit Multiple Personality Disorder Writing: Library at AlexandriaGood Leader APPENDIXESAPPENDIX A: CohesionAPPENDIX B: Sentence StructureAPPENDIX C: Error Correction (Grammar)SCORES AND CHARTS Scoring InformationSkills Charts and Self-Assessment ChecklistsProgress ChartRECORDING SCRIPTANSWER KEY
