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The Longman Preparation for the TOEFL Test: iBT Course Audio CDs contain recorded listening material from the Longman Preparation Course. This program gives high- intermediate to advanced students all the tools they need to succeed on the TOEFL test. The Student Book features diagnostic pre-tests and post-tests, plus eight mini-tests and two complete TOEFL tests. The CD-ROM includes an additional eight mini-tests and two new complete tests.

Volume: [With CD-ROM, with answer key] ISBN 9780132056908

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TheLongman Preparation Course for the TOEFL (R)Test: iBT, Second Edition, by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the new TOEFL (R) integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive language skills course and a wealth of practice for all sections of the test, theLongman Preparation Course for the TOEFL (R) Test: iBT, Second Edition, is appropriate for courses in TOEFL test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL courses. Click on "Course-Specific" Resources on the left of this page to order the Audio CDs. New to 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 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 timing The 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 responses Note: 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 on "Course-Specific" Resources on the left of this page to order the Audio CDs. System Requirements Windows Windows 2000 or XP 500 MHz or higher processor 25 MB available on hard drive Macintosh 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 drive Both 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)

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SECTION ONE: READING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST: Aggression READING OVERVIEW READING SKILLS Vocabulary and Reference SKILL 1: Understand vocabulary from context READING EXERCISE 1 SKILL 2: Recognize referents READING EXERCISE 2 READING EXERCISE (Skills 1-2): Coral Colonies Sentences SKILL 3: Simplify meanings of sentences READING EXERCISE 3 SKILL 4: Insert sentences into the passage READING EXERCISE 4 READING EXERCISE (Skills 3-4): Theodore Dreiser READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-4): Pulsars Details SKILL 5: Find factual information READING EXERCISE 5 SKILL 6: Understand negative facts READING EXERCISE 6 READING EXERCISE (Skills 5-6): John Muir READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-6): Caretaker Speech Inferences SKILL 7: Make inferences from stated facts READING EXERCISE 7 SKILL 8: Infer rhetorical purpose READING EXERCISE 8 READING EXERCISE (Skills 7-8): Ella Deloria READING REVIEW EXERCISES (Skills 1-8): Early Autos Readingto Learn SKILL 9: Select summary information READING EXERCISE 9 SKILL 10: Complete schematic tables READING EXERCISE 10 READING EXERCISE (Skills 9-10): Species READING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-10): Decisions READINGPOST-TEST: Aquatic Schools SECTION TWO: LISTENING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST A Problem with a Class Sleep LISTENING OVERVIEW LISTENING SKILLS Basic Comprehension SKILL 1: Understand the gist LISTENING EXERCISE 1 SKILL 2: Understand the details LISTENING EXERCISE 2 LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-2): Anthropology Paper Pragmatic Understanding SKILL 3: Understand the function LISTENING EXERCISE 3 SKILL 4: Understand the speaker's stance LISTENING EXERCISE 4 LISTENING EXERCISE (Skills 3-4): The Fugio Coin LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-4): Hibernation Connecting Information SKILL 5: Understand the organization LISTENING EXERCISE 5 SKILL 6: Understand relationships LISTENING EXERCISE 6 LISTENING EXERCISE (Skills 5-6): The Outer Banks LISTENING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-6): Leaf Arrangements LISTENING POST-TEST The Music Project The Great Lakes SECTION 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 response SPEAKING EXERCISE 1 SKILL 2: Make the free-choice response SPEAKING EXERCISE 2 SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-2) SKILL 3: Plan the paired-choice response SPEAKING EXERCISE 3 SKILL 4: Make the paired-choice response SPEAKING EXERCISE 4 SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 3-4) Integrated Tasks (Readingand Listening) SKILL 5: Note the main points as you read SPEAKING EXERCISE 5 SKILL 6: Note the main points as you listen SPEAKING EXERCISE 6 SKILL 7: Plan the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 7 SKILL 8: Make the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 8 SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 5-8): History Syllabus SKILL 9: Note the main points as you read SPEAKING EXERCISE 9 SKILL 10: Note the main points as you listen SPEAKING EXERCISE 10 SKILL 11: Plan the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 11 SKILL 12: Make the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 12 SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 9-12): Equity Theory Integrated Tasks (Listening) SKILL 13: Note the main points as you listen SPEAKING EXERCISE 13 SKILL 14: Plan the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 14 SKILL 15: Make the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 15 SPEAKING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 13-15): Bored in Class SKILL 16: Note the main points as you listen SPEAKING EXERCISE 16 SKILL 17: Plan the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 17 SKILL 18: Make the response SPEAKING EXERCISE 18 SPEAKING 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 Mars SECTION FOUR: WRITING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST Human Memory A News Story WRITING OVERVIEW WRITING SKILLS Integrated Task SKILL 1: Note the main points as you read WRITING EXERCISE 1 SKILL 2: Note the main points as you listen WRITING EXERCISE 2 SKILL 3: Plan before you write WRITING EXERCISE 3 SKILL 4: Write a topic statement WRITING EXERCISE 4 SKILL 5: Write supporting paragraphs on reading passages WRITING EXERCISE 5 SKILL 6: Review supporting paragraphs on listening passages WRITING EXERCISE 6 SKILL 7: Review sentence structure WRITING EXERCISE 7 SKILL 8: Review grammar WRITING EXERCISE 8 WRITING REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8): Stonehenge Independent Task SKILL 9: Plan before you write WRITING EXERCISE 9 SKILL 10: Write the introduction WRITING EXERCISE 10 SKILL 11: Write unified supporting paragraphs WRITING EXERCISE 11 SKILL 12: Connect the supporting paragraphs WRITING EXERCISE 12 SKILL 13: Write the conclusion WRITING EXERCISE 13 SKILL 14: Review sentence structure WRITING EXERCISE 14 SKILL 15: Review grammar WRITING EXERCISE 15 WRITING EXERCISE (Skills 9-15): Emotions WRITING POST-TEST Unintended Consequences Safe or Sorry MINI-TESTS MINI-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 Management MINI-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: Supernovas MINI-TEST 8 Reading: Limners Listening: General Studies Carbon Speaking: Big Party Somnambulism Questioning the Professor Writing: Violence in Movies COMPLETE 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-MileIsland Speaking: Dream Job Group Paper Spring Show Great Ape Communication Dreaded Science Class Mercantilism Writing: Venus Family Traditions COMPLETE TEST 2 Reading 1: Navigational Devices Reading 2: The Neanderthals Reading 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 Alexandria Good Leader APPENDIXES APPENDIX A: Cohesion APPENDIX B: Sentence Structure APPENDIX C: Error Correction (Grammar) SCORES AND CHARTS Scoring Information Skills Charts and Self-Assessment Checklists Progress Chart RECORDING SCRIPT ANSWER KEY

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