The official guide to the TOEFL® test
Title:
The official guide to the TOEFL® test
Author:
Educational Testing Service.
ISBN:
9780071766586
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2012.
Physical Description:
653 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM
General Note:
Includes "CD-ROM with 3 full-length authentic TOEFL practice tests" -- Cover.
Contents:
About the TOEFL iBT? Test. Getting started ; How to use this book/CD package ; All about the TOEFL iBT Test ; Reading Section ; Listening Section ; Speaking Section ; Writing Section ; About test scores ; General skill-building tips ; Test preparation tips from ETS ; Questions frequently asked by test takers -- Reading Section. Reading passages ; Reading questions ; Strategies for preparing for the Reading Section ; Reading practice sets -- Listening Section. Listening materials ; Listening questions ; Strategies for preparing for the Listening Section ; Listening practice sets -- Speaking Section. The Speaking Section ; Speaking question types ; Speaking scoring rubric ; Strategies for preparing for the Speaking Section ; Frequently asked questions about the TOEFL Speaking Section -- Writing Section. The Writing Section ; The integrated writing task ; Strategies for preparing for the integrated writing task ; Integrated writing scoring rubric ; The independent writing task ; Independent writing scoring rubric ; Independent writing topics -- Authentic TOEFL practice test 1 -- Authentic TOEFL practice test 2 -- Authentic TOEFL practice test 3 -- Writer's handbook for English language learners -- Performance feedback for test takers.
Abstract:
This book is a guide to the test that is used around the world to assess foreign applicants to U.S. and Canadian universities for English proficiency. It includes real TOEFL questions for practice, as well as explanations of every section of the test and information on what is expected for every speaking and writing task. Students learn how to construct a good answer and how to integrate speaking, listening, and writing skills to demonstrate college-level English proficiency. The accompanying CD-ROM provides three authentic TOEFL iBT practice tests just like the one you will encounter on test day. It offers an opportunity to practice with authentic past TOEFL iBT test questions and essay topics and to read ETS raters' comments on actual student responses.
Added Corporate Author:
Subject:
| Test of English as a Foreign Language -- Study guides. |
| English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. |
| English language -- Examinations -- Study guides. |
Summary:
This book is a guide to the test that is used around the world to assess foreign applicants to U.S. and Canadian universities for English proficiency. It includes real TOEFL questions for practice, as well as explanations of every section of the test and information on what is expected for every speaking and writing task. Students learn how to construct a good answer and how to integrate speaking, listening, and writing skills to demonstrate college-level English proficiency. The accompanying CD-ROM provides three authentic TOEFL iBT practice tests just like the one you will encounter on test day. It offers an opportunity to practice with authentic past TOEFL iBT test questions and essay topics and to read ETS raters' comments on actual student responses.