TOEFL PAPER PREP COURSE w/CD; without Answer Key

by Phillips, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780131408869
• ISBN10: 0131408860
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-15
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

Skills -- Strategies -- Confidence. This book/CD-ROM package gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the TOEFL® paper-based test. Providing both a comprehensive language skills course and a wealth of practice for all sections of the paper test, the Longman Preparation Course is appropriate for courses in TOEFL® test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL courses. In the Student Book: # Complete language skills instruction for skills tested on both the TOEFL® paper test and the Test of Written English. # Longer reading passages that reflect the latest testing format. Diagnostic pre-tests and evaluation post-tests for each section that allow students to identify their strengths and weaknesses. # Practice exercises for each of the language skills that maximize understanding and retention. # Five complete Practice Tests that familiarize students with the actual test format and timing. In the CD-ROM: * An additional 1,450 test questions in both practice sections and three more simulated tests. * Pop-up explanations to enhance understanding. * Easy-to-use scoring and record keeping to monitor progress. A separate audio program -- available on your choice of cassettes or CDs -- includes the complete materials from the Listening Comprehension section and Complete Tests in the text.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
SECTION ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Diagnostic Pre-Test	3	(7)
Listening Comprehension	10	(1)
The Listening Part A Questions	11	(1)
Strategies
Focus on the second line	12	(2)
Choose answers with synonyms	14	(2)
Avoid similar sounds	16	(3)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 1--3)	18	(1)
Who, What, Where
Draw conclusions about who, what, where	19	(3)
Listen for who and what in passives	22	(2)
Listen for who and what with multiple nouns	24	(4)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 4--6)	26	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--6)	27	(1)
Negatives
Listen for negative expressions	28	(2)
Listen for double negative expressions	30	(2)
Listen for ``almost negative'' expressions	32	(2)
Listen for negatives with comparatives	34	(4)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 7--10)	36	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--10)	37	(1)
Functions
Listen for expressions of agreement	38	(2)
Listen for expressions of uncertainty and suggestion	40	(3)
Listen for emphatic expressions of surprise	43	(3)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 11--13)	45	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--13)	46	(1)
Contrary Meanings
Listen for wishes	46	(3)
Listen for untrue conditions	49	(4)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 14--15)	51	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--15)	52	(1)
Idiomatic Language
Listen for two- and three-part verbs	53	(2)
Listen for idioms	55	(4)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 16--17)	57	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--17)	57	(2)
The Listening Part B Questions	59	(2)
Before Listening
Anticipate the topics	61	(2)
Anticipate the questions	63	(2)
While Listening
Determine the topic	65	(1)
Draw conclusions about who, what, when, where	66	(1)
Listen for answers in order	67	(3)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 18--22)	69	(1)
The Listening Part C Questions	70	(2)
Before Listening
Anticipate the topics	72	(2)
Anticipate the questions	74	(2)
While Listening
Determine the topic	76	(1)
Draw conclusions about who, what, when, where	77	(1)
Listen for answers in order	78	(3)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 23--27)	80	(1)
Toefl Post-Test	81	(8)
SECTION TWO: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Diagnostic Pre-Test	89	(7)
Structure and Written Expression	96	(1)
The Structure Questions	97	(1)
Sentences with One Clause
Be sure the sentence has a subject and a verb	98	(1)
Be careful of objects of prepositions	99	(2)
Be careful of appositives	101	(1)
Be careful of present participles	102	(2)
Be careful of past participles	104	(3)
Exercise (Skills 1--5)	106	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 1--5)	106	(1)
Sentences with Multiple Clauses
Use coordinate connectors correctly	107	(2)
Use adverb time and cause connectors correctly	109	(1)
Use other adverb connectors correctly	110	(4)
Exercise (Skills 6--8)	112	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 6-8)	112	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--8)	113	(1)
More Sentences with Multiple Clauses
Use noun clause connectors correctly	114	(2)
Use noun clause connector/subjects correctly	116	(1)
Use adjective clause connectors correctly	117	(2)
Use adjective clause connector/subjects correctly	119	(4)
Exercise (Skills 9--12)	121	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 9--12)	121	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--12)	122	(1)
Sentences with Reduced Clauses
Use reduced adjective clauses correctly	123	(3)
Use reduced adverb clauses correctly	126	(5)
Exercise (Skills 13--14)	128	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 13--14)	128	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--14)	129	(2)
Sentences with Inverted Subjects and Verbs
Invert the subject and verb with question words	131	(1)
Invert the subject and verb with place expressions	132	(2)
Invert the subject and verb with negatives	134	(2)
Invert the subject and verb with conditionals	136	(2)
Invert the subject and verb with comparisions	138	(5)
Exercise (Skills 15--19)	140	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 15--19)	140	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--19)	141	(2)
The Written Expression Questions	143	(1)
Problems with Subject/Verb Agreement
Make verbs agree after prepositional phrases	144	(1)
Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity	145	(1)
Make inverted verbs agree	146	(2)
Make verbs agree after certain words	148	(4)
Exercise (Skills 20--23)	149	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 20--23)	149	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--23)	150	(2)
Problems with Parallel Structure
Use parallel structure with coordinate conjunctions	152	(1)
Use parallel structure with paired conjunctions	153	(1)
Use parallel structure with comparisons	154	(4)
Exercise (Skills 24--26)	156	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 24--26)	156	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--26)	157	(1)
Problems with Comparatives and Superlatives
Form comparatives and superlatives correctly	158	(1)
Use comparatives and superlatives correctly	159	(1)
Use the irregular -er, -er structure correctly	160	(4)
Exercise (Skills 27--29)	162	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 27--29)	162	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--29)	163	(1)
Problems with the Form of the Verb
After have, use the past participle	164	(1)
After be, use the present participle or the past participle	165	(1)
After will, would, or other modals, use the base form of the verb	166	(3)
Exercise (Skills 30--32)	167	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 30--32)	167	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--32)	168	(1)
Problems with the Use of the Verb
Know when to use the past with the present	169	(1)
Use have and had correctly	170	(2)
Use the correct tense with time expressions	172	(1)
Use the correct tense with will and would	173	(5)
Exercise (Skills 33--36)	175	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 33--36)	175	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--36)	176	(2)
Problems with Passive Verbs
Use the correct form of the passive	178	(1)
Recognize active and passive meanings	179	(3)
Exercise (Skills 37--38)	180	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 37--38)	180	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--38)	181	(1)
Problems with Nouns
Use the correct singular or plural noun	182	(1)
Distinguish countable and uncountable nouns	183	(2)
Recognize irregular plurals of nouns	185	(1)
Distinguish the person from the thing	186	(4)
Exercise (Skills 39--42)	187	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 39--42)	188	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--42)	189	(1)
Problems with pronouns
Distinguish subject and object pronouns	190	(1)
Distinguish possessive adjectives and pronouns	191	(2)
Check pronoun reference for agreement	193	(3)
Exercise (Skills 43--45)	194	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 43--45)	194	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--45)	195	(1)
Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs
Use basic adjectives and adverbs correctly	196	(2)
Use adjectives after linking verbs	198	(2)
Position adjectives and adverbs correctly	200	(4)
Exercise (Skills 46--48)	201	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 46--48)	202	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--48)	203	(1)
More Problems with Adjectives
Recognize -ly adjectives	204	(1)
Use predicate adjectives correctly	205	(1)
Use -ed and -ing adjectives correctly	206	(4)
Exercise (Skills 49--51)	207	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 49--51)	208	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--51)	209	(1)
Problems with Articles
Use articles with singular nouns	210	(1)
Distinguish a and an	211	(1)
Make articles agree with nouns	212	(1)
Distinguish specific and general ideas	213	(4)
Exercise (Skills 52--55)	214	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 52--55)	215	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--55)	216	(1)
Problems with Prepositions
Recognize incorrect prepositions	217	(1)
Recognize when prepositions have been omitted	218	(3)
Exercise (Skills 56--57)	219	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 56--57)	219	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--57)	220	(1)
Problems with Usage
Distinguish make and do	221	(1)
Distinguish like, alike, unlike, and dislike	222	(1)
Distinguish other, another, and others	223	(4)
Exercise (Skills 58--60)	224	(1)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 58--60)	225	(1)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--60)	226	(1)
Toefl Post-Test	227	(10)
SECTION THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
Diagnostic Pre-Test	237	(12)
Reading Comprehension	249	(1)
The Reading Comprehension Questions	250	(1)
Questions about the Ideas of the Passage
Answer main idea questions correctly	251	(4)
Recognize the organization of ideas	255	(4)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 1--2)	258	(1)
Directly Answered Questions
Answer stated detail questions correctly	259	(5)
Find ``unstated'' details	264	(3)
Find pronoun referents	267	(8)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 3--5)	269	(2)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--5)	271	(4)
Indirectly Answered Questions
Answer implied detail questions correctly	275	(4)
Answer transition questions correctly	279	(9)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 6--7)	282	(2)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--7)	284	(4)
Vocabulary Questions
Find definitions from structural clues	288	(4)
Determine meanings from word parts	292	(2)
Use context to determine meanings of difficult words	294	(2)
Use context to determine meanings of simple words	296	(10)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 8--11)	298	(3)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--11)	301	(5)
Overall Review Questions
Determine where specific information is found	306	(3)
Determine the tone, purpose, or course	309	(14)
Toefl Exercise (Skills 12--13)	314	(3)
Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1--13)	317	(6)
Toefl Post-Test	323	(15)
SECTION FOUR: TEST OF WRITTEN ENGLISH (TWE)
The Score	338	(1)
Sample Essays	338	(6)
Before Writing
Decode the topic	344	(3)
Develop supporting ideas	347	(3)
While Writing
Write the introductory paragraph	350	(3)
Write unified supporting paragraphs	353	(3)
Write the concluding paragraph	356	(3)
Connect the supporting paragraphs in the essay	359	(3)
After Writing
Edit sentence structure	362	(7)
Simple sentence structure	362	(2)
Compound sentence structure	364	(2)
Complex sentence structure	366	(3)
Edit written expression	369	(6)
Inversions and agreement	369	(1)
Parallel, comparative, and superlative structures	370	(1)
Verbs	371	(1)
Nouns and pronouns	372	(1)
Adjectives and adverbs	373	(1)
Prepositions and usage	374	(1)
Practice Tests	375	(2)
COMPLETE TESTS	377	(132)
Complete Test One	379	(26)
Complete Test Two	405	(26)
Complete Test Three	431	(26)
Complete Test Four	457	(26)
Complete Test Five	483	(26)
APPENDIXES	509	(38)
Appendix A: Similar Sounds	511	(1)
Appendix B: Two-and Three-Part Verbs	512	(4)
Appendix C: Idioms	516	(4)
Appendix D: Prepositions	520	(2)
Appendix E: Word Endings	522	(6)
Appendix F: Irregular Verb Forms	528	(2)
Appendix G: Formation of the Passive	530	(2)
Appendix H: Irregular Plurals	532	(1)
Appendix I: Word Parts	533	(14)
SCORES AND CHARTS	547	(2)
Scoring Information	549	(2)
Diagnostic Charts	551	(8)
Progress Chart	559	(2)
TOEFL Answer Sheets	561