Kaplan TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM, 2007-2008 Edition (Kaplan TOEFL IBT (w/CD)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Kaplan TOEFL IBT (w/CD) | Publication Date: August 1, 2006

Has CD inside cover, 2007-2008 Edition. Oversized paperback

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419551159
• ISBN-13: 978-1419551154
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > TOEFL & TOEIC

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Clear Guide for Your Exam, December 11, 2006

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Lukman Arsalan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM, 2007-2008 Edition (Kaplan TOEFL IBT (w/CD)) (Paperback)

This book was an excellent guide in teaching how to master in the exam. When I went to take the exam, I had no surprises at all. Instead, I was ready for any kind of questions, ideas, tricks, and most importantly; very comfortable with the layout of the exam software. The book's accompanying CD has Complete FULL sample exams with their model answer key (including answers to the Oral Section, as well as the Written Section).

For those who do not have much time to study for their TOEFL exam, please do not worry. In less than 10 days, I was able to finish the whole book with reading periods of 3 to 4 hours per day. The book has very simple to understand English language; yet it presents a strong structure in their flow of sentences.

Another main advantage of the book is that it is divided to 8 chapters; each chapter introducing various questions in different theme: Technology, History, Nature...etc. Studying the first four chapters allows you to be more than ready for the exam as they introduce all the question types. The latter four chapters repeat the same question types but in different themes - which really broadens your knowledge to different words that you may expect on the exam.

I still did not get my TOEFL score yet, but I am more than certain that if it would be disappointing, it would be for some reason other than this book. You will not regret buying this book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money!, March 5, 2006

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A. Suhu (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM (Kaplan TOEFL IBT (w/CD)) (Paperback)

First of all, the reviewers who gave 5 stars for this book are obviously employed by Kaplan. Just read their reviews. They are not foreign students whose second language is English. Disregard their comments.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This book is NOT organized like the TOEFL iBT exam. I would expect a good exam guide to have separate chapters covering each section of the actual exam. Instead, everything is all mixed up together in this book. There are eight chapters in this book, each covers a different theme: science, history, education, etc. Huh!?! This book will NOT prepare you to answer the actual TOEFL questions. I think this book was written before the TOEFL iBT was first released. Therefore the authors did not have the exam structure to prepare a useful exam guide. Shame on Kaplan.

The Official Guide to the TOEFL iBT by ETS is not perfect, but at least it explains the structure of the exam in detail. Until a better book is released, get the ETS book and do not get Kaplan's.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good price / value, April 22, 2006

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SuccessinToefl "StartMSthissummer" (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM (Kaplan TOEFL IBT (w/CD)) (Paperback)

This is also the only book that I used to prepare for TOEFL. Engish is my second language. I got a score of 110 out of 120 even I messed up one listening session as I had to go to bathroom during the test.

It may make your head spin a bit in the beginning because, in my opinion, firstly, the general introduction might have been well-known to you; secondly, the topics of articles it selected to use in the book is very "American" and you will need some background knowledge of American culture. This actually proves good to me later as IBT tests you whether you can manage your life in an Amercian Universities.

Once I got rid of the beginning, I got familiar with how the questions will be asked in real test, what are the major subjects in TOEFL test of reading, listening, reading and writing. Once i got that, it actually leads me to think about more similar topics and tells me how to train myself on it. When I sat in the test in last November, there was no surprise to me.

In addition, it is very fairly priced for its value. Good luck.