Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFLA (R) Test: Next Generation (IBT), a book/CD-ROM package written by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the new TOEFLA (R) 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 is appropriate for courses in TOEFLA (R) Test preparation or as a supplement to more general English courses. Note: You must have the audio program to use the listening material (the Skills Practice, the Mini-Tests, and the Complete Tests) in the textbook. Click here to order the audio program (on CD or audiocassette). The Student Book features: *Authentic 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 between two people in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speaker's 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 format and timing. The CD-ROM features: *Completely different material from 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.
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Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: Next Generation (IBT), a book/CD-ROM package written 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 is appropriate for courses in TOEFL® Test preparation or as a supplement to more general English courses.
Note: You must have the audio program to use the listening material (the Skills Practice, the Mini-Tests, and the Complete Tests) in the textbook. Click here to order the audio program (on CD or audiocassette).
The Student Book features:
- Authentic 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 between two people in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speaker’s 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 format and timing.
The CD-ROM features:
- Completely different material from 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.
About the Author
Deborah Phillips has been teaching English for over twenty-five years with an emphasis on test preparation and academic skills preparation. She has led seminars and participated in conferences on test preparation and English language teaching in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, France, Spain, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. She currently teaches courses for the certification of teachers in English as a second language at the University of California. Ms. Phillips is the author of the Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test series of textbooks and CD-ROMs. She is currently working on new textbooks and CD-ROMs to prepare students for the latest version of the TOEFL® test.
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
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This Book Needs A Warning Label,
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This review is from: Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL(R) Test: Next Generation (iBT) with CD-ROM and Answer Key (Paperback)
Although the Longman iBT TOEFL preparation book is generally well done, its main feature is one of the most deceptive sales practices I have ever seen in a textbook.
When you buy the book,it comes with a well done CD-ROM (although it was defective in two out of five of my student's book packages) and notes rather casually on Page xiii: "The recording program that can be purchased to accompany this book includes all the recorded materials from the Listening, Writing and Speaking sections and the Mini-Tests and Complete Tests." In Clearspeak: In order for the textbook to be used in three of the four exam sections (Reading excepted), you have to buy a set of eight Audio CDs or cassettes which cost more than the book/ CD-ROM combo! In other words, when purchased, the book is essentially useless (The CD-ROM has separate material and can be used as a stand-alone,) In Switzerland, we pay $75.00 for the book and then have to pay another $86.00 to use it! I cite Longman in my business English classes as a perfect example of odious business practice. I and my students were outraged when we discovered this little game.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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don't buy it,
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This review is from: Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL(R) Test: Next Generation (iBT) with CD-ROM and Answer Key (Paperback)
It's a waste of money and time. You can only use the reading section of the book. For the listening part, for example, the book contains only the questions, but not the conversations related to them, so the questions are not usable. To use the other sections in the book, you need another audio series which is NOT available in the market. Also the audio series you need is NOT mentioned buy the publisher. They give a cd with the book but it doesn't match with any section in the book, so many sections in the book are not usable. I tried to contact the publisher but they didn't even respond. As a result, this book is waste of money.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Something important is missing here...,
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This review is from: Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL(R) Test: Next Generation (iBT) with CD-ROM and Answer Key (Paperback)
The Longman Prep Course for TOEFL book is definitely first-rate.
The questions it contains are challenging, the structure makes sense, and it provides great strategies for test takers. For each section of the iBT TOEFL (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing), it gives a list of specific skills that are being looked for in certain questions. This book lets students discover which skills they need to work on and also provides instruction and practice in those specific areas. UNFORTUNATELY--and there's a reason I put that in caps--most of the questions and drill sets in the book need to be accompanied by AUDIO. This is especially evident in the listening section, but it's also necessary for the integrated components of the speaking and writing sections. Guess what? The audio cd's (or tapes) are not included in this high-priced bundle (you know, the 'Next Generation (iBT) with CD-ROM and Answer Key'). Be forewarned. The CD-ROM does not include audio tracks for most of the drill work presented in the book! (On its own, the CD-ROM IS a very valuable resource, but it's ultimately meant to supplement the material in the book.) What does this mean? Well, the scripts are provided in the back of the book. So, if you have a lot of altruistic, perfect-English-speaking friends with infinite free-time, you might be able to spend a few days making the tapes yourselves, and then you could use them to do the bulk of the activities in the book. If not, you'd have to go track down the audio program--hopefully Amazon will be aware of it--and fork over an even bigger chunk of change for 6 audio tapes or cd's. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the cd's were all sold out, which means that my wife is subjected to the comparative incovenience of tapes and denied the possibility of using my computer to listen to the audio tracks. Hmph. Anyway, the material looks top-notch, so I bought the audio, and hopefully those clunky tapes will be arriving in a few days. When you factor in the shipping, I will have paid well more than I originally expected for this Longman setup. Still, I feel confident that the cost will be worth it. That's why I only took off one star.
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