400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL [Paperback]

Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz (Author), Lawrence Zwier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0071443282 | ISBN-13: 978-0071443289 | Edition: 1

For students whose first language is not English and who wish to study at a university with an English-based curriculum, no admittance test is more important than the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL helps you score well by arming you with the most important English vocabulary words commonly found on this crucial exam. This timely guide also encompasses the recent changes made to the test, including the emphasis on conversation and spontaneous communication to mirror the interactive nature of the classroom. 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL also includes:

• Activities such as paraphrasing, synonym and antonym exercises, and identifying prefixes and suffixes
• Strategies on how to incorporate new words into everyday vocabulary
• Chapters on identifying synonyms and paraphrasing sentences, roots, prefixes, and suffixes

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From the Back Cover

Quickly build the vocabulary and English language skills you need to score high on the TOEFL exam

You have good grades, good board scores, and great recommendations from your teachers. Now the only obstacle separating you from your goal of getting into an American university is the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Don't take any chances: let this book help you get the TOEFL scores you need to realize your goal.

400 Must-Have Words for TOEFL is specially designed to help you master the core vocabulary and basic written and spoken language skills required to do well on the TOEFL and pursue a course of study at a North American school, or a school with an English-language curriculum. Based on the authors' years of experience as ESL teachers and their rigorous review of past exams, this book offers proven vocabulary-building activities and exercises. Appropriate for students pursuing all academic disciplines, it features:

• 400 words in key categories, including food, computers, society, history, finance, politics, friendship, science, the arts, and more
• Many skill-building activities and exercises, including paraphrasing, synonym and antonym matching, and prefix and suffix identification
• Proven strategies for incorporating new words into everyday vocabulary
• Special sections on synonyms, roots, prefixes and suffixes, and sentence structure

About the Author

Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz has taught ESL for fifteen years and is the author of several popular ESL books.

Lawrence Zwier teaches at Michigan State University and is the author of numerous general interest and ESL books, including Building Academic Vocabulary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071443282
• ISBN-13: 978-0071443289
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Education > Testing
  • #4 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > TOEFL & TOEIC
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A review on the 400 Must-Hav Words for the TOEFL, June 9, 2007

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Daryaneh Lane (Kitchener, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL (Paperback)

This book does offer a nice variety of academic vocabulary. The fact that it is not only organized by academic discipline, but also by theme is a real bonus since iBT TOEFL draws topics from various disciplines. It also provides grammar and usage in the context of a text. This allows the learner to experience the "target words" in context. It's well done.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars should.., February 6, 2010

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zeynep derin - See all my reviews

This review is from: 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL (Paperback)

You should get this book, if you want to get successful in toefl.. It is nice.. Besides that, Barrons Essential Toefl Words book is very nice also, you should at least study this two books. But I never recomend Kaplan Vocabulary book(sthng like this)..

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contains frequent-used academic words, but lacks example sentences, March 7, 2008

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Okyakusama (Kagawa Prefecture, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL (Paperback)

This is a very nice book for studying for the TOEFL. I agree that the 400 words that are listed in this book are must-have words for preparing for the TOEFL. But there are two things this book lacks. First, there are only one or two example sentences per each words. Secondly, there is not much practice problems. These two shortages make what's in the book so simple. To describe this book in two words: Too Simple.