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TOEFL CBT (Cliffs Test Prep) [Paperback]

Michael A. Pyle (Author)
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November 6, 2000 0764586092 978-0764586095
The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

CliffsTestPrep TOEFL CBT can help you improve your scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Computer-Based Test (CBT). Written by an expert in the field of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), the guide provides you with strategies, techniques, and materials that have proven successful over many years. Inside, you'll find

  • Six full-length practice tests
  • Sample TOEFL test questions, and strategies for answering each kind of question
  • Complete analyses of each part of the test, and techniques for developing a plan of attack for each part
  • Two audio CDs containing listening samples for the practice tests

This book will help you understand the types of questions that will test your listening, reading, and writing skills. It will also help your understanding of the complicated structure of the English language. As you work your way through the book, you'll hone your knowledge of subjects such as

  • Passive voice; comparisons and comparatives; and idioms and idiomatic expressions
  • Nouns, verb forms, infinitives, gerunds, and prepositions
  • Adverb and adjective clauses, as well as subject-verb agreement
  • Vocabulary and determining the mean of words through prefixes, suffixes, and context
  • Expressing yourself clearly through writing thoughtful essays

With guidance from the CliffsTestPrep series, you'll feel at home in any standardized-test environment! (For additional help, be sure to visit the Test Prep Think Tank for free online resources.)



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When it come to pinpointing the stuff you really need to know, nobody does it better than CliffsNotes. This fast, efficient test-prep guide delivers a complete program to help boost your score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, including:

  • Expert test-taking strategies
  • Focused reviews and exercises
  • Realistic full-length practice exams
  • Comprehensive exam overview
  • Action plan for effective preparation
  • Accurate self-assessment tests
With complete coverage of each TOEFL test section — Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading Comprehension — a thorough review of English language structure, and an audio CD to help improve your understanding of spoken English, this guide is all you need to score your highest

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About the Author

Michael A. Pyle earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1977 and a master's degree in linguistics in 1979. He has been involved in the field of English as a Second Language since he began work on his master's degree in 1977. The original TOEFL test preparation book that he co-authored was created while Mike was teaching at the University of Florida's English Language Institute and Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida in 1982. He also wrote Cliffs Advanced Practice for TOEFL in 1992. Although Mike no longer actively teaches for any institution, he periodically makes presentations to individual classes at Daytona Beach Community College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is a member of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and regularly attends its annual meetings. He has made presentations on teaching techniques related to TOEFL at TESOL annual meetings from time to time.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Cliffs Notes (November 6, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764586092
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764586095
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #808,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars USEFUL BOOK, April 22, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: TOEFL CBT (Cliffs Test Prep) (Paperback)
The book is really very useful.
1) Comprehensive grammar. I have hardly ever seen so broad and full grammar section although I had Kaplan, Barrons, Cambridge, and Princenton. If you have problem with grammar review buy this book. Moreover, mini tests after each grammar subsection reinforce you memory. In addition, the grammar looks like very close to that in real test.
2) Reading section is also very good. The book presents a lof of helpful techniques how to approach to reading section of the test. This section also can be qualified as the best among Toefl tests books.
3) Listening section is fair. Listening comprehension section is much better in Kaplan and Delta Key for the Toefl test.
4) Book is very effective in terms of practicing the test. 6 full scale test included in the book allowe you get used to toefl pacing and timing.
Generally, there is no single book for the Toefl. As I mentioned, Kaplan is better for listening comprehension part while Cambridge Preparation for the Toefl Test is definitely the best for Essay section. If you know English well and need only practice I recommend you buy Delta Key for the Toefl Test with CD Rom. The Delta's CD has 10 !!! tests.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars very good book, August 2, 1997
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This is one of the best TOEFL books available.
The grammar section is so strong that you
can build up your grammar skills very easily.

Lots of explanations and lots of examples.

Very, very, very good book.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars TOEFL Books Summary, November 26, 2005
This review is from: TOEFL CBT (Cliffs Test Prep) (Paperback)
I've taken the TOEFL CBT, and got a reasonable grade of 283. Here are the book I've used, from the most important to the least one, and what I did with each one, based on other readers' reviews:

1. CliffsTestPrep TOEFL CBT:

Excellent structure section. Good Reading strategies - but for the structure part (word forms) rather then for the Reading part of the test!

It's also one of the cheapest books available.

2. Cambridge Preparation For The TOEFL Test:

Great Reading and Writing sections.

3. Kaplan's TOEFL Paper-And-Pencil, Third Edition:

A fine Listening section.

4. ETS TOEFL Test Preparation Kit, 2nd Edition:

A lot of exercises at the appropriate difficulty level (from the creators of the test themselves). However, it has only PBT test, and NOT CBT.

I hardly used this one at all.

The only book you need is CliffsTestPrep, which really helps you with the structure part, and, if you insist, the Cambridge's book for the essays, either.

Also, download the TOEFL PowerPrep software (a computerized demo test, available for free download at the TOEFL official web site, including all the tutorials you'll see in the actual test), and the list of available writing topics in the official pool from the same site, and practice them whenever you're doing a test, in-order to increase the chance that you would be given a topic you've already been written on.

You should also look for a document called 'Toefl Essay Writing Tips' - it has a lot of good (how surprising) tips to write the essay, including a comprehensive division of the essay types, and what should you do in each one.

That's it - you're ready!

Good luck!
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The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an exam that determines whether a student whose native language is not English has strong enough English skills to succeed in courses at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Read the first page
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sentences with four underlined words, most accurately answers, handwrite the essay, typical sentence structure, short conversations between two people, contaminated water flows, write one essay, patterned plan, conjugated verb, checked your answers, reduced relative clause, having brief conversations, woman imply, blank showing, perfect progressive tense, word form questions, speakers imply, grading service, speaker imply, take practice test, coin press, limiting word, section measures, adverb clause, present progressive tense
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