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Essential words for the TOEFL / Steven J. Matthiesen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, Inc., c2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: vii, 311 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0764136402
  • 9780764136405
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Contents:
Introduction -- Success on the TOEFL -- Maximizing your vocabulary potential?a description of this program -- Getting to kow the TOEFL -- What is the TOEFL? -- Paper TOEFL and the IBT -- The paper TOEFL -- The IBT -- Some helpful hints for both formats of the TOEFL -- Understanding the TOEFL reading section -- Sample questions -- Strategy for the IBT and paper TOEFL -- Improving your TOEFL vocabulary -- Read a lot -- Make flash cards -- Make word lists -- Learn words from old TOEFLs -- Learn the words in this book -- Learn to use a thesaurus -- Building your vocabulary -- Developing word attack skills -- Important vocabulary building tools -- The dictionary -- The thesaurus -- The essential TOEFL vocabulary -- Studying the word entries -- Answering phrasal questions -- Lessons 1?30 -- Answers to exercises: lessons 1?30 -- The IBT practice test -- General directions -- IBT reading section -- Answers to IBT practice test -- Scoring your IBT practice reading test -- IBT reading section score converion table.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 428.0076 M443 Available liquid stains along edges of pages. 8/6/15 33111005535386
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Detailed advice for ESL students on expanding their English language vocabulary accompanies a list of approximately 500 need-to-know words with their definitions. The authors offer helpful tips on using a dictionary and thesaurus to expand word power. Practice tests with answer keys will help students measure their word-learning progress and increased fluency in written and spoken English.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Success on the TOEFL -- Maximizing your vocabulary potential?a description of this program -- Getting to kow the TOEFL -- What is the TOEFL? -- Paper TOEFL and the IBT -- The paper TOEFL -- The IBT -- Some helpful hints for both formats of the TOEFL -- Understanding the TOEFL reading section -- Sample questions -- Strategy for the IBT and paper TOEFL -- Improving your TOEFL vocabulary -- Read a lot -- Make flash cards -- Make word lists -- Learn words from old TOEFLs -- Learn the words in this book -- Learn to use a thesaurus -- Building your vocabulary -- Developing word attack skills -- Important vocabulary building tools -- The dictionary -- The thesaurus -- The essential TOEFL vocabulary -- Studying the word entries -- Answering phrasal questions -- Lessons 1?30 -- Answers to exercises: lessons 1?30 -- The IBT practice test -- General directions -- IBT reading section -- Answers to IBT practice test -- Scoring your IBT practice reading test -- IBT reading section score converion table.

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