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TOEFL Listening and Speaking Skills
If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, this book can help. It helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the test, and give you tips and strategies for the different question types you will face.
64 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2012
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January 2, 2024
به جای این، بهتون پیشنهاد میکنم تد تاک گوش کنید.
نیازی نیست همهش رو بفهمید. نیازی نیست هی پاز کنید تا تکتک کلمات رو متوجه بشید.
همین که مدتی بشنویدش سطح لیسنینگتون کیلومترها تغییر میکنه.
یکی از خوبیهای تد تاک اینه که آدمها با لهجه و سرعت و شکلهای متفاوتی انگلیسی رو حرف میزنن و فضا خیلی واقعیتر از زمانیه که شما یک صوت تهیه شده با اهداف آموزشی رو میشنوید.
نیازی نیست همهش رو بفهمید. نیازی نیست هی پاز کنید تا تکتک کلمات رو متوجه بشید.
همین که مدتی بشنویدش سطح لیسنینگتون کیلومترها تغییر میکنه.
یکی از خوبیهای تد تاک اینه که آدمها با لهجه و سرعت و شکلهای متفاوتی انگلیسی رو حرف میزنن و فضا خیلی واقعیتر از زمانیه که شما یک صوت تهیه شده با اهداف آموزشی رو میشنوید.
August 6, 2019
First, I am only reviewing the writing section of this book, since that is my area of expertise. The reading section looks fine but I could be wrong.
Second, this book is based on the version of the TOEFL offered before August 1, 2019. The test changed a bit on that date. Most of the content in the book is still fine, but be aware of the new format of the test. The main thing to keep in mind is that speaking questions one and five have been dropped and that the timing and number of questions in the listening part have been altered.
And now, the review:
I really appreciate what Collins has managed to do with it’s “Skills…” series in general, and this entry focusing on listening and speaking in particular.
The biggest strength of this book is its concise organization. It doesn’t waste time on a lot of “skills building” activities. I guess the authors looked at a lot of other books and came to the conclusion that such content is confusing and a waste of time. Instead, they focus on breaking down the structure of each question type so that students are as comfortable as possible going into the test.
In the book is a short chapter on each question type. They flow as follows:
Quick Guide (describes the question and answer requirements)
Walk through (a sample question, sample student notes, and a sample answer)
Get it Right (one page of concise tips)
Progressive Practice (three sample questions and a template)
At the end of the book there is a sample test with one question of each type.
And that’s it. But it really works. In about ten pages per question students get an accurate depiction of how each question is structured, and a fairly good template they can use to answer the question on test day. The sample answers are complete, and sufficiently long (unlike, say, the answers in Cracking the TOEFL IBTCracking the TOEFL).
I really want to draw attention to how rare it is to find such accurate questions. Most major books I have looked at (Kaplan, Barron’s, Princeton, etc) all contain inaccurate questions which make student study time EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT. The authors of those books don’t even seem to have taken the test, and so their work makes students confused and frustrated.
When students study accurate questions they can avoid wasting time. That is the strength of this book.
It is clear that four questions of each type might not be enough for students to master the test, but once they have a decent understanding of how the questions are put together they will be able to supplement this book with content from the Official Test Collection books (10 questions of each type, in total).
Second, this book is based on the version of the TOEFL offered before August 1, 2019. The test changed a bit on that date. Most of the content in the book is still fine, but be aware of the new format of the test. The main thing to keep in mind is that speaking questions one and five have been dropped and that the timing and number of questions in the listening part have been altered.
And now, the review:
I really appreciate what Collins has managed to do with it’s “Skills…” series in general, and this entry focusing on listening and speaking in particular.
The biggest strength of this book is its concise organization. It doesn’t waste time on a lot of “skills building” activities. I guess the authors looked at a lot of other books and came to the conclusion that such content is confusing and a waste of time. Instead, they focus on breaking down the structure of each question type so that students are as comfortable as possible going into the test.
In the book is a short chapter on each question type. They flow as follows:
Quick Guide (describes the question and answer requirements)
Walk through (a sample question, sample student notes, and a sample answer)
Get it Right (one page of concise tips)
Progressive Practice (three sample questions and a template)
At the end of the book there is a sample test with one question of each type.
And that’s it. But it really works. In about ten pages per question students get an accurate depiction of how each question is structured, and a fairly good template they can use to answer the question on test day. The sample answers are complete, and sufficiently long (unlike, say, the answers in Cracking the TOEFL IBTCracking the TOEFL).
I really want to draw attention to how rare it is to find such accurate questions. Most major books I have looked at (Kaplan, Barron’s, Princeton, etc) all contain inaccurate questions which make student study time EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT. The authors of those books don’t even seem to have taken the test, and so their work makes students confused and frustrated.
When students study accurate questions they can avoid wasting time. That is the strength of this book.
It is clear that four questions of each type might not be enough for students to master the test, but once they have a decent understanding of how the questions are put together they will be able to supplement this book with content from the Official Test Collection books (10 questions of each type, in total).
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