Full Description
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Listening, by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the Listening section of the new TOEFL® integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive listening-skills course and a wealth of practice for the Listening section of the test, the Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Listening is appropriate for courses in TOEFL-test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL listening courses. The Student Book features: * Updated materials for all the new types of Listening passages and questions on the test * Diagnostic Listening Pre-tests and Post-tests that allow students to identify strengths and weaknesses and assess improvement * Listening-Skills exercises that provide authentic conversations in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speakers' attitude or purpose * Eight Listening Mini-Tests that preview the Listening section of the test * Two Listening Complete Tests that familiarize students with the actual test formatting and timing The CD-ROM features: * Completely different material from that in the Student Book * Practice sections for the Listening section of the test * Eight Listening Mini-Tests and two Listening Complete Tests * Pop-up explanations for all items on the CD-ROM * Easy-to-use diagnostic reports, scoring and record keeping to monitor progress * New "Send" feature that allows electronic submission of results System Requirements Windows * Windows 2000, XP, or Vista * 500 MHz or higher processor * 25 MB available on hard drive Macintosh * Mas OS X (10.3.9 and higher) * Power PC processor (200 MHz or higher recommended) * Power PC G3 (333 MHz or higher recommended) * 20 MB available on hard drive Both Systems * 128 MB RAM minimum (192 MB RAM or higher recommended) * Quad-speed CD-ROM drive * Sound card, speakers, and computer microphone (or other recording device) * Internet connection (for sending and receiving data)
Contents
LISTENING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST
A Problem with a Class
Sleep
LISTENING OVERVIEW
LISTENING SKILLS
Basic Comprehension
SKILL 1: UNDERSTAND THE GIST
Listening Exercise 1
SKILL 2: UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS
Listening Exercise 2
Listening Review Exercise (Skills 1-2): Anthropology Paper
Pragmatic Understanding
SKILL 3: UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTION
Listening Exercise 3
SKILL 4: UNDERSTAND THE SPEAKER'S STANCE
Listening Exercise 4
Listening Exercise (Skills 3-4): The Fugio Coin
Listening Review Exercise (Skills 1-4): Hibernation
Connecting Information
SKILL 5: UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION
Listening Exercise 5
SKILL 6: UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS
Listening Exercise 6
Listening Exercise (Skills 5-6): The Outer Banks
Listening Review Exercise (Skills 1-6): Leaf Arrangements
LISTENING POST-TEST
The Music Project
The Great Lakes
LISTENING MINI-TESTS
LISTENING MINI-TEST 1
Science Lab
The Little House Books
LISTENING MINI-TEST 2
Confused Assignment
Cross-Dating
LISTENING MINI-TEST 3
Biology Class
Gem Cuts
LISTENING MINI-TEST 4
Cumulative Exam
Mountains
LISTENING MINI-TEST 5
Scholarship
Atolls
LISTENING MINI-TEST 6
Schedule Plan
Animal Hearing
LISTENING MINI-TEST 7
Group Project
The Trumpet
LISTENING MINI-TEST 8
General Studies
Carbon
LISTENING COMPLETE TESTS
LISTENING COMPLETE TEST 1
Student Newspaper
The Great Salt Lake
Kleenex
Exam Grade
Hawaii
Three-Mile Island
LISTENING COMPLETE TEST 2
Grade Report
Washington, D.C.
The Letter C
The Space Shuttle
Caves
The Compound Eye
LISTENING DIAGNOSTIC AND SCORING
RECORDING SCRIPT
ANSWER KEY
AUDIO CD TRACKING LIST
