listening practices | Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test (Book & CD-ROM)

I cannot recommend all of staffs. | Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test (Book & CD-ROM) | Jolene Gear, Robert Gear

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	• Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test (Book & CD-ROM) Jolene Gear, Robert Gear Cambridge University Press, 2006 - 616 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

the perfect READING and LISTENING prep

This book really helps you develop skills and specific ways
of studying and expressing yourself literally.It even helps in expanding your awareness. Really helpful,really nice.Really tidy step-by-step guide,
makes me feel secure I got the tools for success.Just one other thing--
the CD is good,listening practices are perfect and everything,but I got a virus from it,from the .exe file on my PC so I decided not to use the send-your-response-to-a-teacher feature .And there is no other way you can measure your speaking and writing skills before you go to TOEFL.

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listening practices

This is a pretty good book, I would say (although, I can't compare it with other ones). The book has 4 sections for each of the testsections. Each section has tiny steps and explains everything. After each step you take a small test to see if you understood everything. I got bored with all the explanations and examples, so I only did the tests and reviewed the sections, where I had problems.
It comes with a CD-Rom, which is very good, because you can practice either the computer test or the written Test. The only problem is the listening section is not on the CD-Rom. You have to buy it extra on CDs (which I couldn't find and actually don't want to spend extra money for). So if you have big troubles understanding spoken English, you'll have to get an extra training book. That is the big minus when buying this product. Everything else is great.

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I cannot recommend all of staffs.

It is well-organized.

Beginning practice is excessively useful. Also, Listening, Speaking, and Writing practice are helpful.(If you wanna practice Listening, you have to buy extra audio CDs... but it surely is helpful. It contains different types of accent such as British, Australian.)

However, as for reading practice, I cannot recommend this 'cause it's totally different from real the iBT TOEFL test. I cannot accept this book's practice style.

In conclusion, people who want to improve;
1) Listening
2) Speaking
3) Writing(including Grammer practice)

this book helps you.

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quite good BUT

Listening section does not contain Audio CD, why are not these excersises on the CDROM?! The attached CDROM has less than 300MB and typical cdrom can contain more than 600MB!!!
The Structure section does not contain enough exercises. Some parts are easy for me and I need just 4-5 sentences to see if I understand the problem. Others are more tricky and they contain only 8 examples?! I am taking the test in four weeks, so I will see how much helpful the book was.

A new edition designed to prepare students for the TOEFL® iBT test, administered online. Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL? test, Fourth Edition helps students master the language skills they need to succeed on the TOEFL? iBT Test and communicate effectively in an academic setting. Using an integrated skills approach that mirrors the structure of the TOEFL? iBT, this fully revised text is ideal for classroom use and self-study. The book contains hundreds of skill-building exercises covering all of the question types in the exam and four practice tests. A supporting skills section is provided to improve grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and study skills. The CD-ROM presents the book tests and three additional practice tests in an electronic format that simulates the online TOEFL? iBT test. The audio program available on audio CD or audio cassette contains conversations and lectures for all listening exercises and test questions.

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