Longman Preparation Course For The Toefl Test Ibt Listening

Description The second edition of Building Skills for the New TOEIC® Test prepares students for the new TOEIC® test and the new TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests.This concise text can be used in TOEIC® preparation classes or for self-study. Table of 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 Back Cover 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, theLongman 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 Practicesections 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)