Essential Words for the TOEFL.pdf

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.

Table of Contents:

* INTRODUCTION: Success on the TOEFL
Recent Changes in the TOEFL
Maximizing Your Vocabulary Potential— A Description of This Program
* Getting to Know the TOEFL
What Is the TOEFL?
Paper and Computer-Based TOEFLs
The Paper TOEFL
Section 1: Listening Comprehension
Section 2: Structure and Written Expression
Section 3: Reading Comprehension
The Computer-Based TOEFL
The Test of Written English
Some Helpful Hints for Both Versions of TOEFL
A Word About the Future
* Understanding the TOEFL Reading Section
Sample Questions
Strategy for the Paper TOEFL
Strategy for the Computer-Based 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
Word Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
* 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 Practice Test (Computer-Based Format)
General Directions
Section 3: Reading
Answers to TOEFL Practice Test
Scoring Your TOEFL Practice Test (Reading)
TOEFL Section 3 Score Conversion Table