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