What is different about the TOEFL iBT test? • It tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The emphasis will be on using English to communicate. • It will be delivered via the Internet in secure test centers around the world. Once the new test is introduced in an area, the computer-based and paper-based tests will no longer be offered there. • Some tasks require test takers to combine more than one skill. To succeed academically in Englishspeaking colleges and universities, students need to be able to combine their language skills in the classroom. New integrated questions, or “tasks,” help students build the confi dence needed to communicate in the academic environments they plan to enter. The new integrated tasks will ask test takers to: • read, listen, then speak in response to a question • listen, then speak in response to a question • read, listen, then write in response to a question
"Show me a strong leader and I'll show you an effective communicator. In complex organizations the art of communications is of paramount importance for the individual in the organization and the organization's overall success. There never seems to be enough of the right kind of communication. This book offers a great deal to the person willing to listen, which is indeed one of the most important attributes of a good communicator."
You can listen to thousands of radio channels (eg audiobook , bbc , &ct) while you're working on the computer this program allows you to listen to radio and watch TV broadcasts on the internet. All radio and TV stations are grouped by country.
Listen and Learn 101 American English idioms (Book+Audio) Publication Date: 1996 Primary Category: Citizenship/American Culture. Language Level: Intermediate Education Sector. High School, Pre-University (Intensive type programs), Adult Education How much dirt is there in a hole exactly one foot deep and one foot wide? None. A hole is empty! Students' minds will be far from empty with this humorous book! Riddles provide a wealth of opportunity to gain new insights into the American English language and culture. Each one is accompanied by text that helps ESL students master the underlying linguistic and cultural reasons why the joke is funny. For example, How do you keep a rhinoceros from charging? (Take away his credit cards) points out the double meaning of the word charge. Categories include riddles whose solutions depend on a play on words or cultural understanding, or those that present a logic problem. Comic art makes this a delightful way to learn English! • Audio CD: The audio CD contains readings of each of the 101 idioms, so you can hear how American English sounds and practice what you have learned.
Learning to speak a foreign language fluently and without an accent isn’t easy. In most educational systems, students spend many years studying grammatical rules, but they don’t get much of the chance to speak. Arriving in a new county can be a frustrating experience. Although, they may be able to read and write very well, they often that they can’t understand what the people say to them. English is especially difficult. Because pronunciation of words is not clearly shown by how they are written. But the major problem is being able to listen, think and respond in another language at a natural speed. This takes time and practice. AMERICAN ENGLISH
