Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is the first step in a graded test preparation course designed to hone the test-taking skills required of students who will take the iBT TOEFL administered by ETS. In addition to familiarizing students with innovative question types found on the iBT TOEFL, this course provides tips and strategies for each of the four skill-based test sections: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is available in a combined edition with all four skills incorporated or by split editions (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing). 
Key Features 
 - Focused practice of each question type 
 - Controlled note-taking activities 
 - Annotated reading, listening, and sample response passages to support vocabulary acquisition 
 - Graded practice to support comfortable development of test skills 
 - Authentic test practice modeled on the TOEFL iBT format 
 - Full answer key including all sample responses 
 - Transcripts for all listening exercises and integrated tasks 
 - Audio recording includes over 120 sample conversations and lectures, as well as over 40 sample responses for speaking tasks 
 - Split editions (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing) available 
 - Combined audio CD set available separately 
The complete Compass TOEFL iBT Skills Course 
Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Beginning 
Developing Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Intermediate 
Mastering Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Advanced

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT, Beginning Writing (with Audio CD)

Test Preparation

Adam Worcester

Lark Bowerman

TOEFL & TOEIC

Compass-Publishing

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is the first step in a graded test preparation course designed to hone the test-taking skills required of students who will take the iBT TOEFL administered by ETS. In addition to familiarizing students with innovative question types found on the iBT TOEFL, this course provides tips and strategies for each of the four skill-based test sections: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Key Features 
 - Focused practice of each question type 
 - Controlled note-taking activities 
 - Annotated reading, listening, and sample response passages to support vocabulary acquisition 
 - Graded practice to support comfortable development of test skills 
 - Authentic test practice modeled on the TOEFL iBT format 
 - Full answer key including all sample responses 
 - Transcripts for all listening exercises and integrated tasks 
 - Audio recording includes over 120 sample conversations and lectures, as well as over 40 sample responses for speaking tasks 
 - Split editions (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing) available 
 - Combined audio CD set available separately 
The complete Compass TOEFL iBT Skills Course 
Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Beginning 
Developing Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Intermediate 
Mastering Skills for the TOEFL iBT -- Advanced

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT: Beginning

Eric Williamson

Compass Media Inc

Listening Practice through Dictation 4, w/Transcripts, Answer Key, and Audio CD (intermediate-level series that present basic listening transcription activities)

Reading Formula with Note Taking is a textbook designed to hone students' reading strategies and note-taking skills. Students will be challenged with content similar in style to that typically found on standardized tests designed to evaluate English proficiency such as academic paragraphs and short passages. Through the tips and exercises presented in Reading Formula with Note Taking, students will practice strategic reading skills to recognize the organization of information in passages and learn basic note-taking templates useful for outlining key information. Key features include:  - More than 80 academic paragraphs and passages for practice  - Various passages lengths for practice, ranging from 150 to 700 words  - Reading comprehension questions following each paragraph and passage, including questions targeting main idea, inference, rhetorical purpose, sentence insertion, and summarizing  - Answer key for all exercises including underlining guides and note diagrams

Reading Formula with Note-Taking (Finding Key Points through Reading Structures)

Paul Edmunds

Sun Ha Choi

Seung Jun Woo

Issues Now in the News is a course book designed to improve useful language skills for advanced-level learners while raising awareness about world issues and current events. Each of the 25 units contains an authentic news text from Voice of America, a multimedia broadcasting service funded by the US government. These texts highlight a wide variety of regional and global issues grouped into five themes: International Concerns, World Affairs, Life &amp; Trends, Environment &amp; Health, and Culture &amp; Entertainment. 
Each unit begins by introducing students to background and cultural information relevant to the news story. In addition to reading comprehension activities, new vocabulary, idioms, and expressions are reviewed after each text. Finally, each unit ends with thought-provoking questions designed to ignite class discussion. 
Key features include:
 (1) Authentic news texts from Voice of America
 (2) Useful vocabulary, idioms, and expressions for advanced-level learners
 (3) Exercises to support vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension
 (4) Topics for discussion
 (5) Full answer key for all exercises
 (6) An MP3 Audio CD that provides full audio recordings of the articles.

Issues Now in the News, Second Edition (w/MP3 CD)

Reading for the Real World Second Edition is a four-book series designed for high school and university students who are seeking to improve their fluency and comprehension skills in English. All reading passages have been revised and updated to include current issues. The wide range of topics presented in each book will appeal to students with diverse interests while exposing language learners to useful vocabulary items commonly encountered in academic readings from various fields. Each reading within the Reading for the Real World series is also accompanied by exercises designed to encourage students to explore the reading topics through speaking, writing, and vocabulary activities. Key Features 
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<li>Thematically organized readings within each book of the series </li> <li>Readings have been revised and updated to include current world events and issues to provide insight into topics beyond the classroom </li>
<li>Supplemental readings included with each passage explore a different area or issue related to the main passage </li> <li>Reading exercises designed to hone comprehension skills targeting recognition of main ideas, specific details, and implied information </li> <li>Activities also encourage reading, writing, and speaking skills </li> <li>Pre-reading and post-reading exercises reinforce vocabulary words encountered in the readings </li> <li>Various types of summary activities prepare students to effectively summarize readings concisely </li> <li>Audio recordings of reading pasages reinforce correct pronunciation and reading fluency </li>
</ul>

Reading for the Real World 1, Second Edition (Advanced Current Interest w/MP3 Audio CD)

Casey Malarcher

Andrea Janzen

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