Cracking the TOEFL iBT - 2019 Edition
Princeton Review, 2019, 588 pages,
with Audio CD
Cracking the TOEFL iBT with Audio
CD, 2019 Edition, provides students with reviews of core concepts, plus practice
drills for the Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing sections; a
comprehensive grammar review; tips and time-saving techniques to help students
ace the Reading and Writing sections; and much more. It also includes audio
tracks for practice emulating the actual testing environment (accessible on both
an included MP3 CD and as streaming files online).
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Contents
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Part I: Orientation 1
1 Introduction 3
Welcome! 4
What Is the TOEFL? 4
What Is The Princeton Review? 11
What's in This Book 12
What's Not in This Book 12
How to Use This Book 13
Can I Really Improve My Score? 13
POOD—Personal Order of Difficulty 15
General Strategies to Improve Your English and Prepare
for the TOEFL 16
Study Plans 21
Part II: Core Concepts 25
2 Core Concept: Reading 27
Reading on the TOEFL 28
Steps to Mastering Active Reading 30
Dealing with Difficult Passages 85
3 Core Concept: Listening 103
Listening on the TOEFL 104
Challenges in the Listening Section 105
Taking Notes 105
Active Listening 106
Transcripts 112
4 Core Concept: Speaking 115
Scoring for the Speaking Section 116
Part 1: Stating Your Purpose 116
Part 2: Organizing Your Ideas 121
Putting It All Together 127
Wrapping Things Up: The Conclusion 130
5 Core Concept: Writing 133
Scoring for the Writing Section 134
Part 1: Expressing Your Purpose 136
Part 2: Organizing Your Ideas 140
Part 3: Writing the Perfect Body Paragraph 153
Part 4: Concluding Your Response 158
Grammar Review 161
6. Vocabulary 165
Vocab, Vocab, Vocab 166
Root Words 184
Part III: Cracking Each Section of the TOEFL 193
7 Cracking the Reading Section 195
Cracking the Reading Section: Basic Principles 198
Cracking the Reading Section: Basic Approach 201
Putting It All Together 208
8 Reading Practice Drills 243
Reading Practice Drill #1 244
Reading Practice Drill #2 249
Reading Practice Drill #3 253
Reading Practice Drill #4 258
Reading Practice Drill #5 262
Reading Practice Drill #6 266
Reading Practice Drill #7 270
Reading Practice Drill #8 274
9 Reading Practice Answers and Explanations 277
Reading Practice Drill #1 278
Reading Practice Drill #2 281
Reading Practice Drill #3 285
Reading Practice Drill #4 289
Reading Practice Drill #5 292
Reading Practice Drill #6 296
Reading Practice Drill #7 296
Reading Practice Drill #8 297
10 Cracking the Listening Section 299
Listening Section Directions 301
Cracking the Listening Section: Basic Principles 302
Cracking the Listening Section: Basic Approach 308
Final Tips for the Listening Section 324
Note Taking 325
The Five R's of Note Taking 326
 Habits of Bad Listeners 327
11 Listening Practice Drills 331
Listening Practice Drill #1: A Conversation 332
Listening Practice Drill #2: A Conversation 335
Listening Practice Drill #3: A Lecture 336
Listening Practice Drill #4: A Lecture 339
Listening Practice Drill #5: A Lecture 342
12 Listening Practice Answers and Explanations 345
Listening Practice Drill #1: A Conversation 346
Listening Practice Drill #2: A Conversation 348
Listening Practice Drill #3: A Lecture 351
Listening Practice Drill #4: A Lecture 353
Listening Practice Drill #5: A Lecture 356
13 Cracking the Speaking Section 361
Speaking Section Directions 363
How the Speaking Section Is Scored 364
Cracking the Speaking Section: Basic Principles 364
Practice: Using Transitions 374
Answers and Explanations for Practice: Using Transitions 375
Cracking the Speaking Section: Basic Approach 376
Independent Tasks 377
Integrated Tasks—Reading, Listening, Speaking 381
Integrated Tasks—Listening and Speaking 387
Appendix: Transcripts to Audio Tracks 393
14 Speaking Practice Drills 401
Personal Preference Question (Template #1) 403
Choose an Option Question (Template #2) 403
Summarize an Opinion Question (Template #3) 404
Summarize/Contrast Question (Template #4) 406
Summarize/Preference Question (Template #5) 409
Summarize Question (Template #6) 411
15 Speaking Practice Answers and Explanations 415
Personal Preference Question (Template #1) 416
Choose an Option Question (Template #2) 417
Summarize an Opinion Question (Template #3) 417
Summarize/Contrast Question (Template #4) 419
Summarize/Preference Question (Template #5) 420
Summarize Question (Template #6) 421
16 Cracking the Writing Section 423
Writing Section Directions 424
How the Writing Section Is Scored 425
Cracking the Writing Section: Basic Principles 425
Cracking the Writing Section: Basic Approach 428
17 Writing Practice Drills 439
Writing Practice Drill #1 440
Writing Practice Drill #2 444
Writing Practice Drill #3 445
Writing Practice Drill #4 446
Writing Practice Drill #5 447
18 Writing Practice Answers and Explanations 449
Writing Practice Drill #1 450
Writing Practice Drill #2 453
Writing Practice Drill #3 455
Writing Practice Drill #4 457
Writing Practice Drill #5 459
Part IV: Taking a Practice Test 463
Evaluating Your Performance 464
What Now? 465
19 TOEFL iBT Practice Test 467
The Reading Section 468
The Listening Section 515
The Speaking Section 545
The Writing Section 554
20 Practice Test Answer Key 561
21 Practice Test Answers and Explanations 563
The Reading Section 564
The Listening Section 573
The Speaking Section: Sample Responses 587
The Writing Section: Sample Responses 593
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