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The Princeton Review Cracking the TOEFL iBT 2009 Edition Proven techniques from the test-prep experts ‘ Strategies for improving your score on all sections of the test @ New cha

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Review

Cracking the TOEFL

iBT

2009 Edition

Proven techniques

from the test-prep experts

‘ Strategies for improving your score on all sections of the test

@ New chapter to help you practice your speaking,

including sample responses Audio exercises on CD to hone your listening skills

Summaries for all Core Concepts

¢ Tips on organizing and focusing your writing

Additional grammar review to

brush up on your basics

plus 1 full-length simulated TOEFL iBT

with audio sections on CD

More than 175 practice questions, »

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Part

Orientation

Part Il: Core

Concepts

Contents

1 Introduction 3

What Is the TOEFL? 4 What Is The Princeton Review? 10 What's in This Book 12 What's Not in This Book 12 How to Use This Book 1 Can | Really Improve My Score? 13 Taking the TOEFL iBT 1

2 Core Concept: Reading 19

Reading on the TOEFL 20

Step 1: Find the Purpose 2 Step 2: Understand the Structure 3 Step 3: State the Main Idea 62 Dealing with Difficult Passages 8 3 Core Concept:Listening 101 Listening on the TOEFL 102 Challenges in the Listening Section 103 Taking Notes 104 Active Listening 104

4 Core Concept: Speaking 113 Scoring for the Speaking Section "4 Part 1: Stating Your Purpose 15 Part 2: Organizing Your Ideas 119 Putting It All Together 125 Wrapping Things Up: The Conclusion 128

5 Core Concept: Writin 133 Scoring for the Writing Section 134 Part 1: Expressing Your Purpose 185 Part 2: Organizing Your Ideas 141 Part 3: Using Examples 148 Concluding Your Response 162

6 Cracking the Reading Section

Cracking the Reading Section: Basic Principles

Cracking the Reading Section: Basic Approach

Putting It all Together

7 Reading Practice Drills

Reading Dril #1

Reading Drill #2

Reading Drill #3

Reading Drill #4

8 Reading Practice Answers and Explanations

Reading Drill #1

Reading Drill #2

Reading Drill #3

Reading Dril #4

9 Cracking the Listening Section

Listening Directions

Cracking the Listening Section: Basic Principles

Cracking the Listening Section: Basic Approach

10 Listening Practice Drills

Drill #1: A Conversation,

Drill #2: A Conversation

Drill #3: A Lecture

Drill #4: A Lecture

Drill #5: A Lecture

11 Listening Practice Answers and Explanations

Drill #1: A Conversation

Drill #2: A Conversation

Drill #3: A Lecture

Drill #4: A Lecture

Drill #5: A Lecture

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Cracking the Speaking Section 335,

Cracking the Speaking Section: Basic Principles 398

Cracking the Speaking Section: Basic Approach 351

1 Personal Preference Question (Template #1) 373

2 Choose an Option Question (Template #2)

3, Summarize an Opinion Question (Template #3)

4, Summarize/Contrast Question (Template #4)

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5 Summarize/Preference Question (Template #5)

6 Summarize Question (Template #6)

Speaking Practice Answers and Explanations 387

1 Personal Preference Question (Template #1) 388

2 Choose an Option Question (Template #2) 388

3 Summarize an Opinion Question (Template #3) 389

4, Summarize/Contrast Question (Template #4) 390

5 Summarize/Preference Question (Template #5) 382

Cracking the Writing Section: Basic Principles 399

Cracking the Writing Section: Basic Approach 401

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Writing Answers and Explanations

Writing Practice Dril 1

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Writing Practice Drill #2 437

‘Writing Practice Drill #4 441

Writing Practice Drill #5 443

Taking a Practice

The Listening Section 500

19 Answer Key 555,

20 Answers and Explanations 559

viii | Contents

Part I

Orientation

1 Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

4 | Cracking the TOEFL iBT

WELCOME!

‘Welcome to The Princeton Review's thorough test preparation guide for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) In this book, you will find everything you need to prepare for the TOEFL— information on the test format, test-taking strategies, drills, and, of course, a full-length practice exam,

Part I of this book gives a brief outline on how the test is organized Part II helps you familiarize yourself with the basic concepts tested on the TOEFL Part III presents you with strategies and tips for the questions and tasks on the test Part

IV provides you with a full-length practice exam with answers and explanations,

WHAT IS THE TOEFL?

“The TOEFL is a test that assesses your proficiency in the type of English used in

an academic environment The test is administered on the Internet, which we'll explain in more detail on page 6

“The exam takes about four hours to complete and integrates four essential skills—

reading, listening, writing, and speaking This means that any given question or

task may require you to use one or more of these skills For example, before at- tempting a writing task on the TOEFL, you may have to first read a passage and listen to a lecture on the topic

Fortunately, the TOEFL is not as daunting as it may seem because it tests each of the four skills in a fairly specific way By working through this book in its entirety,

you'll become comfortable with the type of writing, speaking, reading, and listen-

ing skills that are required to get a good score on the exam

The Structure of the Test

‘The TOEFL is broken down into four distinct sections, one each for the skills

listed However, each section may require you to use more than one of the above

four skills The structure of the test is as follows: