For many learners of English, the TOEFL ? iBT will be the most important standardized test they ever take. Unfortunately for a large number of these individuals, the material covered on the TOEFL ? iBT remains a mystery to them, so they are unable to do well on the test. We hope that by using the Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT series, individuals who take the TOEFL ? iBT will be able to excel on the test and, in the process of using the book, may unravel the mysteries of the test and therefore make the material covered on the TOEFL ? iBT more familiar to themselves.
The TOEFL ? iBT covers the four main skills that a person must learn when studying any foreign language: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT series contains books that cover all four of these skills. The Decoding the TOEFL? iBT series contains books with three separate levels for all four of the topics as well as the Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Actual Test books. These books are all designed to enable learners to utilize them to become better prepared to take the TOEFL ? iBT. This book, Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced, covers the listening aspect of the test. It is designed to help learners prepare for the Listening section of the TOEFL ? iBT.
Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced can be used by learners who are taking classes and also by individuals who are studying by themselves. It contains eight chapters, each of which focuses on a different listening question, and one actual test at the end of the book. Each chapter contains explanations of the questions and how to answer them correctly. It also contains passages of varying lengths, including full-length passages, and it focuses on asking the types of questions that are covered in the chapter. The passages and question types in Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced are the same difficulty levels as those found on the TOEFL ? iBT. Individuals who use Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced will therefore be able to prepare themselves not only to take the TOEFL ? iBT but also to perform well on the test.
We hope that everyone who uses Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced will be able to become more familiar with the TOEFL ? iBT and will additionally improve his or her score on the test. As the title of the book implies, we hope that learners can use it to crack the code on the TOEFL ? iBT, to make the test itself less mysterious and confusing, and to get the highest grade possible. Finally, we hope that both learners and instructors can use this book to its full potential. We wish all of you the best of luck as you study English and prepare for the TOEFL ? iBT, and we hope that Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Listening Advanced can provide you with assistance during the course of your studies.
Michael A. PutlackStephen PoirierMaximilian Tolochko