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Covers the key problem areas on the TOEFL exam
The TOEFL Prep Bundle helps students complete the requirements for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. The programs contain a wide variety of interactive learning activities that have been effective in advancing students reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills relevant to TOEFL success. The bundle will familiarize students with the type of content they will see on the exam. Lessons are self-paced and self-correcting. Voice support is available with most of the programs. Student scores are tracked in a record management system that allows instructors and students to view results and print reports.
The TOEFL Prep Bundle consists of the following areas and packages:
- Reading
Concepts covered:
Determine main idea of passages
Identify sequence of details in reading passages
Draw inferences from text
Draw conclusions by choosing salient information from text
Understand vocabulary from context by choosing contextual clues
Increase vocabulary recognition
Differentiate between fact and opinion
Recall facts and details
Understand, analyze, and interpret written materials based on work-related topics
Packages included:
- Accu-Reading, Set 2
Helps students master specific reading skills.
- Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Upper Grades, Sets 3 and 4
Helps students improve reading comprehension.
- Vocabulary Super Stretch, Sets 1 and 2
Helps students with word recognition, meanings, and origins.
- Science Reading for College Prep
Sharpens students ability to interpret science texts.
- Social Studies Reading for College Prep
Sharpens students ability to interpret social studies texts.
- Structure / Writing
Concepts covered:
Build knowledge of English language grammar
Recognize common errors in word usage
Understand parts of speech
Practice proper use of verb tenses
Recognize problems in sentence structure
Practice grammar in conversational form
Work on grammar in a single-concept or mixed-practice format
Write clear and descriptive sentences
Express ideas coherently and fluently in paragraph form
Improve writing style and sentence structure
Improve word choice
Proofread for punctuation and spelling
Save and publish finished work
Packages included:
- Essay Punch
Takes students through the steps of writing an essay.
- Grammar Fitness for Upper Grades, Sets 3 and 4
Helps students master troublesome points of grammar.
- Write It Right, Sets 1 and 2
Helps students view and correct problem problems in writing.
- Listening
Concepts covered:
Learn proper pronunciation and intonation of North American English
Listen to words, sentences, passages, questions, and help messages
Learn the correct pronunciation of vocabulary words
Packages included:
- The 2008 TOEFL Prep Bundle includes the Merit Text Talker to help students understand English as it is spoken in college and university settings.