Check Your English Vocabulary TOEFL 4th EDITION 2021
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TOEFL
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TOEFL
Check Your English Vocabulary TOEFL 4th EDITION
Introduction
If you are going to take the TOEFL®, you will find the vocabulary exercises in this workbook
very helpful. They will help you to review, practice and acquire a lot of the words and
expressions that you might need to use in the Writin...
If you are going to take the TOEFL®, you will find the vocabulary exercises in this workbook
very helpful. They will help you to review, practice and acquire a lot of the words and
expressions that you might need to use in the Writing and Speaking sections, or that you
might come across or be tested on in the Listening and Reading sections. A greater
command of vocabulary is one of the key factors that will help you raise your TOEFL®
score.
Structure of the workbook
The workbook is divided into two sections. The first section deals with general vocabulary,
including synonyms, idioms, and phrasal verbs. The second, smaller section is topic-
specific, and focuses on some of the topics that regularly appear in the TOEFL®. Each topic
is accompanied by a typical TOEFL® Writing question, which will give you the chance to
use the key vocabulary in an essay.
There is a comprehensive answer key at the back of the book.
How to use the book
You should not go through the exercises mechanically. It is better to choose areas that you
are unfamiliar with, or areas that you feel are of specific interest or importance to yourself.
Remember that you should keep a record of new words and expressions that you learn,
and review these from time to time so that they become an active part of your vocabulary.
There is a vocabulary record sheet at the back of the book which you can photocopy as
many times as you like. Use this to build up your own personal vocabulary bank.
We recommend that you have a good dictionary with you, and refer to it when necessary.
However, always try to do the exercises without a dictionary first, and then use the
dictionary to check anything that you are not sure of. A particularly useful reference is the
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. You will find a free on line version of
this at www.macmillandictionary.com. When you open the web page, make sure you
choose ‘American’, which you will find by clicking on ‘Options’ at the top of the page.
Extending your vocabulary
Also remember that there are other methods of acquiring new vocabulary. For example,
you should read as much as possible from a different variety of authentic reading materials
(books, newspapers, magazines, on line articles, etc.).
Practicing for the TOEFL
There is a lot of TOEFL® material available, but we particularly recommend Barron’s TOEFL®
iBT by Pamela J. Sharpe (ISBN 978-0-7641-9698-0), which provides comprehensive practice
for all sections of the exam, as well as offering essential language skills development and
useful studying strategies. It also gives lots of vital information on the test itself and how it
works. The book has been written for the Internet-based TOEFL®, but is also useful if you are
going to take the older, standard computer-based TOEFL®. You might also like to consider
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, Barron’s Practice Exercises for the TOEFL® by the same author (ISBN 978-0-7641-4566-7),
and Achieve TOEFL® iBT by Renald Rilcy and Rawdon Wyatt (ISBN 978-0-462-00447-1).
Information about the TOEFL®
The purpose of the TOEFL® is to evaluate a non-native English speaker’s proficiency in the
English language. Almost one million students every year from 180 countries register to
take the TOEFL®: the majority of universities and colleges in North America as well as in
other English-speaking countries require official TOEFL® score reports for admission. The
test is also used by institutions in other countries where English is the language of
instruction. In addition, government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing /
certification agencies use TOEFL® scores to evaluate English proficiency. An acceptable
score depends on the particular institution or agency involved.
About the Check your English Vocabulary series
Check your English Vocabulary for TOEFL is one of several books in the Check your English
Vocabulary series. These books are designed to help students of English (and those who
are working or who want to work in an English-speaking environment) to develop and
practice the essential vocabulary that they would need to know or use on a day-to-day
basis, or in order to get a better grade in an exam.
There are currently 15 books in the series:
Check your English Vocabulary for Academic English
Check your English Vocabulary for TOEFL®
Check your English Vocabulary for TOEIC
Check your English Vocabulary for IELTS
Check your English Vocabulary for FCE+
Check your English Vocabulary for PET
Check your English Vocabulary for Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
Check your English Vocabulary for Business and Administration
Check your English Vocabulary for Law
Check your English Vocabulary for Medicine
Check your English Vocabulary for Computing
Check your English Vocabulary for Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Check your English Vocabulary for Human Resources
Check your English Vocabulary for Banking and Finance
Check your English Vocabulary for Living in the UK
For more information, visit www.acblack.com
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