Toefl exam Essentials

Appendix B
Resources
OFFICIAL TOEFL EXAM INFORMATION
The TOEFL exam is administered by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS). Most questions you may have about the TOEFL
exam can be answered at www.toefl.org. You can contact the
TOEFL offices at:
TOEFL/TSE Services
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541
Telephone: [phone] (Monday–Friday, 8:00 
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Fax: [phone]
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TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS
RESOURCES
Here are some additional resources on the TOEFL exam, as
well as on the topics testeed—reading, listening, grammar/
structure, and writing.
Print
501 Reading Comprehension Questions, 2nd edition (New York:
LearningExpress, 2001).
Bonet, Diana, Ed., et al. The Business of Listening: A Practical
Guide to Effective Listening (Menlo Park, CA: Crisp
Publications, 2001).
Chesla, Elizabeth. Read Better, Remember More, 2nd edition
(New York: LearningExpress, 2000).
Chesla, Elizabeth. LearningExpress’s TOEFL Exam Success
(New York: LearningExpress, 2002).
Kurtin, Mary, et al. Grammar Workbook for the TOEFL Exam
(Lawrenceville, NJ: ARCO, 2001).
Lougheed, Lin. How to Prepare for the Computer-Based TOEFL
Essay: Test of English as a Foreign Language (Hauppage, NY:
Barron’s, 2000).
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition
(Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003).
Preparation for the Computer-Based TOEFL Test: Powerprep
Software (Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service,
2000).
Sharpe, Pamela. Passkey to the TOEFL, 4th edition (Hauppage,
NY: Barron’s, 2001).
TOEFL Sample Tests, 6th edition (Princeton, NJ: Educational
Testing Services, 2001).

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RESOURCES
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Yates, Jean. The Ins and Outs of Prepositions: A Guide Book for
ESL Students (Hauppage, NY: Barron’s, 1999).
Online
www.a4esl.org—Quizzes for ESL speakers/writers, covering
slang, holidays, reading, culture, writing, grammar, idioms,
vocabulary. Helpful links to other websites.
www.toefl.org—This is the official TOEFL site from which
you can download the TOEFL Bulletin, find answers to
common questions about the exam, and order official
Educational Testing Service test-prep materials.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl—An online writing
lab with explanations, workshops, exercises, and links to
other writing help centers. There is a section especially for
ESL students with a grammar refresher course.

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Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 How to Use This Book to Get a Top Score
• Chapter 2 Listening
• Chapter 3 Structure
• Chapter 4 Reading
• Chapter 5 Writing
• Appendix A: Test Details
• Appendix B: Resources