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About This Book

iBT TOEFL Insider Reading is a complete reading skills book designed for students intending to
take the iBT TOEFL exam. It is designed to give students a complete understanding of the iBT
TOEFL reading section and what is expected of test takers in the reading section, as well as to
provide students with useful skills and strategies for meeting those expectations. To achieve these
goals, iBT TOEFL Insider Reading contains the following:

✔ Detailed explanations of each iBT TOEFL reading question type
✔ Specific strategies to solve each question type
✔ Guided and unguided reading practice to learn and then perfect reading skills
✔ Supplemental activities designed to develop technical reading skills and analytical
thinking skills
✔ Topic-based chapters to assist in vocabulary development
✔ Full answer key with detailed explanations of each question

What is the TOEFL?

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a vital measure of proficiency in English.
The TOEFL covers the essentials of English, including listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The
TOEFL focuses on the effective application of English in academic situations. The test is designed
to assess how foreign students will perform in an English-only academic setting. The test requires
not only the understanding of given material, but also the effective application of that material for
specific academic purposes. The TOEFL assumes that test takers have a mastery of the basic
principles of English, and such mastery is essential for success on the test. This point cannot be
overemphasized. Gaining a proficiency in the fundamentals of English (grammar, vocabulary,
reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills) is the first step to success on the TOEFL. The
TOEFL, therefore, leads to the right direction in English study because it requires the realistic
application of the test taker’s English abilities.

About the iBT

The iBT TOEFL is the newest version of the TOEFL exam. It was first instituted in the United States
in 2005. The iBT TOEFL is largely based on a communicative approach to language learning. It
places a great deal of importance on the ability to communicate effectively in English in an academic
environment. It is the first version of the TOEFL exam to assess English proficiency in all four
language areas (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). It is also the first version of the exam to
require that test takers apply these skills in an integrated fashion. Therefore, the iBT TOEFL
represents a more authentic, but also more challenging, assessment of English proficiency.

The iBT TOEFL is an Internet-based test. This simply means that the test data will be transmitted to
ETS scoring centers via the Internet. Test takers will still have to report to authorized test centers to
take the test.

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