The Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant: Vocabulary » (1st Edition)

Milada Broukal has taught English for over thirty years in North America and Europe. She has worked in all areas of the field, including syllabus design, teacher training, classroom teaching, and has been Director of Study of her own school. She is the author of over 30 successful textbooks including the series Weaving it Together, The Thomson Heinle Test Preparation Assistant series, and the recently published Check it Out! series. She is the holder of two MAs.

The Heinle & Heinle TOEFL test Assistant: Vocabulary is a vocabulary building text that prepares students to meet the vocabulary needs in all sections of the TOEFL test; i.e., Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension, in a variety of ways. Each section of the test has different vocabulary needs. The Listening Comprehension section requires vocabulary in the form of idioms, phrasal verbs, everyday and specific vocabulary. The Structure and Written Expression section tests knowledge of suffixes, and of confusing words. The Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension section requires looking for contextual clues that reveal the meaning of a word. This comprehensive text addresses all the vocabulary needs of the student.

1. Words in Context.
2.Theme Grouping: Living Things.
3.Theme Grouping: Time and Space.
4.Everyday and Specific Vocabulary.
5.Roots.
6.Theme Grouping: Thought and Communication.
7.Theme Grouping: Feelings and Sensations.
8.Idioms and Confusing Words.
9.Prefixes.
10.Theme Grouping: Places and Movement.
11.Theme Grouping: Size.
12.Suffixes.
13.Phrasal Verbs.