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Perfect Phrases for the TOEFLSpeaking and Writing Sections

Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases toImprove Your Conversational Ability,

Develop Your Writing Skills, andBuild Exam Confidence

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Contents

Part I. Introduction: How to Use the Book 1

Part II. The Speaking Section 3

Chapter 1. Description of Tasks 5

A. Independent Task: Speaking, Personal Preference 6

B. Independent Task: Paired Choice Task 10

C. Integrated Task: Reading/Listening/Speaking

(Campus-based) 14

D. Integrated Task: Listening/Reading/Speaking

(Academic topic) 22

E. Integrated Task: Listening/Speaking (Campus-based) 29

F. Integrated Task: Listening/Speaking (Academic topic) 35

Chapter 2. Phrases and Vocabulary for theSpeaking Section with Reference to Skill and Purpose 41

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Chapter 3. Speaking Skill Development 51

A. Websites for Improving Listening Skills 51

Part III. The Writing Section 53

Chapter 4. Description of Tasks 55

A. Independent Task 55

B. Integrated Task 61

Chapter 5. Phrases and Vocabulary for theWriting Section with Reference to Skill and Purpose 73

Chapter 6. Writing Skill Development 83

A. Suggestions for the Independent Task 83

B. Suggestions for the Integrated Task 85

Part IV. Vocabulary Development 87

Chapter 7. Summarizing Practice 89

A. Increasing Vocabulary through Reading 89

B. Increasing Vocabulary with the Academic Word Lists 89

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Appendix I Grammar 97

A. Grammar Pretest 97

B. Grammar Rules and Exercises 101

C. Grammar Posttest 147

Appendix II Punctuation 155

A. Punctuation Pretest 155

B. Punctuation Rules 157

C. Punctuation Posttest 162

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