Barron's TOEFL iBT Internet-Based Test, 12th Edition by Pamela Sharpe Ph.D. Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Barron's TOEFL iBT Internet-Based Test, 12th Edition
Book Review: Contents are pretty good staffs.
Summary: 4 Stars
I like Barron's book to practice iBT TOEFL test.
The Listening section's explanation is wrong, but it does not matter 'cause contents are really, really good.
It contains following;
1) selected possible iBT TOEFL reading topics
2) quite similar to Listening material
3) useful words for Writing
I do not mention about speaking because it needs partner who listens response.
I am satisfied with this contens, but I have one thing that I cannot accept... that is, CD-Rom materials are all the same as materials in the book. If only it had not been the same as book's contens... I'd rate 5stars.
Anyway, this will improve your scores.
Book Review: CD rom is the excellent simulation of the ibt test
Summary: 4 Stars
the cd-rom is the excellent simulation for the real ibt test. When i entered the real ibt test i didnt have any problem understanding the system of the test. also the exercises and questions are helpful and similar with the real ibt test. the only negative thing about the cd rom is your scores arent saved when you turn your computer off so you have to write them down somewhere else. note: to solve the exercises dont forget to buy the audio CD's sold seperately otherwise you wont be able to solve them.Book Review: A Must-Have for anyone who is serious about a good score!
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with the previous comment about how daunting it is to pick the right book to purchase in the beginning - I chose the Barron's edition with audio CDs and McGraw Hill's ETS standard edition. The latter was helpful in evaluating one's own speaking level against real life examples, but the former was far superior in its content layout and diversity of subjects covered. In my opinion study tips & tricks will never be as effective as actually sitting model tests under simulated environment repetitively. I highly recommend running the full listening/speaking section all the way without stopping (except for the writing sections within those sections) as this will give you more rigorous practice than those offered in the actual test where you get to pause after each question.
I spent two weeks on this book and an afternoon skimming through official ETS test prep book, and scored 115 out of 120.
Book Review: Value for money
Summary: 4 Stars
The book had adequate examples to practice, some good study tips and exam strategies. I got a 110 in my TOEFL exam. It was the most cost-efficient.
The most confusing thing while buying the book was Barron publishes 3 versions of this book - with audio CD, with CD ROM and only the book. The audio CD version contains audio for all listening sections but no computer-based tests / scoring. I believe the CD ROM version has that.
Other things that would be good to have:
- a feature to record your speaking section (available with Longman)
- a feature to record your written skills and get an automated evaluation.
Book Review: Great book!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has been most helpful for me. It has the most difficult readings and listening of all books I used. I also used OG for TOEFL and Longman. Speaking and writing parts are also very difficult and very helpful. With this book and other two I was prepared in just 15 days. My score was 101.