基本信息
書名:Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test 托福詞匯和語法
作者:Ingrid Wisniewska
齣版社名稱:Collins Learning
齣版時間:2013
語種: 英文
ISBN:9780007499663
商品尺寸:21x 1 x 26.9 cm
包裝:平裝
頁數:192
編輯推薦
在托福考試中,雖然並不單獨設置詞匯或語法題,但在口語、寫作、閱讀、聽力四大闆塊中都會考查這兩項的應用,可以說,詞匯和語法是取得高分的基礎所在。Collins齣版的這本Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test《托福詞匯和語法》主要針對托福考試中重點的詞匯和語法知識進行瞭歸納及講解,幫助考生攻剋詞匯、語法關。本書為英文版,適閤CEF歐洲共同語言參考標準英語達B級及以上或中級英語水平的讀者使用。
推薦理由:
1.內容選自學術詞匯錶(AWL)以及其他常用詞匯,並按主題分類;
2.釋義簡潔易懂,並提供例句,均源自柯林斯45億英語語料庫,準確地道;
3.歸納總結相關詞根詞綴,有助於提高考生詞匯量;
4.覆蓋托福考試中全部題型的重要語法知識,各個擊破;
5.分單元模塊學習,練習較多,含鞏固練習題及考試模擬題;
6.提供相應的學習、解題技巧、考試信息及答案,方便自學;
7.英文原版,附贈MP3光盤,並附錄聽力原文文本及詞匯錶。
If you're working towards taking the TOEFL Test and want to improve your vocabulary and grammar, this is the book for you. You will master the language that you need for all sections of the test, be fully prepared for all question types, and achieve TOEFL Test success.
Vocabulary
·Twenty units covering academic topics from arts to sciences
·Practice exercises providing coverage of all test question types
·Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills boxes focusing on prefixes, suffixes and roots, to develop better word-building skills
Grammar
·Twenty units reviewing key grammar points with sample sentences showing grammar in context
·Grammar practiced within academic subject areas
·Full coverage of TOEFL test question types and a range of general practice exercises
Study tips
·Strategies to support independent learning
Test information and tips
·Facts about the test and strategies for success
Overview of the TOEFL test
·Test summary giving you an easy-reference overview of every section of the test
Audio
·MP3 audio CD and complete scripts
Answer key
·Complete key tor checking your answers
Ideal for improving your TOEFL score
Perfect for self study or for use in the classroom
Intermediate+
CEF level: B+
內容簡介
Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test《托福詞匯和語法》全書主要分為詞匯和語法兩大部分,每部分根據主題或考試闆塊各細分為20個小單元,采用知識概覽+鞏固練習+模擬測試的訓練形式,並提供相應的學習或考試技巧,幫助考生係統、牢固地掌握知識要點及相關考試信息,從而為取得高分奠定堅實的基礎。
Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test is designed to help students master the vocabulary and grammar that they require to get a high score in the TOEFL test. This book also exposes students to the task types they will encounter in the TOEFL test. There are tips and strategies for how to approach the various test tasks which will enable students to improve their skills, gain confidence, and achieve the score they need.
It is ideal for use alongside Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test: Reading and Writing and Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test: Speaking and Listening.
Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test features:
* An overview of each part of the TOEFL test
* Twenty thematically-organised units of vocabulary, & twenty units of grammar practice, identifying the key grammar points most needed in each part of the test
* MP3 audio CD
* Full audio script and answer key — ideal for use in the classroom and for self-study
* Academic word list — a useful reference tool containing the key vocabulary students need for the TOEFL test
Each unit is laid out in a clear, easy-to-follow style with practice activities and guidance to enable efficient practice for the TOEFL test.
Each unit contains:
* Overview — for quick reference on the core vocabulary or g grammar of the unit
* Study tips — to help students to remember what they have learned and improve their study technique
* Test practice activities — set in the style that students will encounter them in the test, to help familiarize students with all aspects of the test
* Test tips — useful tips to help students improve their performance on Test day
* Vocabulary building feature — to increase students’ lexical ability
Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test is powered by language from the Collins COBUILD corpus. The 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus is the world’s largest database of the English language and is updated every month. You can be sure the language you learn is up-to-date.
作者簡介
Ingrid Wisniewska studied languages at Oxford University and has a PhD in language education. She has taught academic English and TOEFL preparation classes in Japan, Europe, and the U.S. and has written a wide range of ELT materials for students and teachers.
目錄
Index of question types about this book
Vocabulary
Arts
Unit 1 Visual art and architecture
Unit 2 Literature
Unit 3 Music end dance
Unit 4 Comparing and contrasting
Life Science
Unit 5 Biology
Unit 6 Medicine and healthcare
Unit 7 Animal behavior
Unit 8 Opinions
Social Science
Unit 9 History
Unit 10 Business and economics
Unit 11 Sociology and archeology
Unit 12 Cause and effect
Physical Science
Unit 13 Technology and computers
Unit 14 Climate and environment
Unit 15 Chemistry, physics, astronomy
Unit 16 Reporting verbs
General Topics
unit 17 College campus vocabulary
Unit 18 Prepositions
Unit 19 Paraphrasing
Unit 20 Prefixes and roots
Grammar
Key grammar for the independent writing and speaking tasks
Unit 1 Review of verb forms
Unit 2 Review of articles
Unit 3 Subject-verb agreement
Unit 4 Comparative structures
Unit 5 Modals (present and future)
Key grammar for the integrated tasks (speaking and writing sections)
Unit 6 Conditional sentences
Unit 7 Problems and solutions
Unit 8 Reported speech (1)
Unit 9 Reported speech (2)
Unit 10 Gerunds and infinitives
Key grammar for the reading and listening sections
Unit 11 Reference words
Unit 12 The passive
Unit 13 Conjunctions
Unit 14 Relative clauses
Unit 15 Office hours conversations
Key grammar for all sections
Unit 16 Causatives
Unit 17 Introductory there and it
Unit 18 Paraphrasing
Unit 19 Nominalization
Unit 20 Common errors
Overview of the TOEFL test
Answer key
Audio script
Word list
我最欣賞的,是它在內容組織上的那種“逆嚮工程”思維。很多詞匯書都是一股腦地把單詞堆砌起來,然後告訴你背下來就行瞭。但這本書顯然是從真實的托福考試數據中提煉齣來的,它不是羅列所有已知的托福詞匯,而是精確地聚焦於那些“高頻誤用”和“高分瓶頸詞”。比如,它不會隻停留在“abandon”這種基礎詞匯上,而是會深入挖掘“abnegate”、“abdicate”這些近義詞在不同語境下的細微差彆,並輔以大量真實的閱讀或聽力材料片段作為佐證。這種“情境化教學”的理念,極大地避免瞭死記硬背的枯燥。更妙的是,語法部分的處理也擺脫瞭傳統語法書的刻闆教條。它不隻是告訴你“這個時態的構成是什麼”,而是會直接展示你在寫作或口語中可能會犯的“地道錯誤”,然後提供“母語者修正”的範例。這就像請瞭一位經驗豐富的老考官坐在你旁邊指導,直接點破你思維定勢裏的那些“中式英語”陷阱。這種由“問題”反推“知識點”的結構,讓學習過程充滿瞭解決謎題的快感,而不是被動接受知識的壓力。
評分這本書的作者團隊顯然不是簡單的編譯者,而是真正深入理解瞭當代英語學習者睏境的研究者。最讓我印象深刻的是它對“批判性思維”在語言應用中的體現。在講解一些錶示判斷和推測的動詞時,作者並未滿足於給齣“believe”和“assert”的簡單區分,而是深入探討瞭這些動詞背後所蘊含的“立場強度”和“證據級彆”。比如,當文章作者使用“suggest”而非“prove”時,它揭示瞭作者態度的謹慎性,這直接關係到我們在做判斷題時能否選齣最符閤原文“語氣”的答案。這種對語言深層語義的挖掘,遠遠超齣瞭普通詞匯或語法的範疇,直擊高分段位的要求。此外,我注意到書本在排版上特彆注重“留白藝術”,這讓整個閱讀過程充滿瞭呼吸感,而不是被密密麻麻的文字壓迫。這種對閱讀體驗的尊重,間接促進瞭知識的吸收,因為舒適的環境能讓人保持更長時間的專注力。總而言之,這是一本集學術嚴謹性、教學創新性與用戶體驗設計於一體的優秀學習資源,它成功地將枯燥的應試準備轉化成瞭一場有目的、有策略的知識探索之旅。
評分這本書的裝幀設計簡直是一場視覺盛宴,從封麵到內頁排版,都透露著一種沉穩而專業的學究氣質。我拿到手的時候,首先被它那啞光處理的書皮吸引瞭,觸感細膩,不像有些教材那種廉價的光滑感,顯得格外有質感。內頁的紙張選擇也非常考究,不是那種刺眼的亮白,而是略帶米色的護眼紙張,長時間閱讀下來,眼睛的疲勞感明顯減輕瞭不少。布局上,作者顯然花瞭很多心思進行模塊化處理。章節標題清晰明瞭,字體大小和字重搭配得恰到好處,重點詞匯和語法規則的標識采用瞭不同的顔色或加粗處理,使得學習路徑一目瞭然。舉個例子,在講解那些易混淆的同義詞辨析部分,他們用瞭雙欄對比的格式,左邊是A詞的詳細解釋和例句,右邊緊接著B詞,中間留齣瞭一塊空白區域,我習慣性地用鉛筆在那裏寫下自己的助記方法或它們之間的細微語境差彆,這種設計簡直是為主動學習者量身定做的“互動區”。而且,書中的插圖或圖錶(如果有的化,我是在說一般高質量教材的設計)如果涉及復雜的語法結構圖解,都會用清晰的箭頭和色塊來引導視綫,邏輯性極強,讓人在麵對冗長復雜的規則時,不會感到無從下手,這種對閱讀體驗的極緻追求,讓這本書不僅僅是一本工具書,更像是一件精美的學習夥伴。
評分從實用性的角度來看,這本書的“實戰導嚮性”達到瞭一個前所未有的高度。我發現很多教材在教授詞匯時,往往忽略瞭托福考試中閱讀文章的特點——即大量使用非核心詞匯的“語篇連接詞”和“論證邏輯詞匯”。這本書在這方麵的投入巨大。它專門開闢瞭一個章節來解析文章的“骨架”,比如如何識彆轉摺、遞進、因果關係在句子和段落層麵是如何用詞匯支撐起來的。這對於提高閱讀速度和理解作者意圖至關重要。舉個例子,書中對“consequently”、“ergo”、“thereby”這些詞的辨析,不僅僅是給齣中文意思,而是分析瞭它們在不同句式結構中對句子重心的微妙影響。此外,我特彆喜歡它在語法部分對於“非謂語動詞”和“虛擬語氣”的講解方式,它沒有采用傳統的枯燥公式,而是通過分析托福閱讀中那些長難句的復雜修飾結構,反嚮指導我們如何快速拆解這些句子。這種“拆解式學習法”,讓我感覺自己不再是被動地接受信息,而是主動地在“破解”考試的密碼,學習效率因此得到瞭質的飛躍。
評分這本書的配套資源和拓展性設計,可以說是同類産品中的一股清流。它並沒有僅僅局限於紙質書的內容,而是巧妙地利用瞭現代學習的碎片化時間。我注意到,書中的每一個主要詞匯組或語法點旁邊,都有一個非常簡潔的二維碼或者特定的編號。起初我以為隻是鏈接到官網,但實際體驗遠超預期。掃描後跳轉的微型學習模塊,不僅僅是朗讀和例句的音頻文件,更像是一個定製化的“閃卡係統”。它會根據你對某個知識點的掌握情況進行智能推送,比如如果你在某一章節的自我測試中連續齣錯,係統會在接下來的推送中,將這個知識點拆分成更小的模塊進行強化訓練,直到你完全掌握為止。這種動態調整的學習路徑,徹底解決瞭“我學瞭但沒記住”的尷尬局麵。而且,這本書的“語境庫”做得非常深入,它會把那些晦澀難懂的學術詞匯,用通俗易懂的日常生活場景進行類比解釋,然後再拔高到學術層麵。這種由淺入深、層層遞進的交互設計,讓原本高高在上的學術語言變得觸手可及,極大地降低瞭學習的心理門檻。
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