Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you re sure to find the one that suits your needs. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. This course consists of a variety of exercises that provide practice of the listening, reading and writing skills you will need for the TOEFL exam. The course is divided into five units and 14 syllabus items. There are seven syllabus components: listening, reading, grammar, writing development, pronunciation, language support and notes for students UNIT 1 Short s This syllabus item helps you practice the listening skills you will need for the TOEFL. You listen to a series of short s and answer a question about each one. Listening Focusing on the interpretation of meaning in listening exercises. The s in the TOEFL will be much longer than in the exercises here. These exercises are good practice of the question types you will encounter in the TOEFL. Listen carefully and make sure you are happy with this section before moving forward. Listening 051: dialog Listening 056: dialog Listening 052: dialog TOEFL Listening 057: dialog Listening 053: dialog Listening 058: dialog TOEFL Listening 054: dialog Listening 059: dialog Listening 055: dialog TOEFL Listening 060: dialog 1
Texts This syllabus item helps you practice the skills you need to complete the reading section of the TOEFL. You read a series of texts and answer questions which practice your general understanding and ability to find specific points in a text. Reading In the TOEFL, you will be expected to read three passages and answer a range of questions about these. It is therefore important to practice your reading comprehension skills on as many texts as possible. There are 30 texts in this course, but you should also be reading English newspapers, magazines and web pages. You can bookmark useful web pages using the 'My Web Links' area of your 'My Profile' page. Understanding general points in a text. Reading for detail. Reading 001 Reading 006 Reading 002 Reading 007 Reading 003 Reading 008 Reading 004 Reading 009 Reading 005 Reading 010 check 1 Before you take the TOEFL, it is useful to review important grammar points. The questions will test your understanding of these and your ability to use them in written and spoken English. support Remember that there may be other grammar reference units that can help you with these grammar points. Click on the ' Reference' button in the toolbar within each exercise to see further explanation about the grammar in each exercise. In addition, you can use the ' Reference' search on the 'My Profile' page to search over 450 grammar reference units. Check your knowledge of adjectives ending in '-ly'. Check your knowledge of adverbs indicating relative position in time. Check your knowledge of the word order of sentences that include adverbs. Practice the use of adverbial phrases with or without inversion. Check your knowledge of balancing connectors. Practice linking words to connect ideas. Practice comparative adjectives and adverbs. Check your knowledge of 'in spite of', 'despite', 'for all' and 'with all.' Practicing fixed prepositional phrases in relative clauses. Practicing phrasal verbs. Adverbs: adjectives that look like adverbs Connectors: balancing Adverbs: word order Adverbs of time: relative position in time Inversion Language Connecting words Customer service Preposition expressions: despite, in spite of Small-town politics Vocabulary Activity Language Language Phrasal verbs Language 2
UNIT 2 Long s This syllabus item helps you practice the listening skills you will need for the TOEFL. You listen to a series of long s and answer questions about each one. Listening Understanding general points and specific details in a long. In the TOEFL, you will be asked to listen to two s, each 2-3 minutes in length. This syllabus item includes 10 s plus multiple-choice questions. Remember to look up any words you don't understand in the Macmillan English Dictionary Online. Downloading podcasts of radio shows in English and checking your understanding of these is also good preparation for this section of the TOEFL. Listening 091: Listening 096: Listening 092: Listening 097: Listening 093: Listening 098: Listening 094: Listening 099: Listening 095: Listening 100: Texts This syllabus item helps you practice the skills you need to complete the reading section of the TOEFL. You read a series of texts and answer questions which practice your general understanding and ability to find specific points in a text. Reading Understanding general points in a text. Reading for detail. In the TOEFL, you will be expected to read three passages and answer a range of questions about these. It is therefore important to practice your reading comprehension skills on as many texts as possible. There are 30 texts in this course, but you should also be reading English newspapers, magazines and web pages. You can bookmark useful web pages using the 'My Web Links' area of your 'My Profile' page. Reading 011 Reading 016 Reading 012 Reading 017 Reading 013 Reading 018 Reading 014 Reading 019 Reading 015 Reading 020 3
check 2 In the TOEFL, you will be expected to understand the different past tenses and to use these appropriately in your written and spoken English. support Checking your knowledge of the past participle of regular and irregular verbs. Practicing the use of participles. Practicing describing past habits/customs with 'used to.' Practicing 'used to' and the simple past. Practicing the simple past, past progressive and past perfect. Practicing the simple past and present perfect. Practicing the simple past passive. Checking your knowledge of the difference between the use of the past perfect and past perfect progressive. Remember that there may be other grammar reference units that can help you with these grammar points. Click on the ' Reference' button in the toolbar within each exercise to see further explanation about the grammar in each exercise. In addition, you can use the ' Reference' search on the 'My Profile' page to search over 450 grammar reference units. Past participle: verb, adjective, clause Initial consultancy meeting Habits Used to v. past simple Language Language Language Past tenses Mr. Microsoft Picasso painting stolen Past perfect v. past perfect progressive Past tenses Language Language Language Language UNIT 3 Lectures This syllabus item helps you practice the listening skills you will need for the TOEFL. You listen to lectures and answer questions about them. Listening In the TOEFL, you will be asked to listen to four lectures, each 4-6 minutes in length. This syllabus item includes 10 mini-lectures plus multiple-choice questions. Remember to look up any words you don't understand in the Macmillan English Dictionary Online. Downloading podcasts of lectures in English and checking your understanding of these is also good preparation for this section of the TOEFL. Understanding general points and specific details in a lecture. Listening 067: mini-lecture Listening 072: mini-lecture Listening 068: mini-lecture TOEFL Listening 073: mini-lecture Listening 069: mini-lecture Listening 074: mini-lecture Listening 070: mini-lecture Listening 075: mini-lecture Listening 071: mini-lecture Listening 076: mini-lecture 4
Texts This syllabus item helps you practice the skills you need to complete the reading section of the TOEFL. You read a series of texts and answer questions which practice your general understanding and ability to find specific points in a text. Reading Understanding general points in a text. Reading for detail. In the TOEFL, you will be expected to read three passages and answer a range of questions about these. It is therefore important to practice your reading comprehension skills on as many texts as possible. There are 30 texts in this course, but you should also be reading English newspapers, magazines and web pages. You can bookmark useful web pages using the 'My Web Links' area of your 'My Profile' page. Reading 021 Reading 026 Reading 022 Reading 027 Reading 023 Reading 028 Reading 024 Reading 029 Reading 025 Reading 030 check 3 When taking the TOEFL, you will need to understand and use the conditional and future tenses in spoken and written form. support Checking your knowledge of the uses and form of the third conditional. Practicing the first, second and third conditionals. Practicing structures used after the verbs 'wish' and 'regret.' Practicing expressing regret with 'wish', 'if only' and conditional clauses. Practicing introductory clauses and fronting. Checking your knowledge of inversion in conditional sentences. Checking your knowledge of all the conditional forms. Practicing a variety of future tenses. Remember that there may be other grammar reference units that can help you with these grammar points. Click on the ' Reference' button in the toolbar within each exercise to see further explanation about the grammar in each exercise. In addition, you can use the ' Reference' search on the 'My Profile' page to search over 450 grammar reference units. Third/Unreal conditional: use The Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards Language Third conditional: affirmative Inversion: conditional sentences How to succeed at an interview Language Conditional: comparison of all forms An aging movie star looks back Language The rain will have stopped by then Language I wish I'd done that Language Science fiction? Language 5
UNIT 4 Pronunciation This syllabus item helps you practice advanced pronunciation and listening skills in preparation for the TOEFL speaking section. It revises intonation, register, sentence stress, connected speech and different word sounds. Pronunciation support Identifying the purpose and feeling of speakers. Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a job offer by listening to his intonation. Distinguishing between questions that ask for information and questions asked when the speaker already knows the answer. Practicing identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives. Practicing word stress. Practicing identifying stressed words within sentences. Focusing on connected speech. Focusing on formal and informal responses. Contrasting the different sounds for words spelled with 's.' Practicing distinguishing between words that contain a diphthong and words that don't. The TOEFL ibt includes a compulsory speaking test. Before taking this, it is important to do as much listening and pronunciation practice as possible. The exercises collected in this syllabus item should help you with difficult listening and pronunciation skills, but you should also speak aloud whenever you can and use a voice recorder if possible. Overheard phone calls Technology Are you sure you want that new job? Dealing with fame Changing stress in nouns and adjectives Stress Job candidates Conversations in a store Pronunciation of the letter "s" Diphthongs Writing development This syllabus item gives you practice of the skills you will need for the TOEFL writing section. It gives you practice of responding to written and visual information to write an essay. It also gives you practice of writing opinion essays. Writing development The TOEFL ibt includes a compulsory writing section in which you will have to do an integrated reading-listening-writing task and an independent writing task. Using the information provided to write an article for a university magazine. Using the information provided to write a report about smoking. Using the information provided to write a report about teenagers and work. Using the information provided to write an article about exam stress. Writing a description of a company. Using the information provided to describe a pie chart. Using the information provided to write a report about banning smoking in the workplace. Writing an opinion essay about what makes a good manager. Writing an opinion essay about getting more exercise. A magazine article Smoking Teenagers and work Exam stress A company description Reporting the results of a survey A report on smoking in the workplace An analysis 6
An essay on what makes a good manager Getting more exercise check 4 Before you take the TOEFL, it is useful to review important grammar points. The questions will test your understanding of these and your ability to use them in written and spoken English. support Practicing pronoun reference. Practicing reflexive pronouns and 'each other.' Practicing relative pronouns and their use in defining and non-defining relative clauses. Checking your knowledge of '-ing' forms to indicate purpose. Checking your knowledge of the form and uses of the infinitive. Practicing passive '-ing' forms. Practicing 'have' followed by an object plus infinitive without 'to' or an '-ing' form. Practicing reported speech with infinitives and '-ing' forms. Checking your knowledge of the tense changes in reported speech. Remember that there may be other grammar reference units that can help you with these grammar points. Click on the ' Reference' button in the toolbar within each exercise to see further explanation about the grammar in each exercise. In addition, you can use the ' Reference' search on the 'My Profile' page to search over 450 grammar reference units. Pronoun reference Highway 101 Getting married Defining and nondefining relative clauses -ing form: purpose Language Language Language Language The infinitive: form, subject, complement, purpose and split A bad experience at the airport A party invitation CEO faces the press Reported speech: tense changes Language Language Language UNIT 5 Language support 1 This syllabus item helps you practice the structures you will need for the TOEFL. You select the correct multiple choice option to complete the sentences in each exercise. Language support Structure/written expression is a part of the TOEFL PBT, however the question types and language used are also relevant practice for students taking the ibt. Practicing structures you will be required to recognize in your TOEFL test by choosing the correct option to complete sentences. expression 001 expression 005 expression 002 expression 006 expression 003 expression 007 expression 004 expression 008 7
expression 009 expression 010 Language support 2 This syllabus item helps you practice the structures you will need for the TOEFL. You select the correct multiple choice option to complete the sentences in each exercise. Language support Structure/written expression is a part of the TOEFL PBT, however the question types and language used are also relevant practice for students taking the ibt. Practicing structures you will be required to recognize in your TOEFL test by choosing the correct option to complete sentences. expression 011 expression 016 expression 012 expression 017 expression 013 expression 018 expression 014 expression 019 expression 015 expression 020 8