For many learners of English, the TOEFL ? iBT will be the most important standardized test they ever take. Unfortunately for a large number of these individuals, the material covered on the TOEFL ? iBT remains a mystery to them, so they are unable to do well on the test. We hope that by using the Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT series, individuals who take the TOEFL ? iBT will be able to excel on the test and, in the process of using the book, may unravel the mysteries of the test and therefore make the material covered on the TOEFL ? iBT more familiar to themselves.

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Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Writing Advanced can be used by learners who are taking classes and also by individuals who are studying by themselves. It contains two parts, each of which contains ten chapters. Part A covers the Integrated Writing Task while Part B covers the Independent Writing Task. There is also one actual test at the end of the book. Each chapter has either two Integrated tasks or two Independent questions. It also contains exercises designed to help learners understand how to write the best possible essays for the Writing section. The passages and questions in Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Writing Advancedare the same difficulty levels as those found on the TOEFL ? iBT. Individuals who use Decoding the TOEFL ? iBT Writing Advanced will therefore be able to prepare themselves not only to take the TOEFL ? iBT but also to perform well on the test.

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Michael A. PutlackStephen Poirier