I am teaching English in China. Recently, I borrowed this book from a friend and it has been a lifesaver! Having to come up with topics was a chore but now...

This book has each leson split up into four parts. First, students READ through the situation and then CONSIDER outcomes. Next they DISCUSS the questions. And if that hasn't filled up enough time, there is an EXTEND section that gives you questions to guide and continue the discussion.

Situations covered include: what would you take if you had to live on an uninhabited island, who gets the heart transplant, what advice do you give to people and so on.

If you are going to be teaching free talk anytime so, get this book. It's, well, fabulous.

Now that the TOEFL test is only available on computer, the old print-based prep materials are nearly useless. Rooks has put together the first authoritative software that both trains for form and content, and also allows you to take a full-dress rehearsal of the test. A bit pricey, but the R&D shines through: this is an excellent investment!

The Power Toefl CDROM deluxe has content but the software is too poor to make this purchase worth. First, this software doesn't work well with Windows 2000. The sound files necessary for the listening comprehension part are not supported. Run it on Win 95 or 98. Second, the instructions provided are not accurate and some of the most important ones are missing, e.g. you have to type "q" at the very end of a test to know your score. And do not miss the screen at which you can do it, otherwise, you simply can't get your score!!! Finally, there is no way you can come back to a previous screen. This is normal for the test part itself but should be an option provided in the introductory part. You have to stop the program if you missed a click!!! In a nutshell, this software looks very much like what a total beginner in programming would be able to produce. The content is allright but there are better bargains available.

The teacher in my TOEFL class use this cdrom and workbook as the only material in our TOEFL class. I like it so much I bought copy for myself. The questions on the cdrom are very good, and the workbook divide all listening, grammar, and reading question into category to make very easy to study. For example, the cdrom and workbook show 14 different type of simple and complex sentence that are in grammar part. And it is so easy to use the cdrom. The handbook come with it is not need. Just follow the direction of the screen. You can take test and click on result screen to see your result. The result tell you which mistakes you make and give long explanations of wrong answers. Or you can stop anywhere during test and click on "See Results" to look in your answers and the expanations. And they are so many test--over 100 grammar tests. Anyway, after use this cdrom my CBTTOEFL score went up over 120 points. I gave it to my friend in my country and the same thing happened.

I think this TOEFL CDROM is very good because it has so many sample question. Also, I already took the TOEFL CBT one time, and the format of this cdrom is exactly the same as real test. Other thing I like are the workbook that comes with it has so many examples and really long reading section. But best thing is listening section which has long hard minitalks like real test.

This cdrom provides students with a complete review of all the types of grammar questions that appear on the CBT. I was particularly impressed by the variety of sentence constructions,
the diversity of sentence lengths, and the excellent way that the program reinforces student learning. I teach intermediate and advanced level German students, and they have uniformly improved their scores on the structure (grammar) section after studying the examples given. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs to get a higher TOEFL score.

I like this cdrom a lot because I can see a lot of examples and I can study by myself. I think it's very good for study grammar. I like a way that you can take a test and see your mistake. Then you can see what problem you have.

As a teacher, I found Power TOEFL 3000 Grammar Review to be
an excellent review for my students. It is simple, straightforward, and maintains its focus.There is a concise 25 page workbook that briefly describes the TOEFL grammar categories. It does not give a lot of extraneous information. The cdrom only focuses on GRAMMAR--there are no listening or reading questions. The questions are excellent: they cover every conceivable type of TOEFL grammar question. In all cases, the writer has done a fine job of replicating real TOEFL grammar questions.
The tutorial part of the cdrom identifies the type of problem that is being presented and offers further help on that problem type. Students who really study hard will gain a lot from this type of presentation because they are forced to consider every question deeply. And there are a lot of questions--3000 on the cdrom alone.
What this cdrom does not have is the easy sort of explanations for incorrect answers that students don't understand anyway. This is a good cdrom for individual study or for teacher-student interaction. The results in my TOEFL grammar classes have been excellent; I strongly recommend this product.