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Computer Lab Checkout: Listening and Test Preparation Resources

Beginning High Beginning Low Intermediate
Intermediate High Intermediate Advanced
GRE GMAT SAT
TASP TOEIC TOEFL

 

Beginning (ELP 1)

Title

Audio

Comments

Active Listening

2 cassettes

answers and script in Teacher’s Manual

Basics in Listening

2 cassettes

low; answers and script not available

North Star Basic

2 cassettes

high; answers and scripts in back

New Interchange 1

2 CD’s

answers and scripts in teacher’s Manual

New Interchange Intro

2cassettes

low ; answers and scripts in teacher’s Manual


High Beginning (ELP 2)

Title

Audio

Comments

North Star Basic

2 cassettes

answers and scripts in back


Low Intermediate (ELP 3; AEP 1)

Title

Audio

Comments

Intermediate Listening Comprehension

academic

Contemporary Topics 1

2 cassettes

academic answers in teacher’s pack


Intermediate (ELP 4; AEP 1/2)

Title

Audio

Comments

Selected Topics

3 cassettes

Academic; answers and scripts in back

Face the Issues

2 cassettes

Radio broadcasts;   answers and scripts in back

Impact Listening 3

2 cassettes + extra practice CD in back

Informal and real-world listenings

Let’s Talk 3

2 CDs + Self-study CD

Interesting topics;   not a lot of listenings

 


High Intermediate (ELP 5; AEP 2/3)

Title

Audio

Comments

Passages 1

Cassettes

4-skills text; no answers or script

Contemporary Topics 3

2 cassettes

academic; answers in teacher’s pack


Advanced (ELP 6; AEP 3)

Title

Audio

Comments

Passages 2

1 CD

4-skills text;   no answers or script

Contemporary Topics 3

2 cassettes

academic answers in teacher’s pack


GRE

•  Cliffs Studyware for the GRE   with CD-ROM   (2 copies) (No restrictions on CD-ROM)

•  GRE (The Official Guide)   ETS   9 th Ed. 1994.    no software


GMAT

•  GMAT CAT Computer-Adaptive Preparation Guide (Bobrow)   Cliffs, 1997

•  Barron’s How to Prepare for the GMAT   12 th Ed. 2001

•  Cracking the GMAT   2001 Edition Princeton Review   (no CD-ROM   2000)

•  Cracking the GMAT   2002 Edition Princeton Review   (no CD-ROM   2001)


SAT

•  Barron’s How to Prepare for the SAT I   20 th Ed.1998

•  Barron’s How to Prepare for the SAT I   2001

•  10 Real SAT’s   The College Board   w/ diagnostic software 2000


THEA/ TASP   (THEA = new name for TASP;   content the same)

•  Barron’s TASP   2 nd Ed. 1994

•  The Official TASP Test Study Guide National Evaluation Systems 1993


TOEIC

•  Official Test-Preparation Guide 2 nd Ed.   ETS   2001 w/ 3 audio CD’s

•  Longman   Preparation Series for the TOEIC   Test (Lougheed)   3 rd Ed. 2004


TOEFL

•  Cambridge   Preparation for the TOEFL   Cambridge University Press 2 nd Ed. 1996

•  TOEFL   Powerprep Software   ETS   CD-ROM for Windows   (3 copies)

•  Barron’s   How to Prepare for the TOEFL   9 th Ed. 1999   (CD’s missing)


 

 

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