Tuncay Yayıncılık Proficiency in Listening and Reading Comprehension / İngilizce Yeterlik Sınavları Hazırlık Kitabı

The book Proficiency in Listening and ReadingComprehensionis designed to helplearners of English prepare for İngilizce Hazırlık Yeterlik Sınavları,ERASMUS İngilizce Yeterlik Sınavları, TOEFL (ITP, CBT & iBT), Yeni YDS,e-YDS & YÖKDİL Sınavları, IELTS, CAE,  FCE & PTE Sınavları, TSK Yurtdışı Görevlerine Seçim Sınavları veGeneral English Proficiency Exams.

A wide variety oflanguage backgrounds are covered and experience gained from Teaching of Englishas a Foreign Language for more than three decades is linked to the learners.This book has been written as a step - by - step guide to developing andpracticing Listening and Reading Comprehension skills through vocabulary practiceand covers various tests.

Listening is the most time-consuming skill that learners of English have alwayshad difficulties in understanding audio - visual recordings both in freelistening and in listeining tests. With this in mind, we thought that severallistening activities should be given. In fact, most proficiency examinationsare done through listenin and reading comprehension as well as vocabularypractices. The test items and vocabulary in the book are specifically chosenand designed. The listeningcomprehension section of the book is designed from intermediate to advance.

The receptive skills - listening and reading comprehension-should be mastered diligently without an unfailing motivation. So thevocabulary in listening and reading sections will help the learners improvetheir understanding the text as long as they are studied carefully.
By using Proficiency in Listening and ReadingComprehension, the learners can develop and practice the language skillswhich can help them be successful at the proficiency examinations. The book hasbeen specially designed by considering various difficulties encountered byproficiency test-takers as well.

The book covers variousexercises such as more than 400comprehensive exercisesin the grammar chapter with a complete test of GATE(Grammar Achievement Test in English). 254open end and multiple choice exercisesare in listening comprehensionchapter. Reading Comprehension chaptercovers 780 comprehensive exercisesto improve learners’ readingcomprehension. In Word Practice chapter, about 200 exercisesare given to practice various academic vocabulariesans specificwords which learners may encounter while practicing language forvarious exams.
 All in all, in this edition,the Reading Comprehension chapter has been reorganized and new passages areincluded. In addition, the book includes practice tests such as 3 English Proficiency Practice Testswith listening sections, 4 vocabulary and reading comprehension based   EnglishScreening Testsand 1 ProficiencyPractice Testfor general English Proficiency. All tests cover 800 questionsbased on listening, reading, structure and vocabularyrelated to bothtechnical and social subjects.
Before preparing the 6th edition, we put much efforton the constructive criticism, ideas and opinions received from the users ofthe book. So we found out that the book has been very useful for those who havebeen seeking a comprehensive guide for the proficiency exams and the like. Somerevisions in various parts of the book were made and all typos and typesettingmistakes were carefully corrected.
For this edition, as well, we hope that the book willbe very useful for a wide range of learners from  pre-intermediate to advanced levels ofEnglish who have been searching a complete book of proficiency which coverslistening, reading, advanced grammar, vocabulary practice and various sample tests.