The Heinle & Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant: Listening will prepare students for Section 1, Listening Comprehension, of the TOEFL. The book is designed for both self-study and for use in a classroom with a teacher. It covers all the question types that appear in this section of the test and provides simple explanations, TOEFL-type examples and practice exercises. Studying the question types and doing the practice exercises will help students master the specific listening skills tested in the Listening Comprehension section of the test.

Features
- Covers dialogues, extended conversations, and mini-talks.
- Develops skills for identifying the context of questions, making predictions and inferences, listening for details, understanding restatement, and coping with idioms and unfamiliar vocabulary.
- Test items and listening passages reflect those on the actual exam in terms of style, length, content, and format.
- Includes five practice listening comprehension tests.