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POWERPREP Software : Preparation for the Computer-Based TOEFL Test

POWERPREP Software : Preparation for the Computer-Based TOEFL Test

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Do not work
Review: Hello.
I bought this software and It do not work on Windows 2000. I sent on mail to the customer service and the never answered me.
I've enough skills to install any software but this on just don't work... waste of money!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Ok if your English is pretty good
Review: This is the only item you should buy if you feel confident about taking the CBT TOEFL test, that is your English is already pretty good. The GUI is the same as test day so at least there is no suprise. I could not get the program to work under WIN98 SE, the sound would not come on. However, and very surprisingly, it works fine under XP!
In sum, try to buy it used because it is not worth paying the full price.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: not worth the price
Review: This software only helps you see how you'll score on the real exam and that's it! You can get an idea of how you'll score on the essay part too. There are several essays written by people who took the exam in the past. The ones with scores of 1 or 2 are really funny. I don't understand why one would take TOEFL with such terrible English. If you can understand what Americans are saying when they are talking slowly and clearly, and if you can read and understand articles in newspapers or magazines, you certainly don't need this software to tell you what your score range will be like. Take the real exam and see for yourself! You'll pass for sure. I took TOEFL 8 years ago with no TOEFL test preparation whatsoever and scored 617. TOEFL is an easy exam...but if your English sucks (sorry), then either take a TOEFL course or buy something which can teach you something, point out your weaknesses and give you plenty of exercise. THIS SOFTWARE WON'T HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH! As you can guess, it won't improve your score either! There are no answers to the questions on the exams so you'll never know which questions you answered wrong and what the correct answers are.

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The only reason I bought this product was because I had never taken a computerized exam and was scared that I'd screw up in the exam. Now I feel I paid too much just to get a feel for the exam. If you can read this review, you know enough about computers and you'll have no problems at all with the exam software.

Summary:
BUY IF you have perfect English, but you feel uncomfortable taking an exam not knowing what it will be like, and you don't mind spending this much money to see a sample exam.
DO NOT BUY IF you are not the person I've described above!


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