The
first in TOEFL listening section, tests the ability of a student, especially a
non-native English speaker, to understand spoken English (accentuated) in
educational setting. Listening is an important skill to understand the concepts
and ideas. Only when the concepts are understood completely it becomes a
lighter task to score in the listening section of TOEFL test. In order to
develop the listening skills for TOEFL, there are certain set of listening
strategies or steps. They are explained in detail given below.
GENERAL STRATEGIES
- Be familiar with the directions.
- Listen carefully to the conversations and talks.
- Know where the easier and more difficult questions are generally found.
- Never leave any answers blank on your answer sheet.
- Use any remaining time to look ahead at the answer to the questions that follow.
There are three parts in the Listening Comprehension
section of the TOEFL test:
- Part A consists of thirty short conversations, each followed by a question. You must choose the best answer to each question from the four choices in your test book.
- Part B consists of two long conversations, each followed by a number questions. You must choose the best answer to each question from the four choices in your text book.
- Part C There are three conversation, each of them following by some question.
Part A: SHORT CONVERSATION
There are 30
shorts conversation, every conversation following by question.You must choose
the best answer for every question which are mentioned by the speaker. As for the keys that you can use in
the face of Listening Comprehension Part A is as follows:
- As you listen to each short conversation, focus on the second line of the conversation.
- Choose answer with synonyms. Keep in mind that the correct answer is probably a restatement of a key word or idea in the second line of the conversation. Keep in mind that certain structures and expressions are tested regularly in Listening part A. Listen for these structures and expressions:
·
Structures
(passive, negatives, wishes, conditions)
·
Functional
expressions (agreement, uncertainty, suggestion, surprise)
·
Idiomatic
expressions (two-part verbs, three-part verbs, idioms)
·
If you know
a few words, choose the answer that contains s restatement
·
If you
didn’t understand anything at all in the second line, choose the answer that
sounds the most different from what you heard.
·
Never choose
an answer because it sounds like what you heard in the conversation
- Keep in mind that these questions generally progress from easy to difficult.
- Read the answers and choose the best answer to each question.
- Even if you do not understand the complete conversation, you can find the correct answer.
Example :
He : hi, how are you today ?
He : hi, how are you today ?
She :
i’m fine
Narrator : what does she feel today in dialogue ?
Narrator : what does she feel today in dialogue ?
A.
Sad
B.
Angry
C.
Good
D.
Hungry
You only need to
remember the word "today" and "fine". Questions were asked
only a restatement. So you will understand the purpose of the second speaker
that she feel today is fine good. So you choose the answer (C).
Part B: LONGER CONVERSATION
There are two
long conversation, each of them following by some question. So, in one
conversation contain the information to answers some question( 2 or 3)
question.
STRATEGIES FOR THE LISTENING PART B QUESTIONS
1. If you have time, preview the
answers to the Listening Part B questions. While you are looking at the answers, you should try
to do the following:
·
Anticipate
the topics of the conversations you will hear.
·
Anticipate
the questions for each of the groups of answers.
2. Listen carefully to the first line
of the conversation. The first
line of the conversation often contains the main idea, subject, or topic of the
conversation, and you will often be asked to answer such questions.
3. As you listen to the conversation,
draw conclusions about the situation of the conversation: who is talking, where
the conversation takes place, or when it takes place. You will often be asked to make
such inferences about the conversation.
4. As you listen to the conversation,
follow along with the answers in your test book and try to determine the
correct answers. Detail
questions are generally answered in order in the conversation, and the answers
often sound the same as what is said in the recording program.
5. You should guess even if you are not
sure. Never
leave any answers blank.
6. Use any remaining time to look ahead
at the answers to the questions that follow.
Example :
Narrator : Question 1 through 3. Listen to a conversation between two people.
A : welcome in anna shoes store, may i help you ?
B : i will buy a shoes
A : let’s go to the corner. You can see our newest collections
B : i choose this shoes, how much is it ?
A : thirty five dollars, madame
B : right, i buy this shoes in cash
A : thank you, madame
Narrator : Question 1 through 3. Listen to a conversation between two people.
A : welcome in anna shoes store, may i help you ?
B : i will buy a shoes
A : let’s go to the corner. You can see our newest collections
B : i choose this shoes, how much is it ?
A : thirty five dollars, madame
B : right, i buy this shoes in cash
A : thank you, madame
The questions :
1. Narrator : what does
she buy ?
Answer options :
A. Cake
B. Bag
C. Shoes
D. Clothes
2. Narrator : what the
name of the store in dialogue ?
Answer options :
A. Anna shoes store
B. Shoes store
C. Cake store
D. Bags
3. Narrator : what the
price of shoes ?
Answer options :
A. Twenty five dollars
B. Thirty five dollars
C. One hundred dollars
D. Two hundred dollars
Part C: Talks
consists of
three talks, each followed by a number of questions. You must choose the best
answer to each question from the four choices in your test book.
ANTICIPATE THE TOPIC
It is very helpful to your overall comprehension
if you know what topics to expect in Listening Part C. You should therefore try
to anticipate the topic that you will be hearing. (as you did in Listening Part
B). For example, are the talks about American history, or literature, or some
aspect of school life? A helpful strategy is therefore to look briefly at the
answers in the test book, before you actually to hear the talks on the tape,
and try to determine the topics of the talks that you will hear.
ANTICIPATE THE QUESTIONS
It is very helpful to your ability to answer
individual questions in Listening Part C if you can anticipate what the
questions will be and listen specifically for the answer to those questions (as
you did in Listening Part B).
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