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TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE

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T O E F L

Test Of English as

a Foreign Language

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LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

S E C T I O N O N E

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is the 1st section of Paper TOEFL test

consists of 40 question

ask you to listen to the recorded material and respond

to multiple questions

the recording is only played once and the recording

material is not written in test book

LISTENING ON THE PAPER TOEFL TEST

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TYPES OF LISTENING TEST ON PBT TOEFL

1. Part Short or Dialogues

2. Part B or Long Conversation

3. Part C or Talks

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are 60 – 90 second conversations on casual topic between students each conversation is followed by am number of multiple questions have only 2 conversation and seven to nine questions

1. Short Dialogues

are two line dialogues between two speakers Each dialogue is followed by certain multiple choice questions have 30 short dialogues and 30 questions

2. Long Conversation

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are 60 – 90 second talks on casual about school life or

academic subjects

each talk is followed by a number choice questions

have three lecturers and eleven to thirteen questions.

3. Talks

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1.Be familiar with the directions.

2.Listen carefully to the conversations and talks

3.Know where the easier and more difficult questions are general

found

4.Never leave any questions blank on your answer sheet

5.Use any remaining time to look ahead at the answers to the

questions that follow.

GENERAL STRATEGY

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LISTENING PART A QUESTIONS11

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Short dialogues are found in Part A in the Listening

Comprehension section of the paper TOEFL test.

There are thirty 30 questions

You will hear TWO LINE DIALOGUES between two

speaker followed by a multiple choice questions.

After listening to the dialogue, answer the questions

from the test book.

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Example:

On the recording you hear:

(man) I’ve always wanted to visit Hawaii with you?

(Woman) Why not next month

(Man) What does the woman mean?

In your test book, you read:

1. Next month isn’t a good time for the trip

2. She doesn’t want to go to Hawaii

3. She suggests taking the trip next month

4. She’s curious about why he doesn’t want to go

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Strategy For Short Dialogues

1. As you listen to each short conversation, focus on the second line of the conversation.

2. Keep in mind that the correct answer is probably a restatement of a key word or idea in the second line of the conversation.

3. Keep in mind that certain structures and expressions are tested regularly in Listening the Short Dialogues.

structure (passives, negatives, wishes, conditions) functional expressions (agreement, uncertainty, suggestion,

surprise)

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idiomatic expressions (two-part verbs, three-part verbs, idioms)

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4. Keep in mind that these questions generally progress from easy

to difficult

5. Read the answer and choose the best answer to each question

6. Even if you do not understand the complete conversation, you

can still find the correct answer.

STRATEGIES

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It is important to understand that the answer to

this type of question is most often found in

the second line of conversation .

SKILL 1: FOCUS ON THE SECOND LINE

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On the recording, you hear:

(man) Billy really made a big mistake this time

(woman) yes, he forgot to turn in his research paper

(narrator) What does the woman say about Billy?

In your test book, you read:

a)It was the first time .e made a mistake

b)He forgot to write his paper

c)He turned in the paper in the wrong place.

d)He didn’t remember to submit his assignment.

Example

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Strategy #1: Focus on the second line

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1. The second line of the conversation probably contains the answer to the questions

2. Listen to the 1st line of the conversation. If you understand, that’s good. If you don’t understand, don’t worry because it probably does not contain

3. Be ready to focus on the second line of the conversation because it probably contains the answer.

SKILL 2: CHOOSE ANSWERS WITH SYNONYMS

Correct answer is an answer that contains synonyms (words

with similar meanings but different sounds)

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On the recording, you hear:

(woman) Why is Barbara feeling so happy?

(man) She just started working in a real agency.

(narrator) What does the man say about Barbara

In your test book, you read:

(A) She always liked her work in real estate

(B) She began a .new job

(C) She just bought some real estate.

(D) She just bought a real estate agency

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Strategies #2: CHOOSE ANSWERS WITH SYNONYMS

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1. As you listen to the second line of the conversation, focus

ob key words in that line

2. If you see any synonyms for key words in a particular

answer, then you have probably found the correct answer.

SKILL 3: SUGGESTIONS

EXPRESSIONS OF SUGGESTION

Why...not...?

Why not...?

Let’s...

Suggestions are common in the short dialogue in TOEFL

test, So we should be familiar with it

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Example

On the recording, you hear:

(man) I haven’t talked with my parents in a while.

(woman) Why don’t you call them now?

(narrator) What does the woman suggest?

In your test book, you read:

(A) Calling off his visit.

(B) Talking about his parents.

(C) Calling his parents in a while.

(D) Phoning his family.

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SKILL 4 : PASSIVES

It is sometimes difficult to understand who or what is

doing the action in passive sentence.

The common type of questions: If the recording/dialogue

contains a passive statement, the answer is often in an

active statements and if the recording/dialogue

contains an active statement, the answer is often in a

passive statements.

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Example

On the recording, you hear:

(man) Is that a new chair?

(woman) Yes, we just bought it last week.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

In your test book, you read:

(A) She brought the chair with her.

(B) The chair was lost for a week.

(C) The chair was purchased recently.

(D) She bought the last chair from the store.

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NOTE FOR PASSIVE SENTENCES

2. If the conversation contains a passive statement,

the answer to the question is often an active statement.

1. If the conversation contains a passive statement, the

answer to the question is often an active statement.

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SKILL 5: WHO AND WHERE

In short dialogue of TOEFL Test, the answer is not clearly

stated in the dialogues

To answer the question above , we sometimes have to draw

a conclusion

The conclusion is based on the clues in the dialogues 

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Who

One kind of conclusion that is common in this part of the

test is to ask you to determine who the speaker is, based on

clues given in the conversation.

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Example

On the recording, you hear:

(man) What do you do during your performances?

(woman) I play the piano and sing.

(narrator) Who is the woman most likely to be?

In your test book, you read:

(A) An athlete.

(B) A member of the audience.

(C) A clerk in a music store.

(D) A musician

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Where

Another type of conclusion that is common in short dialog

is to determine WHERE the dialog probably takes place,

based on the clues given in the conversation.

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Example

On the recording you hear

(man) : I’d like to open an account, please

(woman : What type of account would you like, a checking or

savings account?

(narrator): Where does this conversation probably take place?

In your text book, you read:

(A) In an accounting class

(B) In a Bank

(C) At a service station

(D) In a market

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Conclusion about Who and Where The answer is not stated in the conversation You must draw a conclusion based on the dialog The conclusion is based on the clues give in the

conversation

The common questions are: Who is probably talking? Where does the conversation take place?

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EXPRESSIONS OF AGREEMENT

So do I

I’ll say

Me, too

You can say that again

SKILL 6: AGREEMENT

Expressions of agreement are common in the short dialogue,

so we should be familiar with them.

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Example

On the recording, you hear:

(man) I thought that the meal was overpriced.

(woman) Me, too

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

In your test book, you read:

(A) There were too many spices in the meat.

(B) She has the same opinion of the meal as the man.

(C) She wants to share the man’s meal.

(D) The price of the meal was great.

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