TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) is a test of English language proficiency (American accent) are required to enroll into college (college) or university in the United States or other countries in the world. This exam is required for applicants whose native language or the speaker is not English. The purpose of the TOEFL is to measure the extent of our ability in mastering the English language, TOEFL is also often used to get a scholarship either inside or outside the country.
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.
Requirements for TOEFL Listening Strategy
Listening strategies for TOEFL aims at providing each and
every minute detail that are required to respond to all the questions within
the given time in this section. Responding to the questions in time is very
important because, it will help TOEFL candidates to save time, which they might
spend on, one specific part of the test section.
The first session is a session on TOEFL Listening
Comprehension test. In general, this session consists of 50 questions or
inquiries. We are required to hear some of the conversations that have been
recorded previously, and then answer the questions based on the information
that has been mentioned by cassette / tape.
There are three sections in Listening Comprehension
sessions.
The listening comprehension section is always frist in the
examination and it’s always take about 30 minutes and countains go questions,
in this section test, you have to understand in
spoken English. It’s nesseery to have a good “ear” for
English and you has to a great deal of practice. You must be able to gess
between words that have slimiler sound and ne able to componend and try
sentences not just single words or prase in this listening comprehension a not
talkinh, underlining, crossing out, in the test book are not allowed you must
be able to listen only and than chose your answer But sometimes many people who
will take the toefl test, did’t know the secret I to in the listening test to
take dump them having the good score. Bellows are the secret to in crease your
ability in listening according to me
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You must often
watching TV especially English movie and listen to it
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You must in crease
your vocabulary by watching news and report on TV listen to them one on radio
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Make converstation
with foreign people and try to understand of what they said,
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Attend the having
seminar at your university and your shcol or in your city
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Make telephone call’s
with friends and try telephone understand it
Listening comprehension the best plan
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Trying to imagine what
type of question will be asked
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Listen carefully,
attempting to hear the answer to the question that you think will be asked,
listen to the entire sentence passage.
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Answer the question quikly
as possible that you can look at the next answer choice before you hear the
next question ( you have 12 second)
There are several common strategies for the Listening
Comprehension
There are three forms about listening to be examined are
short conversation, longer conversation, ( of speech ) and talk. Before
entering tips on how to all the difference. Here are common to all the tips in
about listening. There are several common strategies for the Listening
Comprehension, including:
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Understand the forms
of the command (direction) in each section (part) well before the day exam.
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Read the options on
each question as much as possible when the narrator is reading direction and
example problems (example).
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Listen with full
concentration and focus your attention on the conversation you are listening.
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Maximize your
listening skills on the first questions in each part.
Part A: Short Conversations, a strategy that should be done
is:
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Focus your hearing on
the second.
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Do not panic if you
can not understand word for word in a complete conversation. You only need to
capture an idea or content of the conversation.
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If you absolutely can
not understand what the speaker was talking about both, choose the best answer
is different from what you hear.
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Understand the
functional forms of expression (agreement (consent), uncertainty (uncertainty),
suggestion (suggestion), surprise (shock)), idiomatic, expression, and
situations when the conversation is done.
Part B: Longer Conversation, a strategy that should be done
is:
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When the narrator
reads part B direction you should read the answer choices at a glance and then
record it and expecting the theme of what will be a conversation.
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When listening to the
conversation, you have to know what theme / topic.
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Beware of each
question.
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Pay attention to the
conditions and situations that occurred during the conversation, namely
regarding the place and time of the conversation, what and who is concerned.
Part C: Talks, a strategy that should be done is:
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If you have time, take
a look at the answer choices listed in a booklet and find the key word.
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Be aware of the
conversation in the first sentence because it usually will be the topic for the
next sentences.
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Focus your hearing on
matters relating to the 5-W questions (what, who, when, where, why) and How.
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Draw conclusions the
situation that occurs when the conversation is done.
Simulation Question to Toefl Listening
Daily English Lesson – Texts, Listening Comprehension,
Exercises
by English, baby!
Blessing in Disguise
Intro
Has anyone ever thrown a party for you? Surprise parties
are usually fun, for birthdays, babies and weddings, and visitors we weren’t
expecting can be a wonderful treat as well. People are often surprised by
letters in the mail, or seeing an old friend at the grocery store. There are
all kinds of ways that joy unexpectedly comes into our lives.
Perhaps even better is a blessing in disguise. Pretend that
you are walking in the rain to a bookstore because your favorite author is
going to read from her new book. You walk for an hour, and you arrive
completely wet. When you walk in the door, you learn that the author is sick
and won’t be reading after all. What a disappointment! You walked so far for
nothing.
But when you look across the room, you see a friend you
haven’t talked with in a year. In that moment, you agree to cross the street
together to a coffee shop, and you talk for hours. The author’s sickness was
unfortunate, but if she hadn’t been sick, you might not have had coffee with
your old friend. It was a blessing in disguise. Why was it a blessing in
disguise that Jeff wasn’t at the office when Rafael popped by? Find out in
today’s English lesson.
Dialogue
Rafael :Hey, Marni!
What’s up?
Marni :Hi! Sorry.
You startled me.
Rafael :That’s OK.
I just actually popped by I was looking for Jeff. I wanted to see if he wanted to grab some lunch with
me or something.
Marni :He’s not
here. He’s at a meeting and he won’t be back till later.
Rafael :Shoot!
Marni :But you know
what? You are actually just the man I wanted to see.
Rafael :Really?
Marni :Mm-hm. Is it true that you’re looking
for a job teaching yoga?
Rafael :Yes.
Marni :I have a
friend who has a studio, and she’s looking for a new instructor.
Rafael :Really?
Marni :I guess her
last yoga instructor took a job in Hawaii and had to leave suddenly.
Rafael :Just my luck! Maybe it was like a
blessing in disguise that Jeff wasn’t here.
Marni :Could be. Do you have any experience
teaching kids?
Rafael :Yeah, I taught kids once in a summer
camp when I was in high school, actually.
Marni :OK, good. Because I think part of the
job is teaching a kids’ yoga class.
Rafael :Interesting.
Marni :Yeah, I think it’s for kids 10 and up.
Rafael :OK. I think I could do that. That would
be a really interesting challenge.
Marni :So, do you want to know how to get ahold
of her?
Rafael :Yeah. I’d love that.
Marni :OK. Let’s put your number in my phone.
Rafael :Great.
Marni :Are you heading down?
Rafael :Yeah.
Marni :OK.
Rafael :But thanks so much, Marni. It really is
a blessing in disguise.
Marni :That’s me! A blessing in disguise.
Discussion
Rafael stops by the office to ask Jeff to go out for lunch.
Instead, he and Marni surprise each other in the hallway when Rafael gets out
of the elevator. She tells him the bad news, which is that Jeff is away at a
meeting. But as luckwould have it, Marni was looking for Rafael with some good
news just for him.
Marni has a friend who owns a yoga studio. One of the
instructors suddenly moved to Hawaii, so Marni’s friend needs a new yoga
teacher to take the open job. Marni knows that teaching yoga is Rafael’s dream
job, so she wants to tell him about it. She asks Rafael for his phone number so
that she can give it to her friend. At first, Rafael was disappointed not to
see Jeff, but after talking to Marni, he now thinks it was a blessing in
disguisethat Jeff wasn’t there. Have you ever experienced a blessing in
disguise? What were you expecting to happen, and what happened instead?.
Grammar Point
Imperative Form
Marni tells Rafael, “Let’s put your number in my phone.”
She uses the imperative form. “Stop!,” “Come here!,” and “Look out!” are all
examples of the imperative form. You can use the imperative form togive an
order, a warning, or some advice. To form the imperative, use the infinitive
form of the verb without “to.” To make a negative imperative, put “do not” or
“don’t” in front of the verb, as in, “Don’t touch that!”. The imperative is
formed the same for all subjects (you, he, we, they), but you can include
yourself in the imperative by adding “Let’s,” as in, “Let’s go for a swim.” Or,
as in Marni’s comment, “Let’s put your number in my phone.” If you want to be
more polite when using an imperative, just add “please.” For example, “Please
leave me alone. I’m trying to learn English!”. Which is correct, “Let’s driving
to the beach,” or, “Let’s drive to the beach”?
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