The first session
on TOEFL Listening Comprehension test is a session or sessions to hear. In
general, this session consists of 50 questions or inquiries. You are required
to hear some of the conversations that had 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. These parts are:
- PART A - Consists of 30 short conversations, each conversation was followed by a question. You are required to select the best answer for each question mentioned by the speaker.
- PART B - Consists of two long conversations, each followed by several questions. So, in a conversation contains information to answer a few (2 or 3) questions.
- PART C -
Consists of three conversations, each conversation followed by some
questions.
General Strategy
• Make sure you
familiarize yourself with the clue. Each TOEFL Test has relatively the same
instructions. So, the first thing or strategy that you need to take off this
session is to understand the first clues about the workmanship.
• Listen to any
conversation with your full attention. Concentration is the key of success.
Remember, the conversation will only read 1 times. So, when you miss just one
conversation, then you will lose the opportunity to answer pertanyaan.Jadi,
focus your attention to what was being said, this is a hearing test.
• Find out about
the levels. Listening Comprehension session, questions were made with an easy
level - moderate - difficult.
• Do any answers
blank. When you are not sure of your answer choice, decide immediately and
carefully answer about the correct answer among the options available.
Remember, there is no penalty or reduction in value of the incorrect answers.
• Use the remaining
time to check previous answers. When you have finished answering a question,
there are usually about a few seconds to start the next task. Take advantage of
this time to check for answers to previous questions.
The first section
is Listening Comprehension, which consists of 3 parts:
- The first, which is part A, is to look at the answer choices that are available to the next question. Because, despite the Listening Comprehension section, about the booklet is not written on a matter that has been provided, but all the answer choices can be seen in the booklet about. By looking at the answer choices are there, participants can estimate the TOEFL test questions that will appear on the next question.
- The second, is to listen to the entire conversation carefully, because the answer to the whole problem is in dialogue or a short lecture that was played earlier.
- Third, listen and remember things that relate to 5 W 1 H, because the answers of the questions that arise will always be associated with such things.
- The fourth, attention idioms that appear in the dialog. Some words have a literal meaning also has a different connotation to the true meaning. For example "blow the whistle" in the phrase "the police officer blew the whistle to stop the car" which literally means "blowing the whistle". However, in the sentence "it was supposed to be a surprise party but somebody must have blown the whistle for he did not look surprise at all", the word can also mean "leaking shock".
- The fifth, the participants had to pay attention to inferences. That is the conclusion that can be drawn from the sentence that has been played. Never empty answer sheet even though the participants did not know the correct answer. Attendees are encouraged to fill in the answers by guessing because it will not be charged a penalty even if the answers are wrong.
Next, still in the
listening section, which is a strategy to deal with parts B and C. There are
five strategies that can be practiced for the second part.
- The first, if the participants have enough time, you should pay attention to the answer choices to anticipate the topic of conversation / short lectures and questions that will arise.
- The second, listen carefully the first line of the conversation / lecture is short. Often the first line contains the main idea, subject or topic of conversation / lecture short.
- Third, pull conclusions regarding the situation in a conversation / short lecture (who, where, when, what) for questions that involve inferences.
- The fourth, the questions concerning the details typically answered sequentially. Therefore, it is possible to read along while listening.
- The fifth, the same as the previous suggestion, which is never empty answer sheet. Although do not know the answer, participants should keep guessing because there is no penalty.
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