TIPS AND TRICK TOEFL TEST
Section 1 Listening Comprehension
PART A
1. Focus your hearing on the second
person.
2. Don't panic if you can't
understand word for word in a complete conversation. You only need to capture
ideas or content of the conversation.
3. If you have no way of
understanding what the second speaker is talking about, choose the answer that
is most different from what you hear.
4. Understand the forms of
functional expressions such as agreement (agreement), uncertainty
(uncertainty), suggestion (suggestion), surprise (surprise), idiomatic
expression, and the situation when the conversation is conducted.
A. Every question starts with
question words especially:
1. What
2. Where
3. When
B. NEVER ONCE the question begins
with:
1. Why
2. Which
3. Who
4. How / How much).
DIRECTION
In part A, you will hear short
conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third
voice will ask a question about what was said. The question will be spoken just
one time. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the
four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the
question you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the
problem and mark your answer.
1. 1. Man :
William looked very tired this morning.
Woman : He
drove George’s car from Georgia to New
York
without stopping to sleep.
Narrator:
What does the woman mean?
(A) William
looked very tired this morning.
(B) George
didn’t sleep at all on the trip.
(C) William
was half asleep all the time that he was driving.
(D) William didn’t sleep at all on the trip
2. 2. Woman : How
was the turnout at the meeting last night?
Man : Fewer people came than I had
expected.
Narrator: What does the man say
about Harry?
(A) Too many people came to the
meeting.
(B) There were not enough people at
the meeting to inspect the documents
(C) The man had expected
more people to come to the meeting
(D) There were not enough seats for
all the people
PART B
In Part B, you will hear a long
conversation / dialogue between two people and each long conversation will be
followed by several questions.
1. When the narrator reads the
instructions for Part B you should read the answer choices briefly then record
them and predict what themes will be the conversation.
2. When listening to the
conversation, you must know the theme / topic being discussed.
3. Beware of each question.
4. Pay attention to the conditions
and situations that occur during the conversation, namely regarding the place
and time of the conversation, what and who was discussed.
Spoken text of each long
conversation consisting of 140 s.d. 290 words and lasts around 40 to 80
seconds. The topic is more academic than Part A and the material talks about
history, science or university organizations, and sometimes you need to pay
attention to information relating to the numbers contained in this
conversation. Here, you have about 12 seconds to answer several questions in
one long conversation.
After a long conversation, you will hear several questions that are said
once. The question usually starts with question words, especially:
• What / Why
• How
• Who
• Where
• Whom (To / With Whom)
DIRECTION
In Part B, you will hear longer
conversations. After each conversation, you will be asked some questions. The
conversations and questions will be spoken just one time. They will not be
written out for you, so you will have to listen carefully in order to
understand and remember what the speaker says.
When you hear a question, read the
four possible answers in your test book and decide which one would be the best
answer to the question you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the problem and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of
the answer you have chosen.
Narrator: Number 1
3. What type
of book is it?
(A) Science fiction
(B) Adventure
(C) Biography
(D) Documentary
Narrator: Number 2
4. How long
did the mission to Mars take?
(A) One year
(B) Three years
(C) Five years
(D) Seven years
Part C
In Part C, you will listen to a
short lecture / talk and each short one will be followed by several questions.
Usually after lecture or lecture Jek, you will hear 3 (three) to 7 (seven)
questions.If you have time, look at the answer choices listed on the question
sheet and find the key words.
Be aware of the conversation in the
first sentence because it will be the topic of the next sentence. Focus your hearing on matters
relating to the 5W question (what, who, when, where, why) and How. Make conclusions / conclusions on
what happened during the discussion. The spoken text of each lecture
consists of 140 to 290 words and lasts about 40 to 80 seconds. The topic is
more academic when compared to Part A and the material is to talk about
history, science, or university organizations, and sometimes you can need it
with numbers. numbers in this conversation / lecture. Here, you have about 12
seconds to answer several questions n one lecture.
After the lecture, you will hear a
number of questions that are said once. The question usually starts with
question words (question words) especially:
What (what / what / how much),
How (How / How, How),
Where (where, where),
Why
Who (who), and
Who (To / With Whom)
DIRECTIONS
In Part C, you will hear several
talks. After each talk, you will be asked some questions. The talks and
questions will be spoken just one time. They will not be written out, so you
will have to listen carefully in order to understand and remember what the
speaker says.
When you hear a question, read the
four possible answers in your test book and decide which one would be the best
answer to the question you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the problem and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of
the answer you have chosen.
Narrator: Number 1
Betting on jai alai players is
compared to what other sport?
(A) Soccer
(B) Handball
(C) Football
(D) Horse racing
Narrator: Number 2
To what game is jai alai compared
in the reading?
(A) Baseball
(B) Ping-Pong
(C) Handball
(D) Badminton
