toefl listening comprehension
By:
I Made Sujana
upt pusat bahasa unram
Tes standar internasional yang dipergunakan
untuk mengetahui tingkat penguasaan bahasa
Inggris (English proficiency) seseorang.
Diperlukan oleh kandidat yang ingin melanjutkan
studi atau short visit ke luar negeri.
Di Indonesia, TOEFL digunakan sebagai
persyaratan studi S2/S3 dalam negeri maupun
untuk kebutuhan lain (persyaratan kenaikan
pangkat/promosi di instansi-instansi
pemerintahan dan swasta)
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Section
Aspects
Total
Items
Time
I
Listening Comprehension
A. Short Conversation
B. Long/Extended Conversation
C. Mini Talks/Lecturers
50
35
II
Structure & Written Expression
A. Structure: Choose the best answer
B. Written Expression: Error
recognation
40
25
III
Reading Comprehension
50
55
140
115
TOTAL
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Jawaban benar dikonversikan dengan tabel
konversi
Rentang Skor 217 – 677
Tidak ada pengurangan nilai menjawab salah.
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PART
ASPECTS
TOTAL ITEMS
Part A
Short Conversations
Part B
Extended/Longer Conversations
Part C
Mini Talks/Lectures
12
TOTAL
50
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On the recording you hear:
Man
: Does the car need to be filled?
Woman
: Mary stopped at the gas station on her way
home.
Third Person
: What does the woman mean?
On your test book, you will read:
A. Mary bought some food
B. Mary had car trouble
C. Mary went shopping
D. Mary bought some gas
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Dialog agak panjang dua atau tiga orang
membahas topik tertentu.
Diikuti dengan 4 pertanyaan untuk masingmasing dialog.
Dua dialog dalam satu paket test (total 8
pertanyaan).
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Perkuliahan (Lecture) dalam Bahasa Inggris
diikuti 3-4 pertanyaan.
3 mini lectures dalam 1 paket tes (12
pertanyaan
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What does the woman mean?
What does the man imply?
What can we assume from the woman?
Who is the man?
Where does this conversation probably take
place?
What does the man assume?
What will the man probably do next?
What does the man saya about .....?
What does the man sugget? ..... Etc.
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Area
Contoh
• Topics/Main Idea
•
•
•
•
What
What
What
What
• Detail Questions (Wh/H)
•
•
•
•
•
•
Who .................................................. ?
Where .................................................. ?
What .................................................. ?
When .................................................. ?
Why .................................................. ?
How .................................................. ?
• Conclusion/Inferences/
Prediction
•
•
•
•
What can we conclude from the conv/talk?
What can we infer from the conv./talk?
Who are the speakers?
What will the speaker probably do next?
is the topic of the conversation/talk?
is the main idea of the talk/conv?
do speakers mainly discuss?
prompted the conversation?
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Be familiar with the direction
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 the remaining time to look ahead at the
answers to the questions that follow
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As you listen to each short coversation, focus on
the second line of the conversation
Keep in mind that the correct answer is probably
a restatement of the second line
Keep in mind that certain structures and
expressions are tested regularly in Listening Part
A
◦ Structures (passives, negatives, wishes, conditions ...)
◦ Functional Expression (agreement, uncertainty,
suggestion, surprise ...)
◦ Idiomatic Expressions (two-part verbs, three-part verb,
....)
Keep in mind that these questions generally
progress from easy to difficult
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Even if you don understand the complete
conversation, you can find the correct
answer:
◦ If you only understood a few words or ideas in the
second line, choose the answer that contains a
restatement of those words or ideas;
◦ If you didn‟t understand anything in the second line
of the conversation, 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.
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Synonym or Antonym
Paraphrase/Rephrase
Association
Change of Voice (Active vs. Passive Voice)
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• Similar Sounds
• Emphatic Expression of
surprises
• Restatements
• Suggestion
• Draw conslusions (who,
where, what)
• Wish meaning
• Negatives (pure negatives,
double negative, almost
negatives, negatives with
comparative
• Conditional Meanings (Type I,
II, III)
• Agreement/Disgreement
•
• Idiomatic Expressions
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1.
2.
3.
Focus on the Second Speaker
Choose answers with synonyms/
restatements
Avoid similar sounds
Examples:
A: I like coffee.
A: I heard that Sally just
moved into a new, big
house near the beach.
B: So do I
B: But Sally doesn‟t a
cent.
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
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4.
5.
6.
Draw conclusions about “Who, What, Where”
Listen for „who‟ and „what‟ in passive
Listen for „who‟ and „what‟ in multiple
nouns
A: Can I help you?
A: What happened?
B: I want to open check
account please
B: The man was killed in the
accident?
C: Who is A/B?
C: What does B mean?
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7.
8.
9.
10.
Listen
Listen
Listen
Listen
for
for
for
for
negative expressions
double negative expression
„almost negative‟ expressions
negative with comparatives
[pure negative; other negatives (nobody, no one, nothing, never), negative prefixex
(un, in, im, ir, dis… etc.)
A: I can‟t seem to get the
door unlocked
A: You worked so hard setting
up the field trip
B: That isn‟t the right key for
the door
B: I hope no one‟s unhappy
with the arrangement
C: What does the woman
mean?
C: What does B mean?
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A: I heard that Mona‟s been
offered the manager‟s job.
A: Have you gotten over your cold
yet?
B: But she had hardly any work
experience!
B: I couldn‟t be feeling any better
today.
C: What does B say about Mona?
C. What does B mean?
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11.
12.
13.
Listen for expressions of agreement
Listen for expressions of uncertainty and
suggestions
Listen for emphatic expression of surprise
Agreement with Positive
Sentences
Agreement with negative
Sentenes
So do I
Neither do I
Me too
I don‟t either
I‟ll say
Me, either
Isn‟t it? (Q tags)
You can say that again
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A: I don‟t really care for the way
the building was renovated.
A: Do you know anything about
the final exam on Physics?
B: I don‟t either.
B: It‟s going to be rather difficult,
isn‟t it?
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
A: Does the meeting start at 9?
A: I have got 600 on the TOEFL
test
B: As far as I know
B: Then you DID pass
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B assume?
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14.
15.
Listen for wishes
Listen for untrue conditions
A: Do you think we‟ll be able to
have picnic today?
A: Do you think that you‟ll be
able to go to the party?
B: I wish the sky weren‟t so
cloudy!
B: If I had time, I would go
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
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16.
17.
Listen for two or three-part verbs
Listen for Idioms
A: What time does the meeting
start?
A: I have to take Advanced
Biology.
B: Don‟t you hear that it was
called off by the director?
B: Don‟t worry about it. It‟s a
piece a cake.
C: What does B say about the
meeting
C: What does B mean.
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A: Can you tell me if
today‟s matinee is a
romance, comedy, or
western?
B: I have no idea
C: What does B mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She has strong ideas
about movie
She prefers comedies
over westerns and
romances
She doesn‟t like
today‟s matinee
She doesn‟t know
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A.
B.
C.
Do you smoke?
I used to
What does B mean?
A: Do you smoke?
B: I am used to?
C: What does B mean?
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A: How can I help you?
B: I want to open check
account, please!
C: Who is B/A? Where
does this conversation
take place?
A: The test is very
difficult for me
B: You can say that
again?
C: What does B mean?
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A: My motorbike is
parked over there.
B: So, you do ride a
motorbike?
C: What does B assume?
A: Do you go to the
restaurant. We will
have a great party.
B: If I had money.
C: What does B imply?
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I Made Sujana
upt pusat bahasa unram
Tes standar internasional yang dipergunakan
untuk mengetahui tingkat penguasaan bahasa
Inggris (English proficiency) seseorang.
Diperlukan oleh kandidat yang ingin melanjutkan
studi atau short visit ke luar negeri.
Di Indonesia, TOEFL digunakan sebagai
persyaratan studi S2/S3 dalam negeri maupun
untuk kebutuhan lain (persyaratan kenaikan
pangkat/promosi di instansi-instansi
pemerintahan dan swasta)
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of Mataram
08/09/2016
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Section
Aspects
Total
Items
Time
I
Listening Comprehension
A. Short Conversation
B. Long/Extended Conversation
C. Mini Talks/Lecturers
50
35
II
Structure & Written Expression
A. Structure: Choose the best answer
B. Written Expression: Error
recognation
40
25
III
Reading Comprehension
50
55
140
115
TOTAL
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of Mataram
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3
Jawaban benar dikonversikan dengan tabel
konversi
Rentang Skor 217 – 677
Tidak ada pengurangan nilai menjawab salah.
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PART
ASPECTS
TOTAL ITEMS
Part A
Short Conversations
Part B
Extended/Longer Conversations
Part C
Mini Talks/Lectures
12
TOTAL
50
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8
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On the recording you hear:
Man
: Does the car need to be filled?
Woman
: Mary stopped at the gas station on her way
home.
Third Person
: What does the woman mean?
On your test book, you will read:
A. Mary bought some food
B. Mary had car trouble
C. Mary went shopping
D. Mary bought some gas
I Made Sujana, EDD the University
of Mataram
08/09/2016
6
Dialog agak panjang dua atau tiga orang
membahas topik tertentu.
Diikuti dengan 4 pertanyaan untuk masingmasing dialog.
Dua dialog dalam satu paket test (total 8
pertanyaan).
I Made Sujana, EDD the University
of Mataram
08/09/2016
7
Perkuliahan (Lecture) dalam Bahasa Inggris
diikuti 3-4 pertanyaan.
3 mini lectures dalam 1 paket tes (12
pertanyaan
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What does the woman mean?
What does the man imply?
What can we assume from the woman?
Who is the man?
Where does this conversation probably take
place?
What does the man assume?
What will the man probably do next?
What does the man saya about .....?
What does the man sugget? ..... Etc.
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Area
Contoh
• Topics/Main Idea
•
•
•
•
What
What
What
What
• Detail Questions (Wh/H)
•
•
•
•
•
•
Who .................................................. ?
Where .................................................. ?
What .................................................. ?
When .................................................. ?
Why .................................................. ?
How .................................................. ?
• Conclusion/Inferences/
Prediction
•
•
•
•
What can we conclude from the conv/talk?
What can we infer from the conv./talk?
Who are the speakers?
What will the speaker probably do next?
is the topic of the conversation/talk?
is the main idea of the talk/conv?
do speakers mainly discuss?
prompted the conversation?
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Be familiar with the direction
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 the remaining time to look ahead at the
answers to the questions that follow
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of Mataram
08/09/2016
11
As you listen to each short coversation, focus on
the second line of the conversation
Keep in mind that the correct answer is probably
a restatement of the second line
Keep in mind that certain structures and
expressions are tested regularly in Listening Part
A
◦ Structures (passives, negatives, wishes, conditions ...)
◦ Functional Expression (agreement, uncertainty,
suggestion, surprise ...)
◦ Idiomatic Expressions (two-part verbs, three-part verb,
....)
Keep in mind that these questions generally
progress from easy to difficult
I Made Sujana, EDD the University
of Mataram
08/09/2016
12
Even if you don understand the complete
conversation, you can find the correct
answer:
◦ If you only understood a few words or ideas in the
second line, choose the answer that contains a
restatement of those words or ideas;
◦ If you didn‟t understand anything in the second line
of the conversation, 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.
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Synonym or Antonym
Paraphrase/Rephrase
Association
Change of Voice (Active vs. Passive Voice)
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• Similar Sounds
• Emphatic Expression of
surprises
• Restatements
• Suggestion
• Draw conslusions (who,
where, what)
• Wish meaning
• Negatives (pure negatives,
double negative, almost
negatives, negatives with
comparative
• Conditional Meanings (Type I,
II, III)
• Agreement/Disgreement
•
• Idiomatic Expressions
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1.
2.
3.
Focus on the Second Speaker
Choose answers with synonyms/
restatements
Avoid similar sounds
Examples:
A: I like coffee.
A: I heard that Sally just
moved into a new, big
house near the beach.
B: So do I
B: But Sally doesn‟t a
cent.
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
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4.
5.
6.
Draw conclusions about “Who, What, Where”
Listen for „who‟ and „what‟ in passive
Listen for „who‟ and „what‟ in multiple
nouns
A: Can I help you?
A: What happened?
B: I want to open check
account please
B: The man was killed in the
accident?
C: Who is A/B?
C: What does B mean?
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7.
8.
9.
10.
Listen
Listen
Listen
Listen
for
for
for
for
negative expressions
double negative expression
„almost negative‟ expressions
negative with comparatives
[pure negative; other negatives (nobody, no one, nothing, never), negative prefixex
(un, in, im, ir, dis… etc.)
A: I can‟t seem to get the
door unlocked
A: You worked so hard setting
up the field trip
B: That isn‟t the right key for
the door
B: I hope no one‟s unhappy
with the arrangement
C: What does the woman
mean?
C: What does B mean?
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A: I heard that Mona‟s been
offered the manager‟s job.
A: Have you gotten over your cold
yet?
B: But she had hardly any work
experience!
B: I couldn‟t be feeling any better
today.
C: What does B say about Mona?
C. What does B mean?
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11.
12.
13.
Listen for expressions of agreement
Listen for expressions of uncertainty and
suggestions
Listen for emphatic expression of surprise
Agreement with Positive
Sentences
Agreement with negative
Sentenes
So do I
Neither do I
Me too
I don‟t either
I‟ll say
Me, either
Isn‟t it? (Q tags)
You can say that again
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A: I don‟t really care for the way
the building was renovated.
A: Do you know anything about
the final exam on Physics?
B: I don‟t either.
B: It‟s going to be rather difficult,
isn‟t it?
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
A: Does the meeting start at 9?
A: I have got 600 on the TOEFL
test
B: As far as I know
B: Then you DID pass
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B assume?
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14.
15.
Listen for wishes
Listen for untrue conditions
A: Do you think we‟ll be able to
have picnic today?
A: Do you think that you‟ll be
able to go to the party?
B: I wish the sky weren‟t so
cloudy!
B: If I had time, I would go
C: What does B mean?
C: What does B mean?
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16.
17.
Listen for two or three-part verbs
Listen for Idioms
A: What time does the meeting
start?
A: I have to take Advanced
Biology.
B: Don‟t you hear that it was
called off by the director?
B: Don‟t worry about it. It‟s a
piece a cake.
C: What does B say about the
meeting
C: What does B mean.
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of Mataram
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A: Can you tell me if
today‟s matinee is a
romance, comedy, or
western?
B: I have no idea
C: What does B mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She has strong ideas
about movie
She prefers comedies
over westerns and
romances
She doesn‟t like
today‟s matinee
She doesn‟t know
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A.
B.
C.
Do you smoke?
I used to
What does B mean?
A: Do you smoke?
B: I am used to?
C: What does B mean?
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A: How can I help you?
B: I want to open check
account, please!
C: Who is B/A? Where
does this conversation
take place?
A: The test is very
difficult for me
B: You can say that
again?
C: What does B mean?
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A: My motorbike is
parked over there.
B: So, you do ride a
motorbike?
C: What does B assume?
A: Do you go to the
restaurant. We will
have a great party.
B: If I had money.
C: What does B imply?
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of Mataram
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TERIMA KASIH
DAN
SELAMAT MENCOBA
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