TEST OF STANDARD ENGLISH (TOSE)

PREPARATION MATERIAL;

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

P2B ENGLISH TEAM

PUSAT PENGEMBANGAN BAHASA IAIN SKA

GETTING FAMILIAR TO TOSE LISTENING
COMPREHENSION

TOSE is a course aimed to improve the students’ MAIN RULES FOR TOSE TEST:
English competence in order to achieve competence
1. Fifty questions
standard approved by the institution, proved by
language competence certificate provided after they 2. Finish for 35 minutes long
complete the course. The language competence
trained in this course and the scoring mechanism 3. The audio played once

are based on those which are in TOEFL (Test of

4. The material is not written on the test book
English as a Foreign Language).
5. Three parts of test in the section (Part A, Part B
and Part C)
PART A; TWO LINES CONVERSATION

SKILLS IN PART A 4.Functions

1. Strategies
• SKILL 11: Listen for expressions of agreement
• SKILL 1: Focus on the last line
• SKILL 12: Listen for expressions of uncertainty and
• SKILL 2: Choose answers with synonyms suggestion
• SKILL 3: Avoid similar sounds • SKILL 13: Listen for emphatic expressions of surprise
2.Who, What, Where
5. Contrary Meanings
• SKILL 4: Draw conclusions about who, what, where
• SKILL 14: Listen for wishes
• SKILL 5: Listen for who and what in passives

• SKILL 6: Listen for who and what with multiple nouns • SKILL 15: Listen for untrue conditions

3.Negatives SKILL 7: Listen for negative expressions 6.Idiomatic Language

• SKILL 8: Listen for double negative expressions
• SKILL 16: Listen for two- and three-part verbs
• SKILL 9: Listen for “almost negative” expressions
• SKILL 17: Listen for idioms
• SKILL 10: Listen for negatives with comparatives
PART B; LONG DIALOGUES (60 – 90 SECOND
CONVERSATION

Before Listening

• SKILL 18: Anticipate the topics

• SKILL 19: Anticipate the questions

While Listening

• SKILL 20: Determine the topic

• SKILL 21: Draw conclusions about who, what, when, where

• SKILL 22: Listen for answers in order

PART C; LONG TALKS (60-90 SECOND TALKS ABOUT
SCHOOL LIFE OR AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT)

Before Listening

• SKILL 23: Anticipate the topics

• SKILL 24: Anticipate the questions

While Listening

• SKILL 25: Determine the topic

• SKILL 26: Draw conclusions about who, what, when, where

• SKILL 27: Listen for answers in order

 (man) The dinner special is roast turkey with mashed potatoes and
gravy, and apple pie for dessert. (woman) That doesn’t sound

PART A good to me. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE WOMAN MEAN?

(A) She doesn’t like to listen to turkeys

Focus on the last line (B) She thinks the dinner sounds special

(C) She especially likes the roast turkey

(D) She’d prefer a different dinner

 (woman) What did you think of the final exam in algebra?
(man) It was too easy! (narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN

PART A
MEAN?
(A) The final exam was harder than the others
CHOOSE ANSWER WITH SYNONYMS (B) There were two exams rather than one

(C) He thought the exam would be easier

(D) The exam was not very difficult

 (woman) Did Bob memorize every detail in the chapter?
(man) He wasn’t able to master the lesson. (narrator)

PART A
WHAT DOES THE MAN SAY ABOUT BOB?
(A) He thought the lesson didn’t matter
AVOID SIMILAR SOUNDS (B) He couldn’t learn the lesson

(C) He learned a massive number of details

(D) He didn’t like most of the lesson

 (woman) Can I pick up my shoes on Tuesday? I need them
for a party that night. (man) They should be fixed by then.
(narrator) WHO IS THE MAN?

PART A (A) A salesclerk in a shoe store

CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO WHAT (B) A shoe repairperson

WHERE
(C) A party caterer

(D) A salesclerk in a fixtures department

 (man) Would you like to go the new restaurant on the corner?
(woman) Is that the one that serves vegetarian food? (narrator)

PART A WHAT DOES THE WOMAN WANT TO KNOW?

(A) If the restaurant is on the corner

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT IN
(B) If the man would like to go to the restaurant
PASSIVES (BE+V-3)
(C) If the vegetables are fresh

(D) If vegetarian food can be obtained

 (man) Did the children like the new baby-sitter? (woman) Not
really, because she made them go to bed early. (narrator) WHAT

PART A DOES THE MAN MEAN?

(A) The baby sister went to bed quite early

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT WITH
(B) The children were forced to go to bed early
MULTIPLE NOUN
(C) The baby sitter made the bed after the children got up

(D) The baby sitter did not stay up late

 (woman) Are you worried about the interview? (man) It’s
unimportant to me. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN MEAN?

PART A (A) The interview is very important

(B) He is worried about the interview

LISTEN FOR NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS
(C) What he’s wearing to the interview is important

(D) He is not concerned about the interview

 (man) Do you think Ron Rogers will be elected? (woman) Well, it’s
not completely impossible. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE WOMAN

PART A IMPLY ABOUT RON?

(A) He’ll definitely be elected

LISTEN FOR DOUBLE NEGATIVE
(B) The election is now complete
EXPRESSIONS
(C) She has high hopes for his chances

(D) It may happen

 (man) Were all three students accepted to the university? (woman)
Only John was accepted. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE WOMAN

PART A MEAN?

(A) The university accepted three students

LISTEN FOR “ALMOST NEGATIVE”
(B) None of students is going to the university
EXPRESSION
(C) John was not accepted

(D) Two were not admitte

 (man) Are you pleased with the exam results? (woman) I couldn’t
be happier. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE WOMAN MEAN?

PART A (A) She’s not very happy

LISTEN FOR NEGATIVES WITH (B) She didn’t do very well on the exam
COMPARATIVES
(C) She could be somewhat happier

(D) She delighted with the results

 (man) I’m not sure if I should take beginning or intermediate
French next semester? (woman) Neither am I. (narrator) WHAT

PART A DOES THE WOMAN MEAN?

(A) She is not sure which course she should take

LISTEN FOR EXPRESSIONS OF
(B) She’s not sure if she should take a trip to France
AGREEMENT
(C) She knows that she is not ready for intermediate French

(D) She wants to take neither beginning nor intermediate French

 (man) Did you see the work schedule for next week? (woman) I
wish I didn’t have to work so many hours then. (narrator) WHAT

PART A
DOES THE WOMAN IMPLY?

(A) She is not working too many hours next week

LISTEN FOR WISHES (B) She doesn’t have enough hours next week

(C) She is working too many hours next week

(D) She likes working so much

 (woman) I don’t think that the letter that I mailed last week arrived.
(man) If you had put enough postage on it, the letter would have

PART A
arrived. (narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN MEAN?

(A) She did not put enough postage on the letter

LISTEN FOR UNTRUE CONDITIONS (B) The letter arrived last week

(C) The letter did not need more postage

(D) She did not put any postage on the letter

 (man) I’d like to stop smoking, but it’s really hard for me. (woman)
Well, at least you should try to cut down. (narrator) WHAT DOES

PART A THE WOMAN MEAN?

(A) The man should stop breaking his cigarettes in half

LISTEN FOR TWO- AND THREE-PART
(B) The man should decrease the number of cigarettes he smokes
VERBS
(C) The man should cut the ends off his cigarettes

(D) The man should stop smoking completely

 (woman) Do you want to work on the biology experiment
together. (man) Two heads are better than one. (narrator) WHAT

PART A
DOES THE MAN MEAN?

(A) The woman’s work is all in her head

LISTEN FOR IDIOMS (B) The woman has to do two experiments rather than one

(C) It’s a good idea to work together

(D) The biology experiment concerns two headed animals

PART B
(A) Just before a vacation

(B) Just after the end of a school semester

BEFORE LISTENING ANTICIPATE THE (C) At the end of the summer
TOPIC
(D) Just after a break from school
 1. Questions : _______________________

PART B A.

B.
In the library

In a classroom
BEFORE LISTENING ANTICIPATE THE
C. In a campus office
QUESTION
D. In an apartment
 (narrator) The first part of Conversation 2 is:.

(woman) Hi, Jack. It’s good to see you again. Are, you ready to get down to
business again after spring break?

PART B (man) Not really, but I guess I don’t really have too much choice, do I? And
it’s going to be particularly hard to get back to work since I just had the
WHILE LISTENING ANTICIPATE THE most fantastic vacation ever.
QUESTION
(woman) Really? What did yoou do?

(man) I went kayaking on the Klamath River

(narrator) WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION 2?


PART B
DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHO,
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
(narrator) Listen to the beginning of Conversation 1, and try to imagine the
situation.
(man) I’m looking for a part-time job on campus.
(woman) Then you’ve come to the right place. The campus employment
affice is here just to help students like you find jobs on campus.
(man) I’m glad to hear that, because I really need to start earning some
money.
1. WHO IS PROBABLY TALKING?
2. 2. WHERE DOES THE CONVERSATION TAKE PLACE?
(narrator) Listen to the following conversation about a part-time
job.
(man) I’m looking for a part-time job on campus.
(woman) Then you’ve come to the right place. The campus
employment office is here just to help students like you find jobs
on campus.
(man) I’m glad to hear that, because I really need to start
earning some money.
(woman) Let me ask you some questions to help determine
what kind of job would be best. First of all, how many hours a
week do you want to work?
(man) I need to work at least ten hours a week, and I don’t think
I can handle more than twenty hours with all the courses I’m
taking.
(woman) And when are you free to work?
PART B
(man) All of my classes are in the morning, so I can work every
weekday from noon on. And of course I wouldn’t mind working WHILE LISTENING LISTEN FOR ANSWERS IN ORDER
on the weekends.
(woman) I’ll try to match you up with one of our on-campus
student job. Please fill out this form with some additional
information about your skills, and leave the form with me today.
Then you can call me back tomorrow, and maybe I’ll have some
news for you.
(man) Thanks for your help.
1. WHAT DOES THE MAN WANT TO DO? 2. WHERE DOES THE
CONVERSATION PROBABLY TAKE PLACE? 3. HOW MANY
HOURS OF WORK DOES THE MAN WANT PER WEEK? 4. WHAT
DOES THE WOMAN TELL THE MAN TO DO TOMORROW?
1. WHAT DOES THE MAN WANT TO DO?
(A) Find work on campus
(B) Work in the employment office
(C) Help students find jobs
(D) Ask the woman questions
2. WHERE DOES THE CONVERSATION PROBABLY
PART B
TAKE PLACE? WHILE LISTENING LISTEN FOR ANSWERS IN ORDER
(A) In the library
(B) In a classroom
(C) In a campus office
(D) In an apartment
(narrator) The first part of Talk 2 is:
(man) In yesterday’s class, we discusses the
volcanoes located in the area known as the Ring of
Fire, an area which basically encircles the Pacific
and includes the United States’s Mount St. Helens
as well as Japans Mt. Fuji and Argentina’s
Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Western
Hemisphere. Most of the world’s approximately
PART B
500 active volcanoes are located along the Ring of WHILE LISTENING DETERMINE THE TOPIC
Fire, and the eruptions that take place there are
among the most violent in the world. Today, we
are going to discuss the volcanoes of Hawaii,
which are quite different from the volcanoes in the
Ring of Fire.
(narrator) WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF TALK 2?
(narrator) Listen to the beginning of Talk 2, and try
to imagine the situation.
(man) In yesterday’s class, we discusses the
volcanoes located in the area known as the Ring of
Fire, an area which basically encircles the Pacific
and includes the United States’s Mount St. Helens
as well as Japans Mt. Fuji and Argentina’s
Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Western
Hemisphere. Most of the world’s approximately
500 active volcanoes are located along the Ring of PART B
Fire, and the eruptions that take place there are
among the most violent in the world. Today, we WHILE LISTENING DETERMINE THE TOPIC
are going to discuss the volcanoes of Hawaii,
which are quite different from the volcanoes in the
Ring of Fire.
1. WHO IS PROBABLY TALKING?
2. WHERE DOES THE TALK PROBABLY TAKE
PLACE?
3. WHEN DOES THE TALK PROBABLY TAKE
PLACE? 4. WHAT COURSE IS BEING DISCUSSED?