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Skill 1 - 6
 Listening skill in TOEFL IBT

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Understand Understand the Understand the Understand the Understand Understand
The Gist detail function speakers’ stance the organization relationship
 Understand the gist
Example:
1. Why does the student go to see
the advisor?
A. To take To exam that ho missed
B. discuss what his major should be
C. To change his major
D. To learn about a requirement for
his major
Narator: listen as a student consults with his advisor.
(Student): I see that a comprehensive Exam is required
for my major, and I'm not exacly sure what a
comprehensive exam is.
(Advisor): a comprelensive exam is an exam that you
take in the final quarter of your studies tis purpose is to
determine your overall competency.
(Student): How is this comprehensive exam different
from a final Exam?
(Advisor): A final exam covers all the material taught in
specific course; a comprehensive exam, on the other
hand, covers all of the materials taught in the entire
program.
(Student): And it's true that the comprehensive exam is
required for my major? It's not an option?
(Advisor) : (laughs) Νo...., it's not on option
A comprehensive exam isn't required for all majors at
this university, but it is required for your major sorry
optional.
 Understand the details
Example:

1. What is stated in the lecture professor) Halley's comet, which

about Halley's comet?
A.It last came by in 1976,
B.It comes by once every seventy-
six years.
C.It did not appear between 1758
and 1986.
passes by our planet every seventy-
six years, last came by our planet in
1986. This comet was named after
astronomer Edmund Halley, who
correctly predicted its return in 1758,
sixteen years after his death..

D.It gave its name to an

astronomer.
 Understand the function
Question
1. What does the professor mean when
he says
A. He hopes it is an easy question.
B. He does not like to give long answers.
C. He thinks that short questions are the
easiest
D. He does not have much time to
answer a question.
(narrator) : Listen as a student consults with professor.
(student) : Professor Roberts, I have a question for you about the
assignment.
(professor) : OK, if it's a short question.
(student) : It is. The assignment on the syllabus lists pages 101 through
120 in the text, and the last page of the assigned reading is a list of
questions. I was wondering if we were supposed to read through the
questions and just think about the answers or actually write out the
answers to the questions.
(professor) : Well, you don't need to write out neat and formal answers to
the questions, but you should be really familiar with the answers because
we'll be talking about the questions during class and I expect you to have
answers ready.
(student) : You mean, we don't need to turn in written answers to the
questions?
(professor) : That's right, but you might want to jot down notes about your
answers so that you can refer to them during our discussion.
 Understand the speaker’s stance
Question
Which sentence best expresses how the
man feels?
A. "I don't want to go to meetings unless I
can play in tournaments."
B. "I don't want to take part in the
meetings or the tournaments."
C. "I really don't feel comfortable playing
in tournaments."
D. "I'm just about ready to play in
tournaments."
woman) Do you enjoy playing chess?
(man) Yes, I really do.
(woman) Well, you might think about joining the chess club. I belong to it,
and I think you might really enjoy it, too.
(man) What does the chess club do?
(woman) The members get together once a week for friendly
competitions. Then each semester, the three best players from the club
compete in a tournament
with players from other schools.
(man) The meetings once a week sound like a lot of fun, but...uh...my
chess playing just...uh...might not be quite up to the level of tournament
play.
(woman) Well, why don't you
come with me this wednesday and try out one of the weekly meetings?
You can come to the meetings for a while and then see if you're ready to
compete in a tournament in a few months.
 Understand the organization
1. How is the information in the lecture
organized?
a. Rivers in the western world are
contrasted.
b. Characteristics of the continents are
compared.
c. Steps in the development of rivers are
explained.
d. Features of major rivers are outlined.
Today, I'll be talking about the major rivers of the world. The four longest
are the Nile, the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Yangtze.
The Nile River in Africa is the longest, at 4,145 miles in length. It flows
north from the equator to empty into the Mediterranean and irrigates more
than a million acres of land.
The Amazon River in South America is slightly shorter than the Nile at just
over 4,000 miles in length. Though it is the world's second longest river, it
carries more water than any other river.
Asia also has a massive river system. The Yangtze River in China is
Asia's longest at 3,436 miles. Because the mountains at its source are at
such a high altitude, the Yangtze flows rapidly than other major rivers for
most of length.
The Mississippi River is the best- known river system in North America,
and it's the United States inland waterway. However, it's not the longest
river in North America; the Missouri River, at 2340 miles in length, is
slightly longer than the Mississippi.
 Understand relationships
1. What will the man most likely do?
A. Get a new car
B. Ride his bike to campus
C. Get a daily sticker
D. Get a permanent sticker
(Narrator) Listen as two student have a conversation.
(Man) Can you tell me about parking on campus? I've just gotten a
car, and i'm going to be parking on campus. I'm so glad i don't have to be
riding my bicycle to class anymore.
(Woman) Parking is kind of difficult on campus because there just
aren't enough space for all the people who want to park. You do know that
of you're going to park on campus, you'll need a parking sticker?
(Man) A parking sticker? What kind of parking sticker?
(Woman) Well, if you're only going to park on campus once in a
while, you can get a daily sticker each day that you park. But if you're
going to be parking on campus often, then you should really get a
permanent sticker.
(Man) I have classes almost every day of the week, so i know
what I've got to do..
ANY QUESTION???
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