Strategi Toefl Listening dan Simulasi

Strategi Mengerjakan Listening Toefl

TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) is a test of English language proficiency (American accent) are required to enroll into college (college) or university in the United States or other countries in the world. This exam is required for applicants whose native language or the speaker is not English. The purpose of the TOEFL is to measure the extent of our ability in mastering the English language, TOEFL is also often used to get a scholarship either inside or outside the country.

            There are many types of TOEFL tests, such as TOEFL ITP TOEFL or international. This kind TOEFL recognized International Standards and are typically used to get an international scholarship. Other types of the TOEFL prediction. TOEFL this type can only be used only in the country (national standard). TOEFL is usually used to get a scholarship or apply for a job in the country. Lately, too many companies that also include TOEFL State as a condition of acceptance of new employees. Someone has deemed dominate English (advance) if the TOEFL score has reached 500 points. It is a standard value of the applied current TOEFL.

            For some people, to reach a value of 500 in the TOEFL test is not easy. That is because they do not know how to do the TOEFL test correctly. In the TOEFL test work we need to do some strategies for TOEFL test scores we can achieve 500 points or more. TOEFL consists of 2 types of computer-based testing and paper-based testing. There are four sections in the test TOEFL test them, namely: Listening Comprehension, Structure And Written Expression, Reading Comprehension and Written Test Of English.

The first session is a session on TOEFL Listening Comprehension test. In general, this session consists of 50 questions or inquiries. We are required to hear some of the conversations that have 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.

For most people, Listening Comprehension is the hardest part when TOEFL tests. This time I will try to summarize what strategies should be done in order to answer the questions in the Listening Comprehension well.

There are several common strategies for the Listening Comprehension, including:

1. Understand the forms of the command (direction) in each section (part) well before D-day exam.

2. Read the options on each question as much as possible when the narrator is reading direction and example problems (example).

3. Listen with full concentration and focus your attention on the conversation you are listening.

4. Maximize your listening skills on the first questions in each part.

Part A: Short Conversations, a strategy that should be done is:

1. Focus your hearing on the second.

2. Do not panic if you can not understand word for word in a complete conversation. You only need to capture an idea or content of the conversation.

3. If you absolutely can not understand what the speaker was talking about both, choose the best answer is different from what you hear.

4. Understand the functional forms of expression (agreement (consent), uncertainty (uncertainty), suggestion (suggestion), surprise (shock)), idiomatic, expression, and situations when the conversation is done.

Part B: Longer Conversation, a strategy that should be done is:

1. When the narrator reads part B direction you should read the answer choices at a glance and then record it and expecting the theme of what will be a conversation.

2. When listening to the conversation, you have to know what theme / topic.

3. Beware of each question.

4. Pay attention to the conditions and situations that occurred during the conversation, namely regarding the place and time of the conversation, what and who is concerned.

Part C: Talks, a strategy that should be done is:

1. If you have time, take a look at the answer choices listed in a booklet and find the key word.

2. Be aware of the conversation in the first sentence because it usually will be the topic for the next sentences.

3. Focus your hearing on matters relating to the 5-W questions (what, who, when, where, why) and How.

4. Draw conclusions the situation that occurs when the conversation is done.

           

            Simulasi soal Toefl Listening

Section 1         : LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Time                : 30 minutes

Part A

DIRECTION

            For each problem in part A, you will hear a short statement. The statement will be spoken just one time. They will not be written out for you, and you must listen carefully in order to understand what the speaker says.

            Whwn you hear a statement, read the four sentences in your test bok and decide which one is closest in meaning to statement you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of  the problem and mark your answer.

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1.      (A). Sally went to the wrong class

(B). Sally was late for class because she got lost

(C). Sally missed the class

(D). Sally had some trouble finding the class, but she arrived n time.

Section 2         : GRAMMAR

1.      From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe made New Mexico …..

a.       Her permanent residence was

b.      Where her permanent residence

c.       Permanent residence for her

d.      Her permanent residence

Section 3         : READING

            Blood pressure measurement has two components : systolic and diastolic. Systolic pressure is taken when the heart is contracting to pump blood; diastolic pressure is taken when the heart is resting between beats. In the usual bloos pressure reading, the systolic measurement is given first and is the higher of the two. Normal blood pressure is systolic messurement of 120-140, and when the systolic pressure is 160 or higher, ten hypertension exsist. Systolic pressure between 140 and 160 indicates borderline hypertension.

1.      Which of the following is NOT true about systolic blood pressure?

a.       It is taken during the contracting of the heart

b.      It is usually given first in blood pressure reading

c.       A normal systolic measurement is 120-140

d.      Hypertension exsist when the systolic pressure is below 140