PREPARATION FOR

TOEFL ITP TEST

WEEK 01
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
General Strategies

Be familiar with the directions.

Listen carefully to the conversations and talks.
Know where the easier and more difficult questions are generally found.
Never leave any questions blank on your answer sheet.
Use any remaining time to look ahead at the answers to the questions that follow.

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Parts of Listening Comprehension tests

Part A consists of thirty short conversations.

Part B consists of two longer conversations.
Part C consists of three talks.

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Strategies for listening part A questions

1. As you listen to each short conversation, focus on the second line of the
conversation.
2. Keep in mind that the correct answer is probably a restatement of a key word or idea
in the second line of the conversation.
3. Keep in mind that certain structures and expressions are tested regularly in listening
part A.
4. Keep in mind that these questions generally progress from easy to difficult.
5. Read the answers and choose the best answer to each question. Remember to
answer each question even if you are not sure of the correct response.
6. Even if you do not understand the complete conversation, you can find the correct
answer.

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Listening Part A

Skill 1: Restatement
Skill 2: Negatives
Skill 3: Suggestions
Skill 4: Passives

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Skill 1: Restatement

Often the correct answer in Listening part A is an answer that contains a restatement of
the ideas in the second section of the TOEFL test.
As you listen to the second line of the conversation, you should focus on the key
idea(s) in that line.
If you see a restatement of the key idea(s) in a particular answer, then you have
probably found the correct answer.
Do not choose answers with words that sound similar to the words on the recording.

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Example of skill 1: restatement

On the recording, you hear:

(woman): Steve, is something matter? You dont look good.
(man) : Oh, Im feeling a little sick today.
(narrator): What does the man mean?

In your text book, you read:

a) Hes not very good looking.
b) Hes a bit ill.
c) He looks worse than he feels.
d) His feet are a little sick.

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Skill 2: Negatives

The most common kind of correct response to a negative statement is a positive

statement containing a word with an opposite meaning.

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Example of skill 2: negatives

On the recording, you hear:

(woman): Did you get a lot of work done at the library today?
(man) : I couldnt. It wasnt very quiet here.
(narrator): What does the mean?

In your text book, you read:

a) The library was noisy.
b) He got a lot done.
c) He couldnt quite get to the library today.
d) The librarys a good place to work because its quiet.

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Skill 3: Suggestions

The expression of suggestion may start with the following expressions:

Why dont ?
Why not.?
Why not ?
Lets . .

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Example of skill 3: suggestion

On the recording, you hear:

(man): I havent talked with my parents in a while.
(woman) : Why dont you call them now?
(narrator): What does the woman suggest?

In your text book, you read:

a) Calling off his visit.
b) Talking about his parents.
c) Calling his parents in a while.
d) Phoning his family.

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Skill 4: Passives

It is very important to understand who or what is doing the action in a passive

sentence.
If the conversation contains a passive statement, the answer to the question is often
an active statement.
If the conversation contains an active statement, the answer to the question is often a
passive statement.

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Example of skill 4: passives

On the recording, you hear:

(man) : Is that a new chair?
(woman) : Yes, we just bought it last week.
(narrator): What does the woman mean?

In your text book, you read:

a) She brought the chair with her.
b) The chair was lost for a week.
c) The chair was purchased recently.
d) She bought the last chair from the store.

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