TOEFL LISTENING -PART 2 - Nora Herrera

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STRATEGIES FOR TOEFL
LISTENING SECTION – PART 2
TYPES OF LISTENING EXERCISES
 LONG CONVERSATIONS between 2 people (usually between a student
and professor or university employee).
PRAGMATIC UNDERSTANDING
 Function
Q: Why does the professor mention how to use the library?
A: To give the student guidance.
Attitude
Q: What is the student’s attitude about the people he currently works
with?
A: He likes them.
(Listen carefully for tone and degrees of certainty.)
CONNECTING INFORMATION
 Inference
Q: What does the student imply about the reference books he has 
already looked at?
A: They do not list population by city.
Q: Why does the student do that?
A: To explain his difficulties and to ask for alternatives.
CHALLENGES
 Speakers rarely talk in a completely logical, uninterrupted flow.
 Attitude may be reflected in a parenthetical aside.
 Speakers may attempt to go back and correct errors.
STRATEGIES FOR TEST TAKING
 Anticipate 5 W questions and listen for details that will answer those questions.
 Listen carefully to the questions asked.
 Pay attention to why the conversation is started in the first place. What does speaker one hope to 
accomplish? It is almost always because a student is requesting information, advice or help. 
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE
In addition to this Power Point presentation which was prepared by PALE CUCEA in reference to the Longman
and ETS TOEFL study guides, students can: access a number of 
Do free online practice:
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/TOEFL_listening_conversation1.htm
Study the tutorial on Moodle from Kenton County Adult English as a Second Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhnsSvAH11A
Use interesting, current sources that you would likely find on a university campus. Predict your own questions, 
watch/listen, and answer your own questions. Try with the resource on the next slide.
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/TOEFL_listening_conversation1.htm
WWW.RUTGERS.EDU
EXAMPLE: HOW DOES RON FEEL ABOUT HIS ROLE ON THE RUTGERS CAMPUS? 
A) DISAPPOINTED B) EXCITED C) APATHETIC
THE ANSWER IS B.
http://www.rutgers.edu/