Senin, 24 Maret 2014

TIPS AND TRICK TO ANSWER THE LISTENING TOEFL TEST



In the listening section of TOEFL IBT, there are a variety of conversations and lectures, each of which lasts from 3 to 6 minutes. The questions are designed to assess your understanding of the main idea, factual information and inference. You will not be asked questions regarding vocabulary or sentence structure.
The Listening section of TOEFL iBT measures your ability to understand spoken English in academic settings. In TOEFL iBT the listening is done for 3 major purposes:
1. Listening for basic comprehension.
2. Listening for pragmatic understanding.
3. To connect and combine ideas presented in multiple information sources.

Each part of the Listening section (2 or 3 parts) consists of 1 long conversation and two lectures. The test takers hear each lecture or conversation only once. Lectures and conversations are 3-5 minutes long. During the listening the time is not running. The allotted time of 10 minutes for each part is only for answering the questions.

Preparation Strategies

Listen to spoken English from multiple sources as much as possible. Listen to English spoken movies and English spoken TV channels, listen to the radio and as many other listening sources as you may find. It would be better if your passages are academic or close to what is in TOEFL iBT. The more you practice listening, the better listener you will become.
Listen for the main idea. It is usually found at the beginning of the listening passages, while the details are dispersed throughout the lecture. The main idea will give you understanding of what the conversation/lecture is about. Then you may listen for details.
Learn to find how the ideas are presented in the listening passage. Some of the main relations between ideas include cause/effect, compare/contrast, and steps in a process.
Learn to listen for signal words that indicate different part of the passage - introduction, major steps, examples, conclusions, etc.
Build your vocabulary. While listening, try to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from context. It is very important since there is a big chance to come across words you don't know at the real test. Then, you should guess their meaning. Write down every word you don't know and include it in your wordlist. Try to memorize it and use it in your speaking and writing. Flashcards could be a great way to improve your vocabulary.
Listen to conversations or lectures with variety of accents. In TOEFL iBT Listening section there is a variety of accents and pronunciations. For this reason, you should practice listening to a people with different accents and pronunciation patterns.
Practice note-taking. Note-taking is allowed during all sections of TOEFL iBT. Effective note-taking may highly improve your performance. It is almost impossible to memorize all clues and details provided in the Listening section. Moreover, you can hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Therefore, to answer the questions you have to rely on what you remember from the passage and your notes. See also our Effective Note-Taking Strategies.
Summarize in writing what you have heard, using your notes. Thus, you will learn to find the purpose and main idea of the listening, and also the most important details. You will also learn to take and use notes. It also helps in improving your writing skills.
Familiarize yourself with the type of questions in TOEFL iBT. Make sure that during the preparation you learn what answers are required by the different types of question. Some questions may ask you to provide two answers, others to click in a chart box. If you are familiar with the question types, you may save important time.

At the exam strategies

Forget about the Reading section. Now it is time to fully concentrate on the Listening section.
The clock is ticking only when you are answering the questions and not when you are listening to the passages. So, when you listen, forget about the clock.
Prepare for note-taking. Before the section starts, write down the words 'main idea', 'major points', and 'important details'. Under which word you will place your notes from the listening passage.
Do not be distracted by the speaker's accent, speaking style and delivery. Focus on the content and flow of information the speaker(s) deliver.
Listen to find clues that will help you understand what the speaker's purpose, attitude and degree of certainty is. Listen for words that show relationship between ideas.
Pay attention to the visual materials. Some of the visual materials in the Listening section bring important information. Blackboards show important words or phrases that are discussed during the lecture. Illustrations and graphics support the information presented in the lecture. They are available only when the lecturer refers to them.
Answering is different. In the Listening section you may not return to the previous questions to correct your answers. Nevertheless, you have to confirm twice that you want to move to the next question. First, when you provide your answer you have to press the NEXT button. After pressing the NEXT button you may alter you answer. To move to the next question you have to press OK button. Sometimes test takers forget this and lose important time. Please, set your mind that you have to press two buttons.
Take a guess. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer in TOEFL iBT. It doesn't bring any points. If you see you are running out of time, just take a guess and mark answers for all remaining questions. There is 25 % chance to guess the right answer.
Now begin work on the questions.

1. The committee has met twice and ....
    A. they reached a final decision
    B. a final decision was reached
    C. its decision was reached
    D. it has reached a final decision



2. The manager won't be able to attend the shareholders' meeting tomorrow because....
    A. he must to give a lecture
    B. he will be giving a lecture
    C. of he will give lecture
    D. he will have giving a lecture

3. Brenda's score on the test is the highest in class.
    A. She should study hard last night.
    B. She should have studied hard last night.
    C. She must have studied hard last night.
    D. She had to study hard last night

4. To answer accurately is more important than...
    A. to finish quickly
    B. a quick finish
    C. you finish it quickly
    D. quick finish

5. Having been served lunch,....
    A. the problems were discussed by the participants.
    B. the participants discuss the problems.
    C. it was discussed by the participants.
    D. A discussion of the problems were made by the participants.


6. East Kalimantan relies heavily on income from oil and natural gas, and....
    A. Aceh province also.
    B. Aceh province too.
    C. Aceh province is as well.
    D. so does Aceh province.

7. The participants have had some problems deciding....
    A. when they should announce the result of the meeting.
    B. when are they sgoing to announce the result of the meeting.
    C. when should they announce the result of the meeting.
    D. the time when the result of the meeting to announce.

8. This year will be more difficult for our organization because....
    A. we have less money and volunteers than last year.
    B. there is a little money and volunteers than last year.
    C. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year.
    D. it has fewer money and less volunteers than it had last year.

9. Professor Baker told his students that...
    A. they can turn over their reports on Mondays.
    B. the reports can turn over on Monday.
    C. they could hand in their reports on Monday.
    D. the reports they can hand in on Monday.


10. The adder is a venomous snake ... bite may prove fatal to humans.
      A. its
      B. whom its
      C. that
      D. whose

Kunci Jawaban:
1. D                                               
2. B                                               
3. C                                               
4. A                                                
5. B                                              
6. D                         
7. C                         
8. C                         
9. C                         
10.D  


Sumber :
http://seckinesen.hubpages.com/hub/Toefl-Listening-Strategies
http://i-courses.org/listening-tips
http://httethas882.blogspot.com/  

CARA MENJAWAB TES LISTENING TOEFL


TOEFL merupakan ujian kemampuan berbahasa inggris (logat Amerika) yang diperlukan untuk mendaftar masuk ke universitas di Amerika Serikat atau Negara-negara lain di dunia.
Biasanya tes ini menghabiskan waktu sekitar tiga jam dan diselenggarakan dalam 4 bagian, yaitu:
·         Listening comprehension
·         Grammar structure and written expression
·         Reading comprehension
·         Writing

Tahap pertama pada tes TOEFL adalah listening comprehension dimana peserta akan didengarkan beberapa dialog singkat, dialog panjang, dan pidato panjang diikuti dengan pertanyaan yang pilihan jawabannya  ada di kertas soal.

Bagi kebanyakan orang bagian listeing merupakan yang paling sulit dalam tes toefl. Tes TOEFL disamping membutuhkan kemampuan bahsa inggris juga berkaitan dengan strategi yang digunakan saat menjawab soal-soal.
Berikut adalah beberapa strategi cara menjawab tes listening toefl :

Strategi Umum
·         Pahamilah bentuk-bentuk perintah (Direction pada masing-masing bagian (part) dengan baik sebelum hari H)
·         Baca pilihan-pilihan jawaban masing-masing soal ketika narrator sedang membacakan direction dan contoh soal (Directio sudah di baca sebelum hari H)
·         Dengarkan penuh konsentrasi dan fokus perhatian Anda pada percakapan yang sedang anada dengarkan
·         Maksimalkan kemampuan listeing pada soal-soal pertama masing-masing part



Strategi Khusus

PART A : Short Conversation
·         5. Fokus mendengar pada pembicara kedua
·         6. Janganpanik bila tidak memahami kata demi kata dalam percakapan secara kompliy, hanya perlu meangkap ide dan isi percakapan
·         7. Bila tidak bisa memahami apa yang diucapakan pembicara kedua, pilihlah jawaban yang paling berbeda dari yang anda dengar
·         8. Pahamilah bentuk-bentuk functional expression(agreement, suggestion, suprice,dll), idiomatic expression dan situasi ketika pembicaraan dilakukan

PART B : Longer Conversation
·         9. Ketika narrator membicarakan direction par B sebaiknya membaca pilihan jawaban secara sekilas kemudian merekamnya dan memperkirakan tema apa yang akan diperbincangkan
·         10. Ketika menyimak conversation, anda harus mengetahui tema/topic yang dibicarakan
·         11. Waspadalah pada masing-masing pertanyaan
·         12. Cermati kondisi dan situasi yang terjadi selama percakapan berlangsung yakni menyangkut dengan tempat dan waktu pembicaraaan, apa dan siapa yang dibicarakan

PART C : TALK
·         13. Bila anda memiliki banyak waktu, lihatlah pilihan-pilihan jawaban yang tertera pada lembar soal dan temukan kata kuncinya
·         14. Waspada pembicaraan pada kalimat-kalimat pertama karena biasanya menjadi topic bagi kalimat-kalimat selanjutnya
·         15. Fokus mendengarkan pada hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan pertanyaan 5-WH (What, Why, Who, When, Where) dan How
·         16. Buatlah kesimpulan atas situasi yang terjadi saat pembicaraan dilakukan.

Bagi Anda yang ingin mengetahui cara lain strategi lain dalam menjawab soal-soal tes TOEFL yang disertai kumpulan soal-soal tes TOEFL and juga software soal listeing TOEFL.

Demikianlah beberapa strategi dalam menjawab Soal Listening Tes TOEFL semoga bermanfaat, semoga bisa berhasil dalam menjawab TOEFL, lulus, dan mendapat score yang tinggi.

 Example:
Directions : Question 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see for words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You are to choose one word or phrase that best complete the sentence.

The swimming instructor came... if the apartment was still available.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. saw
D. for seeing

The sentence should be read "The swimming instructor came to see if the apartment was still available." Therefore, you should choose A.

Now begin work on the questions.

1. The committee has met twice and ....
    A. they reached a final decision
    B. a final decision was reached
    C. its decision was reached
    D. it has reached a final decision



2. The manager won't be able to attend the shareholders' meeting tomorrow because....
    A. he must to give a lecture
    B. he will be giving a lecture
    C. of he will give lecture
    D. he will have giving a lecture

3. Brenda's score on the test is the highest in class.
    A. She should study hard last night.
    B. She should have studied hard last night.
    C. She must have studied hard last night.
    D. She had to study hard last night

4. To answer accurately is more important than...
    A. to finish quickly
    B. a quick finish
    C. you finish it quickly
    D. quick finish

5. Having been served lunch,....
    A. the problems were discussed by the participants.
    B. the participants discuss the problems.
    C. it was discussed by the participants.
    D. A discussion of the problems were made by the participants.


6. East Kalimantan relies heavily on income from oil and natural gas, and....
    A. Aceh province also.
    B. Aceh province too.
    C. Aceh province is as well.
    D. so does Aceh province.

7. The participants have had some problems deciding....
    A. when they should announce the result of the meeting.
    B. when are they sgoing to announce the result of the meeting.
    C. when should they announce the result of the meeting.
    D. the time when the result of the meeting to announce.

8. This year will be more difficult for our organization because....
    A. we have less money and volunteers than last year.
    B. there is a little money and volunteers than last year.
    C. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year.
    D. it has fewer money and less volunteers than it had last year.

9. Professor Baker told his students that...
    A. they can turn over their reports on Mondays.
    B. the reports can turn over on Monday.
    C. they could hand in their reports on Monday.
    D. the reports they can hand in on Monday.


10. The adder is a venomous snake ... bite may prove fatal to humans.
      A. its
      B. whom its
      C. that
      D. whose

Kunci Jawaban:
1. D                                               
2. B                                               
3. C                                               
4. A                                                
5. B                                              
6. D                         
7. C                         
8. C                         
9. C                         
10.D  


Sumber:
 http://httethas882.blogspot.com/
               http://iqbalparabi.com/tips-dan-trik-menjawab-soal-toefl/