TOEFL

(TEST of ENGLISH as a FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

PREPARATION COURSE
Number of Questions
Scoring (scored on a scale of 217 to 677)
Scoring (scored on a scale of 217 to 677)
SECTION ONE

LISTENING
LISTENING ON THE PAPER TOEFL TEST

 is the 1st section of Paper TOEFL test

 consists of 50 question

 asks you to listen to the recorded material and

responds to multiple questions

 the recording is only played once and the recording

material is not written in test book
Listening

1. Short Dialogues
2. Long Conversations
3. Talks
 GENERAL STRATEGY
1. Be familiar with the directions.

2. Know where the easier and more difficult

questions are general found

3. Be familiar with the pacing of the test

4. Never leave any questions blank on your answer

sheet

5. Use any remaining time to look ahead at the

answers to the questions that follow.
1 SHORT DIALOGUES
SKILLS
 SKILL 1 : Focus on the second
line/Restatement
1. As you listen to the second line of the conversation, you
should focus on the key ideas in that line.

2. If you see a restatement of the key idea(s) in a particular

answer, then you have probably found the correct
answer.

3. Sometimes the words that sound similar are NOT the

answer.
Example:

On the recording you hear:

(man) Billy really made a big mistake this time.
(woman) Yes, he forgot to turn in his research paper.
(narrator) What does the woman say about Billy?

In your test book, you read:

(A) It was the first time he made a mistake.

(B) He forgot to write his paper.
(C) He turned in the paper in the wrong place.
(D) He didn’t remember to submit his assignment.
Example:
On the recording you hear:
(man) Steve, is something the matter? You don’t
look very good.
(woman) Oh, I’m feeling a little sick today
(narrator) What does the man mean?
In your test book, you read:

(A) He’s not very good-looking.

(B) He’s a bit ill.
(C) He looks worse than he feels.
(D) His feet are a little thick.
EXERCISE 1
(p. 40)
1. (woman) What do you like about your
new house?
(man) It’s very close to a park.
(narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN MEAN?

(A) The house is closed up now.

(B) He parks his car close to his house.
(C) His home is near a park.
(D) He doesn’t really like his new house.
2. (man) Mark said some really nice things
to me.
(woman) He’s very grateful for what you did.
(narrator) WHAT DOES THE WOMAN SAY
ABOUT MARK?

(A) He did a great job.

(B) He bought a crate full of fruit.
(C) He made a great fool of himself. He’s thankful.
(D) He’s thankful.
3. (woman) Sam, you’ve been working at the
computer for hours.
(man) Yes, and I need to take a break.
(narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN MEAN?

(A) The computer’s broken.

(B) He needs to relax for a while.
(C) He should keep working.
(D) He’s broke.
EXERCISE 2
(p. 42)
 SKILL 2: NEGATIVES

1. Negative expressions are very common in

Listening Part A.

2. The most common questions: If the statement

is negative, the answer will be in positive and If
the statement is positive, the answer will be in
negative.
Example
On the recording, you hear:
(woman) Did you get a lot of work done at the
library today?
(man) I couldn’t. It wasn’t very quiet there.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

In your test book, you read:

(A) The library was noisy
(B) He got a lot done.
(C) He couldn’t quite get to the library today.
(D) The library’s a good place to work because it’s quiet.
Negative Sentences

Example Correct Answer Negative

Expression
Tom is not sad Tom is happy Not sad = happy
about the result about the result
The door isn’t The door is Not open =
open closed closed
Steve did not Steve failed the Didn’t pass =
pass the class class failed
 Exercise 3 (p. 44)
Review Exercise (p. 45)