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Introduction
®A.Information on the TOEFL iBT®
The Format of the TOEFL iBT
B.Information on the Listening Section®
The Listening section of the TOEFL iBT measures test takers’ ability to understand spoken English in English-speaking colleges and universities.This section has 2~3 conversations that are 12~25 exchanges (about 3 minutes) long and 4~6 lectures that are 500~800 words (3~5 minutes) long.Each conversation is followed by 5 questions and each lecture by 6 questions.Therefore, test takers have to answer 34 to 51 questions in total.The time allotted to the Listening section is 60 to 90 minutes, including the time spent listening to the conversations and lectures and answering the questions.
1.Types of Listening Passages
(1) Conversations
_ Between a student and a professor or a teaching assistant during office hours
_ Between a student with a person related to school services such as a librarian, housing director, bookstore employee, etc.
(2) Lectures
_ Monologue lectures delivered by a professor unilaterally
_ Interactive lectures with one or two students asking questions or making comments
* One lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.
2.Types of Questions
Basic Comprehension Questions
(1) Listening for Main Ideas _ This type of question asks you to identify the overall topic or main idea of a lecture or conversation.
(2) Listening for Main Purpose _ This type of question asks you why the speakers are having a conversation or why a lecture is given.
(3) Listening for Major Details _ This type of question asks you to understand specific details or facts from a conversation or lecture.
Pragmatic Understanding Questions
(4) Understanding the Function of What Is Said
_ This type of question asks you why a speaker mentions some point in the conversation or lecture.
_ This involves replaying part of the listening passage.
(5) Understanding the Speaker’s Attitude
_ This type of question asks you what a speaker’s feelings, opinions, or degree of certainty is about some issue, idea, or person.
_ This may involve replaying part of the listening passage.
Connecting Information Questions
(6) Understanding Organization _ This type of question asks you how the listening passage is organized or how two portions of the listening passage are related to each other.
(7) Connecting Content _ This type of question asks you to classify or sequence information in a different way from the way it was presented in the listening passage.
(8) Making Inferences _ This type of question asks you to draw a conclusion based on information given in the listening passage.
How to Use This Book
®How to Master Skills for the TOEFL iBT Listening Intermediate is ®designed to be used either as a textbook for a TOEFL iBT listening preparation course or as a tool for individual learners who are ®preparing for the TOEFL test on their own.With a total of 8 units, this book is organized to prepare you for the test with a comprehensive understanding of the test and thorough analysis of every question type.Each unit consists of 6 parts and provides a step-by-step program that provides question-solving strategies and the development of test-taking abilities.At the back of the book is a practice test of the Listening ®section of the TOEFL iBT.
1 Overview
This part is designed to prepare you for the type of question the unit covers.You will be given a full description of the question type and its application in the passage.You also will be given some useful tips as well as an illustrated introduction and sample.
2 Basic Drill
The purpose of this part is for you to make sure you understand the new types of questions that were described in the overview.In this part, you will be given a chance to confirm your understanding of the question types in short lectures and conversations before starting on the practice exercises.
3 Practice with Short Passages
This part is the practical exercise section where you can actually practice and improve your ability to solve questions.With a total of 8 conversations and lectures, you will be able to confirm your understanding of the question types and master skills presented in each unit.A graphic organizer will be given to help you understand the material, and definitions of difficult words will also be given to help you solve the questions.
4 Integrated Listening & Speaking
The TOEFL iBT is different from previous tests in that it is more integrated than ever.So in this part, you will be given a chance to experience the iBT style study by linking your listening skills with your speaking skills.Listen to the lectures and the summaries of the conversations again, and answer the questions.But remember! This time you have to say the answers.There is no writing.
5 Mini TOEFL iBT
This part will give you a chance to experience an actual TOEFL iBT test.You will be given two passages with 5 or 6 questions each.The topics are similar to those on the actual test, as are the questions.
6 Vocabulary Review
This part offers you a chance to review some of the words and phrases you need to remember after finishing each unit.Vocabulary words for each unit are also provided at the back of the book to help you prepare for each unit
7 Actual Test
This part offers a full practice test that is modeled on the Listening ®section of the TOEFL iBT.This will familiarize you with the actual test ®format of the TOEFL iBT.PART1Basic Comprehension
Basic comprehension of the listening passage is tested in three ways: listening for the main ideas, listening for main purpose, and listening for major details.Listening for the main ideas is to identify the overall topic of the contents.Listening for the main purpose is to search for the reason behind the contents.For questions about major details, you must understand and remember explicit details or facts from a lecture or conversation.Unit1Listening for Main Ideas
Overview
■ Introduction
Understanding the main idea of a lecture or a conversation is to identify the overall topic or basic idea of the contents.It may be expressed explicitly in the head of the contents or stated indirectly throughout the whole of the contents.In the latter case, you need to generalize or synthesize the information in the given contents.
■ Question Types
1.What problem does the man have?
2.What are the speakers mainly discussing?
3.What is the main topic of the lecture?
4.What is the lecture mainly about?
5.What aspect of X does the professor mainly discuss?
■ Useful Tips
● Focus on the beginning part of the lecture or conversation.
● Listen carefully to the key words that can lead you to the main idea.
● Try to verify the main idea with examples, explanations, and summaries.
● Try to figure out what problem and solution the speakers are talking about in the conversation.
● Avoid answers which cover only a small portion of the listening or which are not relevant to the listening.
● Avoid answers which are too general, and make the most of your notes.
Sample iBT Question 1-01
What is the main topic of the lecture?
(A) Dolphins are an intelligent animal species on earth.
(B) Dolphins use different ways to communicate.
(C) Dolphins can communicate with humans.
(D) Dolphins use only echoes to communicate.ScriptAll right, are we ready to begin? Good.Last class we left off with, um, an introduction concerning the dolphin’s ability to communicate with one another.As you know, dolphins are often regarded as one of the most intelligent animal species on earth, but it is hard to say just how intelligent dolphins are.This is because of, um, this mammal’s ability to communicate by using a variety of clicks, whistles and other vocalizations.Now let’s talk about the different ways dolphins communicate.OK, the first of these communication methods includes a form of echolocation; where dolphins locate an object by producing sounds and then listening for the echo.It works like this: um, broadband clicking sounds are emitted in a focused beam towards the front of a target.As the object of interest is approached, the echo grows, um, louder; and the dolphins adjust by decreasing the intensity of the inter-click interval and their emitted sounds.
Correct Answer
The answer for the above question is (B).Because the professor is talking about the different ways dolphins communicate.
Basic Drill
A Listen to part of a conversation, and answer the question.1-02
1.What is the conversation mostly about?1-02
A.Using campus security
B.Studying for an exam
C.Expensive tuition
D.Using the library
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.library long time campus security back to the room books dark outside crime getting late back to the dorm street lights safety tuition
2.What is the conversation mostly about? 1-03
A.The changing prices of meal plans
B.Touring the main dining hall
C.Registering for a meal plan
D.Eating twice a day
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.making plans meal plan price guide required register main dining hall expensive two meals a day expense getting full two meals per day pricing guide
3.What is the conversation mostly about? 1-04
A.A detour around the Chemistry Building
B.The professor’s dislike of tardiness
C.Being careful while running
D.A new wing
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.running so late detour closed due to construction determine running so slow Chemistry Building closed owing to construction Biology Building Geology Building around the astronomy lab
B Listen to part of a lecture, and answer the question.
1.Which natural disaster does this passage detail? 1-05
A.Earthquakes
B.Volcanoes
C.Tsunamis
D.Flooding
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.natural disasters create chaos major flooding underwater earthquakes continents tsunami underwater volcanoes disturbance in the water create havoc sea floor natural resources large wave
2.What is the main idea of this passage? 1-06
A.New Zealand was the first country to grant women voting rights.
B.The fight for women’s voting rights began in the 1800s.
C.Women in some countries still cannot vote.
D.Women had to fight for the right to vote.
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.right to vote decisions about policy women’s suffering not over in 1829 women’s suffrage not at all New Zealand voting riots decisions about politics in 1892 New England
3.What is the lecture mainly about? 1-07
A.The difference between human and animal systems
B.An overview of the digestive system
C.Where nutrients are extracted
D.How the stomach works
Listen again, and circle the words or phrases you hear.respiratory system nutrients waist digestive system intestine internal organs belly esophagus nourishment waste stomach lungs
Practice with Conversations
A Listen to part of a conversation, and answer the questions.1-08
1.What is this conversation mostly about?
A.A boy and his friend are talking about solving problems in a rational way.
B.A boy is complaining to his friend about the semester being too long.
C.A boy is complaining to his friend about his messy roommate.
D.A boy is excited that the semester is almost over.
2.Why does his friend want the boy to talk to his roommate?
A.Because the boy’s roommate’s papers are all over the boy’s desk.
B.Because they have to live together for 2 and a half months.
C.Because studying in a messy room is difficult.
D.Because his roommate is very messy.
3.Listen again, and fill in the blanks.W: So how are things going with your roommate?M: Oh man, he’s still really_____.I can’t wait till the semester is over.W: But Bob, the semester won’t be over for_____! You have to figure out how, you know,_____.Yeah, you have to talk to him.M: Yeah, but I don’t know what to say.I mean, I don’t want to hurt his feelings or_____him or anything.But, seriously, if he doesn’t get rid of those pizza boxes, I think I’m _____.W: See, this is why_____.Because, you’re obviously_____.I mean, I don’t think it’s_____not to want empty food containers lying around the room.I mean, they could attract cockroaches.That’s so gross!M: And it’s not just the pizza boxes, which, believe me, are bad enough! His socks are everywhere, his papers are all over my desk, and his_____.He won’t even put a cap on it! I really think it’s_____.I mean, I don’t want to get sick.W: Oh, man! That’s really_____.You could definitely get sick from that.It’s_____.You just have to_____.Just be calm, and tell him that you don’t appreciate his mess.Oh! You could even suggest that the two of you_____.If he has to clean up his own mess, maybe he won’t make one!M: Yeah, I suppose I could_____.I really appreciate the suggestions.I mean, I guess I really do have to figure something out because we’re not even_____.W: Hey, don’t mention it.And if you_____or anything, you can always ask.I’m happy to be of assistance.
4.Complete the following summary.
Bob is_____because his roommate is_____.His roommate leaves food containers, socks, papers, and toothpaste_____.Bob is concerned that because of the_____, he might get sick.The woman convinces Bob to_____.She says it is important because Bob has to live with his roommate for another two and a half months.The woman suggests that Bob and his roommate_____together once a week.Bob appreciates the woman’s help.unhygienic room frustrated clean the room talk to his roommate very messy lying around
B Listen to part of a conversation, and answer the questions.1-09
1.What is this conversation mostly about?
A.A student needs a textbook that the store does not have in stock.
B.The shopkeeper thinks the student should have come yesterday.
C.A student needs help reserving a textbook.
D.A student needs help finding the library.
2.What does the shopkeeper tell the student to do while he waits for his textbook?
A.Borrow a classmate’s textbook and photocopy the chapters
B.Look for the textbook in the store’s computer database
C.Come back in a week to buy the textbook
D.Check out the textbook at the library
3.Listen again, and fill in the blanks.M1: Hey, how’s it going? Welcome back to school.Can I help you with anything?M2: Yeah, actually, I hope so.I was looking for this book that I need for my, um, my_____.The professor really wants us to_____now and _____, and I can’t seem to find it on the shelves.M1: All right, well let me see if I can help you with that.What’s the name of the book? Oh, and if you have the author, that would probably be really helpful, too.M2: Okay, hold on.I have to find where I wrote it down.Okay, got it.The title of the book is Methods of Educational Research.And the author is, um, Wiersma.M1: All right, let me_____to see if we have any in stock.Um, Wiersma, did you say? And Methods of Educational Research?M2: Yeah, that was it.M1: Wow, those_____.We actually had_____come in yesterday – fifty textbooks – and_____.M2: Oh, no! I knew I should have come by yesterday.I just got so_____.Are you_____?M1: Hmm… Yes, I think we’re going to get another shipment in,_____.But it’s going to be_____.I think just twenty books or so.M2: Oh, man! I need to have two chapters read by next week already.I don’t know what I’m going to do.What a horrible way to start out this semester!M1: Well, I have a suggestion.You could put your name down_____that’ll be in, and in the meantime, maybe you could check the library to see if they have a copy on reserve.But if you’re going to do that, you should probably do it quickly because I’m sure a lot more students are going to be in your position, you know.M2: Yeah, I guess I’ll try that.Um, okay, so where do I_____?M1: We can do that right here.But remember, you have to_____, or you’ll lose your reservation, and it’ll go to someone else.M2: All right, thanks.Thanks for all your help.
4.Complete the following summary.
A student is_____at the campus bookstore.The shopkeeper informs him that the textbook is_____.He says a new_____in a week.The student panics because his professor has already_____of reading from the book.The shopkeeper_____.He thinks the student should see if the book is on reserve at the library.That way, the student can do his reading without_____while he waits for the new shipment of textbooks.out of stock getting behind assigned several chapters shipment will arrive looking for a book makes a suggestion
C Listen to part of a conversation, and answer the questions.1-10
1.What is this conversation mostly about?
A.The librarian is telling the student how to start borrowing books.
B.The librarian tells the student how to get to the circulation desk.
C.The student tries to figure out where he left his library card.
D.The student is talking about the many uses for his ID card.
2.Why is the student worried about losing his ID card?
A.Because he thinks that someone will steal his money if he loses it.
B.Because he will not be able to check out library books without it.
C.Because there are a lot of accounts on his card.
D.Because it will be very difficult to replace
3.Listen again, and fill in the blanks.W: All first-year students are required to do a_____with a librarian or a _____their first semester.So welcome!M: Thank you.W: Okay, so the first thing I’m going to do is_____from the_____.Okay, so what you need to do first is make sure your _____is registered at the front desk.The_____will, um, scan your card, and then assign you a kind of, well,_____every time you_____a book.M: But why is that attached to my student ID card? I mean, couldn’t I_____? That’s how things were at my public library back home.W: Well no, it’s really important that your library card has a_____of you on it for, um, _____.See, only students and professors and people_____from this library.So by attaching a barcode to your student ID, we’re pretty much ensuring that you_____.Plus, since your ID already has your picture on it, we don’t, um, we don’t have to worry about anyone else using your ID and taking out books.M: Okay, I guess I can understand that.It’s just a little weird to me to have one card for everything here.I mean, it already has my_____and a_____on it, not to mention, it_____.W: Well, that’s kind of a good thing.You_____.M: Well, it’s kind of bad, too.If I lose it, I can’t do anything.I guess I have to be really careful.W: I guess you do.It’s not so hard.Don’t worry.M: Thanks.Okay, so the first thing I have to do before I can borrow books is, um,_____?W: That’s right! Once you do that, you can start borrowing books!
4.Complete the following summary.
A librarian is_____to the book borrowing process.She tells him the first step is to_____to his student identification card.She says that it is important that he has photo identification when borrowing books because only people_____the university are allowed to borrow books.The student worries about having another_____his ID card because it already_____, meal plan, and dorm entrance.He’s afraid he will lose it.The librarian _____that he will be fine.account attached to get a barcode attached affiliated with holds his money accounts reassures him orienting a student
D Listen to part of a conversation, and answer the questions.1-11
1.What is this conversation mostly about?
A.The student asks the professor about financial aid information.
B.The student and professor compare loans and scholarships.
C.The student and professor discuss various loan options.
D.The professor recommends the student for a scholarship.
2.Why does the professor tell the student to fill out the financial aid form?
A.Because that is the first step in getting a loan or a scholarship.
B.Because the departmental scholarship is very competitive.
C.Because that is the only way to transfer to another school.
D.Because it is easier to fill it out online than on paper.
3.Listen again, and fill in the blanks.W: All first-year students are required to do a_____with a librarian or a _____their first semester.So welcome!M: Thank you.W: Okay, so the first thing I’m going to do is_____from the_____.Okay, so what you need to do first is make sure your_____is registered at the front desk.The_____will, um, scan your card, and then assign you a kind of, well,_____every time you_____a book.
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