Kamis, 22 Maret 2012

TIPS SUKSES TOEFL LISTENING

Strategies or Steps in the Answer, especially in Listening Toefl
1. Do not be fooled match between what you hear the sound (audio) with which you read (booklet). Sometimes the right answer just a different sound (but it means the same).
2. Do not listen before reading. Read the first and CRUSH anticipatory response. Furthermore listen to confirm the answer. (Do not listen to the EMPTY HEAD!)
3. Form (sound) that differ among the four answer choices, usually can be taken as a TEMPORARY ANSWER.
4. The words in the booklet are usually used to mislead, as the words were tested, so you’re stuck in the sound to match. Example, the word DOOR / Drawer, said WRITE / RIGHT, word did not / would not / should not
5. Beware of the words ‘NEGATIVE’ as absent (not present) on a matter, the word did not COME (not present) from the audio device, as well as with the sentence ACTIVE – PASSIVE.
6. In part B (Dialog TWO) is overlaid Narrator, focus on the SECOND PERSON. Feed only the first, third person (the narrator) just ask the purpose of conversation.
7. In part C (Conversation, TWO or MORE), make anticipate questions with 5W and 1H (WHAT, WHEN, WHY, WHO, WHERE, and HOW).
8. Exploration of the key words of each alternative answer. Example, when writing AT A RESTAURANT, maybe you’ll hear the word MENU, ORDER, FOOD, BEVERAGE, SPOON, WAITER, and so forth.
9. by watching a western movie without seeing the subtitle. In addition, by studying the types of questions LISTENING (As a matter of listening to what type? As the same as section 2 and 3 for the structure and the reading and grammar, listening section 1 also has the types of questions.
The last tips is to practice listening to the news from VOA (Voice of America)
10. testing point is the discussion of specific materials in learning English are tested on the TOEFL questions. Although the question or questions are always different on each TOEFL test, testing point remains unchanged and always revolves around the things that are not much different from those previously tested on the TOEFL test. Therefore, understanding the testing point of the most frequently tested in the TOEFL test is one of the tips and strategies that are very nice to get a satisfactory TOEFL scores There are various kinds of testing points contained in any part of the TOEFL test. And often are, there are few or more than one testing point in a matter or question. Testing can point range of grammatical structures, common vocabulary idioms, intonation languages, or specific questions on the reading or listening