tailieunhanh - Toefl preparation for the computer and paper test part 5

Skills and Strategies for each of the sections of the TOEFL lest provide students with clearly defined steps to improve performance on the test. Exercises provide practice of one or more skills in a non-TOEFL format. | LISTENING Listening is tested in the first section on both the paper TOEFL test and the computer TOEFL test. This section consists of a number of different types of listening passages each followed by one or more questions. The paper and the computer listening sections are similar in the following ways some of the passages some of the language skills The paper and the computer listening sections are different in the following ways some of the passages some of the language skills the use of visuals the number of questions the amount of time the control of time between questions the procedures and strategies LISTENING ON THE PAPERTOEFL TEST On the paper TOEFL test the first section is called Listening Comprehension. This section consists of fifty questions though some tests may be longer . You will listen to recorded materials and respond to multiple-choice questions about the material. You must listen carefully because you will hear the recording one time only and the material on the recording is not written in your test book. 1. Short Dialogues are two-line dialogues between two speakers each followed by a multiple-choice question. You will listen to each short dialogue and question on the recording and then choose the best answer to each question from the four choices in your test book. The 30 short dialogues and 30 questions about them make up Part A of the paper TOEFL test. 2. Long Conversations are 60-90 second conversations on casual topics between students each followed by a number of multiple-choice questions. You will listen to each long conversation and each of the questions that accompany it on the recording and then choose the best answer to each question from the four choices in your test book. The two conversations and the seven to nine questions that accompany them make up Part B of the paper TOEFL test. 3. Talks are 60-90 second talks about school life or on academic subjects each followed by a number of multiple-choice questions. You will listen to