tailieunhanh - Cracking the Toefl IBT 2009 edition part 30

Tham khảo tài liệu 'cracking the toefl ibt 2009 edition part 30', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Listening Summary Good job You arc halfway through your TOEFL preparation. Here arc some important points to remember that will help you crack the Listening section. o Don t memorize understand The most common mistake on the Listening section is to try to do too much. Look for the big picture main idea structure and tone. Don t get lost in the details. o Taking notes is optional If taking notes interferes with your ability to comprehend what you re listening to then don t do it. lake notes only if you arc able to write and maintain your focus on rhe selection. o Know what bad answers look like Make sure you re familiar with the kinds of bad answers that appear most frequently on the TOEFL. o Stay aggressive If you don t catch an important detail don t panic. Stay aggressive and eliminate answers based on your knowledge of the main idea structure tone and previous questions. Now that we ve worked with the passages and lectures on the TOEFL it s time to create some passages and speeches of our own. Let s practice the Listening section with some drills and then move on to the Speaking and Writing sections. Chapter 10 Listening Practice Drills You re now ready co crack the Listening section. Remember to use the strategies and guidelines you ve just learned in the previous chapter. Pay special attention to POE Process of Elimination . If you re stuck get rid of as many bad answers as you can. After you ve finished check your answers and look over the explanations provided in the next chapter. Good luck DRILL 1 A CONVERSATION Following is a transcript of a conversation between a male student MS and a female student FS similar to what you ll hear on the TOEFL. On the actual test you will see screens similar to the ones shown below and on the pages that follow. If possible ask two friends to read rhe conversation aloud so you can practice your listening skills. TOEFL Listening .ESBE ì I 00 01 49 Biology 294 I Cracking the TOEFL .