tailieunhanh - The complete guide to the toefl test part 59

The TOEFL iBT puts a lot of emphasis on communicative skills, and as much as you can, you should put the same emphasis on interaction in the classroom. In the past, a lot of TOEFL test preparation involved coaching students for the Structure Section of the test, but the TOEFL iBT does not directly test grammar | Listening Tutorial Note Taking On the TOEFL iBT note taking is not only allowed but encouraged. You will be given paper to use for taking notes. After the test you will have to give your notes to the testing supervisor but your notes will not be graded. It certainly makes sense to allow note taking during the test because the ability to take good lecture notes is an important academic skill. It s not common to take notes on conversations except sometimes at meetings but you will have to take notes on both conversations and lectures during this test. Without notes the Listening Section of the test is basically a test of memory and few people have the memory skills to remember all the facts and ideas contained in a lecture lasting five to eight minutes. Research has shown that after twenty minutes has passed people remember only about 50 of what they hear and that about 20 of what they hear is remembered incorrectly. Note taking is a complicated skill especially note taking in another language. However note-taking skills can definitely be improved by practice. The more you take notes the faster and more accurate you will become. During all of the exercises in the Listening Section you should take notes and use those notes to answer the questions. Listening TOEFL Note Taking vs. University Note Taking The lectures you hear in the Listening Section simulate imitate classroom lectures but they are not the same. There are two important differences 1. TOEFL iBT lectures are much denser than authentic lectures. From an hour-long classroom lecture there may be one or two points that will be asked about on tests. On the other hand there are six questions after a five- to eight-minute TOEFL iBT lecture. Therefore TOEFL iBT lectures have more facts and information that can be asked about. As a result your note taking must be more detailed and intensive for the TOEFL iBT than the notes you would take in a lecture class. 381 382 Section 2 Guide to Listening 2. You may not need .