tailieunhanh - How to prepare for the toefl part 5

we have moved away from a grammatical syllabus to a communicative syllabus, and at this writing, there seems to be growing interest in a content-based syllabus. | OVERVIEW OF THE LISTENING SECTION 35 Overview of the Listening Section QUICK COMPARISON LISTENING PAPER-BASED TOEFL COMPUTER-BASED TOEFL AND NEXT GENERATION TOEFL Paper-Based TOEFL Three types of questions are presented in three separate parts. Part A has short conversations Part B has long conversations and class discussions Part C has mini-talks and lectures. The talks and lectures are about 2 minutes long. Everyone taking the TOEFL answers the same questions. There are no pictures or visual cues. You hear the questions but they are not written out for you to read. Everyone taking the TOEFL proceeds at the same pace. You cannot pause the tape. The section is timed. At the end of the tape you must have completed the section. You may not replay any of the conversations or lectures. All of the questions are multiplechoice. Every question has only one answer. Computer-Based TOEFL Three types of questions are presented in three sets. The first set has short conversations the second set has longer conversations and class discussions the third set has lectures. The lectures are about 3 minutes long. The computer selects questions based on your level of language proficiency. Each short conversation begins with a picture to provide orientation. There are several pictures and visual cues with longer conversations and lectures. The questions are written out on the computer screen for you to read while you hear them. You may control the pace by choosing when to begin the next conversation or lecture. The section is timed. A clock on the screen shows the time remaining for you to complete the section. You may not replay any of the conversations or lectures. Most of the questions are multiplechoice but some of the questions have special directions. Some of the questions have two or more answers. Next Generation TOEFL Two types of questions are presented in six sets. The first sets each have a long conversation. The next sets each have one lecture. The lectures are about 5 .