STATEGI DALAM MENJAWAB SOAL LISTENING TEST TOEFL DENGAN BENAR
TOEFL Test is
a requirement to dentermine a person’s ability to speak English and those who
want to work abroad. In the TOEFL test is the first thing you work on the
problems facing the listening comprehension (listening and understanding), this
tes is an assessment of the ability to speak English conversation hearing test.
Parts of the Listening Comprehension
Test , consisting of :
Part I : Photographs – Picture
In this section , you will see
the pictures and then asked to choose the sentence that best describes the
picture .
Strategies required in Part I ,
namely :
1. The
ability to capture images quickly.
2. Ability
to understand verbal and compare with what is seen in the picture .
3. Try
it with a distinctive technique of sound (sound confusion ) and discrete
categories . Some sentences had nothing to do with the image .
4. Do
not ever answer before I finished reading the statement part of all . When the
statement is read , place the tip of the pencil on the answer questioned , if
you think it's the best answer . Do the same on the question.
Part II : SHORT DIALOGUE
In this section , there will be a
short conversation between two people . After the conversation , the question
relating to the conversation will be provided . Both the conversation and the
questions will not be repeated . In this case you need to use short-term memory
is fine .
Strategy to look out for are :
1. Listen
carefully discussed question .
2. Do
not ever be fooled by questions and answers which sounds similar to the word in
question .
3. Do
not panic and doubt , just choose the response / answer that you feel is most
reasonable for this question .
Part III: LONG
CONVERSATION
In this section,
you will hear a
monologue and then
got a question about
it. What should you do more or
less the same as in the previous section, but you need to be more careful
in listening and attention
to detail information context.
The best strategy
:
1. Listen and focus on
the speaker to hear the dialogue.
2. Ability to distinguish the
types of questions orally (information question, yes
no question, alternative
question, suggestion offers etc). The
ability to know the response
according to the type of question.
3. Try to identify the type
of question. Correct response
usually depends on
the type of question asked.
4. The ability to distinguish words that sound almost
the same. Tactics to work on the
problems in this section.
1.
(narrator) What are the man and woman
discussing?
(A) Taking some
pictures
(B) Hanging some
plants
(C) Taking a trip
to the mountains
(D) Putting some pictures on the wall
2.
(narrator) How many pictures are there?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
3.
(narrator) Where is the picture of the woman‟s family going?
(A) in the
fireplace
(B) Above the sofa
(C) Home with Walt
(D) To the top
of the mountain
4.
(narrator) What is Walt probably going to do
next?
(A) Sit on the
sofa
(B) Photograph
Monica‟s family
(C) Hammer the nails into the walls
(D) Climb the
walls
Part IV: TALK
In this section,
there will be some talks with a duration
of about 60-90 seconds of the life of the school or college, each
followed by multiple choice
questions.
The strategy
is:
1. Try to read the
questions before the monologue
is played, and listen
carefully read the
conversation.
2. Determine the question words are used, what is being
asked, whether; what, who,
when, why, where,
how, how long, etc. By knowing what to ask,
you can focus
in seeking information from the monologue.
3. Beware the conversation
first sentences which
usually becomes a
topic for the next sentences.
4. Try to imagine, the
setting of the monologue. This will
help you in
making an analysis of who is speaking, where the monologue
was read, for whom
it is intended and
monologue for what
purposes.
1.
(narrator) What is the topic of the talk?
(A) Valuable
commodities
(B) Salt
(C) Ancient China
(D) Money
2.
(narrator) What was salt used for in China?
(A) To spice food
(B) To build
houses
(C) To make coins
(D) To locate
Africa
3.
(narrator) What does “salary” mean in English?
(A) Coins
(B) Earnings
(C) Soldiers
(D)
Commodities
4.
(narrator) What is the meaning of the root “sal”
in Latin?
(A) Salt
(B) Rome
(C) Money
(D) Trade
In general strategy is needed in
working out the TOEFL test , among other things :
1. Understand
and focus command forms in question on any part of the question .
Read the answer
choices before listening to the conversation or before the conversation begins
. By reading the answer choices will help us better understand the content of
the test .
2. Concentrate
and focus on the conversation and speeches carefully and cautiously . We have
to fully concentrate on what is being discussed as conversations and speeches
perdengarkan only once.
3. Usually
the answer to the question is often found in the second voice in a brief
conversation . Thus focus on the second vote .
4. Use
the remaining time to read the question. When we finished answering questions
and still have the rest of the time , try to read and see a selection of
answers to the next question .
5. We
must be familiar with the test instructions / test direction . Direction or
guidance for each TOEFL test must be the same everywhere . So when we do the
Listening
6. Comprehension
section , you do not need to always listen to direction or instructions that
are read by the narrator . For that we should already be familiar with and
understand the instructions before carrying out tests TOEFL Test .
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