ADVANCED LISTENING

Listening for TOEFL Test Preparation

 Listening for TOEFL Test
PARTS CONTENT TOTAL ITEM TOTAL TIME

Part A Short Conversation 30

Part B Longer Conversation

50 Minutes
20
Part C Talk
 PART A. SHORT CONVERSATION
Common Question in Part A
1. Meaning question/ restatement 2nd speaker
e.g. What does the man mean? (biasanya kalimat/ kata sesuai dengan yang
diucapkan speaker)
2. Inference question (biasanya jawaban bukan kalimat /kata yang diucapkan speaker-
bahasa lain dengan maksud yang sama)
e.g. What does the woman imply?
3. Suggestion
e.g. What does the woman suggest the man do?
4. Future action
e.g. What will the man do?
 PART A. SHORT CONVERSATION
Common Question in Part A
5. Topic
e.g. What are they talking?
6. Opinion
e.g. How does the man feel about ….?
7. Assumption (Contrary to the fact-kebalikan dari fakta yang diucapkan)
e.g. What had the man assumed about?
8. Problem
e.g. What is the problem?
 PART A. SHORT CONVERSATION
Common Question in Part A
9. Idiom
e.g. “to think on your feet” means to think and react quickly
10. Reason
e.g. Why did the man…?
11. Activities
e.g. What are the speakers probably doing?
12. Place
e.g. Where does this conversation probably take place?
 PART B. LONGER CONVERSATION
About Long Conversation
1. Information exchanges about aspect of school/academic life
2. Topics currently in the news in US

Types of Question
1. General/overview questions
Topic, Setting, Speakers (who? / relationship)
2. Detail questions
The purpose is to ask specific information mentioned in the conversation
 PART B. LONGER CONVERSATION
Common Question in Part B
1. What is the main topic of this conversation?
2. What are these people primarily discussing?
3. Where does this conversation take place?
4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
5. What is the man/woman’s occupation
6. What is one speaker’s attitude toward the other
speaker?
 PART C. TALK
About long Talk
1. Information exchanges about aspect of school life (class, research paper,
register course)
2. Lecture
3. Topics currently in the news in US (Health, etc.)
4. Tour guide (museum, laboratory, etc.)

Types of Question
1. General/overview questions (first question)
Topic, Setting, Speakers
2. Detail questions (Factual/ inference)
The purpose is to ask specific information mentioned in the talk
 PART C. TALK
Common Question in Part C
1. What is the main idea/point/topic of the lecture?
2. What is the purpose of this talk?
3. Where was this lecture given?
4. When was this talk given?
5. In what course was this lecture given?
6. What is the speaker’s occupation?
7. Who is the audience for this talk