Listening

Comprehension
Strategies (Skill 1-3)

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SKILL I: FOCUS ON THE LAST
LINE

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The following chart outlines the most
important strategy for the short
dialogues:

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TOEFL EXERCISE 1: In this exercise, listen
carefully to each short dialogue and question on
the recording, and then choose the best answer to
the question. You should focus carefully on the last
line.

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SKILL 2: CHOOSE ANSWERS
WITH SYNONYMS

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The following chart outlines a
very important strategy for
short dialogues:

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TOEFL EXERCISE 2: In this exercise, listen carefully to
each short dialogue and question on the recording, and
then choose the best answer to the question. You should
look for synonyms for key words in the last line.

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SKILL 3: AVOID SIMILAR
SOUNDS

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TOEFL EXERCISE 3: In this exercise, listen
carefully to each short dialogue and question
on the recording, and then choose the best
answer to the question. You should be careful
to avoid answers with similar sounds.

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Transcripts

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TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-3): In this exercise,
listen carefully to each short dialogue and
question on the recording, and then choose
the best answer to the question.

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Transcripts

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