LONG TALKS

Part C of the Listening Comprehension

section of the paper TOEFL test consists of'
three Long Talks, each followed by a
number of questions (4 questions). You
will hear the talks and the questions on a
recording; they are not written in your test
book. You must choose the best
answer to each question from the
four choices (A, B, C, and D) that
are written in your test book.
The questions (by the narrator) are more likely referring to WH-QUESTION:
When, Where, Who, How, What, Why, and Which as the same as in PART B: Long
Conversation.

Like in the long conversations, LONG TALKS are

often about the same aspect of school life or
topics currently in news. It is also very common
for the talks to be shortened versions of lectures
from courses taught in American Colleges and
universities.
PROCEDURES FOR THE LONG CONVERSATIONS

1. While you are looking at the answers, you should

try to anticipate the questions for each of the groups
of answers. There will be 10 seconds of INTERVAL for each
talk. Use this interval for scanning each answers while
anticipating their questions.
2. Listen carefully to the first line of the talk. The first line
of the talk often contains the main idea, subject, or
topic of the talk, and you will often be asked to
answer such questions.
3. As you listen to the talk, follow along with the answers in
your test book and try to determine the correct answers.
Detail questions are generally answered in order in the
talk, and the answers often sound the same as what is
said on the recording.
Exercise 1: Anticipating Questions (page 37).

1. Question: What type of plant is this?

a.A beautiful plant
b.A poisonous plant
c. A delicious plant
d.A fast-growing plant

2. Question: ___________________________________________________________________ ?
e.In vegetable gardens
f. Only in the United States
g.I supermarkets
h.In many different places

3. Question: ___________________________________________________________________ ?
i. Its leaves resemble parsley
j. It grows next to the carrots
k. Its leaves are shaped like carrots
l. It doesn’t have roots.
4. Question:
___________________________________________________________________?
a.The person may die
b.The person may get lots of healthful nutrients
c. The person may
d.The person may

5. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
e.A story-writing contest
f. A frog-catching contest
g.A singing contest.
h.A frog-jumping contest.

6. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
i. Sixty-three
j. Two hundred
7. Question:
___________________________________________________________________?
a.One
b.Two
c. Three
d.Four

8. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
e.The contest took place for years before Twain wrote about it.
f. Twain wrote about the contest while he was watching if for the fist time.
g.Twain went to see the contest many times during his lifetime.
h.Twain wrote about the contest before it actually took place.

9. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
i. Student.
j. A professor.
10. Question: ________________________________________________________?
a.The place where the students get I.D. Cards
b.The place where the students can use computers
c. The place where the students check books out
d.The place where the students find books in the library

11. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
e.A fee
f. A student I.D. Card
g.Permission from the instructor
h.A computer

12. Question:
___________________________________________________________________ ?
i. A few hours
j. Two days
k.Fourteen days
The Topic
As you listen to each long talk, you should be thinking about the
topic (subject) or main idea for each talk. Since the first one or
two sentences generally give the topic, you should be
asking yourself what the topic is while Click this
you are listening
carefully to the first part of the talk. audio icon
Example:
On the recording, you hear:
(narrator) : Listen to a talk at the start of the meeting.
(man) : I’d like to call this meeting to order now. This is the third monthly
meeting of the Science Club this semester, and today we need to
discuss the upcoming science fair.

You think :
The topic of the talk is a meeting of the Science Club to discuss
the science fair.
Exercise 2: Deciding the topics (Page 39)

NO 1: Click this
audio icon

What is the topic of Talk 1?

________________________________________.
NO 2: Click this
audio icon

What is the topic of Talk 2?

_______________________________________ .
NO 3: Click this
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What is the topic of Talk 3?

_______________________________________ .