LISTENING (2) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST LISTENING (2)

 

BASIC LISTENING QUESTION TYPES There are three basic question types in the TOEFL iBT Listening section. Familiarizing yourself with these question types and becoming skilled at how to answer them will help you navigate more quickly on the day of the test. Multiple choice with one correct answer. This question type, also found in the Reading section, consists of a question and four answer choices. Multiple choice with two or more correct answers. This question type consists of a question and two or more answers out of four or more answer choices. These items appear as follows: Chart This question type requires test takers to complete a chart. These items appear as follows:   PRACTICE WITH UNDERSTANDING NATURAL SPEECH The passages you hear in the Listening section of the TOEFL test are presented in natural speech. In natural speech, speakers interrupt themselves and make mistakes, then correct themselves. They hesitate in the middle of a phrase or use a filler such as um or uh while they think. They may stutter, repeat phrases or restart what they were saying by either repeating the same words or using different words. The speaker in the sample above uses many features of natural speech: • He interrupts himself: the question – your question – of • He restarts the sentence: which flying bird us the largest in the world depends on – well, you need to think about whether you are talking about the birds’ weight, wingspan or uh, wing area. • He stutters: you c-can see • He corrects himself: so the South Amer…uh, South African, the South African bustard • He hesitates and uses fillers: weight about …..lemme think…um……about 40 pounds. • He repeats phrases: the albatross, the albatross is the bird.