Strategi Dalam Menjawab Soal Listening ( TOEFL )
Here
are some strategies to answer the toefl listening test you can try General
Strategy
v Understand
the forms of the command (Direction on each (part) well before the big day)
v Read
each answer choice when the narrator was reading about the direction and
example problems (Directio already read before the day)
v Listen
with full concentration and focus your attention on the conversation you are
listening
v Maximize the ability listeing the first
questions of each part Special Strategies
PART
A: Short Conversation
v Focus
on the speaker to hear the second
v Do not panic if they do not understand the
word-for-word in a conversation is complete, only need to capture the ideas and
content of the conversation
v If you can not understand what what the Word
of the second speaker, choose the best answer is different from what you hear
v Understand
the functional forms of expression (agreement, suggestion, suprice, etc.),
idiomatic expressions and situations when the conversation is done
Speaker 1 (man) : I need a
motorcycle to ride to Makassar, and I don't have one.
Speaker 2 (woman) : Why not rent one?
Narrator : What does
the woman suggest?
Pilihan jawaban
(A)
Getting a red motorcycle
(B)
Renting an apartment in Makassar
(C) Not
riding to Makassar
(D)
Renting a motorcycle for the trip
Jawaban d.
PART
B: Longer Conversation
v When
the narrator discuss the direction part B should read the answer choices at a
glance and then record it and predict what the theme will be discussed
v When listening to the conversation, you must
know the theme / topic being discussed
v carefully to each question
v Pay attention to the conditions and situations
that occur during a conversation that is concerned with the place and time of
the conversation, what and who discussed
Narrator: Listen to part of a
conversation between a student and a clerk in a college bookstore.
Man: I need to buy an basic
English textbook.
Woman: Okay. What is the course
number?
Man: You mean there is more than
one
Woman: Sure. We offer Poetry,
Writing, and Literature.
Man. If I take Poetry will we
write sonnets?
Woman: Not really. The Poetry
class is very basic rhyming.
Man: Great. That is what I wanted
to hear. How much is that one?
Woman: It’s twenty-nine dollars,
plus a ten-dollar notebook fee.
Man: Wait a minute, can’t I just
use my own notebook.
Woman: Most students prefer the
special poetry notebook, so we made it a requirement.
Man: Okay. I’ll take one Poetry
book and notebook. Do you take credit cards?
Woman: Yes, but you don’t have to
pay now. Just fill out this form and we will bill you.
Man: Sounds great.
25. What
kind of English textbook does the man decide to buy?
a.
Writing
b.
Literature
c.
Poetry
d.
Sonnets
jawaban
c.
PART
C: TALK
v If
you have time, take a look at the answer choices listed in a booklet and find the
key word
v Carefully
talks in sentences first because usually the topic for the next sentences
v Focus
on listening to things related to 5-WH questions (What, Why, Who, When, Where)
and How
v Make conclusions on the situation that occurs
when talks do
In this part you will see several
longer conversations and talks. You should answer each question on the basis of
what is stated or implied by the speakers in the conversation or talks.
Narrator: Listen to a lecture by
a biology instructor.Many people think of gorillas as dangerous killers. One
reason for this is that television and movies often show these animals this
way. But gorillas are really gentle animals.The gorilla is a vegetarian. It
lives in the African rain forests where it finds the fruits and plants it needs
to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds of leaves and fruit
in one day. Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in danger of becoming
extinct. Each year, large areas of the rain forests are being cut down. Because
there is less and less food from these forests, the number of wild gorillas is
becoming smaller and smaller.
18. The
passage describes gorillas as being:
a.
Dangerous
killers
b.
Carnivores
c.
TV
and movie stars
d.
Gentle animals
Jawaban
d.
19.
According to the passage, why are gorillas in danger?
a.
Because
people keep hunting them.
b.
Because
they eat too much
c.
Because forests get too much rain.
d.
Because their food supply is being destroyed.
Jawaban
d.
