Listening 1 : General Introduction
Objectives TOEFL iBT Listening Skills:
• Understand the question types in the Listening section. • Understand the skills tested in the Listening section. • Be aware of current listening level, strengths, and challenges related to listening skills.
Activity 1.1: TOEFL Listening Self-Quiz Test your understanding of the Listening section with this self-quiz. It will help you identify areas where you might need more focus.
Directions: • Decide if each statement is true or false and circle your answer. • Read the explanations that follow to see if you were correct . 1 . You can take notes during the Listening section. (True/False) 2. Each lecture in the Listening section is followed by ten questions. (True/False) 3. You can listen to each lecture and conversation two times. (True/False)
4. If a lecture or conversation features an uncommon name or a special term, you might also see the name or term in written form on the screen, such as on a whiteboard, a chalkboard, or a notepad . True/ False) 5 . You can sometimes use a speaker’s tone of voice to infer what they are thinking or feeling . (True/False) 6. The conversations are always between a student and a professor. (True/False) 7 . Aside from the first question, the order of the questions follows the order of information presented in the lecture or conversation . (True/False) 8. Some of the listening questions require you to make some simple math calculations. (True/False) 9. All of the speakers in the Listening section use American English accents. (True/False) 10. You do not need any specialized academic knowledge to understand the lectures in the Listening section . (True/False)
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