TOEFL Listening Standard TOEFL format 34 61 questions

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TOEFL Listening • Standard TOEFL format • 34 -61 questions, 6 -9 separate lectures/talks,

TOEFL Listening • Standard TOEFL format • 34 -61 questions, 6 -9 separate lectures/talks, 60 -90 min total • Everyone works at own pace on separate computers • Today’s TOEFL format This is about the pace you should use for the real TOEFL! • 34 questions, 6 separate lectures/talks, 60 min total • 2: 00 to look at the questions first • I will play the clip and then give you an additional 3: 00 to answer before moving on to the next lecture • For any questions, I will play them immediately after the timer rings. • You can also take notes and answer as you listen.

Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 2 1, 3 4

Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 2 1, 3 4 2 3 4 1 1, 3 3 10. 3 11. 1 12. 3 13. 3, 4 14. 1 15. 2 16. 4 17. 4 18. 2, 3 19. Yes: 2, 3 No: 1 20. 1 21. 1 22. 2 23. 1 24. 3 25. 2 26. 4 27. 1 28. 3 29. 2 30. 2 31. 1 32. 2 33. Functional: 1, 3 Project: 2 34. 3

Conversations • Office hours • Professor and student talking • Discussing something related to

Conversations • Office hours • Professor and student talking • Discussing something related to a lecture • Service encounters • Staff member and student talking • Discussing class registration, payment, etc.

Lectures • Arts • Architecture, crafts, fine art, photography, literature, books, music • Life

Lectures • Arts • Architecture, crafts, fine art, photography, literature, books, music • Life Science • The environment, bacteria, viruses, medicine, biochemistry, animal behavior • Physical Science • Weather, geography, physics, chemistry, computers, planets, light, sound, optics • Social Science • Anthropology, linguistics, sociology, education, history, business, communication

Kinds of TOEIC listening questions • Basic understanding • Gist-purpose • Gist-content • Detail

Kinds of TOEIC listening questions • Basic understanding • Gist-purpose • Gist-content • Detail • Pragmatic understanding • Understanding the function of what is said • Understanding the speaker’s attitude • Connecting information • Understanding organization • Making inferences • Connecting content

General advice- listen to real lectures • Khan Academy • More high-school level, better

General advice- listen to real lectures • Khan Academy • More high-school level, better for beginners • Everything free • Ed. X • University-level courses from famous universities • Free to audit, paid if you want the certificate Margaret’s advice: Choose subjects you’re not familiar with! The TOEFL includes all US academic subjects.