ISTENING OVERVIEW. The second section on the TOEFL iBT® test is the Listening section. This section consists of six passages, each followed by five or six questions. You may take notes as you listen to the passages and use your notes as you answer the questions. Test takers are given 60 to 90 minutes to complete the Listening section. + The passages are set in an academic environment. There are 2- to 4-minute con- versations that take place outside of the classroom and 4- to 6-minute lectures that take place inside the classroom. The Listening section is divided into two parts, and each part of the Listening section contains one conversation and two lectures. Note: Sometimes on the actual TOEFL iBT® test there is a third part with an additional conversation and two lectures. In this case, three of the nine listen- ing passages will not be scored, but you will not know which ones.* Therefore you should try to do your best to answer all of the questions for all of the pas- sages. © The questions may ask about main ideas and details, purpose, the function of what the speaker said or the speaker's stance, the organization of ideas, and inferences based on the passage. Recon asaieny Lee Cmts fea iear ay Nitrates renin Part 1 1 conversation 2-4 minutes 5 questions 2 lectures 46 minutes each 6 questions each Part 2 1 conversation 2-4 minutes 5 questions 2 lectures 4-6 minutes each 6 questions each “Part 3 1 conversation 2-4 minutes 5 questions 2 lectures 4-6 minutes each | 6 questions each The following strategies can help you in the Listening section STRATEGIES FOR LISTENING 4. Be familiar with the directions. The directions on every test are the same, s0 it is not necessary to spend time reading the directions carefully when you take the test. You should be completely familiar with the directions before the day of the test. Do not worry if a listening passage is on a topic that is not familiar to you. All of the information that you need to answer the questions is included in the passages. You do not need any special background knowledge to answer the questions. |. Listen carefully to the passage. You will hear the passages one time only. You may not replay the audio passages during the test. . Use the visuals to help you to understand the passages. Each passage begins with a photograph showing the setting (such as a classroom in the case of lectures or a campus ‘office in the case of conversations) and the person (such as a professor lecturing in the case of lectures) or people (such as two students or a professor/advisor and a student in the case of conversations) who are speaking. There may be other visuals (such as a diagram, a drawing, or a blackboard or whiteboard with important terminology) to help you to understand the content of the passage. LISTENING OVERVIEW 145,SPEAKING DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST In this section of the test, you will be able to demonstrate your ability to speak about a variety of topics. You will answer six questions by speaking into the microphone. Answer each of the questions as completely as possible. In some questions, you will speak about familiar topics. Your response will be ‘scored on your ability to speak clearly and coherently about the topics. In other questions, you will fist read a short text. Then, the text will go away and ‘you will listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about ‘what you have read and heard. You will need to combine appropriate information from the text and the talk to provide a complete answer. Your response will be ‘scored on your ability to speak clearly and coherently and on your ability to ‘accurately convey information. In the final questions, you wil isten to part of a conversation or lecture. You will ten be asked a question about what you have heard. Your response will be scored on your ability to accurately convey information and speak clearly and coherently ‘You may take notes while you read and while you listen to the conversations and lectures. You may use your notes to help prepare your response. Listen carefully to the directions for each question. The directions will not be written on the screen. For each question you will be given a short time to prepare your response. A clock ‘will show how much preparation time is remaining. When the preparation time is Up, you will be told to begin your response. A clock will show how much response ‘time is remaining. A message will appear on the screen when the response time has ended, 216 SPEAKING