Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Top 10 TOEFL Listening Tips - Coggle Diagram
Top 10 TOEFL Listening Tips
Tip #1
Eliminate choices that do no talign with North American academic values
Conversation between campus worker and a student
Professor (most common)
DOES
Help with assignments
Describe class expectatios
Explain grades
DOESN´T
Change student schedules
Advise on dormitory issues
Explain campus rules
Academic adviser (common)
DOES
Create student schedule
Advise on classes to enroll in
Helps with major requirements
DOESN´T
Help with assignments
Assist with finding a job
Explain grades
School newspaper worker
Office worker (common)
DOES
Explain general registration
Answer campus life Q
Find gra reports and files
DOESN´T
Assist with class assignment
Describe class expectations
Advise on classes to enroll in
Librarian
Tip #3
Be an active listener
Know WHY they are listening
Mini-goals
Want to understand the student´s problem
Want to hear how the campus worker offers to help
I want to know how the student feels about the advice
Tip #2
Focus on information explained in-depth
No Q about little details
Transition words (to know if is explained in-depth)
Conect and identify important information
Tip #4
Take notes like a university student
Rules
Write down mostly nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Write down mostly consonants
Use core symbols
Use seven or less words per line
Indent when two pieces of information are connected
Tip #5
Make your eyes your enemy
Focus
Computer
Desk
The world
Tip #6
Identify the Q type
Gist-Content
Gist-Purpose
Detail
Understanding the speaker´s attitude
Understanding the function
Making inferences
Understanding organization
Connecting content
Tip #7
Plan your time management
Watch the clock
Take great notes
Tip #8
Use additional resources
Scientific American (website)
TED Ed (website)
Pro Tip
Practice with audio that has transcripts
Tip #9
Track your progress
Make flashcards
Keep a journal
Motivates you
Tip #10
Get professional support from a experienced teacher