PREPARATION FOR

TOEFL ITP TEST

WEEK 03
Strategies for listening part Cquestions

1. If you have the time, preview the answers to the Listening part C questions.
2. Listen carefully to the first line of the talk.
3. As you listen to the talk, follow along with the answers in your test book, and try to
determine the correct answers.
4. You should guess even if you are not sure.
5. Use any remaining time to look ahead at the answers to the questions that follow.

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Skill 10: The questions

 This skill requires students to be able to anticipate a

suitable/correct question to the given answer choices.

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Example of Skill 10: The questions

In your text book, you read:

a) For a week.
b) Since yesterday.
c) For two days.
d) Since 10:00 this morning.

You try to anticipate the question, and the most probably question
will be:
“How long has (something) been going on?”

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Skill 11: The Topic

In the listening part C, students are required to think (while

listening) about the topic (subject) or main idea for each talk by
keeping in mind that the first one or two sentences generally
give the topic.

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Example of Skill 11: The Topic

On the recording, you hear:

(narrator): Listen to a talk at the start of a meeting.
(woman): I’d like to call this meeting to order now. This is the
third monthly meeting of the science club this semester, and
today we need to discuss the upcoming science fair.

The most probable topic is:

“A meeting of the science club to discuss the science fair.”

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Skill 12: The order of the answers

 The answers in Listening part C are generally found in order

in the talk.
 This means that as you listen to the talk, you should be
thinking about the answers to the questions in the order that
they are listed in the test book.

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Example of Skill 12: The order of the answers (1 of 2)

On the recording, you hear:

(narrator) : Question 1 and 3. Listen to a talk about cats.
(woman) : Many people are allergic to cats. If they come in
contact with cats, they sneeze, their skin turns red, and their eyes
begin to burn. However, it is not only people who suffer from
allergies. Cats may also be allergic to pollen, dust, and perfumes,
many of the same agents that cause allergies in people. Perhaps
your cat is sneezing and has many watery eyes. If you think that
your cat has some allergies, a veterinarian can prescribe
medication to help solve the problem.

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Example of Skill 12: The order of the answers (2 of 2)

On the recording, you hear:

(narrator) :
1. What happens to people who
suffer from allergies?
2. What is mentioned about cats?
3. What can someone do with a cat 2. (A) They often wear perfume.
that has allergies? (B) They can have allergies.
(C) They don’t ever suffer.
In your text book, you read (same (D) They like dust and pollen.
time):
1. (A) They shout.
(B) They drive red cars. 3. (A) Nothing.
(C) They sneeze. (B) Bathe it frequently.
(D) They close their eyes. (C) Put it outside.
(D) give it medicine.
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