The Listening Section – Questions Part II- TOEFL-iBT® (4/4)
This passage continues from a short series on the Listening Section of the TOEFL-iBT®, and a larger guide reviewing all the sections of this test.
This passage continues from a short series on the Listening Section of the TOEFL-iBT®, and a larger guide reviewing all the sections of this test.
Last time we reviewed some sample audios from this section. We saw the difference between the conversations and lectures and got a good feel as to what we must try to pay attention to in each type of audio.
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes This post is the continuation of the first installment of the series, The Reading Section – Audios – TOEFL-iBT® (2/4). If you are new here, I would recommend starting from there in order to understand this better by clicking here (LINK TO The Listening Section Overview – TOEFL-iBT® (1/4)). If …
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The Listening section is the second part of the TOEFL-iBT test. you will have this section right after completing the Reading section. And just like it, it will be affected by the long format variable.
This section will usually take 41-57 minutes long. Depending on whether you get the short or long format in this section.
The best thing to do is to be prepared for the long format as we will only know which format we receive when we start the test.
Now by far this is on the top 3 challenges any student can have when preparing for a standardized test, along with grammar and structuring your responses and to be honest there isn’t a super fast way to increase your vocabulary. It takes months or years to get to a very high level of vocab, depending on your starting point and how much you actually practice.
Ok, so this will be a long post. As I will attempt to answer the most common questions I have had from my students and found online. This post will be updated as more of you guys ask me more questions, so make sure to leave a comment and check in periodically for new updates.
As you know during 3/4 of this test you will have to take notes. You will be doing this during The Listening Section, The Speaking Section, and The Writing Section. However, you must be aware that this is not an easy skill to master here is a shortlist of things that I have compiled and applied with my students to help them improve their writing skills as fast as they can.
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To be clear from the start: the TOEFL-ibt is not a test that you can pass or not, rather it gives you a score and places it in a scale so in reality what you would need to look for is what score you want to get, and mark that as your target score.