新托福考试专项进阶：初级听力pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

书名：新托福考试专项进阶：初级听力pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

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作者：MonikaN.Kushwaha著

出版社：北京新东方大愚文化传播有限公司

出版时间：2009-08-01

书籍编号：30287040

ISBN：9787800809736

正文语种：中英对照

字数：333318

版次：1

所属分类：外语学习-留学英语

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书名：新托福考试专项进阶：初级听力

作者：Monika N.Kushwaha

ISBN：9787800809736

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Introduction

A. Information on the TOEFLiBT

1. The Format of the TOEFLiBT

2. What Is New about the TOEFLiBT？

(1) The TOEFLiBT is delivered through the Internet in secure test centers around the world at the same time.

(2) It tests all four language skills and is taken in the order of Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing, with a 10-minute break in the middle.

(3) The test is 4.0～4.5 hours long, and all of the four test sections will be completed in one day.

(4) Note-taking is allowed throughout the entire test, including the Reading section. At the end of the test, all notes are collected and destroyed at the test center.

(5) Compared with the computer-based test(CBT) and paper-based test (PBT), the TOEFLiBT has no Structure section. Grammar is tested indirectly on questions and tasks in each section.

(6) In the Listening section, one lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.

(7) There are integrated tasks requiring test takers to combine more than one language skill in the Speaking and Writing sections.

(8) In the Speaking section, test takers wear headphones and speak into a microphone when they respond. The responses are recorded and transmitted to ETS’s Online Scoring Network.

(9) In the Writing section, test takers must type their responses. Handwriting is not possible.

(10) Test scores will be reported online.Test takers can see their scores online 15 business days after the test and also receive a copy of their score report by mail.

B. Information on the Listening Section

The Listening section of the TOEFL iBT measures test takers’ ability to understand spoken English in English-speaking colleges and universities. This section has 2～3 conversations that are 12～25 exchanges (about 3 minutes) long and 4～6 lectures that are 500～800 words (3～5 minutes) long. Each conversation is followed by 5 questions and each lecture by 6 questions. Therefore, test takers have to answer 34 to 51 questions in total. The time allotted to the Listening section is 60 to 90 minutes, including the time spent listening to the conversations and lectures and answering the questions.

1. Types of Listening Passages

(1) Conversations

_ Between a student and a professor or a teaching assistant during office hours

_ Between a student with a person related to school services such as a librarian, housing director, bookstore employee, etc.

(2) Lectures

_ Monologue lectures delivered by a professor unilaterally

_ Interactive lectures with one or two students asking questions or making comments* One lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.

2. Types of Questions

Basic Comprehension Questions

(1) Listening for Main Ideas

_ This type of question asks you to identify the overall topic or main idea of a lecture or conversation.

(2) Listening for Main Purpose

_ This type of question asks you why the speakers are having a conversation or why a lecture is given.

(3) Listening for Major Details

_ This type of question asks you to understand specific details or facts from a conversation or lecture.

Pragmatic Understanding Questions

(4) Understanding the Function of What Is Said

_ This type of question asks you why a speaker mentions some point in the conversation or lecture.

_ This involves replaying part of the listening passage.

(5) Understanding the Speaker’s Attitude

_ This type of question asks you what a speaker’s feelings, opinions, or degree of certainty is about some issue, idea,or person.

_ This may involve replaying part of the listening passage.

Connecting Information Questions

(6) Understanding Organization

_ This type of question asks you how the listening passage is organized or how two portions of the listening passage are related to each other.

(7) Connecting Content

_ This type of question asks you to classify or sequence information in a different way from the way it was presented in the listening passage.

(8) Making Inferences

_ This type of question asks you to draw a conclusion based on information given in the listening passage.

3. Question Formats

There are four question formats in the Listening section:

(1) Traditional multiple-choice questions with four answer choices and one correct answer

(2) Multiple-choice questions with more than one answer

(3) Questions that ask test takers to make the order of events or steps in a process

(4) Questions that ask test takers to match objects or text to categories in a chart

How to Use This Book

How to Master Skills for the TOEFLiBT Listening Basic is designed to be used either as a textbook for a TOEFLiBT listening preparation course or as a tool for individual learners who are preparing for the TOEFLtest on their own. With a total of 8 units, this book is organized to prepare you for the test with a comprehensive understanding of the test and thorough analysis of every question type. Each unit consists of 8 parts and provides a stepby-step program that provides question-solving strategies and the

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