Listening Tips

treesUID: 82785

trans from jili.org

Tip 1:
If you don't understand something right away, don't give
up. Keep listening. The speaker might say something later
that will help you understand the main idea.

Tip 2:
Listen for key words. Key words are stressed. They are
louder, longer, and higher pitched than other words. These
are the words that the speaker thinks are most important
in a sentence. For example, notice the stress and
intonation in this dialogue: A: I went to the store. B:
Which store?

Tip 3:
Think about the situation and ask yourself these questions:
Who is speaking? What is the relationship between the
speakers? What are they talking about? Where are they? How
do they feel?

Tip 4:
Pay attention to body language, gestures, and facial
expressions. This may give you a better idea about what
someone is saying.

Tip 5:
Listen with a specific purpose in mind. Ask yourself what
you are listening for. Are you listening for general
understanding of the whole lecture or conversation? Or are
you listening for specific information?

Tip 6:
Think about the speaker's attitudes or feelings. Is the
speaker certain, uncertain, angry, happy, serious, joking?
The tone of voice can help you understand someone's
feelings on a topic.

Tip 7:
Check your understanding by asking the speaker questions.
For example, use expressions like Could you repeat that?
and I'm sorry, I didn't catch that when you want the
speaker to repeat something.

Tip 8:
Write down new words and phrases you hear. Don't worry
about spelling. Then look the new words up in a dictionary
or ask a native speaker to explain what they mean.

Tip 9:
Notice how spoken English is sometimes different from
written English. Many words and expressions, such as
phrasal verbs and idioms, are more common in spoken than
written English.

Tip 10:
Don't worry about hearing every word. Often, English words
are linked together or shortened so you cannot hear every
word clearly. For example, speakers often use contractions
(can't instead of cannot) and reductions (wanna instead of
want to). Try to focus on the most important words and you
will understand the main idea.

Tip 11:
Listen to how speakers' voices go up and down. This is
called intonation. What kinds of questions are they asking
you? What kinds of responses do they expect from you?
Listening to the rise and fall of their voices can help you
understand more clearly.

Tip 12:
Listen for new thoughts. When speakers finish one thought
and start a new one, their voices fall to a slightly lower
pitch and they may pause between the two thoughts. Also,
the words within one thought are often linked together and
sound like one big long word.

Tip 13:
Listen for organization words such as first, then, next,
after that, and finally. These words can tell you that a
speaker is explaining something in chronological order.

Tip 14:
Listen to songs in English. Songs can help you get a better
feeling for the rhythm of the language.

Tip 15:
Use closed captioning when watching English-language TV and
videotapes. First listen and read the dialogue at the same
time, then listen again without reading.

imongUID: 140258

Why don't post this in BoardToefl?
:D

treesUID: 82785

because we can not see the body language, gestures and facial expression when we take part in the TOEFL~

gdhdannyUID: 125843

nod

franchescaUID: 122155

最初由 trees 发布
[B]because we can not see the body language, gestures and facial expression when we take part in the TOEFL~ [/B]

Well...we will see them in the coming new TOEFL...