How
can I practice for TOEFL?
 The
computer-based TOEFL test was introduced in 1998. It
is a mixture of question types from the traditional
paper-based test and new question types.
The
Computer-Based TOEFL Test has 4 sections: Listening,
Structure, Reading and Writing. The listening and structure
sections are "computer adaptive." This means the first
question is of medium difficulty. If you answer it correctly,
the next item will be of similar or greater difficulty.
If you answer a question incorrectly, the next one will
be easier. TOEFL is very flexible in terms of structure.
The length of each section and the time allocated varies.
At the beginning of the section, the length and the
number of questions is given.
Our online
listening exercises can help you learn English and
practice for English tests like TOEFL.
The listening section usually has 30 questions in 40
minutes or 50 questions in 60 minutes. There are two
parts (A and B). You will listen to recorded information
and see images on your computer screen. You may hear
dialogues, short conversations, academic discussions,
and mini-lectures, and you’ll be tested on comprehension
of main ideas, the order of a process, supporting ideas,
important details, and inferences, as well as the ability
to categorise topics/objects.
There are 4 types of questions in the Listening section:
multiple-choice questions with four answer choices,
questions in which you must click on a figure, graph,
or map, questions where you must select two choices,
usually out of four and questions in which steps 1,2,3,4
need to be ordered.
In part A of the listening section, there are dialogues
and short conversations. You may hear between 11 to
17 dialogues and there is one question per dialogue.
There could be 2 or 3 short conversations with 2 or
3 questions each. In this section, you see a picture
on the computer screen, listen to a short conversation
while looking at the picture, read a question about
the conversation, and then choose the correct answer.
In part B there is usually at least one long academic
conversation, and a number of mini-talks. All of these
are academic in content. The long academic conversation
is normally a professor talking to a class, discussing
a subject and answer questions about it. The conversation
has more than one speaker. Each minitalk is normally
a professor lecturing to a class.
Our online
listening exercises can help you learn English and
practice for English tests like TOEFL.
- Many students find the listening section
challenging; therefore we use a variety of English
accents used in the recordings.
- We provide lectures and talks on a
huge range of themes.
- Our exercises and recordings are based
on current news topics and use English speakers from
all around the world.
- Our English
lessons uses monologues or texts involving interacting
speakers.
English learners often feel the longer talks on the
listening part are the hardest part of the TOEFL test.
These are similar to academic listening that you would
have to do if you study at a university. Our
listening exercises are perfect for TOEFL preparation.
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