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Having some tips before taking the exam can help you improving your level and, as a result, get a higher test mark.

Listening English frequently and reading a wide variety of academic materials are the best way to improve listening skills. Watching movies and television, and listening to the radio provide excellent opportunities to build listening skills. The Internet is also a great resource for listening though listening to music it’s the more entertained activity.

Listening for Basic Comprehension

· Focus on the content and flow of spoken material.

· Anticipate what a person is going to say as a way to stay focused.

· Stay active by asking yourself questions (e.g., What main idea is the speaker communicating?).

· Listen to a portion of a lecture or talk and create an outline of important points. Use the outline to write a brief summary.

Listening for Pragmatic Understanding

· Think about what each speaker hopes to accomplish: What is the purpose of the speech or conversation?

· Notice each speaker’s style. Its language, how certain do each speaker sound, is the speaker’s voice calm or emotional…

· Notice the speaker’s degree of certainty. How sure is the speaker about the information?

· Watch a recorded TV or movie comedy. Pay attention to the way stress and intonation patterns are used to convey meaning.

· Think about how the lecture you’re hearing is organized. Listen for the signal words that indicate each step.

· Identify the relationships between ideas. Possible relationships include: cause/effect, compare/contrast, and steps in a process.

Fuente: http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/TOEFL_Tips.pdf

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