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Strategi TOEFL Listening

Yogi Widiawan
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University Of Gunadarma

STRATEGI MENJAWAB TOEFL

          TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) adalah ujian kemampuan berbahasa Inggris (logat Amerika) yang diperlukan untuk mendaftar masuk ke instansi tertentu, biasanya universitas atau perusahaan untuk bekerja. Ujian ini sangat diperlukan bagi pendaftar atau pembicara yang bahasa ibunya bukan bahasa Inggris.

          TOEFL sudah bukan hal asing lagi. Bahkan, sekarang sudah semakin banyak perguruan tinggi di Indonesia maupun perusahaan yang mewajibkan calon pendaftarnya memiliki nilai TOEFL.

          Bagian pertama dalam tes TOEFL adalah listening comprehension dimana peserta akan didengarkan beberapa dialog singkat, dialog panjang, dan pidato panjang diikuti dengan pertanyaan yang pilihan jawabannya  ada di kertas soal.

          Bagi kebanyakan orang bagian listeing merupakan yang paling sulit dalam tes toefl. Karena orang berbicara dalam percakapan atau didato adalah native speaker sangat jauh berbeda dibanding penyampaian oleh orang Indonesia yang sering kita dengar disekolahan atau tempat kursus. Mereka berbicara cepat dan kadang peserta tidak mengerti apa yang di ucapkan.

          Walaupun sulit tidak harus menyerah karena sebenarnya tes TOEFL disamping membutuhkan kemampuan bahsa inggris juga berkaitan dengan strategi yang digunakan saat menjawab soal-soal tersebut :

Berikut adalah beberapa strategi cara menjawab tes listening toefl yang bisa anda coba :

  • Strategi Umum
1. Pahamilah bentuk-bentuk perintah (Direction pada masing-masing bagian (part) dengan baik sebelum hari H)
2. Baca pilihan-pilihan jawaban masing-masing soal ketika narrator sedang membacakan direction dan contoh soal (Directio sudah di baca sebelum hari H)
3. Dengarkan penuh konsentrasi dan fokus perhatian Anda pada percakapan yang sedang anada dengarkan
4. Maksimalkan kemampuan listeing pada soal-soal pertama masing-masing part

  • Strategi Khusus
1.     PART A : Short Conversation

1. Fokus mendengar pada pembicara kedua

2. Janganpanik bila tidak memahami kata demi kata dalam percakapan secara kompliy, hanya perlu meangkap ide dan isi percakapan

3. Bila tidak bisa memahami apa yang diucapakan pembicara kedua, pilihlah jawaban yang paling berbeda dari yang anda dengar

4. Pahamilah bentuk-bentuk functional expression(agreement, suggestion, suprice,dll), idiomatic expression dan situasi ketika pembicaraan dilakukan

Example :
Man    :That exam was just awful.
Wom  :Oh, it could have been worse.
(narrator) What does the woman mean ?

In your test book, you read :
(A) The exam was really awful.
(B) It was the worst exam she had ever seen.
(C) It couldn't have been more difficult.
(D) It wasn't that hard.

You learn from the conversation that the man thought the exam was very difficult and that the woman disagreed with the man. The best answer to the question, "What does the woman mean?" is (D), "It wasn't that hard." Therefore, the correct choice is (D).

       2.   PART B : Longer Conversation

1. Ketika narrator membicarakan direction par B sebaiknya membaca pilihan jawaban secara sekilas kemudian merekamnya dan memperkirakan tema apa yang akan diperbincangkan

2. Ketika menyimak conversation, anda harus mengetahui tema/topic yang dibicarakan

3. Waspadalah pada masing-masing pertanyaan

4. Cermati kondisi dan situasi yang terjadi selama percakapan berlangsung yakni menyangkut dengan tempat dan waktu pembicaraaan, apa dan siapa yang dibicarakan

Example :
(narrator) Listen to a conversation on a university campus.
Man    : You seem to know your way around campus. Have you been here long?
Wom  : I'm a senior literature major. I'll be graduating next June.
Man   : Your major is literature ? Mine is, too. But I'm just beginning my work in my major. I just transferred to this university from a junior college. Perhaps you could tell me about the courses you've got to take for a literature major.
Wom  : Well, for a literature major you need to take eight courses, three required courses and five electives. First, you have to take "Survey of World Literature, Parts One and Two." This is really two courses, and it'll take two semesters, and it's required for all literature majors. The other course required for all literature majors is "Introduction to Literary Analysis."
Man   : You mean, if I want to specialize in American literature, I still must take two semesters of World literature ?
Wom  : Yes, because the two semesters are required for all literature majors.
Man    : But I only want to study American literature !
Wom  : At least you can take all of your five elective courses in the area that you want.
Man    : That's what I'll do, then.

1.   WHAT IS THE WOMAN'S STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY ?
(A)  She's a senior.
(B)  She's a junior.
(C)  She's a transfer student.
(D)  She's a graduate student.

2.  WHAT DOES THE MAN WANT TO LEARN FROM THE WOMAN ?
(A)  How to transfer to a junior college
(B)  How to find his way around campus
(C)  What courses are required for a literature major
(D)  Who won the campus election

3.  HOW MANY TOTAL COURSES MUST A STUDENT TAKE FOR A LITERATURE MAJOR ?
(A)  Three
(B)  Five
(C)  Eight
(D)  Ten 

4.  THE MAN WILL PROBABLY TAKE HIS ELECTIVE COURSES IN WHICH AREA ? 
(A)  American literature
(B)  World literature
(C)  Literary analysis
(D)  Surveying 

         3.   PART C : TALK

1. Bila anda memiliki banyak waktu, lihatlah pilihan-pilihan jawaban yang tertera pada lembar soal dan temukan kata kuncinya

2. Waspada pembicaraan pada kalimat-kalimat pertama karena biasanya menjadi topic bagi kalimat-kalimat selanjutnya

3. Fokus mendengarkan pada hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan pertanyaan 5-WH (What, Why, Who, When, Where) dan How

4. Buatlah kesimpulan atas situasi yang terjadi saat pembicaraan dilakukan.

Example :
(narrator) Listen to an instructor talk to his class about painting.
Man   : Artist Grant Wood was a guiding force in the school'of painting known as American regionalist, a style reflecting the distinctive characteristics of art from rural areas of the United States. Wood began drawing animals on the family farm at the age of three, and when he was thirty-eight one of his paintings received a remarkable amount of public notice and acclaim. This painting, called "American Gothic," is a starkly simple depiction of a serious couple staring directly out at the viewer.

The question :
(narrator) What style of painting is known as American regionalist ?
In your test book, you read :
(A) Art from America s inner cities.
(B) Art from the central region of the United States.
(C) Art from various urban areas in the United States.
(D) Art from rural sections of America.
The best answer to the question "What style of painting is known as American regionalist?" is (D), "Art from rural sections of America." Therefore, the correct choice is (D).

The question :
(narrator) What is the name of Wood's most successful painting ?
In your test book, you read :
(A) "American Regionalist"
(B) "The Family Farm in Iowa"
(C) "American Gothic"
(D) "A Serious Couple"
The best answer to the question, "What is the name of Wood's most successful painting ? "is (C), "American Gothic." Therefore, the correct choice is (C).

Similarly, 16 keys that you can use for the exam TOEFL Listening Compregension. Even if you do not know at all the answers on specific questions, you should still choose one of the available answers. You still get an extra chance to score in this way.


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