{"id":222,"date":"2017-01-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=222"},"modified":"2025-07-27T19:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:00:17","slug":"9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations","title":{"rendered":"9 tactics for the TOEFL\u00ae listening section: Conversations (Pt. II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En esta segunda entrega se revisan las respuestas a las preguntas de los ejemplos pr\u00e1cticos que se presentaron en la primera entrega (<em>Tactics for the listening section: Conversations<\/em>).<br \/>Cada una de las opciones se detalla y analiza para identificar los\u00a0<strong>distractores<\/strong>\u00a0m\u00e1s comunes en la secci\u00f3n de Listening del\u00a0<strong>TOEFL\u00ae<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f PLEASE, DO NOT READ THIS POST BEFORE YOU DO THE EXERCISE IN \u201cTACTICS FOR THE LISTENING: CONVERSATIONS (PART I)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#1_What_is_the_conversation_primarily_about\" >1. What is the conversation primarily about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#2_What_problem_does_Tom_have_with_his_trip_with_Professor_Williams\" >2. What problem does Tom have with his trip with Professor Williams?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#3_Which_of_the_following_is_NOT_true_about_Tom\" >3. Which of the following is NOT true about Tom?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#4_What_can_be_inferred_about_an_RA_position\" >4. What can be inferred about an R.A. position?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#5_Why_does_the_student_mention_Toms_posters\" >5. Why does the student mention Tom\u2019s posters?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#6_How_does_the_student_show_that_Tom_has_an_interest_in_Romanesque_art\" >6. How does the student show that Tom has an interest in Romanesque art?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#7_What_is_the_students_opinion_of_Toms_decision_to_delay_getting_his_masters_degree\" >7. What is the student\u2019s opinion of Tom\u2019s decision to delay getting his master\u2019s degree?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#8_What_does_the_student_mean_when_he_says_%E2%80%9Cit_will_be_hard_for_him_to_make_ends_meet%E2%80%9D\" >8. What does the student mean when he says \u201cit will be hard for him to make ends meet\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/9-tactics-for-the-toefl-listening-section-conversations\/#9_What_will_the_students_do_next\" >9. What will the students do next?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"1-what-is-the-conversation-primarily-about-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_What_is_the_conversation_primarily_about\"><\/span>1. What is the conversation primarily about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Tom is a good R.A.<br \/><em>(Mencionado solo al final)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>What places Tom will visit on Europe\u2019s pilgrim routes<br \/><em>(Usa vocabulario del audio, pero no se discute en detalle)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Why Tom cannot accept Professor William\u2019s offer<br \/><em>(Contradice el audio: se dice que s\u00ed acept\u00f3)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom\u2019s plans for the spring semester<\/strong><br \/><em>(Es el tema principal del di\u00e1logo)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"2-what-problem-does-tom-have-with-his-trip-with-professor-williams-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_What_problem_does_Tom_have_with_his_trip_with_Professor_Williams\"><\/span>2. What problem does Tom have with his trip with Professor Williams?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>He has never driven a car in Europe<br \/><em>(Contradice el audio)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>He will not be able to obtain a master\u2019s in Art History<br \/><em>(Solo dice que lo retrasar\u00e1)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>He does not like French art<br \/><em>(No se menciona en absoluto)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>He might have financial difficulties<\/strong><br \/><em>(\u00c9l mismo lo afirma como su \u00fanico problema)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"3-which-of-the-following-is-not-true-about-tom-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Which_of_the_following_is_NOT_true_about_Tom\"><\/span>3. Which of the following is NOT true about Tom?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>He studies art<\/li>\n<li>He has art on his walls<\/li>\n<li>He does not have his master\u2019s degree in art<\/li>\n<li><strong>He is a resident artist<\/strong><br \/><em>(Es un \u00abResident Advisor\u00bb, no un artista residente)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"4-what-can-be-inferred-about-an-r-a-position-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_What_can_be_inferred_about_an_RA_position\"><\/span>4. What can be inferred about an R.A. position?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The salary for an R.A. is quite low<\/li>\n<li>An R.A. must be a good student<\/li>\n<li>An R.A. must help students with problems with their classes<\/li>\n<li><strong>An R.A. receives free food<\/strong><br \/><em>(Se deduce a partir de comentarios sobre c\u00f3mo Tom ahorra dinero)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"5-why-does-the-student-mention-tom-s-posters-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Why_does_the_student_mention_Toms_posters\"><\/span>5. Why does the student mention Tom\u2019s posters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To show that Tom is an enthusiastic Art History student<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To show that Tom is an excellent artist<\/li>\n<li>To show that he really likes Tom\u2019s apartment<\/li>\n<li>To show that Tom\u2019s apartment is really old<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"6-how-does-the-student-show-that-tom-has-an-interest-in-romanesque-art-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_How_does_the_student_show_that_Tom_has_an_interest_in_Romanesque_art\"><\/span>6. How does the student show that Tom has an interest in Romanesque art?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>He gives an anecdote from his personal experience<\/strong><br \/><em>(Visita al dormitorio y los p\u00f3sters en la pared)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>He shows some posters made by Tom<\/li>\n<li>He describes Tom\u2019s work at the university<\/li>\n<li>He reports what he heard Professor Williams say about Tom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"7-what-is-the-student-s-opinion-of-tom-s-decision-to-delay-getting-his-master-s-degree-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_What_is_the_students_opinion_of_Toms_decision_to_delay_getting_his_masters_degree\"><\/span>7. What is the student\u2019s opinion of Tom\u2019s decision to delay getting his master\u2019s degree?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>He thinks it is a good idea because Art History is very difficult<\/li>\n<li>He believes it is not worth it financially<\/li>\n<li>He himself would not do this<\/li>\n<li><strong>He thinks it would be beneficial to Tom\u2019s education in the long run<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"8-what-does-the-student-mean-when-he-says-it-will-be-hard-for-him-to-make-ends-meet-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_What_does_the_student_mean_when_he_says_%E2%80%9Cit_will_be_hard_for_him_to_make_ends_meet%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>8. What does the student mean when he says \u201cit will be hard for him to make ends meet\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom may have problems meeting people<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom may have problems paying his monthly expenses<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tom may have problems with Professor Williams<\/li>\n<li>Tom may not be able to be with Professor Williams the full three months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"9-what-will-the-students-do-next-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_What_will_the_students_do_next\"><\/span>9. What will the students do next?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The students will talk to Tom\u2019s friends<\/li>\n<li>The students will go to the library<\/li>\n<li>The students will grab some money and help Tom<\/li>\n<li><strong>The students will have some food<\/strong><br \/><em>(Uno dice: \u201cLet\u2019s grab something to eat first. I\u2019m starving.\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En esta segunda entrega se revisan las respuestas a las preguntas de los ejemplos pr\u00e1cticos que se presentaron en la primera entrega (Tactics for the listening section: Conversations). Cada una de las opciones se detalla y analiza para identificar los distractores que se emplean com\u00fanmente en la secci\u00f3n de Listening del TOEFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/fbac89359175460ab18ff85b77bf4b2b.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-examenes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":877,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions\/877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}