Student A:<\/strong>\u00a0Hey Jerry, how\u2019s it going?
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0All right I guess. I\u2019ve got this really tough Calculus test and a Freshman English essay coming up that are costing me some sleep but otherwise I\u2019m great.
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0Welcome to Southeast University! I can tell you that things will only get worse in your sophomore year. I am barely keeping up myself. Oh, by the way, did you hear that our R.A. won\u2019t be coming back after Christmas break?
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0No way! How come? I thought Tom would be our Resident Advisor until after the spring semester.
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0I did too, but yesterday I ran into him and he told me about this opportunity he couldn\u2019t refuse.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0What do you mean?
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0Well, you know that he\u2019s getting a master\u2019s degree in Art History, right? Professor Williams is going to Europe for three months to study the various pilgrim routes there and how these routes have affected the development of art. Originally she wanted her teaching assistant to help her but that didn\u2019t work out so she asked Tom to do it.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0Why did she pick Tom?
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0As an undergraduate, Tom did a Semester Abroad in Paris so he speaks French. He also has experience driving in Europe and that will come in handy. He\u2019s a really good student too.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0I can understand why Tom accepted. He loves Romanesque art. I dropped by his dorm room once and after looking at all the posters on his walls, I felt like I had just travelled a thousand years back in time. Still though, won\u2019t that mean he\u2019ll have to put off finishing his master\u2019s?
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0I guess so but it would be worth it. I had Professor Williams for a class in Italian history. I\u2019m only a business major and I really liked her class. I think the trip will be useful to him with his master\u2019s in the future. The only problem is the money.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0Oh, he won\u2019t be paid as her assistant then?
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0Professor Williams got a grant to do the research and Tom will get some of that but I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll have to come up with a lot to cover things like his food and transportation. I hope being our R.A. helped him save enough money.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0Well, if I didn\u2019t have to pay for room and meals, I\u2019d actually be able to save money for once. But you\u2019re right about the money. I suppose it will be hard for Tom to make ends meet while he\u2019s there. Hey, why don\u2019t we see if we can get a collection going to help him out?
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0Great idea. I\u2019ll miss Tom. He has been a really good R.A. Last year when he wasn\u2019t here I had trouble concentrating at night with all the racket going on. This year things have been much better.
\nStudent B:<\/strong>\u00a0A lot of the guys are at the library studying. We can go over there to see what they say.
\nStudent A:<\/strong>\u00a0Okay, but let\u2019s grab something to eat first. I\u2019m starving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/span>Observaciones sobre el audio<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Lenguaje informal, propio de estudiantes<\/li>\n
- Uso de contracciones y reducciones:\u00a0\u00abWhaddaya mean?\u00bb<\/em><\/li>\n
- Expresiones idiom\u00e1ticas:\u00a0drop by<\/em>,\u00a0put off<\/em>,\u00a0make ends meet<\/em><\/li>\n
- Entonaci\u00f3n y ritmo tambi\u00e9n afectan el significado<\/li>\n
- Solo se escucha\u00a0una vez<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>Tipos de preguntas en la secci\u00f3n Listening<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Main idea \/ Main purpose<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Specific \/ Negative specific<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Inference<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Purpose<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Method<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Opinion \/ Attitude<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Replay<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Next<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n<\/span>Explicaci\u00f3n breve de cada tipo de pregunta<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/span>1. Main idea \/ Main purpose<\/span><\/h3>\nBusca la idea principal o prop\u00f3sito general.
\nEjemplos:<\/p>\n
\n- What is the main topic of the conversation?<\/li>\n
- What is the conversation primarily about?<\/li>\n
- What is the purpose of the conversation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>2. Specific \/ Negative specific<\/span><\/h3>\nBusca informaci\u00f3n\u00a0expl\u00edcita<\/strong>\u00a0en la conversaci\u00f3n.
\nEn el caso de\u00a0negative specific<\/em>, hay que identificar cu\u00e1l opci\u00f3n\u00a0NO es correcta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>3. Inference<\/span><\/h3>\nEvaluaci\u00f3n de\u00a0deducciones<\/strong>. No se dice directamente, pero puede inferirse del contexto.<\/p>\nEjemplos:<\/p>\n
\n- What can be inferred from the speaker?<\/li>\n
- What does the speaker suggest about\u2026?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>4. Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\nSe pregunta\u00a0por qu\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0se dijo algo o se puso un ejemplo en concreto.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>5. Method<\/span><\/h3>\nPreguntas sobre\u00a0c\u00f3mo<\/strong>\u00a0se da la informaci\u00f3n (ej. con una an\u00e9cdota, con un cartel, etc.).<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>6. Opinion \/ Attitude<\/span><\/h3>\nSe enfoca en la\u00a0opini\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0o actitud que alguien muestra hacia una idea, persona o situaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>7. Replay<\/span><\/h3>\nRepite una parte del audio para interpretar frases, pausas, errores o expresiones.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>8. Next<\/span><\/h3>\nPregunta qu\u00e9 ocurrir\u00e1 despu\u00e9s de la conversaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Preguntas de ejemplo (basadas en el script anterior)<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n1. What is the conversation primarily about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Why Tom is a good R.A.<\/li>\n
- What places Tom will visit on Europe\u2019s pilgrim routes<\/li>\n
- Why Tom cannot accept Professor Williams\u2019 offer<\/li>\n
- Tom\u2019s plans for the spring semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n2. What problem does Tom have with his trip with Professor Williams?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- He has never driven a car in Europe<\/li>\n
- He will not be able to obtain a master\u2019s in Art History<\/li>\n
- He might have financial difficulties<\/li>\n
- He does not like French art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n3. Which of the following is NOT true about Tom?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- He studies art<\/li>\n
- He is a resident artist<\/li>\n
- He has art on his walls<\/li>\n
- He does not have his master\u2019s degree in art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n4. What can be inferred about an R.A. position?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The salary for an R.A. is quite low<\/li>\n
- An R.A. must be a good student<\/li>\n
- An R.A. must help students with academic problems<\/li>\n
- An R.A. receives free food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n5. Why does the student mention Tom\u2019s posters?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- To show that Tom is an enthusiastic Art History student<\/li>\n
- To show that Tom is an excellent artist<\/li>\n
- To show that he really likes Tom\u2019s apartment<\/li>\n
- To show that Tom\u2019s apartment is really old<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n6. How does the student show that Tom has an interest in Romanesque art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- He gives an anecdote from his personal experience<\/li>\n
- He shows some posters made by Tom<\/li>\n
- He describes Tom\u2019s work at the university<\/li>\n
- He reports what he heard Professor Williams say<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n7. What is the student\u2019s opinion of Tom\u2019s decision to delay his master\u2019s degree?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- He thinks it\u2019s a good idea because Art History is difficult<\/li>\n
- He believes it\u2019s not worth it financially<\/li>\n
- He himself would not do this<\/li>\n
- He thinks it would benefit Tom\u2019s education in the long run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n8. What does the student mean when he says:\u00a0\u201cIt will be hard for him to make ends meet\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Tom may have problems meeting people<\/li>\n
- Tom may have problems paying monthly expenses<\/li>\n
- Tom may have problems with Professor Williams<\/li>\n
- Tom may not be able to stay the full three months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n9. What will the students do next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Talk to Tom\u2019s friends<\/li>\n
- Go to the library<\/li>\n
- Have some food<\/li>\n
- Collect money and help Tom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00bfQu\u00e9 estrategias se pueden usar para mejorar la puntuaci\u00f3n en la secci\u00f3n Listening del TOEFL? En este art\u00edculo, se trabaja el tipo de listening \u201cConversaciones\u201d. Se parte de la transcripci\u00f3n de una conversaci\u00f3n entre dos estudiantes. Luego se hace un an\u00e1lisis del tipo de preguntas que pueden aparecer en esta secci\u00f3n, y finalmente se presentan 9 ejemplos, basados en la transcripci\u00f3n de la conversaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/08e9e2adb239464c93cea32c732b08e1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","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\/228","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":763,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}