Trong phần Nghe, học sinh lắng nghe được hai cuộc hội thoại và bốn bài giảng và trả lời câu hỏi về chúng. Trong phần Nói, sinh viên nói để đáp ứng với hai câu hỏi về kinh nghiệm của riêng mình và bốn câu hỏi về văn bản mà họ nghe hoặc đọc trong thời gian thử nghiệm. | Taking Notes DO YOU KNOW. 1. Taking notes or note taking is writing down key information that you hear. Note taking is an essential academic skill. During your university experience you will take notes to help you remember important information from lectures and class discussions. 2. When you take the TOEFL the test supervisor will give you paper to write on. You may take notes and you may use your notes to help you answer the speaking questions. Your notes will not be scored. Only what you say into the microphone will be scored. 3. You will not know the question until after the conversation or lecture. While you are listening focus on the major ideas and take notes about them. Do not try to write down everything. Limit your note taking to examples reasons and other details that you think will be useful to remember. Do not allow your writing to detract from your listening. 4. Sometimes a speaker emphasizes certain words or repeats certain ideas. Listen for information that a speaker emphasizes or repeats. A speaker may use certain expressions to identify important ideas. For example the speaker may state that something is important to know or necessary to keep in mind. Listen for what follows and take notes about this information. 5. A speaker may use the following words to point to important information one essential cause characteristic another important consequence feature first key effect function second main example idea third necessary problem point next primary reason quality finally significant result role 6. Here is an example of an integrated reading-listening-speaking task Reading Fungi and Plant Disease Of all the organisms responsible for diseases in plants fungi cause the most problems. Although a fungus is technically a small plant it cannot make its own food and therefore survives by being a parasite living off other plant hosts. A common fungus southern blight affects many vegetables including tomatoes and potatoes. It appears as a fuzzy white
