TOEFL STUDY GUIDE PART 2-2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION Sau đây là bộ đề đề cương ôn thi dành cho những bạn đang ôn luyện kỳ thi quốc tế môn anh văn, bộ đề gồm các chủ đề và gợi ý nhằm giúp các bạn củng cố nền tảng kiến thức ngoại ngữ của mình , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi sắp tới | TOEFL STUDY GUIDE PART 2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION Conversational English Tips 26 - 30 Conversational English Tip 26 Practice speaking and listening to English radio TV internet sites like Dave s ESL Café http Conversational English Tip 27 Voice emphasis can change the meaning of a statement. In spoken English people place stress on certain words in a given sentence to convey additional meaning beyond the dictionary definitions of the words. The pitch or volume of one s voice to make the word stand out from the rest of the sentence. One fo the things that vocal emphasis can tell you is which information in the sentence the speaker considers to be the most important. Conversational English Tip 28 Emphasized expressions What s Important When the following sentence is written on paper Susan took the red purse every word is stressed equally. However when emphasis is placed on specific words in the sentence the intention of the speaker changes slightly. For example Susan took the red purse If you emphasize Susan one is surprised that Susan took the purse and not someone else. Susan took the red purse If you emphasize took one is surprised that Susan took the purse and not perhaps borrowed it. Susan took the red purse If you emphasize red one is surprised that it was it was not the blue purse that was taken. Susan took the red purse If you emphasize purse one is surprised that it was the purse that was taken not the wallet for example. Conversational English Tip 29 Common TOEFL Exam Cliches All of the following are cliches that appear on the TOEFL and are used to express simple ideas. We ve grouped them by meaning in order to make them easier to learn. Meaning I don t know. m I couldn t tell you. m I wouldn t know. m I haven t the vaguest. m I haven t the foggiest. m I haven t any idea. m Who knows m It s a mystery to me. m Don t look at me. m Don t ask me. m You got me. m Beats me. Meaning No. m Not in a million years. m I wouldn t say that. m I doubt .
