Practice these TOEFL iBT listening tests to help you score high in the TOEFL Listening Section. Check the correct answers and audio transcripts below. This video is in the series of NEW TOEFL iBT Tests: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2jvSGmpWX1UMjbc8Onae7i-R6Z8VcPbU.
Questions 1 through 5. Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
(student) Hi, Dr. Lane. Uh, do you have a moment? Can I ask you a question?
(professor) Sure. Come on in. . . . Now . . . what’s your question?
(student) Well, it's about the assignment . . .
(professor) The assignment? Which assignment?
(student) The assignment you gave yesterday in class?
(professor) The . . . uh . .. assignment I gave in class yesterday?
(student) Yeah. . . .
(professor) But I didn't give an assignment in class yesterday . . . did I? I don’t remember giving an assignment yesterday in class.
(student) You know, the assignment about the reports we’re supposed to read. ....
(professor) Oh! ... I think you mean the assignment about the journals you're supposed to read . . . and the report you’re supposed to write.
(student) Yeah, that assignment.
(professor) I’m sorry. I was a bit unsure what you were asking about because I discussed that assignment with the class last week and not yesterday.
(student) Oh, I thought it was yesterday, but maybe it was last week. Anyway, that’s the assignment I need to know about.
(professor) What do you need to know about the assignment?
(student) Well, I think the assignment was about reading some reports. . . .
(professor) No, . . . did you understand what I just
said . .. and did you understand anything about the assignment? You’re supposed to read journals.
(student) Oh, that’s right, that’s what you said before . . . We’re supposed to read. journals,. . . but what journals are we supposed to read?
(professor) I did go over that is class . . . last week ... but, . . . anyway ... I put some journal articles on reserve in the library . . . there are three journals on reserve.
(student) So, I’m supposed to go to the library and read those two journal articles. . . .
(professor) Three journal articles.
(student) OK, I’m supposed to read three journal articles.
(professor) Yes, that’s right.
(student) And that’s all I need to do? Just read those three journal articles on reserve?
(professor) No, not quite. That’s only the first part of the assignment. After you read the three journal articles, you’re supposed to write a report. . . .
(student) Oh, I see, that’s where the report comes in. We're not supposed to read a report; we’re supposed to write a report.
(professor) That’s right.
(student) And I should write about the three journal articles in my report? .
(professor) Yes, you should discuss the main points of each article in your report, and then compare the ideas in the three articles.
(student) OK, I get it now.
(professor) Are you sure? (dryly) Maybe I should go over it again.
Correct Answers:
1. B & C
2. A
3. Looking at various reports: NO
Reading journal articles from the library: YES
Determining the main ideas of articles: YES
Writing a journal article: NO
Comparing the main ideas of various reports: NO
4. C
5. D
