Introduction to
TOEFL & Overview
of Listening Part
A
Pertemuan Kedua
Short Conversation
Part 1
Strategi Penting
Draw a
Conclusion
about who,
what and where
1. It is common in short dialogues to ask you to draw
some kind of conclusion
2. In this type of question, answer not clearly stated;
instead you must draw a conclusion based on clues
given in the dialogue.
3. The conclusion that is common in this part of the
test is to ask you to determine who, what and
where.
1. Who is probably talking?
2. What will she probably do next?
3. Where does the dialogue probably take place?
Strategi Penting
Draw a
Conclusion
about who,
what and where
1. On the recording, you hear:
(Woman) : Are you going into the water, or are you
just going to lie there on the sand?
(Man) : I think I need to put on some suntan lotion.
(Narrator) Where does this conversation probably
take place?
In your text book, you read:
(a) at a beauty salon (c) in a sandbox
(b) at the beach (d) at an outdoor restaurant
Draw a
Conclusion
about who,
what and where
Strategi Penting
Lister for Who
and What in
passive
1. It is sometimes difficult to understand who or what
is doing the action in passive voice sentence. This
probably often tested in the short dialogues.
2. If the dialogue contains a passive statement, the
answer to the question is often an active
statement.
3. If the dialogue contains an active statement, the
answer to the question is often a passive
statement.
Strategi Penting
Lister for Who
and What in
passive
Strategi Penting
Lister for Who
or What in
passive
Strategi Penting
Listen for who
and what with
multiple nouns
1. When there is more than one noun in a sentence in
a short dialogue, it is common for the answers to
confuse which noun does what.
Strategi Penting
Listen for who
and what with
multiple nouns
Short Conversation
🎯 Fokus Utama
• Mengetahui apa yang dimaksud
pembicara kedua, bukan sekadar
kata-katanya.
• Mengenali synonyms dan
paraphrases.
• Memahami ungkapan idiomatik
atau ekspresi sehari-hari.
📌 Deskripsi
• Terdiri dari 30 percakapan pendek (1–2
kalimat) antara dua orang.
• Setelah percakapan, muncul 1
pertanyaan dengan 4 pilihan jawaban
(A–D).
• Tujuannya: menguji kemampuan
memahami makna tersirat (implied
meaning) dari ucapan pembicara
kedua.
Strategi Penting
Fokus pada
pembicara ke
dua
1. Dengarkan Inti Kalimat Pembicara Pertama
Sebelum fokus ke pembicara kedua, pahami dulu
situasi atau konteks singkat dari pembicara
pertama.
Biasanya, pembicara pertama:
• Menyampaikan pertanyaan, keluhan, atau
pendapat.
• Menjadi latar belakang bagi respon pembicara
kedua.
Contoh:
Man: Did you finish your homework?
(pertanyaan / konteksnya: tentang pekerjaan rumah)
Strategi Penting
Fokus pada
pembicara ke
dua
2. Fokus pada Makna, Bukan Kata-Kata
Pembicara kedua sering tidak menjawab secara
literal.
Perhatikan arti sebenarnya, bukan kata per kata.
Contoh:
Man: Did you finish your homework?
Woman: I’m still working on it.
Meaning: She hasn’t finished yet.
Jangan terjebak pada kata “working” fokus pada
Strategi Penting
Fokus pada
pembicara
ke dua
Strategi Penting
Fokus pada
pembicara ke
dua
4. Perhatikan Kata Kunci Negatif dan Kata Penanda
Sikap
Kata seperti “not, never, can’t, didn’t” sering
mengubah makna secara total.
Dengarkan juga intonasi dan nada suara — bisa
menunjukkan emosi atau sikap pembicara kedua.
Contoh:
Woman: I thought the test was easy.
Man: Easy? It was impossible!
Makna: Pembicara kedua tidak setuju, dia merasa tes itu
Strategi Penting
Fokus pada
pembicara
ke dua
5. Waspadai Parafrase dan Sinonim
TOEFL sering menggunakan kata lain yang maknanya sama,
agar tidak terdengar identik dengan percakapan. Latih
kemampuan mengenali sinonim umum:
Strategi Penting
6. Jangan Terpaku pada Kalimat Pertama
Kadang pembicara pertama hanya memberi
pengantar yang tidak penting untuk
jawaban.
Fokus utama selalu ada di reaksi
pembicara kedua.
Contoh:
Woman: I didn’t see you at the party last
night.
Man: I had to study for my exam.
Question: What does the man mean?
✅ He didn’t go to the party.
7. Prediksi Sebelum Mendengar Jawaban
Setelah mendengar pembicara pertama, coba
prediksi respon apa yang mungkin muncul. Hal ini
membantu otak lebih siap menangkap makna dari
pembicara kedua.
Contoh:
Man: Could you give me a ride to campus?
(Prediksi: Pembicara kedua akan setuju atau
menolak.)
Woman: Sorry, my car’s in the shop.
✅ Makna: She can’t give him a ride.
Strategi Penting
Choose the
answer with
synonym
Synonym (Sinonim): dua kata berbeda dengan
makna yang sama atau mirip.
Example: “happy” = “glad”, “cheerful”, “pleased”
Paraphrase: mengungkapkan ide yang sama
dengan cara atau kata berbeda.
Example: “She’s not at home” “
→ She went out.”
Choose the answer
with synonym
1. Dengarkan Kata Kunci dari Percakapan
Catat atau ingat kata utama (key words) yang
diucapkan pembicara kedua.
Biasanya kata-kata ini akan diganti dengan sinonim di
pilihan jawaban.
Example:
Man: How did you do on the test?
Woman: I think I passed.
Question: What does the woman mean?
✅ Answer: She did well on the test.
Passed → Did well adalah sinonim.
Choose the answer
with synonym
2. Jangan Mencari Kata yang Sama Persis
TOEFL sengaja membuat jawaban salah dengan mengulang kata
yang sama seperti di percakapan.
Kalau kata di pilihan jawaban terdengar terlalu mirip dengan
percakapan, biasanya itu jawaban jebakan!
Tip: Pilih jawaban yang bermakna sama, bukan berkata sama.
Example:
Man: The plane leaves at noon.
Woman: We should hurry then.
Question: What does the woman mean?
✅ They don’t have much time.
❌ They will leave at noon. (kata sama tapi bukan makna
sebenarnya)
Choose the answer
with synonym
3. Kuasai Sinonim Umum yang Sering Muncul di TOEFL Listening
Word/Phrase in the Conversation Synonym or Paraphrase in the Answer
I’m broke. He doesn’t have any money.
I overslept. He got up late.
It’s a piece of cake. It’s very easy.
I’ll call it a day. He’s going to stop working.
She’s under the weather. She’s not feeling well.
The class was boring. It wasn’t interesting.
He’s tied up right now. He’s busy at the moment.
He passed away. He died.
Let’s grab a bite. Let’s eat something.
Choose the answer
with synonym
4. Latihan Mengidentifikasi Parafrase dalam Konteks
Biasakan mendengar percakapan dan mencari kata lain dengan makna yang
sama.
Example 1
Man: I can’t afford that car.
Woman: Maybe you should wait for a discount.
Question: What does the man mean?
✅ He doesn’t have enough money to buy the car.
(afford ↔ have enough money)
Example 2
Woman: I didn’t get the job I applied for.
Man: That’s too bad.
Question: What does the man mean?
✅ He feels sorry for her.
(That’s too bad ↔ He sympathizes with her.)
Choose the answer
with synonym
5. Jangan Terjebak oleh Sinonim Palsu (False Synonyms)
Beberapa kata terlihat mirip tetapi berbeda makna tergantung
konteks.
Latih kemampuan untuk memahami konteks percakapan.
Example:
“He’s in charge of the project.”
– Bukan berarti “He’s against the project.”
– Tapi “He’s responsible for the project.”
Latihan

Pertemuan Kedua kedua kedua kedua kedua 1

  • 1.
    Introduction to TOEFL &Overview of Listening Part A Pertemuan Kedua
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    Strategi Penting Draw a Conclusion aboutwho, what and where 1. It is common in short dialogues to ask you to draw some kind of conclusion 2. In this type of question, answer not clearly stated; instead you must draw a conclusion based on clues given in the dialogue. 3. The conclusion that is common in this part of the test is to ask you to determine who, what and where. 1. Who is probably talking? 2. What will she probably do next? 3. Where does the dialogue probably take place?
  • 4.
    Strategi Penting Draw a Conclusion aboutwho, what and where 1. On the recording, you hear: (Woman) : Are you going into the water, or are you just going to lie there on the sand? (Man) : I think I need to put on some suntan lotion. (Narrator) Where does this conversation probably take place? In your text book, you read: (a) at a beauty salon (c) in a sandbox (b) at the beach (d) at an outdoor restaurant
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    Strategi Penting Lister forWho and What in passive 1. It is sometimes difficult to understand who or what is doing the action in passive voice sentence. This probably often tested in the short dialogues. 2. If the dialogue contains a passive statement, the answer to the question is often an active statement. 3. If the dialogue contains an active statement, the answer to the question is often a passive statement.
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    Strategi Penting Lister forWho and What in passive
  • 8.
    Strategi Penting Lister forWho or What in passive
  • 9.
    Strategi Penting Listen forwho and what with multiple nouns 1. When there is more than one noun in a sentence in a short dialogue, it is common for the answers to confuse which noun does what.
  • 10.
    Strategi Penting Listen forwho and what with multiple nouns
  • 11.
    Short Conversation 🎯 FokusUtama • Mengetahui apa yang dimaksud pembicara kedua, bukan sekadar kata-katanya. • Mengenali synonyms dan paraphrases. • Memahami ungkapan idiomatik atau ekspresi sehari-hari. 📌 Deskripsi • Terdiri dari 30 percakapan pendek (1–2 kalimat) antara dua orang. • Setelah percakapan, muncul 1 pertanyaan dengan 4 pilihan jawaban (A–D). • Tujuannya: menguji kemampuan memahami makna tersirat (implied meaning) dari ucapan pembicara kedua.
  • 12.
    Strategi Penting Fokus pada pembicarake dua 1. Dengarkan Inti Kalimat Pembicara Pertama Sebelum fokus ke pembicara kedua, pahami dulu situasi atau konteks singkat dari pembicara pertama. Biasanya, pembicara pertama: • Menyampaikan pertanyaan, keluhan, atau pendapat. • Menjadi latar belakang bagi respon pembicara kedua. Contoh: Man: Did you finish your homework? (pertanyaan / konteksnya: tentang pekerjaan rumah)
  • 13.
    Strategi Penting Fokus pada pembicarake dua 2. Fokus pada Makna, Bukan Kata-Kata Pembicara kedua sering tidak menjawab secara literal. Perhatikan arti sebenarnya, bukan kata per kata. Contoh: Man: Did you finish your homework? Woman: I’m still working on it. Meaning: She hasn’t finished yet. Jangan terjebak pada kata “working” fokus pada
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    Strategi Penting Fokus pada pembicarake dua 4. Perhatikan Kata Kunci Negatif dan Kata Penanda Sikap Kata seperti “not, never, can’t, didn’t” sering mengubah makna secara total. Dengarkan juga intonasi dan nada suara — bisa menunjukkan emosi atau sikap pembicara kedua. Contoh: Woman: I thought the test was easy. Man: Easy? It was impossible! Makna: Pembicara kedua tidak setuju, dia merasa tes itu
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    Strategi Penting Fokus pada pembicara kedua 5. Waspadai Parafrase dan Sinonim TOEFL sering menggunakan kata lain yang maknanya sama, agar tidak terdengar identik dengan percakapan. Latih kemampuan mengenali sinonim umum:
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    Strategi Penting 6. JanganTerpaku pada Kalimat Pertama Kadang pembicara pertama hanya memberi pengantar yang tidak penting untuk jawaban. Fokus utama selalu ada di reaksi pembicara kedua. Contoh: Woman: I didn’t see you at the party last night. Man: I had to study for my exam. Question: What does the man mean? ✅ He didn’t go to the party. 7. Prediksi Sebelum Mendengar Jawaban Setelah mendengar pembicara pertama, coba prediksi respon apa yang mungkin muncul. Hal ini membantu otak lebih siap menangkap makna dari pembicara kedua. Contoh: Man: Could you give me a ride to campus? (Prediksi: Pembicara kedua akan setuju atau menolak.) Woman: Sorry, my car’s in the shop. ✅ Makna: She can’t give him a ride.
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    Strategi Penting Choose the answerwith synonym Synonym (Sinonim): dua kata berbeda dengan makna yang sama atau mirip. Example: “happy” = “glad”, “cheerful”, “pleased” Paraphrase: mengungkapkan ide yang sama dengan cara atau kata berbeda. Example: “She’s not at home” “ → She went out.”
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    Choose the answer withsynonym 1. Dengarkan Kata Kunci dari Percakapan Catat atau ingat kata utama (key words) yang diucapkan pembicara kedua. Biasanya kata-kata ini akan diganti dengan sinonim di pilihan jawaban. Example: Man: How did you do on the test? Woman: I think I passed. Question: What does the woman mean? ✅ Answer: She did well on the test. Passed → Did well adalah sinonim.
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    Choose the answer withsynonym 2. Jangan Mencari Kata yang Sama Persis TOEFL sengaja membuat jawaban salah dengan mengulang kata yang sama seperti di percakapan. Kalau kata di pilihan jawaban terdengar terlalu mirip dengan percakapan, biasanya itu jawaban jebakan! Tip: Pilih jawaban yang bermakna sama, bukan berkata sama. Example: Man: The plane leaves at noon. Woman: We should hurry then. Question: What does the woman mean? ✅ They don’t have much time. ❌ They will leave at noon. (kata sama tapi bukan makna sebenarnya)
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    Choose the answer withsynonym 3. Kuasai Sinonim Umum yang Sering Muncul di TOEFL Listening Word/Phrase in the Conversation Synonym or Paraphrase in the Answer I’m broke. He doesn’t have any money. I overslept. He got up late. It’s a piece of cake. It’s very easy. I’ll call it a day. He’s going to stop working. She’s under the weather. She’s not feeling well. The class was boring. It wasn’t interesting. He’s tied up right now. He’s busy at the moment. He passed away. He died. Let’s grab a bite. Let’s eat something.
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    Choose the answer withsynonym 4. Latihan Mengidentifikasi Parafrase dalam Konteks Biasakan mendengar percakapan dan mencari kata lain dengan makna yang sama. Example 1 Man: I can’t afford that car. Woman: Maybe you should wait for a discount. Question: What does the man mean? ✅ He doesn’t have enough money to buy the car. (afford ↔ have enough money) Example 2 Woman: I didn’t get the job I applied for. Man: That’s too bad. Question: What does the man mean? ✅ He feels sorry for her. (That’s too bad ↔ He sympathizes with her.)
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    Choose the answer withsynonym 5. Jangan Terjebak oleh Sinonim Palsu (False Synonyms) Beberapa kata terlihat mirip tetapi berbeda makna tergantung konteks. Latih kemampuan untuk memahami konteks percakapan. Example: “He’s in charge of the project.” – Bukan berarti “He’s against the project.” – Tapi “He’s responsible for the project.”
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