MEET 1 LISTENING COURSE (17 August – 23 August)

Hi, I'm SANTI AULIAH from class A of the Business English Communication study program. Today I will tell you about my experience at the first meeting of the Listening course.

At the first week meeting of the listening course, the listening lecturer gave me the task of telling my favorite song by recording and sending it to Syam Ok. I am very excited to do the task, in that assignment I told my favorite song entitled “Kejar mimpi” a song by a beautiful singer from Indonesia, Maudy Ayunda.

I really like this song, every time I hear this song I will definitely be excited to learn. This song tells the story of a person's struggle in pursuing their dreams and invites people to always be enthusiastic about pursuing their dreams.

Not only about the task of telling my favorite song, I also learned about the guide to the toeic test, task statement about activities, task statement about conditions, task statement about location, task common distractor types, and try a toeic test question.

1. Statements about Activities

Sample statements about activities:

Ø  They’re shaking hands.

Ø  He’s reading the menu.

Ø  The doctor is talking with the patient.

Ø  She’s buying a train ticket.

2. Statements about Condition

Some statements in Part 1 describe the condition of objects in the scene—what they are, where they are, or what they are like. These statements may use the expression there is/are or the verbs is/are or has/have.

Sample statements about condition:

» There are books on the shelf.                               » The house has two windows.

» The door is open.

TIP Identify objects and their condition as soon as you see the photo. When you first look at the photo, quickly identify any objects you see. Think of sentences that could describe the objects’ condition. Then when you hear the audio statements, listen carefully for the names of the objects. This can help you identify the correct statement.

3. Statements about Location

Some statements in Part 1 describe the location of objects or people in the photograph. These statements use prepositions of place, such as in, on, under, over, above, next to, beside, between, behind, and in front of.

Sample statements about location:

» The computer is on the desk.                   » The glass is next to the man’s hand.

» The car is in front of the building.

Prepositions of location describe where things are.

TIP Identify objects and people and their locations in the photo. When you first look at the photo, quickly identify where any objects or people are located. Then you can listen for prepositions that correctly describe the location. This will help you choose the correct answer.

COMMON DISTRACTER TYPES

In Part 1 of the Listening test, only one of the statements you will hear correctly describes the photo. You must learn to listen for the most common types of distracters, or incorrect answers.

QUICK TIP

Statements with some correct information along with some incorrect information are among the most common distracter types in Part 1.

Incorrect Information

Incorrect statements often contain information that seems correct but is not. Statements with incorrect information are common distracter types in Part 1.

TIP Watch out for "partly" correct information. One type of distracter has some false information in the statement. A statement may correctly identify a person or an object in the photo, but the statement does not match the details in the photo. 

That's all from me, thank you for reading my blog. Sorry if there are misspelled words.