sg WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN NGOẠI NGỮ 24H TOEIC 450+ - PART 2 (1) Part 2 Introduction and Listening Strategies Introduction to Part 2 Format
Part 2 consists of 30 questions numbered from 11 to 40 For each question, you will hear a question or a statement and three possible responses Your job is to choose the best response to each question or statement
Question types
The questions or statements in Part 2 are varied You should have different strategies to tackle them If you are familiar with these question types and have appropriate strategies, you will be able to choose the correct answers easily
Listening Strategies to Choose the Correct Answers in Part 2 Overall strategy
You should familiarize yourself with the correct answers to different question types
If you carefully learn the correct answers to each type of questions in Part 2, you may choose the correct responses from the recorded options
Step-by-step strategy
Step 1: Listen to the question/statement and identify the key words
You should listen to the question/statement and identify the key words including the question word in order to be able to do Step 2 more easily
Step 2: Listen to the responses, leave out the incorrect options and choose the correct answer
You have to listen to three possible responses and choose the best response to each question/statement
Questions with Who
Common vocabulary
a> : She walked
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contact |’kanteekt, ’konteekt] contact a representative contract [’kantreekt, ’kontreekt] sign a contract print [print] print out the forms printer [’printor] turn the printer off summer [’sAmor] take a summer vacation summarize [’sAmoraiz] summarize the research details Common answers
If you are familiar with possible responses to questions with Who, you will be able to choose the correct responses easily Listen, repeat, and remember (mp3.46)
Responses with human names Q Who has the copy of the report? A Mr Kim
A Maria from the sales department Responses with personal pronouns
Q Who is in charge of ordering office supplies? A L usually take care of it
Responses with departments
Q Who should I talk to about arranging the conference? A Call the human resources department
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Responses with job titles Q Who spoke with the client? A His secretary
A The project manager did
Responses with the indefinite pronoun No one Q Who paid for the delivery?
A No one has done it yet
Step-by-step strategy
STEP 1: Listen to the question and identify the key words Q Who wrote the sales report?
STEP 2: Listen to the responses, leave out the incorrect options and choose the correct answer (A) Mr Decker, I believe (O)
> Correct The response starts with a human name (B) Usually at 7 o'clock (X)
> Incorrect The time expression is not an appropriate answer to the question starting with Who Possible Answers:
° Personal pronoun: I did
* Job title: My manager is working on it ° Department: The sales department
* Indefinite pronoun No one: No one has had a chance yet Strategy application
Apply the strategy above to choose the correct answer
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Let’s try out now
STEP 1: Listen to the question and identify the key words Who is responsible for delivering the mail?
The key words in the question are Who, responsible, and delivering
STEP 2: Listen to the responses, leave out the incorrect options and choose the correct answer (A) My secretary is (O) -> Correct This response starts with a job title (secretary) (B) This evening (X) -> Incorrect The time expression is not an appropriate
answer to the question starting with Who
(C) Yes, it has arrived (X) -> Incorrect This is a Yes response which is incorrect for the question with Who
PRACTICE: Listen to each question and focus on the key words to identify its main idea, and then choose the correct response Last, complete the missing words in the questions (You will listen three times.)
1 (A) Mr Walt, I believe
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will be our new ?
2 (A) For three days (B) His assistant will
is going to the this week?
3 (A) No one was asked to do it (B) It's on the table
(C) That’s right
is going to our ?
4 (A) No, it's under the desk (B) It’s time to leave
(C) I told them I would is today? 5 (A) (ŒB) ©) do you want to ? 6 (A) (đ) â for a key to the conference room? What Questions Common vocabulary
⁄ Whatis ` What is I got
the price? _ US$10 the price? |: the prize
O X
Useful vocabulary Similar sounding words
Costs price [prais]
price a low price
cost prize [praiz]
charge win a prize
fee = fare
budget leave [li:v]
leave the office at 6:00
Opinions live [liv]
think of live in a country
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Colors weather [’wedor]
light warm and sunny weather
dark whether [’wedor]
whether or not we will attend Weather
rainy fare [fer]
sunny a business class fare
stormy fair [fer]
a trade fair Others
topic rain [rein]
type rain a lot on the weekend train [trein] train new employees Common answers
If you are familiar with possible responses to questions with What, you will be able to choose the correct responses easily Listen, repeat, and remember
Responses about costs Q What's the delivery charge? A Five dollars per package Responses about opinions
Q What do you think of our new manager? A She seems very professional
Responses about time
Q What time is the meeting supposed to begin? A It starts at 3 o'clock
*Note: Responses stating a period of time such as it takes 10 minutes for questions starting with What time (questions about a point of time) are usually wrong answers
Responses about colors
Q What color would you like for the carpet? A I prefer brown
Responses about weather
Q What's the weather forecast for tomorrow? A It's going to be cloudy
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Q What’s the topic of the convention? A It's about saving energy
Q What's the best way to get to the hotel? A Try the 106 bus
Step-by-step strategy
STEP 1: Listen to the question and identify the key words Q What time does your train arrive?
STEP 2: Listen to the responses, leave out the incorrect options and choose the correct answer
A (A) By bus (X) -> Incorrect The question asks about time, while the response is about means of transportation (B) At 9:30 (O) -> Correct This response states a precise point of time Possible Answers: Between 6:00 and 6:30 In 10 minutes Strategy application Apply the strategy above to choose the correct answer (A) (@) ©
Let's try out now
STEP 1: Listen to the question and identify the key words What is the price of these classes?
The key words in the question are What and price
STEP 2: Listen to the responses, leave out the incorrect options and choose the correct answer (A) They are 90 dollars (O) -> Correct This response states a precise amount of money (B) Yes, I'll attend the class (X) -> Incorrect This 1s a Yes response which does not correspond to the question with What
(C) The first prize (X) -> Incorrect This response contains a similar sounding word (prize - price)
PRACTICE: Listen to each question and focus on the key words to identify its main idea, and then choose the correct response Last, complete the missing words in the questions (You will listen three times.)
1 (A) I live in Seoul (B) Around 5 o’clock
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2 (A) No, I don’t like it
(B) It's faster than the old one
do you of the ?
3 (A) The projector is broken (B) They’re beginning in March (C) It’s about 20,000 dollars
is our for the ? 4 (A) She dresses well (B) In a warehouse (C) Casual clothing would be fine I should ? 3 (A) (B) (C) are you the room? 6 (A) (B) (C)
going to this weekend?
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