May 1

LISTENING
CLASS
MODULE 2023
A simple handout created to simply student years 2019 learning TOEFL Private
PREPARATION and TEST especially for listening skill.
Handout
 LISTENING SECTION

1. Q n A Listening Section
No Questions Answer
1 Berapa jumlah soal dalam Toefl Preparation and Jumlah soal TPT adalah 50 butir
Test (TPT)? soal pilihan ganda. Terbagi dalam 3
Bagian (A=30 butir, B=10 butir, dan
C=10 butir).
2 Bagaimana tingkat kesulitan soal? Tingkat kesulitan secara bertahap
dimulai dari bagian A (percakapan
pendek 2 orang/speaker),
kemudian bagian B dengan tingkat
kesulitan sedang, dan part C
dengan tingkat kesulitan tinggi.
3 Adakah contoh pertanyaan yang sering muncul? Contoh-contoh pertanyaan yang
sering muncul dalam listening:
1. When does the
talk/conversation probably talk
place?
2. What does the woman/man
mean?
3. Who is the man/woman?
4. What does the woman/man say
about (name/Tom, Mark, etc. or
something/party, meeting,
weather, etc.)?
5. What will the woman/man
probably do next?
6. What does the woman/man
imply?
7. What does the woman/man
suggest?
4 Bagaimana teknik memahami soal listening Pemahaman terhadap soal listening
dengan mudah? dimulai dari proses berikut :
1. memiliki pengetahuan kosakata
Bahasa inggris yang mumpuni
(berproses).
2. terbiasa mendengar kosakata
dalam Bahasa Inggris (berproses).
3. memahami makna/arti pilihan
ganda dari soal (during test)
4. memahami soal sekali dengar.
2. Model Questions

MODEL KETERANGAN CONTOH SOAL

Restatement Bentuk penegasan W: is something wrong Roma? You don’t look very
atau pengulangan good.
gagasan yang M: I am feeling a little sick today
umumnya terdapat N: What does the man mean?
dibagian akhir a. Rama looks worse than he feels
percakapan b. Rama isn’t good looking
c. Rama’s gesture is wrong
d. Rama is a bit ill
Pernyataan I’m feeling a little sick yang dikatakan
oleh pembicara kedua merupakan pengulangan dan
penegasan dari gagasan pernyataan pertama: You
don’t look very well oleh karena itu, jawaban yang
paling tepat adalah D: Rama is a bit ill
Idiom Kata, frasa, atau W: I cannot believe that Radit said to the teacher
kalimat yang M: Yeah, he really put his foot in his mouth
memiliki makna N: what does the man mean?
berbeda dari unsur a. He put his foot where he should not have
leksikal (kamus) b. He put the food that the teacher gave him into his
dan grammatical mouth
(struktur) satuannya c. He said something embarrassing
yang terdapat pada d. He told his teacher that his foot was hurt
bacaan Frasa put his foot in his mouth memiliki arti
mengatakan sesuatu yang memalukan. Untuk itu
jawaban yang tepat adalah C: he said something
embarrassing
Computation Model perhitungan M: how many people will be coming to the reunion on
yang mengharuskan Saturday?
kita menerapkan W: we had to cross fifteen names off our original list of
pola hitung one hundred
penjumlahan, N: how many people does the woman say they expect
pengurangan, to attend the reunion?
pembagian, atau a. 15
perkalian b. 50
c. 85
d. 100
Pernyataan we had to cross fifteen names yang
diucapkan oleh pembicara kedua berarti 100-15=85.
jadi jawaban yang tepat adalah C:85
Synonyms Kata atau frasa W: why is yeni feeling so excited?
dalam pernyataan M: she just started working in a real estate agency
yang memiliki N: What does the man say about Yuni?
makna sama dengan a. She always liked her work in travel agency
salah satu dari b. She began a new job
pilihan jawaban c. She just bought some real estate
d. She bought a real state agency
Conditional Model pengandaian M: I have to go to class because I have a test. If I could,
If yang yang berkaitan I’d go with you to the movie
erat dengan fakta, W: that’s too bad
alasan, sebab, dan N: Where is the man going?
akibat a. To the class
b. To the movie
c. To his home
 d. To the teacher’s office
Location Model pertanyaan M: Could you please tell me if the Miami flight will be
(where) yang mengharuskan arriving on time?
kita mengetahui W: yes, sir. It should be arriving in about ten minutes
latar diamana at concourse C
percakapan tersebut N: Where did this conversation most probably take
sedang berlangsung place?
a. In railroad station
b. In an airport
c. In a classroom
d. In Miami
Kata kunci dari pertanyaaan ini adalah flight dan
arriving yang menunnjukkan bahwa percakapan
tersebut dilakukan di bandara. Jadi jawaban yang
benar adalah B: in an airport
Relationship Menunjukkan M: Now, what seems to be trouble, Mrs. Stephens?
hubungan antara W: I’ve been dizzy lately, and last night had some
pembicara 1 dan chest pain
pembicara 2 N: What is the probable relationship between the
berkedudukan speakers?
sebagai apa a. Teacher-student
b. Lawyer-client
c. Husband-wife
d. Doctor-patient
Kata kunci dari pertanyaan ini adalah trouble, dizzy,
chest pain pada percakap-an yang merujuk pada
gangguan kesehatan. Maka dari itu jawaban yang
tepat adalah D: Doctor-Patient
Wish Wish berarti M: Do you see the work schedule for next week?
harapan. Kita W: I wish I did not have to work so many hours then
diharuskan tahu B: what does the woman imply?
fakta yang terjadi a. She is not working too many hours next week
untuk menentukan b. She doesn’t have enough hours next week
jawabannya c. She is working too many hours next week
d. She likes working so much
Harapan dari pembicara 2 adalah did not have to
work so many. Kebalikan dari jawaban tersebut
adalah C: She is working too many hours next week
Agreement Model pertanyaan W: I don’t really care how is the way the building was
yang menyetujui not renovated
atau menguatkan M: I don’t either
pernyataan dalam N: what does the man mean?
percakapan. a. He thinks the building was renovated
Persetujuan bisa b. He has the same opinion of the building as the
berupa kalimat woman
negative atau c. He gives no attention about the way its renovated
posistif tergantung d. He suggest being careful in the renovated building
pada pernyataan Pernyataan he has the same opinion of the building
pembicara 1 as the woman (B) menyepakati pernyataan pembicara
pertama
Passive Model pertanyaan M: what happened to your notebook?
ini menggunakan W: I left it in the cafeteria
kalimat passive, N: What does the woman imply?
namun jawaban a. The cafeteria is to the left
yang dibutuhkan b. She left a note on the cafeteria door
seringkali berpola c. She took some notes in the cafeteria
aktif d. The notebook was left in the cafeteria
 Pernyataan dengan kalimat aktif “I left it in the
cafeteria” sama artinya dengan pilihan D “ the
notebook was left in the cafeteria”
Suggestions Model pertanyaan M: I haven’t talked with my father in a while.
dengan bentuk W: why don’t you call him now?
saran dari salalah N: What does the woman suggest?
satu pembicara a. Calling of his visit
kepada lawan b. Talking about his father
bicaranya c. Talking to his father later
d. Phoning his father
Pernyataan wanita dalam percakapan tersebut
menyarankan kepada laki-laki/lawan bicaranya untuk
menelepon ayahnya, oleh karena itu jawab yang benar
adalah D Phoning his father
Implicit Model pertanyaan W: Do you think that bob really wanted me to go
sentence yang mengandung home?
makna tersirat M: He wasn’t kidding when he told you to leave
N: what does the man say about bob?
a. He told his kid to leave
b. He seriously wanted the woman to go
c. He was joking when he told the woman to go
d. He left with the woman
Pernyataan laki-laki “he wasn’t kidding when he told
you to leave” bermakna bahwa bob benar-benar ingin
wanita tersebut pulang kerumah, jadi jawaban yang
benar adalah B “He seriously wanted the woman to
go”
Predictions Model pertanyaan M: Do you want to do the dishes now or later?
yang menyiratkan W: I’d rather put them off as long as possible
apa yang akan N: What will the woman probably do?
dilakukan oleh salh a. Wash the dishes immediately
satu atau dua b. Use as many dishes as possible
pembicara c. Wash the dishes for as long as possible
d. Wait until later to clean up
Pernyataan pembicara ke-2 sepadan dengan pilihan
jawaban D
Occupation Moder pertanyaan M: I love the way she sings
yang menyingkap W: So do I, She has a beautiful voice
pekerjaan seseorang N: who are the speakers talking about?
yang dibicarakan. a. A beautician
Untuk b. A ticket seller
mengerjakannnya c. A concert pianist
kita harus d. A singer
mengetahui kata Kata kunci dari pertanyaanini adalah “sing” dan
kunci dari “beautiful voice”. Jadi 2 kata tersebut menunjukkan
percakapan. jawaban yang benar yaitu D “A singer”
Reasons Model pertanyaan M: the international students’ association is having
yang menyingkap party Saturday night. Can you come?
alasan mengapa W: I wish I could, but I work at the hospital on
seorang pembicara weekends
atau keduanya N: Why can’t the woman go to the party?
melakukan atau a. Because she is sick
tidak melakukan b. Because she has to go to the international students’
suatu aktivitas association
c. Because she has to work
d. Because she doesn’t want to go
Jawaban yang sesuai adalah C “Because she has to
 work”
Time Model pertanyaan W: when does the mail come?
yang menyingkap M: It usually comes just before noon, but sometimes
waktu atau kapan earlier
sesuatu berlangsung N: When does the mail come?
a. At the morning
b. At noon
c. In the afternoon
d. In the evening
Pernyataan “it usually comes just before noon”
menyiratkan arti bahwa surat tersebut biasanya tiba
dipagi hari. Jadi pilihan yang tepat adalah A “In the
morning”
Weather Model pertanyaan Today, the sun is shining and it will be very warm.
dalam bentuk Warm weather continues tomorrow. No chance of
laporan cuaca. rain.
N: what is today’s weather?
a. Snowy
b. Cloudy
c. Rainy
d. Clear

N: what will the temperature be tomorrow?

a. Warm
b. Hot
c. Mild
d. Cold

Jawaban yang tepat untuk 2 pertanyaan diatas secara

berurutan adalah D dan A

3. Discussions
TOPIC-1 (SHORT CONVERSATIONS)

The Listening Part A questions

Pada bagian ini, terdapat percakapan singkat antara dua orang. Setelah percakapan, pertanyaan yang
berhubungan dengan percakapan tersebut akan diberikan. Baik percakapan dan pertanyaan tidak akan
diulangi. Total soal Part A adalah 30 butir, soal nomor 1 s/d nomor 5 adalah yang paling mudah,
selanjutnya semakin sulit, hingga bagian tersulit dari soal part A adalah soal nomor 26 s/d nomor 30.
Contoh soal :

1. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Woman): “Steve, is something the matter? You (A) He’s very good looking
don’t look very good”
(Man): “Oh, I’m feeling a little sick today” (B) He’s a bit ill
Pertanyaan : (C) He looks worse than he feels
(Narrator): “What does the man mean?” (D) His feet are a little thick

2. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia:

(Man): “I’ve always wanted to visit Hawaii with (A) Next month isn’t good time for the
you” trip
(Woman): “Why not next month?” (B) She doesn’t want to go to Hawaii
 Pertanyaan : (C) She suggest taking the trip next
month
(Narrator): “What does the woman mean?” (D) She’s curious about why he doesn’t
want to go
NOTE : kebanyakan soal PART A memfokuskan pembicaraan ke-2 sebagai bahan soal.

3. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “I’d like to deposit this check in my (A) A store clerk
account, please”
(Woman): “Would you like any cashback?” (B) A bank teller
Pertanyaan : (C) An accountant
(Narrator): “Who is the woman?” (D) A Waitress

4. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Woman): “Have you tried using new item of (A) See the new project
this brand yet?”
(Man): “No, but that’s next on my list of (B) Check whether the item was
pretension” correct
Pertanyaan : (C) Try a new brand’s item
(Narrator): “What will the Man probably do (D) rearrange his schedule for next
next?” meeting

5. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “did you get the breads, eggs, and milk?” (A) In a restaurant
(Woman): “now we need to stand in line at the (B) At a bakery
checkout counter”
Pertanyaan : (C) On Farm
(Narrator): “Where does this conversation (D) In a market
probably take place?”
NOTE: Bagian termudah dari soal part A adalah pertanyaan yang menggunakan 4W (Who,
Where, Why, When). Kamu bisa menebak soal yang mungkin keluar dengan cara
menganalisis pilihan jawaban sebelum soal dibacakan. Pilihan jawaban soal nomor 3 adalah
tentang profesi (pertanyaan yang mungkin adalah siapa=Who). Pilihan jawaban soal nomor 4
adalah tentang kegiatan (pertanyaan yang mungkin adalah apa=What). Pilihan jawaban soal
nomor 5 adalah tentang tempat (pertanyaan yang mungkin adalah dimana=Where).

6. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “were you pleased with last week (A) The convention was disorganized
convention?”
(Woman): “Nothing went as planned” (B) She didn’t plan to attend the
convention
Pertanyaan : (C) She planned the convention last
week
(Narrator): “What does the woman mean?” (D) She wasn’t pleased with the last
week of the convention

7. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “Where your friends able to get tickets for (A) Although Mark couldn’t get both
the concert” tickets, Paul did
(Woman): “Mark couldn’t get ticket for the concert, (B) Both were unable to obtain tickets
and neither could Paul”
Pertanyaan : (C) Neither Mark nor Paul wanted to
go to the concert
(Narrator): “What does the woman mean?” (D) Mark tried to get the ticket, but
Paul didn’t
NOTE: Jika muncul percakapan yang mengandung kata negative (NOT) maka jawaban yang
harus dipilih adalah pernyataan Positive. Tipe-tipe expresi negative: not, neither-nor, nobody,
none, un-in-dis (unbelievable, incorrect, disconnect), never, nothing, hardly, barely, seldom,
rarely, etc.

8. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Woman): “I don’t really care for the way the (A) He thinks that the building was
building was renovated?” not renovated
 (Man): “Neither do I” (B) He has the same opinion of the
building as the woman
Pertanyaan : (C) He doesn’t care about the
renovation of the building
(Narrator): “What does the Man mean?” (D) He suggests being careful in the
renovated building
NOTE: Pertanyaan seputar meminta persetujuan, maka kosa kata yang wajib diketahui
adalah so do I, Me too, I’ll say, isn’t it, you can say that again, Neither do I, I don’t either.
Jawaban yang paling benar adalah yang menyatakan opini speaker.

9. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Woman): “I’m so thirsty from all this walking”
(Man): “Let’s stop and get a drink”
Pertanyaan :
(Narrator): “What does the Man suggest?”
(A) They should stop drinking
(B) They should go for a walk
(C) They should walk thirty miles
(D) They should take a break and have
a drink

10. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “I’ll never have time to type my paper (A) Finishing the paper today
tomorrow”
(Woman): “Why not you do it now?” (B) Not working on the paper now
Pertanyaan : (C) Never typing the paper
(Narrator): “What does the Woman suggest?” (D) Taking time to break now
NOTE: Pertanyaan tentang saran (Suggestion) focus pada ucapan pembicara ke-2. Jawaban
yang benar biasanya mengandung sinonim kata dari perkataan pembicara ke-2.

11. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “Are you coming to the party tonight?” (A) She is coming to the party
(Woman): “I wish I could” (B) She might come to the party
Pertanyaan : (C) She will try to come to the party
(Narrator): “What does the Woman mean?” (D) She is not coming to the party

12. Percakapan : Pilihan Jawaban tersedia :

(Man): “Are you going to have something to (A) She is not going to eat
eat?”
(Woman): “If the food looked fresh, I would eat (B) The food looks fresh
some”
Pertanyaan : (C) She doesn’t like fresh food
(Narrator): “What does the Woman mean?” (D) She already ate something
NOTE: Percakapan yang mengandung kata WISH dan IF disebut percakapan pengandaian.
Untuk menemukan jawaban dari pertanyaan ini pendengar harus mengetahui maksud
pembicara ke-2 lalu dicari kebalikannya (faktanya).

TOPIC 2 (LONG CONVERSATIONS)

The Listening Part B question

Part B terdiri atas 9 s/d 10 soal listening. Terdapat dua percakapan panjang; yang masing-masing diikuti 4-5
pertanyaan. Topik yang sering muncul didalam part B ini tentang School life (class difficulty, how to write
research paper, how to register for a course, and so on), the news in United States (Desalination of water
supply, recycling of used products, natural phenomenon such storm, flood, rainy, etc.)
Strategi dalam mengerjakan part B:
1. Melihat pilihan jawaban terlebih dahulu selagi soal belum dibacakan. Dari pilihan jawaban tersedia,
sedikit banyak kamu akan mengetahui clue topik percakapan yang akan disampaikan.
2. Menganstisipasi pertanyaan yang muncul dari pilihan jawaban tersedia. Biasanya dalam satu
percakapan panjang diikuti pertanyaan seputar pekerjaan/profesi pembicara, topic percakapan, dan
pernyataan salah/benar kejadian dalam percakapan. Mulailah dengan mengantisispasi pertanyaan 5W
(Who, what, where, when, why) setelah melihat pilihan jawaban.
3. Ketika percakapan sedang dibacakan, dengarkan dengan seksama dan melihat pilihan jawaban.
Tentukan pilihan jawaban sementara dari antisipasi pertanyaan yang telah kamu siapkan tadi.
4. Memastikan pilihan jawaban saat soal dibacakan meskipun kamu ragu-ragu. Jangan pernah
mengosongi pilihan jawaban.
Contoh:
Listening: Questions 31 through 35 are based on the following conversation
Woman: did you read the article that the professor assigned for tomorrow’s class?
Man : no, not yet. Was what it about?
Woman : it was about pollution, specifically one kind of pollution called acid rain.
Man : why is it called acid rain?
Woman : because the rain or some other kind of precipitation has been polluted with acid
Man : where did the acid come from?
Woman : From cars of factories, anything that burns coal or oil. These are made up
mostly of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which react with water vapor to
form sulfuric acid or nitric acid
Man : you mean that when coal or oil is burned, acid gets formed. And when it rains
or snows the acids fall back to the earth
Woman : exactly! That’s why it is so dangerous. Acid rain has been falling over areas of
northern America and northern Europe, and if this is not checked, the effect of
the air supply and plant and animal life could be disastrous
Man : that is something important. I really need to read the article.
Questions
31. narrator: what is the topic of the conversation?
Pilihan jawaban yang terlihat dikomputer saat soal dibacakan:
a. Kind a pollution
b. How acid rain has harmed the earth
c. Pollution from cars and factories
d. The cause and possible effects of acid rain

32. Narrator: what energy sources cause acid rain?

Pilihan jawaban yang terlihat dikomputer saat soal dibacakan:
a. nuclear power
b. electricity
c. burning coal and oil
d. solar power
TOPIC 3 (LONG TALK)

The Listening Part C question

Part C terdiri atas 10 s/d 11 butir soal listening. Terdapat dua paragraph panjang; yang masing-masing
diikuti 5-6 pertanyaan. Tips umum untuk menjawab soal part C tidak jauh berbeda dari soal part B. (1)
gunakan waktu untuk melihat pilihan jawaban sebelum soal dibacakan. Hal ini untuk mengantisipasi topic
dan pertanyaan yang muncul. (2) dengarkan dengan seksama kalimat pertama saat paragraph dibacakan.
Kalimat pertama biasanya mengandung ide pokok (main idea), subject, topic paragraph yang mana sering
ditanyakan.

Contoh :
In part C you will hear several talks (long talk). Questions number 41 through 45 are based following
coversations.
The reason we're meeting today is to introduce the plan for our new office layout. Starting next month,
instead of cubicles, we will have an open office. There will be no cubicle walls or partitions. Instead, desks will
be arranged in clusters for each department. The desks in each department will be facing each other in clusters
of four or six. We feel this will facilitate better communication between workers in each department. It will
also create a more welcoming environment for clients.
The department managers will still have their own offices, but each will have large windows and glass doors,
to make employees and clients feel welcome to come inside. We're also going to paint the walls and put in new
carpeting. The project will start on the first of next month and should take about three weeks to complete. We
will be moving to the third floor during that period.

Questions :
41. Narrator: What is the speaker mainly discussing?
Pilihan jawaban yang terlihat dikomputer saat soal dibacakan:
a. An office renovation
b. Building conversation
c. A marketing campaign
d. New carpeting

42. Narrator: What does the speaker say about the new layout?
Pilihan jawaban yang terlihat dikomputer saat soal dibacakan:
a. The desk will be facing away from each other
b. Department managers will sit in cubicles
c. It will increase the number of sales to clients
d. It will improve employee communication

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