TOEFL TEST – Lesson Title: Succeeding in TOEFL Listening (Understanding Main Ideas, Supporting Details and Speaker’s Purpose)

What Will You Learn?

• By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
• - Identify the main idea or purpose of a conversation, announcement or academic talk,
• - Distinguish the main idea from supporting details,
• - Recognize important facts and examples in spoken English,
• - Understand why a speaker says something and identify the speaker’s attitude,
• - Recognize signal words that show the organization of a talk,
• - Make logical inferences from information that is stated or implied,
• - Take effective notes while listening,
• - Recognize incorrect or distracting answer choices,
• - Apply effective listening strategies during the TOEFL Listening section.