The text is about a famous writer called Sylvia Plath. In the test you listen to a short excerpt from a lecture and then have to do some tasks to test your listening and comprehension ability.
Sylvia Plath was recently the subject of film, so before you try this task you might like to watch this trailer for the film
Task:
- Go to: http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_listening.htm and click on the 'Play' button.
Listen to the lecture and take some notes of key facts on a piece of paper. You will then have the opportunity to listen to short extracts and answer questions
At the end of the test you should get a score and the opportunity to review your answers with the script of the listening text. This is a great way to help develop your listening. Hope you did better at the test than me.
If you enjoyed this activity, try a few more from the site.Related links for teachers:
- Text to Speech for EFL ESL Materials
- Karaoke with a Social Network
- UNICEF: Top 10 Cartoons for Children’s Rights
- Creating audio-visual monologues
Best
Nik Peachey
5 comments:
Nick, this is the second time your posts have come up in a search for me, and they are great! Thanks for the great ideas. I hope to use some of them for my own students in my school!
Thanks Les,
Glad you find the site useful and please do tell your students about it.
Best
Nik Peachey
Thanks Nik, this is just what I needed for my students. Thanks for sharing and giving us the oportunity to explore. See you,
Lore (from Argentina)
Nik,
Hi! I work with ALTA Language Services, a recognized leader in the language testing industry. We are currently looking for TOEFL Students to help develop reading and listening proficiency tests for a private organization. More info can be found here: http://ow.ly/jmZ
Thanks in advance for your help spreading the word.
-Jon @ ALTA
Thanks, Nik - great site!
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