LISTENING FOR TOEFL 2

LISTEN FOR WHO AND WHAT IN PASSIVES

A PAPER TO FULFILL THE TASK OF LISTENING FOR TOEFL 2

Subject Guided by:

Dr. Widhya Ningsiana, M.Hum

Arranged by group 5 :

Class TBI B

1. Ayu Sila Hasroni NPM.1701070170

2. Miftahul Jannah NPM. 1701070121

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMEN

TEACHER AND TRAINING FACULTY
ISLAMIC INSTITUTE OF METRO
2019
 PREFACE

All praises always being to God Allah Swt almightly for the blessings and
graces for us, so we can finish this paper assignment of Listening For Toefl 2 with
the title “Listen for who and what in passives”.
We also want to deliver our sincere thanks to all people who has given their
hands to help us to complete this paper. It is written to our Listening For Toefl 2
subject from our lecturer Dr.Widhya Ningsiana,M.Hum we also thanked for
Widhya Ningsiana as our lecturer, guider and tutor who guide us to finish this
paper.
Hopefully this paper can give a broader insight to the reader. Although this
paper has advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, some suggestion is really
needed.

Metro, March 13, 2019.

Written
FRONT PAGE........................................................................................................1

PREFACE...............................................................................................................1

TABLE OF CONTENT.........................................................................................1

BAB I INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................4

A. Bacground of Study......................................................................................4
B. Problem of Paper..........................................................................................4
C. Purpose of Paper..........................................................................................4

BAB II DISCUSSION .......................................................................................5

A. Chosee the answers with synonyms strategy...............................................5

BAB III CLOSING................................................................................................9

A. Conclusion....................................................................................................9
B. Suggestion....................................................................................................9

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Backround of Study

Listening is one of skill from 4 skill in english. Listening is our

understanding on hearing some one speak english, directly or through
music and film media.In listening section, you must know about what the
narrator saying, not only to know but we must understand so we can the
right answer.
In listening phase, there is a level that called Listening For TOEFL
1 dan 2. in this thing we are commanded to answer question in TOEFL
question with hearing the podcaset that have been provided. On working
that question , there is a strategy that for answer the question. One of the
strategy is choose the asnswer with synonyms. In this strategy, it is
possible for us to answer TOEFL question correctly.

B. Problem of Paper
1. How to use choose the answer by listen for who and what in passives?

C. Purpose of Paper
1. To find out and learn choose the answer by listen for who and what in
passives.
 CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

A. Chosee the answers by Listen for who and what in passives.

It is sometimes difficult to understand who or what is going the

action in a passive sentence. This problem is often tested in the sort
dialogues.

Example from the Paper and Computer TOEFL Tests

On the recording , you hear:

(man) : Did sally go to the bank this morning?

(woman) : Yes, she did. She got a new checking account.
(narrator) : What does the woman imply?

In your test book or on the computer screen, you read, you read:

(A) Sally wrote several checks.

(B) Sally wanted to check up on the bank.
(C) A new checking account was opened.
(D) Sally checked on the balance in her account.

Analysis:
In this dialogue, the woman uses the active statement She got a new
checking account, which means that Sally opened a checking account. The
correct answer uses the passive structure that a new checking account was
opened to express the same idea. Therefore, the best answer to the question
above is answer (C).
You should note the following about passive sentences in short dialogues :
PASSIVE STATEMENTS
1. If the dialogue contains a passive statement, the answer to the
question is often an active statement.
2. If the dialogue contain an active statement, the answer to the question
is often a passive statement.
NOTE : check carefully who or what is going the action in these questions.
TOEFL EXERCISE 5: In this exercise each of the correct answers is
either a passive restatement of an active sentence or an active restatement
of a passive sentence. Read each short dialogue and underline the key
active or passive statement. Then read the question and choose the best
answer to the question. Be careful about who and what with these passives.

1. Man : Alice needs to pay her tuition today.

Woman : But her tuition has already been paid.

Narrator : What does the man imply?

(A) Alice’s education has paid off.
(B) Alice’s tuition needs to be paid.
(C) Alice has already paid her fees.
(D) Alice has already received the money.

2. Man : Have you been taking good care of the lawn?

Woman : I watered it only this morning.

Narrator : What does the woman mean?

(A) She drank some water on the lawn this morning.
(B) She waited for him on the lawn this morning.
(C) The lawn has already been watered today.
(D) She wanted a new lawn this morning.

3. Man : Did you hear the news about the child who was lost in the
park?
Woman : Yes, and I heard that she was just found!

Narrator : What does the woman mean?

(A) Someone located the girl.
(B) She heard about the new park from the child.
(C) The child found her lost pet.
 (D) The child was the last one in the park.

TOEFL EXERCISE 5 :

1.
(A) If the restaurant is on the corner.
(B) If the man would like to go to the restaurant .
(C) If the vegetables are fresh.
(D) If vegetarian food can be obtained .

2.
(A) He admitted that he wanted to go to law school in the fall.
(B) The law school accepted him as a student .
(C) The law professor admitted that he would be a student in the fall semester.
(D) He would be admitted to law school after the fall semester.

3.
(A) Mark's plants were cared for in his absence.
(B) Mark's plan was to be out of town.
(C) Mark was careful about his plans for the out-of town trip.
(D) She was careful while Mark was gone.

4.
(A) The lights in the trees were destroyed in the storm.
(B) The storm damaged the trees.
(C) The falling trees destroyed a store.
(D) In the light the destruction of the storm could be seen .

5.
(A) She was broke from skiing
(B) She went skiing in spite of her accident.
(C) Her leg was hurt on a skiing trip.
(D) Her skis were broken in the mountains.

6.
(A) The road the horses took was long and hard.
(B) It was hard to find the hidden houses.
(C) The riders worked he horses too much.
(D) It was hard for people to ride the houses for long.

7.
(A) He didn't want the coffee that the woman ordered.
 (B) He wasn't sure if the woman wanted coffee.
(C) He assumed the woman had ordered coffee.
(D) He was unaware that coffee already been ordered.

8.
(A) The car was in the left parking lot at the airport.
(B) The friends parked their car at the airport.
(C) The airport couldn't hold a lot of cars.
(D) There were a lot of cars to the left of the parking lot.

9.
(A) The students pointed at Mac .
(B) Mac was present when the other students made the appointment.
(C) The class representative suggested Mac to the other students.
(D) Mac was chosen by his classmates to represent them.

10.
(A) After the earthquake, the insurance company came out to inspect the damage.
(B) The insurance company insisted that the building be repaired to meet
earthquake safety standards.
(C) The inhabitants paid their premiums after the earthquake.
(D) The insurance company paid for the earthquake damage. 1

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 CHAPTER III
CLOSING

A. CONCLUSION

It is sometimes difficult to understand who or what is going the action in a

passive sentence. This problem is often tested in the sort dialogues.

Example from the Paper and Computer TOEFL Tests

On the recording , you hear:

(man) : Did sally go to the bank this morning?

(woman) : Yes, she did. She got a new checking account.
(narrator) : What does the woman imply?

In your test book or on the computer screen, you read, you read:

(A) Sally wrote several checks.

(B) Sally wanted to check up on the bank.
(C) A new checking account was opened.
(D) Sally checked on the balance in her account.

Analysis:
In this dialogue, the woman uses the active statement She got a new
checking account, which means that Sally opened a checking account. The
correct answer uses the passive structure that a new checking account was
opened to express the same idea. Therefore, the best answer to the
question above is answer (C).

B. SUGGESTION
Related on material that we explain, we should more focus on
narrator when tell the convertation,because that the key.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Debora,Philips, 2001, Longman Complete Course for the Toefl Test:Preparation

for the Competer an Paper test, New York: Longman.