TOEFL Listening - 5 Top Tips for Note Taking

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:04:19 +0000

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TOEFL Listening - 5 Top Tips for Note Taking

I tell you my 5 top tips for note taking in TOEFL Listening. Taking notes in TOEFL Listening is hard because you need to take notes while listening and you do not have much time. Therefore, you must take notes in a way that does not cost you much time and that boosts your TOEFL Listening score. I show you the 5 things I did when taking notes in TOEFL Listening which helped me get a high score. Use these tips and boost your TOEFL score!

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FYI
The examples I use in the video and in the illustration are made up by me.

1) Do not write down everything
Do not write down everything you listen to. If you do that, you most likely will not be able to focus on what the speaker says because you are so focused on writing everything down. This will lower your TOEFL Listening score. In fact, it is not necessary to take notes of everything because you will not be asked everything in the questions. You will be asked the important things which means that it is sufficient to take notes of these. So the question is: What are the important things? This brings us directly to the second tip.

2) Anticipate the questions
You must know the question types that can appear in TOEFL Listening so that you can anticipate them when taking notes. If you know the types of questions you will be asked this makes it a lot easier for you because you know exactly what you need to listen for and what you need to write down. This will prevent you from taking notes that you do not need. This means that note taking will be less stressful and that you will be taking the right notes that get you a high TOEFL Listening score.

3) Do not copy the speaker
Guys, it is tempting to write down the exact words the speaker uses. However, I do not recommend it. The problem is that you may end up trying to remember the exact words the speaker used in the listening task. What happens then is that you lose focus and do not listen actively anymore because you are so focused on remembering the words. This also means that you will lose valuable time. Therefore, use your own words. It is not necessary to know which words the speaker used when answering the questions in TOEFL Listening. The questions will ask you about the speaker’s idea, so it is totally sufficient if you take notes of the idea that the speaker talks about.

4) Listen for self-correction
In TOEFL Listening it often happens that the speaker says something and then corrects himself immediately afterwards. If you listen to self-correction, it is very likely that you will be asked a question about that. The examiner uses these self-corrections because he wants to check whether you see that the speaker corrected himself. Therefore, make sure that you listen actively for these self-corrections and that you take notes of what the speaker actually wanted to say. This is your chance to improve your TOEFL Listening score!

5) Use abbreviations and symbols
When you are taking notes in TOEFL Listening use abbreviations and symbols. This saves you a lot of time. For example, use arrows to indicate that something is a consequence of something or use the plus symbol to indicate that the speaker is adding an idea. It is very important that you use symbols that make sense to you, that help you take notes faster, and that help you understand the key points. Therefore, make sure you use symbols you are familiar with because you must understand your notes when answering the questions.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 TOEFL Listening - 5 Top Tips for Note Taking
00:25 - #1 Do not write down everything
01:21 - #2 Anticipate the questions
02:17 - #3 Do not copy the speaker
03:45 - #4 Listen to self-correction
05:25 - #5 Use abbreviations and symbols

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