TOEFL Training-Short Dialog - 28/08/24

What does the man suggest?

• It's unlikely that he'll go the interview

• He thinks he'll be recommended for a high-level job

• The interview was apparently quite unsuccessful

• He had an excellent interview

Answer explanation

Skill 1 - Focus on the second speaker

2nd speaker: "highly unlikely that I got the job."

Explanation: Highly unlikely is similar to unsuccesful

What does the man mean?

• He got a job as bookstore manager

• The bookstore was not accepting applications

• He saw a book about how to apply for jobs

• It was necessary to complete a form

Answer explanation

Skill 2: Choose answers with synonyms in key words

"I had to fill out an application" is the same idea with "It was necessary to complete a form"

What does the man mean?

• Sally has no sense of responsibility

• Sally sent her friend to the house

• Sally has no money

• Sally in on the set with her

Answer explanation

Avoid similar word's sound:

Sally has no 'cent'. So, you avoid the words: 'sense', 'sent', 'set'

Who is the woman?

• A store clerk

• A bank teller

• An accountant

• A waitress

Answer explanation

Skill 4. Identify Who

"From the conversation it is clear that the woman is a bank teller"

What does the man imply?

• Alice's education has paid off

• Alice's tuition needs to be paid

• Alice has already paid her fees

• Alice has already received the money

Answer explanation

Skill 5: Listen to who and what is passive sentences

Remember the pattern:

1. Speaker two: active -> answer is passive

2. Speaker two: passive-> answer is active

What does the woman mean?

• The doctor decided to take some time off from work

• The doctor told Bill he wasn't too weak to work

• Bill was mad when the doctor took some time off

• Bill took a vacation on his doctor's orders

Answer explanation

Skill 6. Listen to who and what in multiple nouns

"His doctor made him take a week off"

It means Bill had been taken a week off following his doctor orders.