Listening: Listen to a Conversation
Pick up the conversational vocabulary of campus life — requests, problems, arrangements and the polite formulas around them — so a two-speaker exchange stays easy to follow.
How to use these words: Conversations turn on what each speaker wants and whether they get it. The verbs of request, refusal and compromise are what carry the answer.
Frequently asked questions
What accents will I hear?⌄
ETS states that TOEFL listening uses a range of English accents, including US, Canadian, Australian and British speakers.
Are the conversations formal?⌄
They are natural spoken English between students, or a student and university staff, so expect contractions, hesitation and everyday phrasing rather than written prose.
More Listening vocabulary
Listening Part 1: Problem Solving→Listening Part 2: Daily Life Conversation→Listening Part 3: Information→Listening Part 4: News Item→Listening Part 5: Discussion→Listening Part 6: Viewpoints→Listening: Listen to an Announcement→Listening: Listen to an Academic Talk→Listening: Listen and Choose a Response→
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