TOEFL STUDY GUIDE PART 2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION Conversational English Tip 30 Homonyms are like sound-alikes; Keep this list to review now and again. new: not used "I bought this new book today". knew: past tense of "know" "I knew you bought that book". flour: ingredient in baking "I need two cups of flour for the cake". flower: daisy, tulip, rose "I love to grow flowers in my garden". sew: use a needle and thread "I need to sew the hem on this skirt." so: who cares? "So what? I don't have a skirt". won: defeated an opponent "We won the game by 2 to 1." one: the number 1, or alone "One at a time, that's how you do it". plain: simple, unadorned "This dress is too plain -- ther are no designs on it." plane: airplane, for flying "We flew in that new plane." sea: ocean "We swam in the sea." see: to view, use your eyes "I see how beiautiful the ocean is." wood: material from a tree "I like to buy wood furniture". would: subjunctive or conditional mood of "will" "I would like to go to the movies". hour: a sixty-minute time period "This class is one hour long." m our: possessive form of "we" "We like our new step-mother." red: the color "You must stop at a red light". read: finished reading "I read a whole book last night." wait: to pause, stop "Wait for me--I'll be right there." weight: heaviness "The weight of the books was too much for her to carry." maid: someone who cleans "The maid cleaned the whole house today". made: past tense of "make." "I made the bed after I got up this morning." way: direction "Which way did he go? weigh: to figure out how heavy "Did you weigh the package?" hole: an empty space "They dug a hole to put the post in for the fence" whole: entire "I read the whole book". by: near "I go by the baker's on my way home." buy: to purchase "I will buy bread on my way home." sail: on a boat "The sail flapped in the breeze". sale: a discount, bragain "I bought this on sale and saved a lot of money". sense: as in common sense "That makes good sense." cents: pennies, money "It cost me twenty cents to take the subway." reflex: unconscious movement "My leg jerked in reflex to the pain". reflects: casts back an image "The water reflects the moon when it is full". soul: spirit "The Buddhists believe the soul is reincarnated". sole: only "He was the sole heir to the fortune". son: male child "My son is called after his father". sun: the earth revolves around it "The sun is hot today!" I: me, myself "I bought a new dress". eye: what you see with "I have something in my eye and it hurts". banned: not allowed "He is banned from the club due to his behavior". band: a music group or something you tie with "The band at the club was good". "She ties her hair with a band". hire: to employ someone "I need to hire a tutor." higher: more elevated "I need to get a higher mark on the TOEFL". worn: past tense of "wear" "I have worn out my shoes." warn: to caution "I warn you to study or you will fail". jeans: denim pants "My jeans are getting worn out". genes: units of inheritance "He inherited blue eyes from his mother's genes". cell: makes up matter "Every cell in your body needs water". sell: to make a sale "He needs to sell his car". pale: light in color "She is so pale because she has not been in the sun." pail: a container "Please bring me a pail of water." tale: story "She told a long tale about her imaginary friend." tail: at the end of an animal "The cat had an extremely long tail." scene: where something takes place "The crime scene was roped off with police tape." seen: past tense of "see" "I have seen too much." fair: festival, carnival "The summer fair starts tomorrow." fare: cost "The taxi fare was $20." here: this place "Come here to me." hear: listen "I can hear you clearly". principal: the head of a school "I was sent to the principal's office". principle: belief "She stood by her principles and refused to answer." weather: what it's like outside "The weather is nice and sunny today." whether: if "I need to know whether you are coming to dinner on Friday or Saturday." die: to become dead or cease to live "We will all die someday". dye: to color things or what is used to color things "I used to dye my hair when I was younger". Longer Conversations Tips 32 - 34 Longer Conversations Tip 32 The difficulty of these Parts B & C is in remembering what was said long enough to answer the questions. Even native English speakers cannot remember every word! You won't have trouble understanding what was said, just remembering it! Longer Conversations Tip 33 Anticipate the questions. The questions that follow these talks are arranged in roughly the same order in which the information is presented. As soon as you hear the answer to a question, you should start listening for the answer to the next question. Longer Conversations Tip 34 m Setup questions ask about the main topic, the speaker, the audience, or the location. m Specific questions ask about a particular fact, an opinion, a definition. m Conclusion questions ask about future actions, the outcome, future discussions (uses words like implies, most probably, and suggest.) . 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