Pentingnya belajar idiom
Dalam soal listening TOEFL ITP, hampir 50% dari soal di Part A berisi expresi idiom (idiomatic expression). Idiom merupakan kumpulan kata yang umumnya memiliki makna yang sulit dipahami jika diartikan kata per kata. Olehnya, untuk belajar listening TOEFL dengan baik, sangat diperlukan memahami apa idiom itu dan bagaimana contoh idiom itu.
Misal, frasa have a good ear for music jika diartikan per kata, maka bisa dimaknai memiliki telinga yang bagus untuk musik. Padahal maksud idiom ini, bisa dipahami dengan makna, memiliki kemampuan dalam bidang musik.
Contoh lain dalam percakapan:
WOMAN: Somebody just broke the window.
MAN: Don’t look at me.
Idiom don't look at me ini bisa saja dimaknai secara singkat bahwa si laki-laki melarang si perempuan melihat/menengok ke dia. Padahal, dalam konteks di atas si laki-laki sedang mengelak bahwa bukan dia yang merusak jendela.
Contoh soal listening TOEFL ITP: Idiomatic expression
Berikut beberapa contoh soal listening beserta Audio MP3 terkait materi idiom. Soal-soal di bawah kami kumpulkan dari soal TOEFL ITP yang pernah diujikan di tahun-tahun sebelumnya, jadi level kesulitannya sama dengan tes asli.
Contoh soal 1: put a lot of time into it
(A) She appreciates the man`s help.
(B) Her presentation was somewhat long.
(C) She needed more time to prepare.
(D) She worked hard on her presentation.
Contoh soal 2: slip my mind
(A) He forgot about his appointment.
(B) He did not finish his science project on time.
(C) He cannot help the woman with her science project.
(D) He will meet the woman at the library in 30 minutes.
Contoh soal 3: in your shoes
(A) She is happy she does not have so many exams.
(B) She cannot help the man study.
(C) She will not do as well on the test as the man.
(D) The man should not complain.
Contoh soal 4: perfect the art
(A) Karen is experienced at making salads.
(B) It is easy to make a good salad.
(C) The woman’s salads are just as good as Karen’s.
(D) He is not sure why Karen’s salads taste so good.
Contoh soal 5: Beats me.
(A) Jeff can give her directions to the rehearsal.
(B) The woman should tell Jeff to come to the rehearsal.
(C) Jeff might know when the rehearsal will end.
(D) He does not know whether Jeff will be at the rehearsal.