TOEFL Listening - 5 Top Tips for Note Taking

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.

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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

Disclaimer - My advice on this channel is based on my personal experience taking the TOEFL. I do not guarantee TOEFL scores. My aim is to present information as accurately as possible, but mistakes may occur.

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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 tips and boost your TOEFL score!

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

[amishatiwari]

Hi Juva. Got my TOEFL scores this morning. Literally prepared for 5 days, from your channel and TST prep. Trust me, the templates, note making tips were extremely useful. Can't thank you enough

[marloncastro]

A very simple, straightforward explanation, but you summed up the most important, to be honest. Thanks Juva!!

[mateusveiga]

Thank you very much for your videos Juva! At first, I was scoring arround 80 on mock tests, now due to your tips I got 103 twice! I am looking forward to take the test (it is in 2 weeks) but I am already so greatful for your help!!

[Food_and_Tourism]

It is surprising how much taking notes in the listening part is common advice and strategy on youtube whereas it doesn't work and my results are better when I focus 100% on what I listening to rather than taking notes. Thanks for your efforts

[bryanwu]

Thank you for your advice! Self-Anticipation is a great idea!

[aa]

I’m struggling with the listening part and you’ve helped me so much Juva! Waiting for your next videos! :)

[elfootball]

Hi Juva, can you tell me how many days should i practice on listening section? i mean what is the maximum time we should spend on this section. because i always feel it is not enough. Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.

[coffeecat]

thanks for the tips :)
that will be helpful for doing a test/ an exam :D

[rzstudyhelp]

Thanks to your videos, i scored 106 and mainly i watched your videos for preparation and gave some mock tests. Your videos are really effective. Keep up the good work always ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[wajd._.v]

HELLO, I just came from the test and I unfortunately failed my reading task I took 14 / 30 and the listening is 24/30 these are the unofficial scores . My advice for the reading section is that you literally have to practice lots and lots of sample reading tests and try to manage your time, for me I didn't have the opportunity to practice that much so I wasn't prepared well, and in my opinion I found some of the passages hard to understand they were pretty much of a higher level for me, I guess bcz in school we didn't cover such sophisticated topics ( I'm 16 btw) . However, regarding the speaking and writing sections were sooo easy thanks to you Juva I followed your templates for those parts of the test and no doubt they were pretty handy 😉 . Also i encountered the exact same questions as the ones I saw in the sample tests while preparing for the independent speaking part and for the independent essay part . I totally consider redoing the test to reach my aim which is 100+ as for now I whish for a 90+ .

[Craftscraze]

Your videos are so helpful. It would be appreciated if you can come up with a video " How to think of ideas/reasons to write TOEFL independent essay.

[moonmarylane]

Exactly what I need. Very appreciated.

[sunnyarty]

Hey, it was brilliant!Please make more videos to writing :)

[btobmelody]

Please do a video about how to come up with ideas and examples fast for TOEFL Speaking

[dawsonishimwee]

Thanks Juva for this an amazing video!! I've a question about listening too. If I make practice like today I might score 20/34, tommorow like 18/34 and after tomorrow like 26/34. What can I do to improve my TOEFL listening. Thanks

[honeypatel]

Hi Juva, how will I understand that I'm improving in TOEFL because in some test I score good marks and in some I don't score much? And please give me some tips for this.

[لاالهالاالله-ظس]

I'm a beginner in english language, could u tell me that how can i improve my vocabulary? n thx vary much for your amazing videos

[بدويمہنلنہدن]

Hi
My friend has taken the test
So, he just write 120 words in the in integrated essay and 300 words in independent essay. As a result, he got 24
However, in previous video. You have said you if write under the requirements your score will go down.

[sikadeborahtelou]

Hi juva.. have you received a pre-score at the end of the test? If yes does it matters??.