A Complete Guide to Taking Notes in the TOEFL Listening

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Here are a few helpful timestamps:

0:05 Do I need to take notes?
0:54 What if I can't take notes and listen at the same time?
3:09 Why is notetaking important?
3:22 Active and passive listeners
5:40 Notetaking example
11:45 What should I write down in my notes?
12:15 Lecture structure
14:10 Could, Should, and Must in your notes
17:00 Notetaking example #2

"How do I take notes effectively while listening?"

This is one of the most popular questions we get asked about the TOEFL Listening section, and we are going to address it in this video.

Josh MacPherson, head instructor at TST Prep, is going to do a deep dive into the TOEFL and explain the essential listening notetaking strategies you need to improve your TOEFL score as quickly and as easily as possible.

If you need more in-depth information about the TOEFL Listening section, check out these videos:

The TOEFL iBT is an academic English test that measures four skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. While ETS TOEFL offers a suite of TOEFL Test options like TOEFL Junior, TOEFL Essentials, and TOEFL Paper Edition, this video will primarily focus on the most popular version of the test, the TOEFL iBT.

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[Tamara]

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[michelemaio]

100/120! that's my score. thank you to the TST Prep staff for the help they gave me to prepare for the TOEFL IBT TEST.
You are amazing guys!

[emerald_eyes]

I once did a listening where it stated names of 9 artists as examples for different subtopics. And then a question came up where i had to connect subtopics to those names. So I believe, sometimes names and years can be important, so at least note the initials like if it says Van Gogh, Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, you can note that as "VG, M, LDV" so that you don't get those mixed up when the question comes up.

[tomaty]

Hey Josh!
I just got my scores back today and I got a 115! I’m so elated right now and I can’t thank you enough for all the great content! TST Prep was a literal game changer for me :)

[begeekie]

"Your notes should help YOU answer the questions."

Got it, thank you.

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Easily one of the best (if not THE best) preparation on youtube. I actually scored 115 thanks to this channel ! Thank you so much for all the precious tips and lectures !

[MargaritaP-ss]

Hi! I cannot thank you enough for all those lessons/videos! i had to pass my TOEFL on a short notice (10 days) and had zero previuos expirience. After your explanations I got the memo on what & how should I do.
My total is 96 (24R 29L 21S 22W) and I already recommended your channel to my friends:) I hope more people will follow your advice and improve their scores!!!!

[krutikaswadi]

Thanks a lot for all your videos and resources
I practiced for toefl for less than 10 days and used many of your videos.
I scored a 30/30 on listening and a overall of 115

[eom]

I'm watching this lecture in Korea. It's really helpful. Thank you.

[neeleswaran]

Hi,
I wanted to thank you guys so much Josh and the entire team. You guys have helped me so much and all your videos are awesome. I prepared only for a week and gave TOEFL. Just now, I recieved my score which is 116( R30, L29, S29, W28) and wanted to thank you guys instantly. I learnt everything about the TOEFL exam from your videos and they certainly helped. So, once again thanks a lot and keep up the great work.

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I wanted to thank you and this channel so much! I had about a week for preparation for my TOEFL exam. With his lectures and practice tests i was able to up my score from 99 to 110!

[tombrady]

Needed to get 80 on the TOEFL quick, so I watched your videos and practiced for two weeks and got 97 :-D

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I just wanted to thank tst prep for their precious insights. This channel is really helpful for TOEFL preparation. I was able to get 103 for my test, the material and practice provided on the channel is really beneficial.

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You are the most wonderful and marvelous teacher that I have ever seen in my life in teaching students to get highe marks in Toefl Test. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, wish you all the best.❤🌹

[shahabahmadrohin]

I would suggest another way for taking notes for everyone
for discussion: make a T chart and on one side write i.e. student and on other side advisor ( discussion between student and advisor).
for lecture: make a T chart and on one side write i.e. major and on other side minor (this is taking major and minor detail of the lecture).

[aliyari]

Hi dear
I actually don't know how to appreciate you because there is pressure to turn in words but your advices are the best.
Wish you success 🙌

[pastelfairyleta]

I do get extremely confused and lost if I take notes while listening, but your video was so amazingly helpful! Even though I can't take notes, now I know how to properly target what I listen to while I take "mental notes"! Thank you so much for this amazing class! I feel much safer tackling the sample tests now!

[Naturelover-bufz]

You are an amazing teacher, please like his videos, he deserves more likes!!

[abkinmo]

Thank you for this great practical lesson and demonstration.

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