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The document provides information about common topics covered in the TOEFL Listening section. It is divided into four major categories: Arts, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science. Examples of topics within each category are given such as architecture and music for Arts, animal behavior and nutrition for Life Science, weather and astronomy for Physical Science, and anthropology and business for Social Science. The document recommends ways to prepare for the Listening section such as listening to academic podcasts, talk radio like NPR, and lectures on YouTube related to the topics.

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TOEFL Listening Topic

The document provides information about common topics covered in the TOEFL Listening section. It is divided into four major categories: Arts, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science. Examples of topics within each category are given such as architecture and music for Arts, animal behavior and nutrition for Life Science, weather and astronomy for Physical Science, and anthropology and business for Social Science. The document recommends ways to prepare for the Listening section such as listening to academic podcasts, talk radio like NPR, and lectures on YouTube related to the topics.

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TOEFL Listening Topics

TOEFL iBT Listening Topics


The content of the lectures and conversations are presented in introductory level academic
settings. Lecture topics cover a broad range of subjects. You will not be expected to have any
prior knowledge of the subject matter. All the information you need to answer the questions will
be contained in the Listening passage. The lists below are provided to give you an idea of the
topics that typically appear in the Listening section. Knowing the area of lectures can help you
find the proper vocabulary set of each category and get ready for a better understanding of
related lectures. In general these topics are divided into four major categories.

I. Arts II. Life Science III. Physical Science IV. Social Science

I. Arts II. Life Science

- Extinction of or conservation efforts for animals


and plants
- Fish and other aquatic organisms
- Bacteria and other one-celled organisms
- Viruses
- Architecture - Medical techniques
- Industrial design/art - Public health
- City planning - Physiology of sensory organs
- Crafts: weaving, knitting, fabrics, furniture, - Biochemistry
carving, mosaics, ceramics, etc. - Animal behavior, e.g., migration, food foraging,
- Folk and tribal art defensive behavior
- Cave/rock art - Habitats and the adaptation of animals and
- Music and music history plants to them
- Photography - Nutrition and its impact on the body
- Literature and authors - Animal communication
- Books, newspapers, magazines, journals
III. Physical Science IV. Social Science

- Weather and atmosphere


- Oceanography
- Glaciers, glacial landforms, ice ages
- Deserts and other extreme environments
- Pollution, alternative energy, environmental
policy
- Other planets’ atmospheres - Anthropology of non-industrialized civilizations
- Astronomy and cosmology - Early writing systems
- Properties of light, optics - Historical linguistics
- Properties of sound - Business, management, marketing,
- Electromagnetic radiation accounting
- Particle physics - TV/radio as mass communication
- Technology of TV, radio, radar - Social behavior of groups, community
- Math dynamics, communal behavior
- Chemistry of inorganic things - Child development
- Computer science - Education
- Seismology (plate structure, earthquakes, - Modern history
tectonics, continental drift, structure of (including the history of urbanization and
volcanoes) industrialization and their economic and social
effects)

In preparation for the TOEFL iBT Listening section, we often recommend that students read
articles and books on topics related to the topics areas covered in the listening section.

A. Listen to Academic Podcasts on:


http://www.openculture.com/2006/10/university_podc.html
This website is absolutely wonderful since you can listen to all of the topic areas from this
one website. Remember the key is to only listen as the key is improving the use of your
ears. We discourage relying on the TV or Movies as these are considered passive listening
which is the exact opposite of the TOEFL iBT requirement of active listening,

B. Listen to Talk Radio: Listening to talk radio is certainly one of the most effective ways to
build listening fluency in the topic areas. Specifically we suggest listening to NPR. You
can go to this website to improve your listening to the different topics pertaining to the
test. http://tunein.com/radio/Spoken-g2/

C. Lectures on Youtube: If you go to Youtube (www.youtube.com) and type in the word


lecture and any of the topics listed below, you will find lectures to listen to on the various
topics. You should simply LISTEN to the lecture and not focus on the non-verbal cues
from the professor. Simply use your ears.

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