Wondering about the answer to #4? Read this! (TOEFL tutor and native US English speaker here.) In question #4, the man is asked about Chuck, whom he has just visited in the hospital. "He's looked better," the man says. This is a tricky one. I've shared this video with some of my own students, and they had trouble with this question too. Still, the usage in #4 is important to understand. "*He's* looked better" means "he has looked better (in the past) than he did when I saw him just now." "*He* looked better" would mean "he looked better just now than he did before." The first sentence, the one in the video, means Chuck is _not doing so well_. The second sentence, which doesn't appear in the video, would mean Chuck _seems to be getting better_. This verb form ("he's looked," "he has looked") is called the _present perfect_, and we use it to imply that something was true _once_ but is not true anymore. In the late 1990s, there was a rock song whose chorus began "I've seen better days..." The person singing that song is saying that things used to be better than they are now. (I.e., things have gotten worse since then.) Likewise, imagine you are meeting a friend in a new coffee shop. Neither of you have been there before. You order tea, and your friend orders coffee. You wonder whether the coffee at this new place is any good. You ask her: "How's the coffee?" She replies: "I've had better." What she means is: "The coffee I've had in the past (at other places) is better than the coffee I am having now (at this place)." The same grammar, with the same underlying meaning, is used in #4. Chuck has looked better (sometime in the past) than he did just now, when the man visited him.
@diy__diy5 жыл бұрын
okay, I've just knew that He's is He is and also He has, I thought that there was a mistake by adding ed in look
@BeautyOnTest5 жыл бұрын
Man, how can I pin your comment? Ppl has gone crazy over question #4.
@vellin815 жыл бұрын
Yeah i agree. It's little bit confusing when he's in this test interpreted as he has. I answered it A tho. And i failed 🤧
@feedypvepvp39364 жыл бұрын
If your student get confuse or trouble how about me whom never speak english everyday. I am Indonesian.
@diyaasafwat95434 жыл бұрын
I've gone crazy over this question.. and found too many people doing so.. but later I got the correct answer
@이지윤-y7r5 жыл бұрын
11:46 part B 17:03 part C 24:41 answer
@alikaristama57815 жыл бұрын
Thank u
@saraah94545 жыл бұрын
Thank you..
@Stefaniekky5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It really helps.
@ああああ-i7j5f5 жыл бұрын
thx
@arianaandreyeva22795 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate👍
@arianaandreyeva22795 жыл бұрын
First of all, thank you for uploading this video on KZbin and also for contributing to the improvement of our knowledge. My score is 40(41) out of 50. It's higher than I expected and it's only the beginning of my way to my dreams.
@sdenkaona67985 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! 27/50 and i thought i would go better , more practice, thanks so much
@chiregio585 жыл бұрын
45/50..... BUT.... It wasnt THAT EASY... you really need to be FOCUSED ... I'm a language Professor and I can understand that one of the problems we ALL have... it's the lack of attention...
@fernandolibreros20975 жыл бұрын
You are quite right. Many times,when I find that I really lack of info for answering, I go backwards to the chat and confirm that the specific data I´m requiring it´s there but my mind is engaged on something else, generally daily life´s small nothingness and useless worries. I´ve got 44/50 (within a somewaht noisy build-constructing receding environment) but I wish to better the mark
@cuac58695 жыл бұрын
What?! I got 47/50! My test is literally in 3 and a half hours(last minute studying is the best) . You just have to pay really close attention, but otherwise it’s not really complicated, I’m a senior in high school rn so if I can do it anyone can.
Muchas gracias!! Hoy presenté el toefl itp y conseguí el puntaje que quería para irme al extranjero!
@gisellalasut7985 жыл бұрын
41/50. I'm feeling positive after taking this test
@catalinacontreras90716 жыл бұрын
This is so useful! I have this test on march and I really need to practice hahaha I got 41/50, I'm quite impressed tbh. Thank you so much for sharing this!!
@shotasuzuki39719 жыл бұрын
This is really helpful! I can practice the TOEFL listening with instant access! Thank you so much!
@pshshshvf5 жыл бұрын
45/50 for the first time! Thank you so much this is so helpful.I’ve had no clue what the test would be like before i stumble across this gem!
@helloenglishworld68265 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy¡ Do you want to practice your speaking? Wsp: +55 995629827
@brazilianniceguy9 жыл бұрын
32/50. Thank you for the test. 18 days left for me to build some skill.
@janu48699 жыл бұрын
First attempt 26/ 50. But never mind, this test is really useful. Thank you for upload :)
@alejandroomarloyolabartra25065 жыл бұрын
the last part of the video
@stoicmanwts5 жыл бұрын
same score
@HotluvTaem5 жыл бұрын
I got 16 correct too 😁
@misosoup204 жыл бұрын
same
@Frintzyailin234 жыл бұрын
Same ~
@audreyturkkan46484 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this upload. I am a (Canadian) native speaker living abroad in Turkey. I teach skills for highschool level and I provide prep classes for TOEFL. I found this extremely usefull and effective for my students.
@BeautyOnTest4 жыл бұрын
If you become a Patron, you'll get access to the teachers lounge where I teach teachers. :)
@megayulia79777 жыл бұрын
I really happy with channel. Because this channel help me to understand about TOEFL. But I think difficult in number 47 through 50 because this stories it's to long. Thank you for this channel. This channel help me to improve my listening skill.
@urgeniusINTPgirl4 жыл бұрын
LOL GRAMMAR
@joshouaroonshin96493 жыл бұрын
It's more than listening. It's your interpretation as well. Moreover, the multiple choices trick you in a limit of time. Even if you are an English Native Speaker!! It doesn't mean that you will get full score!
@ririandria81327 жыл бұрын
the native speaker spoke more clearly than the toefl test that i took before
@kamilagllava64346 жыл бұрын
Is the listening section like this ?
@diegoantonioonofreperez66996 жыл бұрын
@@kamilagllava6434 Yes, is it
@nic4ils10 ай бұрын
35/50. Thought it would be higher but still good. The problem is that there is a lot of information on the conversation and when it ends I just forget what I just listened! Got 5 mistakes on part A and then 10 mistakes on part B and C
@ashleyhaanel9874 жыл бұрын
37/50. Feeling good!! Practise more
@jamiedarhanychannel2864 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It means a lot to me who wants to improve my listening comprehension and TOEFL score as well. I need to obtain the score above 550. It's possible to those of you who believe in it. FYI: If anyone of you who wants to determine the correct answer of the options from the previous conversation, make sure that you choose the different option among others and the answer is actually not really the same that you heard from the conversation.
@nezahual20009 жыл бұрын
Great video, very helpful. Tomorrow I'll take the ITP test, with this I hope I can do better. Thanks a lot please, keep on going posting more materials like this, exercises and examples. Thank you very much.
@jairocampos98137 жыл бұрын
Jose Hi. do you still have a guide to study the ITP?
@umaimazaheer6472 жыл бұрын
How was you ITP test? How many numbers did you get?
@vikassaroha4759 жыл бұрын
My first ever test and I got 32 marks. Feeling good to have such a good start.... 👍🏻😊😊
@muhammadfazil87656 жыл бұрын
Where is you get a key answers?can you share to me?
@Rodrigo-xf5ye6 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadfazil8765 It's in the end of the test, dude
@muhammadfazil87656 жыл бұрын
@@Rodrigo-xf5ye thank bro
@gohanmartinez76355 жыл бұрын
Where can I see the answers?
@reskalismardayani94087 жыл бұрын
I think this is a good video to increase our listening ability. It provides another kind of exercises for us to learn listening. The native speakers aren't fast in speaking, so we can understand what they are talking about. However, i still find some difficulties when listening to this video. For the example in no 26, it's hard for me to understand about the response of the man. that's not clear enough. :)
@barsoley6 жыл бұрын
43/50... thanks a lot for providing this. Stay blessed!
@MeykkeSantoso5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I've got 37/50 and so excited for more tests :)
@cacabelacantika57243 жыл бұрын
where is the correct answer?
@takitakijapan86797 жыл бұрын
This video motivated me to study English. I have to study English to get higher score in TOEFL test. Using KZbin may become effective tool of study.
@shannastaniaraisya67675 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this kinda TOEFL exercise. This is very useful. 44/50.
@diyahmumpuni38777 жыл бұрын
it's totally help me through passed out the toelf test.
@nurzhanmukashev29728 жыл бұрын
22/50._I_must_more_trainings!
@danielzamorano51085 жыл бұрын
I have similar score
@muralikrishna11874 жыл бұрын
Mine's 39/50. Good luck !
@nadiafidelas72144 жыл бұрын
42/50 my first try.. Thank you for such wonderful help♥
@rakkaalhazimi36725 жыл бұрын
I got 30/50 on the first try. Thank you for uploading such useful video :)
@arlitadwiagustine87155 жыл бұрын
Thankyou, it so helping me for my toeft ITP test tommorow noon. 28/50
@scarletblue69945 жыл бұрын
26/50 oh my god, i have to test this next week 😭
@stevenportillo33223 жыл бұрын
How was it?
@scarletblue69943 жыл бұрын
@@stevenportillo3322 not bad at all 😂
@hilalramdhani33815 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much .. i can learn English with serious and hard, i hope during 4 month i can fluency English .. give me pray and support, thanks
@jcsballers36447 жыл бұрын
very helpfull thank you so much for this , i used it for my students who are preparing for their toefl test
@shalomiandhosiana4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. It helps me to prepare for my TOEFL test
@rakshyatimalsena41145 жыл бұрын
41/50 I could have scored 45 but I got distracted in one part. So concentration is very important here.
@EMAN34754 жыл бұрын
34/50 I think it's good as a start 🤷 I will try finish all the tests here and compare my results ! 😍
@salmazouari59215 жыл бұрын
English is my third language and I scored 47/50 on this first attempt, I'm sitting for a toefl test this week, I hope it goes well! Thank you so much for posting the video!
@achrafkhallouli53785 жыл бұрын
In Tunisia?
@salmazouari59215 жыл бұрын
@@achrafkhallouli5378 Hi, yeah! Did you take one ?
@nadiasukesi25513 жыл бұрын
@@salmazouari5921 where is the correct answer?
@hist0rym4ker5 жыл бұрын
37/50 for the first attempt. I think this is a good start for me. As a student, I still need more focus.... Thank you for this lesson.
@ElijahRakotoarivony7 жыл бұрын
42/50 . Really, it wasn't that difficult but some of the questions are pretty tricky... I didn't expect that, so I took the test very casually, without focusing that much. I should say that listening to podcasts and interviews can really help, in those cases because you get used to listening and understanding. Fortunately, those sentences are quite easy to grasp. What is really complicated is not being able to take notes xD Anyways, this was fun !
@NamTran-fl2ym5 жыл бұрын
Come here by chance, never pratice before and result was 36/50. Well not that bad, it also encouraged me to think about taking exam in near future, self-learning, maybe ;)
@LAIDINOfficial6 жыл бұрын
Nice. Thank you 🙏 I will practice 💕📖
@AMAYAMUSIC1 Жыл бұрын
Hi there! I passed with 45 points out of 50! Thank you so much for this amazing help
@LinShuYan9 жыл бұрын
do you have any more full listening test like this? it is great and I love it!! thank you for uploading this :)
@cejannuzi Жыл бұрын
I think a recent change has been you are now allowed to take notes when doing the TOEFL ITP Listening test. But you can only take notes in the test booklet. It's not like iBT where you take notes on a separate piece of paper. But always check with the administrators of your particular test first.
@diyaasafwat95434 жыл бұрын
I have a problem with memorizing details.. which means that I can fully understand a conversation, but I forget what I hear before time of questions, specially with long conversations
@moonmon33094 жыл бұрын
Me too
@ekakoripan83525 жыл бұрын
Got 28/50.. It was useful cuz this practice gave me experience.. Now i know where is my level... Need more training for my real test on 24th..
@SrTBP5 жыл бұрын
48/50 ~~ I'm much more worried about the reading session...
@trendyman63005 жыл бұрын
i need answers sir
@AwareWokege4 жыл бұрын
same
@Mustika.876 жыл бұрын
32/50.. Listening is never easy! :D. And the C part is a 'lil bit harder, esp for remembering the contents of story. It's confusing when we didn't get the story! ;=)
@andresmiller52698 жыл бұрын
Please could you add the scripts of the questions and dialogues?
@AlbertusTan5 жыл бұрын
35/50 at the first TOEFL test i've ever done.. thank you for upload this 😇
@Kunlarin9 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this listening test. :) It helps me a lot.
@ninaiswa29273 жыл бұрын
Kak, do you know where Is the answer placed ?
@RafaelDaniDS4 жыл бұрын
37/50. This exercise is very useful, Thank you for your content
@abailarconmaga8 жыл бұрын
42/50 !!!!
@alasmaa82604 жыл бұрын
Same ! Is it a good one ?
@ifpstopmotions97203 жыл бұрын
49/50!!!
@stnovellaangelicahutagalung3 жыл бұрын
Where i can get the answer?
@patsg61873 жыл бұрын
@@stnovellaangelicahutagalung almost at the end of the video, right at 24:43 :)
@АлександраЧопорова-й7в5 жыл бұрын
38/50 I must say, I am quite satisfied with the first attempt result. Good enough to be inspired for further practicing..Thanks a lot for uploading of the great practicing material!
@lindomarcavalcante6 жыл бұрын
muito bom o vídeo, farei o toelf em março e gostaria de mais testes assim para eu treinar.
@yanpinghuang6087 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing practices with answers!
@muhammadramadhani3126 жыл бұрын
@BeautyOnTest : Would you mind explaining number 23? why is it A? if I am not mistaken the man said "scarcely enough time to get there" which as far as I understand that the man still has time to catch. thanks
@SrTBP5 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Alternative "A" means that the plane took of just after the man arrived, with him inside of it xD...I know it is a little weird, but it is clear that he was able to catch the plane, so no other alternative would be correct.
@Facelessbypj5 жыл бұрын
agree
@omarvaleriano9333 жыл бұрын
Very useful! I’m taking the test in 6 days 😮💨
@GweeenLala6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much on making and uploading this video :) It's really helpful, and it just felt wrong for me to watch this without expressing my gratitude Also, happy eid mubarak to every muslims out there!
@YackFouTofu5 жыл бұрын
43 /50 is quite good thx for an opportunity to practise
@nanok0489 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the test
@Drojnosnared5 жыл бұрын
33/50. Thanks a lot for this test. Please load more if you can.
@jonatasdomingos12525 жыл бұрын
48/50 - The tricky part for me is concentrating on the best possible answer. Takes a lot of brainpower even for native speakers to do this without pausing and rewinding.
@hotchocolate68917 жыл бұрын
Im a beginner, i got 29/50. Thankyou. Its help me so much😁 but maybe some answer on this video need check and re-check.
@제형진5 жыл бұрын
I got 23/50 omg this is very useful but im so nervous!
@ashleyhaanel9874 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the Video!!! Very helpful
@endstars5 жыл бұрын
41/50, pretty good start 😍
@Y96-x6i4 жыл бұрын
Wow cool
@sumarnime59733 жыл бұрын
Where i can get the asnwer?
@0cx6883 жыл бұрын
22/50...... I know my power of listening.
@rezkyid49455 жыл бұрын
25/50 😞 but its okay, thank you for the test
@anisafitria97273 жыл бұрын
17/50😅
@sergiooo043 жыл бұрын
47/50 First attempt. Excellent listening test.
@TheDuelPro7 жыл бұрын
34/50. The part C was really hard.
@nurulhidayatimarasabessy79927 жыл бұрын
Ivan Gabriel yeah 😣😭
@ninaaw6 жыл бұрын
couldn't more agree
@fyaalwiyah17326 жыл бұрын
we got the same score :'(
@gohanmartinez76355 жыл бұрын
Donde vez las respuestas?
@ELIZANGELADESOUZABRAZ Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! thank you. Very organized
@richardrahadi5 жыл бұрын
got 42 corrects out of 50, not too bad, this could help to prepare for my finals
@annsh.15515 жыл бұрын
Where can I get to see the answers?
@mobileelegendd75253 жыл бұрын
Thank u so much for the exercise, it would be better if u could attach doc for the multiple answer so we can manage our time better along the test.
@alinemartins5006 жыл бұрын
47/50, I'm very happy with it :)
@igorrosales17995 жыл бұрын
Me too!! 47/50
@tenzintashi43883 жыл бұрын
Thank u for ur time, effort and free content
@raven.pearce5 жыл бұрын
26/50 wow im amazed because this is the first time i can answer the correct this much😭
@poppiepebli5 жыл бұрын
37/50, the first time doing this kind of test.
@andinafitriyahsiregar77057 жыл бұрын
23/50. why am i so stupid? wanna cry😭
@achmatrosid81985 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, this is very helpful for me to get to know more about TOEFL ITP skills
@DanEmmaFeltonfan7 жыл бұрын
and I can't believe it because I understand all the t.v. shows in english and all the interviews of my favorite singers i don't know why i can't have a good score in this :( i am so frustated as you can see I write well in english i mean you understand what I wrote right? so why I can't pass the TOEFL :( I AM SO ANGRY WITH MYSELF :(
@Abdalmaus6 жыл бұрын
What? Can't understand a thing you said.
@hasangorgulu12696 жыл бұрын
because you don't know english as me
@nadafarouk23946 жыл бұрын
Rosalva .V you just have to practice more in that and try to watch TED videos it is really helpful it will help you to improve your listening skills ok 👍🏽
@Jossufre6 жыл бұрын
have you passed it now?
@nadafarouk23946 жыл бұрын
atually i got 4.5 in reading and 5 in general i will do the test again after five days
@marcellinoco5 жыл бұрын
43/50 for first attempt! I'll need more improvements!
@anandakurnia10145 жыл бұрын
25/50 i need more practice
@horacthy85774 жыл бұрын
RIP
@dedxdx11004 жыл бұрын
F
@czpb28264 жыл бұрын
mati aja
@patteerarattanachai96723 жыл бұрын
You are very kind. Thank you so much.
@victorchuquihuaccha73775 жыл бұрын
Done almost great! Thank you for doing this, gracias!
@wapleviathan40065 жыл бұрын
31/50, not so bad but I will try harder next time to get 40/50. The hardest part is not listening or understanding the conv., but choosing the right answer among many the tricky one.
@ioaneemaglakelidze34305 жыл бұрын
agree with it
@sondesix_6 жыл бұрын
I got 42 right answers out of 50. I have one thing in my mind, I think the answer to number 4 should be A, doesn't it?
@leppim_reynardbenedict76185 жыл бұрын
Yes it's right
@montiro89995 жыл бұрын
No because they guy said he ,,looked better" which is past. So the guys looks worse, than before
@ummiaisyahnurrohman8005 ай бұрын
Number 1 is A. Correct by noon. Jam 12 . This afternoon
@mohammadghani13798 жыл бұрын
why the answer for number 4 is D not A "Chuck had improved" ?
@cristyvaca33828 жыл бұрын
Because he says "He's looked better" which means that he had been better than that. The correct would be "D": Chuck didn't seem to be doing very well. Regards!
@momolono36998 жыл бұрын
does the sentence have different meaning " He looks better and He gets better".? at first, I assumed that the answer was A.
@paulinekolesnikova29028 жыл бұрын
Guys, this is ridiculous! I put A too coz it's what the man did mean. But the joke should be that his intonation was sad lol, That's why "Chuck didnt seem to be doing very well" which is D. Probably A would be correct if the man cried out loud and laughed in the end lol. This is stupid.
@BeautyOnTest8 жыл бұрын
It is not ridiculous. It's a matter of listening carefully, and knowing idioms. It has nothing to do with intonation. A is not the same as D. It's not the same to say "he LOOKS better" than to say " HE'S LOOKED better". That's the difference.
@paulinekolesnikova29028 жыл бұрын
Hang on! Does it mean something like "There were times when he had a better look"? Like "there were better days for him" Could it be paraphrased in such a manner? Thanks!
@nikensafitri48617 жыл бұрын
this video help me enough, and it's great video, i can understand enough what the native speaker said
@aapa20899 жыл бұрын
I can't understand why the answer of question 25 is A!? I listen the woman said "he is too unhappy to be retiring",so correct answer should be B. Could you explain why the correct answer is A?
9 жыл бұрын
オサ虫大宰 I didn't get it too.
@glenmartin76639 жыл бұрын
オサ虫大宰 Question 25, woman says "He isn't too unhappy to be retiring", meaning the boss IS happy to be retiring.
@BeautyOnTest9 жыл бұрын
+オサ虫大宰 this is "double negative": I am not unhappy = I am happy. I am not Unconfident = I am confident. Two negatives make a positive.
@Mustika.876 жыл бұрын
Ahh, I see... I didn't hear the "isn't" part. That's why I thought the same with him. And I did answer B for Q No.25 :(. Thx for explaining, btw!
@teensinapril4 жыл бұрын
34/50 for my first TOEFL test. I hope it'll better next time!
@Arthuro_Malcolm6 жыл бұрын
Damn! i just got 20/50 there are so much pronuncation that i dont know how to say it.
@BrendaMustaine4 жыл бұрын
me too!! i have to listening many times ....
@urgeniusINTPgirl4 жыл бұрын
Where r u from?
@positifvideo25243 жыл бұрын
That is only one point under me.. .and I should exam tomorrow..
@cienciaparatodos70668 жыл бұрын
So good =)! Do you have other video? I'm studying for my Toefl IPT, because I'm going to take my test in May and I need to practice more! Thank you!!!
@monanom28725 жыл бұрын
23/50. I need to learning and listening more 😭
@dantrussapsfren26804 жыл бұрын
18, u have a better grade :')
@syarifahumalekhay40674 жыл бұрын
I am 16 /50💔
@isytifaannisa13564 жыл бұрын
Where is the right answering placed
@shirleypaliza30433 жыл бұрын
20 I feel sad :(
@youcandidit17203 жыл бұрын
Same score :") I got 23
@elisaseptinasuhasiregar19844 жыл бұрын
I got 51/50 for section listening toefl ITP. N I will study ,practice n practice