TOEFL Listening: Part A ( Expressions of Agreement)

Expressions of Agreement

Skill 11: Expressions of Agreement (Mengidentifikasi Ungkapan Persetujuan)

💡 Strategi Utama: Mengenali Tanda Persetujuan Positif & Negatif

Ketika pembicara kedua menyetujui pernyataan pembicara pertama, ia akan menggunakan ekspresi idiomatik tertentu. Kunci jawaban untuk jenis soal ini adalah **mencari opsi yang menunjukkan bahwa kedua orang tersebut sepakat / memiliki pendapat yang sama**.

Kategori Persetujuan	Ekspresi yang Sering Muncul di TOEFL	Makna / Arti Kontekstual
Persetujuan Positif	So do I. / Me too. / I'll say! / You can say that again.	Saya juga. / Saya sangat setuju dengan pendapatmu.
Persetujuan Negatif	Neither do I. / Nor do I. / I don't either.	Saya juga tidak (setuju terhadap suatu hal negatif).

⚠️ JEBAKAN TOEFL: Ungkapan seperti "You can say that again" **bukan** berarti meminta pembicara pertama mengulang kalimatnya secara harfiah. Ini adalah idiom yang berarti "I completely agree with you" (Aku sangat setuju denganmu).

📝 Contoh Soal TOEFL Listening

Klik tombol audio di bawah untuk mendengarkan dialog simulasi dua suara asli dari Chrome:

🔊 Dengarkan Percakapan:

Man (Baris 1)	The internet connection in this computer lab is incredibly unstable.
Woman (Baris 2)	You can say that again!
Narrator	What does the woman mean?

Pilihan Jawaban pada Lembar Ujian:

(A) She wants the man to repeat his statement.
(B) She thinks the network broadband is excellent.
(C) She completely agrees with the man’s opinion.
(D) She tells the man to log out from his account.

Kunci Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Pembicara kedua (wanita) merespons dengan "You can say that again!". Ekspresi ini menunjukkan persetujuan penuh terhadap keluhan pembicara pertama mengenai koneksi internet yang tidak stabil. Oleh karena itu, jawaban yang paling tepat adalah **She completely agrees with the man’s opinion** (C).

🎯 Interactive Practice Quiz

Klik tombol "▶ Dengarkan Audio Soal" untuk mendengar percakapan interaktif laki-laki dan perempuan, lalu tentukan jawaban yang tepat!

Question 1: What does the man mean?

A. He didn't see the progress report.

B. He shares the woman's view about the project.

C. He wants to do a new experiment.

D. He thinks the wind power is inefficient.

Question 2: What does the woman mean?

A. She thinks the dumpster is quite big.

B. She wants to clear her browsing history.

C. She agrees that the disposal bin is too small.

D. She does not care about waste segregation.

Question 3: What does the man imply?

A. He strongly agrees that the solar setup works well.

B. He wants to talk about renewable energy sources.

C. He thinks the battery storage is destroyed.

D. He says the system is out of grid.

Question 4: What does the woman mean?

A. She thinks the policy is very balanced.

B. She needs to verify her biometric account.

C. She also objects to the new guidelines.

D. She successfully resolved the data breach.

Question 5: What does the man imply?

A. He wants the woman to state the issue one more time.

B. He disagrees with the waste mitigation law.

C. He thinks littering is a small problem.

D. He concurs that firmer laws are necessary.