Listening skills for band 6
Level 4, Module 4: predict answers, follow signposts, catch spellings and numbers, avoid distractors.
5 lessons, 44 min
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Module 21
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- Lessons
- 5
- Study time
- 44 min
- Questions to answer
- 24
The lessons
Lessons in this module
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- Form completion: names, numbers and datesPart 1 forms: use the reading time, keep to the word limit, and catch names spelt aloud, phone numbers, prices, dates and last-second corrections.
- Multiple choice: when the speaker changes their mindIn multiple choice you often hear every option. Learn to spot the ones that are mentioned and dropped, follow changes of mind, and match the answer to a paraphrase.
- Maps and plans: opposite, next to, turn leftPart 2 may ask you to label a map or a plan. Practise the words for where things are and how to get there, and watch for places that have changed.
- Matching: who says what in a discussionIn Part 3, students and a tutor discuss a task. Learn to follow two or three speakers, hear who agrees and who disagrees, and match each view to the person who holds it.
- Signpost words in a Part 4 lecturePart 4 is a talk by one speaker on an academic subject. Learn the signpost words for order, contrast, examples, results and summaries, so you always know where you are.