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EXAM GUIDE LISTENING SECTION

TASK TYPES: (1) NOTE COMPLETION

Remember...
1. Always check the word limit in the instructions.
2. Use the time before the recording starts to look at the heading and read through the notes.
3. Look at each gap individually and think about what kind of word(s) would fill it i.e. numbers, a date, an address, a noun, a verb etc.
4. Follow the introduction carefully when the recording starts; the narrator will tell you what the section is about.
5. Focus on each question in turn as you listen to the recording. Keep up with the recording as it moves from one question to
the next and do not dwell on gaps you have missed; there isn’t time and this will possibly cost you the answer to the next gap as well.

If you don’t know an answer, guess it at
the end when you are filling in your an-
swer sheet; you have nothing to lose!
EXAMPLE:
TEST 1 - SECTION 1

Always stick to the
word limit; you can
There will always be an write one, two or three
example in Section 1. While words for each answer
this is being played you in this case.
have an opportunity to es-
tablish a context for what
you would expect to hear
in the rest of the record-
ing. Also use the point in
the recording where the
example finishes as a cue
to listen carefully for your
first answer.

Study each gap carefully
to predict what kinds of
words you should look for.
In 4, for example, we might
need to listen out for a
percentage (a number).

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