You hear one speaker

giving a talk, lecture or

presentation on an
academic subject.

LISTENING : Section 4
• The speaker will express opinions and ideas, not just facts.
• This section does not contain a break.
 test your ability to locate and record
specific information from a recording

Listening-Task Type : Sentence Completion

test your understanding of a lecture or
talk about a specific subject

• spoken instructions the topic

• written instructions  how many words to write in each gap.
• You won't hear exactly the same words,but
sentences  same order as  information in the recording.
• no need to write words that are already in the sentence
• write the answer, words in the same form as you hear them (e.g.
singular/plural)
• The words you write must be spelled correctly.
 test your ability to locate and
record specific information
from a recording

Listening-Task Type : Sentence Completion test your understanding of a

lecture or talk about a specific
subject.

• Look for clues in the sentences that tell you what to listen for
• Think about the type of information that's missing in each sentence

• Don't just write down the first word you hear that fits the gap
• keep listening and keep thinking about the meaning.
• think about your spelling and word count
 test your ability to locate and
record specific information

Listening-Task Type : Flow-Chart Completion from a recording

• a flow-chart with information in stages

• spoken instructions the topic
• written instructions  how many words to write in each gap.
• You won't hear exactly the same words on the chart, but the same
information in the same order.
• You write the answer, words in the same form as you hear them (e.g.
singular/plural)
• The words you write must be spelled correctly.
 test your ability to locate
and record specific
information from a
Listening-Task Type : Flow-Chart Completion recording
.

• Use the headings in the task to help you

• Look for clues in the flow chart that tell you what to listen for
• Think about the type of information that's missing in each stages

• Don't just write down the first word you hear that fits the gap
• keep listening and keep thinking about the meaning.
• think about your spelling and word count