LISTENING SECTION

FIRST TIPS
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SYNONYMS / MINIMAL PAIRS / HOMOPHONES

Many oil workers were fired. made redundant

implaussible
Its nearly impossible to finish the essay outage
today. laid off
power interruption
A tree hit a cable and the blackout lasted unlikely
for several hours.
MINIMAL PAIRS
HOMOPHONES
UNRAVEL
SEAM
THREAD
 QUESTIONS TO REMEMBER

What does the man / woman mean? What does the man / woman imply?

What does the woman say about _______? What does the man / woman suggest?

What does the woman ask? What can be inferred from the conversation?
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CONCENTRATE ON THE LAST LINE
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CONCENTRATE ON THE LAST LINE
LETS TRY SOME SHORT DIALOGUES
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SYNONYMS
LETS TRY DIALOGUE II
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AVOID SIMILAR SOUNDS
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AVOID SIMILAR SOUNDS
SAMPLE DIALOGUES