Board Race Answers
1.
Is listening part 4 a conversation, or a monologue?
Is listening part 4 a conversation, or a monologue?
monologue
2,
What type of subject is listening part 4?
What type of subject is listening part 4?
academic
3.
What are common task types in listening part 4?
What are common task types in listening part 4?
note completion,
labelling a diagram
and multiple choice with pictures
4.
In multiple choice with pictures questions, why shouldn’t you select an option just because you hear a keyword mentioned on the recording?
In multiple choice with pictures questions, why shouldn’t you select an option just because you hear a keyword mentioned on the recording?
The pictures are likely to be quite similar. You need to listen for those features which make the picture different.
5.
When listening to a diagram, how can you avoided getting lost?
When listening to a diagram, how can you avoided getting lost?
Point to the part of the diagram being described.
6.
There are two kinds of labelling tasks. What are they?
There are two kinds of labelling tasks. What are they?
matching
questions, and
label completion questions
7.
In matching questions, what do you need to do?
In matching questions, what do you need to do?
You need to match features of the diagram to items from a list.
8.
In label completion questions, what do you need to do?
In label completion questions, what do you need to do?
fill a gap in a label, usually with three words or less.
9.
TRUE or FALSE: The number of words you should use to complete each gap is always the same, so you don’t need to worry about reading the instructions carefully.
TRUE or FALSE: The number of words you should use to complete each gap is always the same, so you don’t need to worry about reading the instructions carefully.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The number of words you should use to complete each gap is always the same, so you don’t need to worry about reading the instructions carefully.
The IELTS is very strict about this. If you write the wrong number of words, you will lose the point.
So check every time.
Sometimes it’s different than others.
10.
After you’ve identified the keywords, you should think of ___________ you might hear on the recording. Also try to _________the answer.
10.
After you’ve identified the keywords, you should think of synonyms you might hear on the recording. Also try to predict the answer.