1 min read · 118 words
Listening bands ride on distractor-discipline and map-labelling technique.
Test shape
- Four parts, 40 questions, 30 minutes plus 10 transfer time on paper mode; recordings once only.
- Part 1-2 everyday social contexts; part 3-4 academic discussion and lecture.
Accent file
- British, Australian, American, Canadian, New Zealand voices rotate — train all five.
- Weak-word drills: contractions, elisions, liaison blending in fast speech.
Distractor discipline
- Speakers correct themselves: first stated number often revised — answer the final position.
- Map questions: orientation vocabulary (opposite, adjacent, at the far end); trace with pen as spoken.
Transfer hygiene
- Word limits: no more than two-three words as instructed; spelling counts.
Revise in 30 seconds
- 40 questions; one play only.
- Five accent families rotate.
- Self-corrections: answer the revision.
- Obey word limits; spelling counts.
Quick revision
- Four parts, 40 questions, 30 minutes plus 10 transfer time on paper mode; recordings once only.
- Part 1-2 everyday social contexts; part 3-4 academic discussion and lecture.
- British, Australian, American, Canadian, New Zealand voices rotate — train all five.
- Weak-word drills: contractions, elisions, liaison blending in fast speech.
- Speakers correct themselves: first stated number often revised — answer the final position.
- Map questions: orientation vocabulary (opposite, adjacent, at the far end); trace with pen as spoken.
