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Tài liệu về 101 helpful hints for ielts phần 2 Listening Test Hints SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS - STEP BY STEPO Before you listen: Read the instructions carefully. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hints 7 and 8.) Always look at and listen for the example. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hint 9.)• As you listen: Accurately specify the topic before choosing the keywords/phrases to listen for, and be aware of the question changing. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hint 10 and Listening Hints 20 and 27.) If necessary, wait for the speaker to sum up. (See Listening Hint 28.)d In the time given to you at the end of the short-answer questions: Make sure your words and numbers are easy to read. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hints 14 and 15.) Guess the answers to unanswered questions - do not leave blanks. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hint 11.) Check that your answers are given in grammatically correct English. i.e. for answers that should be in plural form. (See IELTS Test - Basic Hint 12.) PRACTICE FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSMost candidates say that they find the multiple choice question tasks easier than the other listeningtasks. This is because in a question with four choices you have a 25% chance of being correct.However, you also have a 75% chance of being wrong, which is why multiple choice questions areharder than they seem. Of course, if you are given 5 choices, your chance is lowered to only 20%!The IELTS multiple choice question tasks require you to listen to a passage of spoken English, oftena conversation between two people, or a lecture or talk, and make a choice between a number ofpossible given answer choices. It is good practice to listen to lectures or talks given on interestingtopics. Tapes can be found on any number of topics at local bookstores and English languagebookstores, or you can use the practice material contained on the tapes which accompany thispractice book. Tapes with exercises for other English language tests conducted almost exclusivelyin multiple choice format (such as TOEFL or TOEIC) can be bought. Also, more multiple choiceexercises are available from the companion practice book 202 Useful Exercises for IELTS.The choices for answers to a multiple choice question are either directly or indirectly supported(correct), directly or indirectly contradicted (incorrect), or not mentioned at all (incorrect).When you practise multiple choice question tasks, do not be satisfied with simply finding the correctanswer. Decide if the other incorrect choices are either contradicted or not mentioned. Of course,in the actual test you only have to find the one correct answer, but further practice will help youunderstand why certain choices cannot be correct. Therefore, carefully examine the 3 (or more)given choices to see how multiple choice questions are constructed. In this way, you get more valueout of the practice task.Note that although there is only one correct solution to a multiple choice question, it is possible thatall or even none of the given choices to a multiple choice question may be correct. (See also ListeningHint 31). 27101 Helpful Hints for IELTSFirst, look at the ways in which answer choices may be incorrect: 1. There is often at least one given answer choice that is neither sensible nor logical, an therefore, cannot be correct. 2. There may be given answer choices that are contradicted in the passage. A choice may either be directly contradicted - clearly and directly opposite in meaning to what is hea or indirectly contradicted - what is heard leads you to conclude that the choice is incorre or not exactly what is stated - almost, but not quite, what the speaker says. 3. There may be given answer choices that are not mentioned in the passage. (Note that son answers might not be mentioned in the passage and may also lack logic or sense.)Next, look at the ways in which answer choices may be correct: 1. A given answer choice may be directly supported by what is stated in the passage. 2. A given answer choice may be indirectly supported by what is stated in the passage, tF is, what is heard leads you to conclude that the choice is the correct answer.When you practise, ask yourself if the given answer choices in a multiple choice question are: - directly contradicted - directly supported - indirectly supported - indirectly cont ...