OK so let's now look at doing a sexual one to practice and as I've told you when you're doing a section
and Bill one is the easiest section of the four parts you have to do for while listening.
And when you're doing it the way here we have here we have all filled the blank questions.
I mean you can look at it here and see we have numbers 1 through 10 12 which is all fill the blank.
And as I've told you when you're doing listening each section has 10 questions.
And the test gets produced progressively more difficult.
And what they're going to do for sections 1 2 and 3 is like here they're going to say first you have
time to look at questions 1 through 4 1 through 5 1 3 6 whatever they say and you're going to have those
20 seconds 25 30 seconds to be able to look at the questions when you look at exam we're looking at
the questions.
There are two things you should be trying to do.
Number one you should be trying to predict what might the answer be what might what type of answer might
it be.
OK.
Because that's going to help you with knowing what to listen for.
It's going to help you with knowing what to listen for.
The second thing is really important is when you're dealing with your field the blank question is to
try to recognize what is the synonym language you have to listen for.
Pay attention to the words that are coming before and after the blank line.
Because when you do that that's going to help you with knowing you know what what what are the what
what was what answers we need to listen for what type of language you need to listen for when I'm going
through it and doing it.
All right.
So let's go through this first one and I want to help you with being able to recognize the tricks when
they say them the traps when they say them and to be able to know how to avoid those things so that
you can be able to recognize when the correct answer is being it.
All right.
Now this is from Kyle's book number nine.
This is test number one section 1.
As I've told you before and all of our teaching I think that the Cambridge isles books are the best
books for you to get.
I think that you should use those books because they give you the best practice the most authentic practice
to the test.
So if you have taken my recommendation and you have gotten the isles books numbers you know seven eight
nine 10 and also the the the the eight practice tests book.
Have you gotten those practice test then you can actually work along with us in terms of doing it.
OK.
You need to you can always pause the tape and then tried to do this section yourself and then listen
to our explanation of it if you want to.
But that's all you can do.
You should be doing that because you know you want to treat this like this is your class right.
This is your class and for a class you need books so you can go to your local.
You can go to maybe a bookstore depending on where you live and find a book to buy or you can buy them.
You can get the book you know from from online and so.
OK let's go ahead and go through this and then we will analyze it together.
OK Cambridge I else nine by University of Cambridge ESOL examinations published by Cambridge University
Press this recording is Copyright c d 1
test 1 you will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what
you hear there will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance
to check your work.
All the recordings will be paid once only the test is in four sections at the end of the test.
You will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet now turned to Section 1
Section 1 you will hear a man phoning to inquire about a job vacancy first you have some time to look
at questions 1 to 4
OK.
So there you have it.
You see they've told us that we have time to look at questions 1 to 4 right.
We have time to look at questions 1 through 4.
So while we look at number one right you have to look and say OK well we know no one's going to be a
type of job type of work because this type of work accountant dentist lawyer kind of know what what
kind of answer him by listening for.
Next you want to look at a question of a and think about synonyms like when they're speaking they may
not say the word work.
They may not say the word type.
What are other kinds of words they might say you have to listen for that.
Because if you hear the synonyms then you know that's when the answer is being said the answer would
have been said right before the synonym language.
Right after the set of language like they might say a lawyer is the kind of job that I like to do.
Right there we have there we had the word lawyer before the word kind.
What kind of job or they could say the kind of job that I would like to do is as as a lawyer right.
So it's possible for the answer to come before that before.
The key word language or for the answer to come after the key word language.
So that's really important to understand in terms of answer choices.
It doesn't have to come in the exact same order that you see it on the page.
All right.
So you have to listen for the possible reordering of the language of the question and also listen out
for Senate Senate language so that you're able to tail and know when the answer is being said when are
they telling me the answer and what are they saying the answer to me.
OK.
So that's that's really important that you you recognize that then they're going to say it's going to
go in order.
Right.
When you're doing aisles listening they go right in order.
So then they're not going to jump from number one and jump down to number two.
They're going to give you number one then they're going to talk about the number of hours per week 12
they're going to say twelve hours then they're going to say you would need a work permit.
Then they're going to go to number two.
And with this there's a work in.
So we're talking about a location right because says work in this what I mean by prediction you when
when when you have your time you should be going through.
Predicting predicting predicting and knowing what your answer is going to connect you.
We know they're going to give us a type of branch a type of branch.
So we know number two has to be a name and we know with names that they're going to most most of the
time 90 percent of the time they're going to spell the name unless it's some really easy simple name.
Number three is connected to next to is his nearest bus stop is next to.
Right.
So we know our answer is going to connect to the lane which next to they most likely are not going to
sit next to they're going to use synonym language properly.
Number four is going to be a number because it says an hour and we have the pound sign there the British
pound sign you know the United States we use a dollar sign.
This is their version of it and we know this is going to be a number.
As I've told you in regards to traps that with with numbers they're going to see more than one number.
OK.
Give us a more than one number they love to use here.
Here's where they love to use the used to trap like it used to be ten dollars but now is twelve dollars.
Right.
So the answer will be twelve.
So yes it's important that you're able to recognize when these traps are being used on you so that you
can avoid them and be able to go through it.
OK.
So I'm gonna now.
Keep playing the tape and you should listen carefully and you can try to answer along with me and then
I'll go through it with you.
All right.
So they're giving you this time to look at the answers if you're working along with us.
You might want to have your paper mach numbers one through 10 if you have the book.
You could just mark they actually steal you will see that there is an example that has been done for
you on this occasion.
Emily The conversation relating to this will be played fast.
Good evening Kings restaurant.
Good evening.
I'm ringing about the job.
I understand you have vacant yes
the job vacancy is at a restaurant.
So a restaurant has been written in the space.
Now we shall begin.
You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.
Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4.
Good evening.
King's restaurant.
Good evening.
I'm ringing about the job.
I understand you have vacant.
Oh yes.
I'd like to find out a few more details if I may.
Yes of course.
Can I take your name.
It's Peter Chin.
Okay Peter.
Well if you want to ask about the job and then if we're both still interested we could arrange for you
to come for an interview.
Great.
Thanks.
I'm afraid I missed the advert for the job but heard about it from a friend.
That's no problem at all.
What would you like to know.
Well what sort of work is it washing up.
It's answering the phone.
All right fine and not waiting at table.
That'd be good.
And how many nights a week would it be.
Well we're really only busy at the weekend so two nights.
Sorry actually.
So it would work out at twelve hours a week.
That'd be fine it wouldn't interfere with my studies.
Are you at the University.
Yes.
First your physics student.
Oh right.
And because I'm not an EU national would I need a work permit.
Yes you would just get your tutor to sign it.
That wouldn't be a problem if I were to get the job.
Where exactly is the restaurant.
Well we have two branches.
The one we're recruiting for IS in hills Dunn road.
I don't know that.
How do you spell it please.
It's h i double L S D you double N E road.
Got that.
Thanks.
Is it near a bus stop.
Yes.
The nearest one would probably be just beside the library.
Oh yes I know it.
That'd be fine for me.
And could I ask about the pay.
We're offering full pounds 45 an hour.
That's very good.
My last job was three pounds ninety five an hour OK.
So there we are.
Questions 1 through 4.
All right so now I'm going to go through the answer choices with you and point out for you the tricks
and traps that they try to give you to try to make you think the answer was something else but also
to help you recognize when the right answer is being set and the better you get at recognizing these
things and I'm going over with you the better you're going to do at the overall exam in terms of in
terms of your ability to get that high band score that you want.
OK.
So here are our answer choices.
All right.
So number one correct answer is
right answering the phone right.
Correct answer.
Look at our directions it says no more than three words in terms of our directions the more than three
words and or a number.
So if I'm writing answering the phone that's OK I could do that right now in terms of number 1 the way
they tried to trick you was you know the first thing that they did was they use Sydenham language right
the man said what sort of work right.
What sort of work.
So here we had an example of using synonym language.
Right.
The word sort is a synonym for the word type.
OK so if you know that the word sort is a synonym for the word type what do you say.
What sort of work.
You know they're about you you're about to be able to listen for the answer but right after this where
after they use synonym language then they try to trick you by giving more than by giving more than one
more than one possible answer choice.
So after the man said what sort of work the next day was said was he merely said you know is it.
Is it washing up.
Right.
So a lot of times what they'll do is somebody who ask a question will then try to give you a possible
answer and a woman said no it's not right.
She said no.
So you have to listen now for that.
A lot of times you'll hear something that might be a possible answer.
And some I will say no it's not right.
Then they gave the answer.
She said it's answering the phone.
And then after she said it gave the answer she threw out something else to try to trick you she said
it's not
it's not waiting tables or it's not waiting tables.
So they tried to trick you by throwing out is wash the washing up as a job.
She said No it's not this is not waiting tables.
She said he is answering the phone.
So all of this is going well.
People do understand all these kind of tricks and traps.
This is what's going on in Section 1.
This is what they're trying to do to you.
They're trying to trick you.
They're trying to trap you.
All right.
In the end when number two
this was the one where they have a spelling Well we knew they were going to give us a name because they
ain't working in it this could be a name or a place working in Virginia working in a search.
Here we have we have working in a branch right now with with with when it comes to spelling of where
this is the British test.
So they love to use double this double that.
So like you know double five double six double N double L..
But here they spelled it for us.
Hill's done row right.
That was our answer choice for number two.
He's done row.
But if you were in when you were listening they gave you no one answering the phone.
Then they said information for a twelve hours that they sang about needing a work permit.
Then they got to number two.
So number three were listening for an answer connected to language that means the same as next to remember
your answers are going to connect to synonym language.
All right.
So for number three our correct answer was library.
Keep in mind and remember if you don't if you spell the answer wrong it is wrong if one letter is wrong
the answer is wrong your answer choices must be perfect.
OK.
Your answer choices must be perfect when you're doing them must be must be perfect.
OK.
And now with with library what they tried to do was they tried to trick us by say they use sensitive
language.
They say it beside the right which is synonym for next to right.
So what you heard beside the that's the same as saying next to beside the library next to the library.
Right.
So again connecting an answer to the Senate of language for what comes right before the blank line and
therefore no for a correct answer was four forty five OK.
And again they tried to trick us by throwing got an extra number.
The man said his last job was three ninety five.
Right.
So again they like to use last used two to throw out another number.
But that's not correct.
That can't be the possible answer choice.
All right.
So we're going to stop our tape right here and then we're going to the next lecture we're going to go
over the next set of questions.
Numbers six through 10 so you can really get an idea for how these traps and tricks work even in section
number one.
OK.
I'll talk to you soon.