About the Exam
At the end of the Listening Task, what should you do when the listening audio ends?
Go back and check your answers:
1) Spelling, grammar
2) Fill in any blanks (guess)
3) Transfer your answers to the answer sheet
What should you do before you start writing?
1) Look at the chart/graph/diagram.
2) Plan your report
2 companies that fight over the same customers
competitors
What is the noun of grew?
If you answer correctly, you gain & everyone else loses 100 points.
growth
How long is the Listening Test?
If you answer correctly, you can take 200 points from one team, and give them to another (not your team).
30 minutes + 10 to transfer your answers on a separate answer sheet
In MCQ Listening questions:
a) all options will appear in the audio
b) some options will appear in the audio
c) only the correct options will appear in the audio
a) all options will appear in the audio
So listen carefully, to identify which are correct or incorrect.
What do you have to do in Writing Task 1?
Report (write about) on a chart/graph/diagram/map/etc.
What industry are banks and investment firms in?
finance
The person who starts a company.
How long do you have to complete Writing Task 1.
20 minutes
In the Listening test, what do we call words that tell you what part of the Section you should look.
Signs/Signposting words
How many words do you have to write?
At least 150 words
Tiring, difficult, requires strength
If you answer correctly, you can steal 300 extra points from another team.
Physically challenging
What is the noun of consuming?
consumption
How many sections and questions are there in the listening test?
4 sections, 10 questions each
What is the first thing you should do before answering any question in the Listening test?
If you answer correctly, you can swap points with another team.
Read the instructions and questions carefully. Find keywords, predict word form (n/v/adj/etc.)
What grammatical features (verb tenses etc.) should you try to use?
Present Simple, Present Perfect, Passive voice
hospitality
What do companies offer to customers?
products and services
You will hear an academic lecture by 1 person on 1 specific topic in which section of the listening section?
What should you be careful about before choosing an answer in the Listening Test
Distractors - keywords used in incorrect/wrong ways to confuse you
What should you do in the introduction and overview?
You can gamble for double points.
Paraphrase the question, give general information about the graph.
3 adjectives to describe bad quality.
substandard, below average, pathetic, poor quality, trash, chopped, cooked, etc.
3 adjectives to describe a job.
fulfilling/inspiring/creative/meaningful/enjoyable/tedious/stressful/demotivationg/low-paid/etc.