Host: Hello, welcome to another Mind Your Language. This week we are having a short show about listening to prepare for examinations, we have joining me today, two English learners, Bao Rui and Guo Jia. Welcome to the both of you.
Bao Rui and Guo Jia: Thank you, hello Danny.
Host: I was wondering if you could tell me, have you ever sat any examinations before?
Bao Rui: Yes, I have done CET –6 and BULATS which is the business English examination.
Guo Jia: I have done IELTS. I got a 6.5 and am going to study in Australia soon.
Host: My quesiton to you both is, listening is often one of the most difficult part of exams, what exams advice can you give to our listeners when taking such exams like CET or IELTS.
Guo Jia: They are both very different examinations, but I think that for IELTS it is important to do the following. First you must be able to anticipate the question, I think that is very important. You can do this by analysing the quesitons and imagining what the situation will be about. You can anticipate your answer on multi choice questions by narrowing the options that you have on offer. This will often leave you with two choices which is better than four!
Bao Rui: That's a good point Guo Jia. I would also like to point out when you look at the question you have to ask yourself whether you are listening for gist or listening for detail. Listening for gist means are you listening to get the general overall theme or meaning of what you are listening to, while listening for detail is more self explanatory and is related to listening for specific items. It is usually a date or a number.
Host: Any final thoughts?
Guo Jia: Yes, I think we need to do listen more in English through using the Internet. It's a great tool
Bao Rui: Yes, I agree Guo Jia, I think that downloading Audiobooks is a great way to practise listening in English
Host: thanks for your advice, and until next week, keep listening! |
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