LISTENING STRATEGIES CAMBRIDGE

What is the first strategy that you need to apply for the majority of listening tasks for your level?

• Read instructions carefully.

• Wait until the recording starts.

• Underline key words.

Reorder the following:

• before listening and

• or gapped sentences

• Read questions

• infer what

• type of information could fit.

_________ __________ are essential in order for us to identify necessary information.

(a)  

Listening tasks normally use ​ ​ (a)   instead of the exact same word.

• paraphrases
• clues
• same words

When you need to complete a task with the exact word or phrase, normally the rest of the information uses synonyms and _____________.

• dictation

• paraphrases

• words with the same sounds