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IELTS Listening: Trap-by-Trap Mastery

Cynthia Chen · First edition · Paperback · 401 pages

IELTS Listening is not random. The same few traps cost candidates the same marks, test after test. This book names each trap and drills it one at a time until you hear it before it costs you a mark.

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ISBN
978-1-918744-05-7
Audio
113 tracks online
Level
Band 5.0 to 7.5

Contents

Orientation

  1. 1The IELTS Listening Test at a Glance1 track
  2. 2Why IELTS Listening Is Hard — The Trap Taxonomy

Inside Each Part

  1. 3Part 1 — Service Encounters1 track
  2. 4Part 2 — Public Talks, Tours, and Maps1 track
  3. 5Part 3 — Academic Discussions1 track
  4. 6Part 4 — Academic Lectures1 track

Trap Drill Deep Dives

  1. 7Synonym Swap9 tracks
  2. 8Multi-Step Paraphrase9 tracks
  3. 9Distractor Placement10 tracks
  4. 10Speaker Behaviour9 tracks
  5. 11Inference and Attitude10 tracks
  6. 12Negation, Polarity, Constraint, and Scope8 tracks

Skills Layer

  1. 13Spelling, Numbers, and Dictation7 tracks
  2. 14Spatial Language for Maps9 tracks
  3. 15Option-Set Memory for Matching6 tracks
  4. 16Signposting Recognition for Lectures4 tracks

Integration & Mocks

  1. 17Integrated Practice — Parts 1 and 26 tracks
  2. 18Integrated Practice — Parts 3 and 49 tracks
  3. 19Mock Test 1 — Entry4 tracks
  4. 20Mock Test 2 — Mid-Revision4 tracks
  5. 21Mock Test 3 — Stretch4 tracks

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Answers and transcripts

Mock Test 1, Section 1Mock Test 1, Section 2Mock Test 1, Section 3Mock Test 1, Section 4Mock Test 2, Section 1Mock Test 2, Section 2Mock Test 2, Section 3Mock Test 2, Section 4Mock Test 3, Section 1Mock Test 3, Section 2Mock Test 3, Section 3Mock Test 3, Section 4

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