I've talked about 'keywords' and keyword tables in many of my reading lessons (including yesterday's video lesson), but we haven't really looked at the same idea in the context of the listening test.
The table below shows the key vocabulary for test 4, section 3 in Cambridge IELTS book 5. Notice how the questions and answers contain similar words, just like those in the reading test.
Have you ever made a keyword table for a listening test? I think it's a really useful exercise, especially for sections 3 and 4.
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Posted by: Noorhan | Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 16:02
Hi,Simon,
In speaking part,it is shown a criterion about the lexical resource----"show some awareness of style and collocation". I feel puzzled what exactly does the "style" stand for?
Tkx
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Posted by: Ashaduzzaman | Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 17:01
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Posted by: Arshad Ali | Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 18:08
Dear Simon!
Whoud you mind if you teach some ways of making keyword table? how we can do it? by predicting? or ... ?
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Posted by: Donkris Yahuan | Tuesday, January 07, 2014 at 19:09
Hi Simon,
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
What if the answer is a Date with an Year?
also Is a combination of Word and Number wrong?
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Posted by: Elise | Wednesday, January 08, 2014 at 15:00
Emma
'Style' refers to the ability to use vocabulary to express your individualism, similar to your 'dress style'. This is often demonstrated by the candidate choosing a particular word or group of words over others. Also style is quite unified. If you used a mixture of formal and informal words for example then there would be no sense of style, again similar to wearing clothes that do not match.
Posted by: Sjm | Thursday, January 09, 2014 at 01:58
Hello Simon and everyone,
I wanna ask whether it is OK to use synonym in listening.
For example, in the recording, it says,"Have you made your schedule?"
Then I am asked to fill in "X asked me if I have made my ______"
Of course, I know filling in "schedule" should be the best way. But if I forget how to spell it but I remember its synonym "timetable", can I write it instead?
Posted by: Ajax | Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 12:07
Vocabulary plays an indispensible role in listening section. We had better boost our vocabulary by writing them down in our note book and go over them from time to time:
Vocabularies extracted from listening tests IELTS Plus 1 we have done about working dogs
Verbs:
To give somebody a word of advice
To work out at the gym
To work out the meaning
To be a little bit out of budget
To cope with arduous conditions
Nouns:
Antarctica
Donation
Avalanche
International treaty
Expeditions
Loyalty
Siberia
Explorers
Disaster relief operations
Avalanche
Calamity
Charity
Quarantine
Adjectives:
Obedient and Smart dogs
Gentle nature
Harsh conditions
Tough and courageous
Disastrous situations
Loyal animals
Appropriate case
Posted by: mohebbi | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 07:42