The IELTS Listening trap analysis

Summary : the IELTS Listening trap analysis the candidates bear in mind the five o'clock Note ...



Classic trap types:

1. Chronological

Exam often by now, and the comparison of past conditions to set the trap, candidates should pay special attention to used to, in the past, many years ago, at present, now and in the future such as a series of prompts chronological word.

For example, the rental scene landlord would say here
Once upon a time there was five people live, and later walked two, so now only three people to live, and the subject is asked is the number of people now live in the house, the answer should naturally 3 instead of 5.

Another example is a fitness club in the introduction of facilities that now only the gym, the swimming pool will be opened in the future. Asked this Club facilities title, the answer can only be the gym.

2 Numeric comparison

The exam will often appear even reported the phenomenon of a series of data, so many candidates is quite a headache, especially when the data is more or interpretation of the data more difficult. Due to the attention of the word: minimum, maximum, least, most, up to, etc..

For example, in the tourism scene would say a number of tours are usually about 30 people, but in the off-season when there will be a small group of 20 people, and the peak season will reach up to 40 people, asked the largest group of several people in the exam, it should fill 40.

3. Information Split

Sometimes when the exam will complete information demolished in half the comprehensive two aspects of information need to be aware of the answer. The key word is not very obvious.

For example, in the school scene, the teacher said the class has 20 boys, 30 girls, and if in the interview scene, the interviewer introduced experienced that lived in New York for five years, lived in Seattle for two years. That the total number of classes and the residence time in the United States should be the sum of the two data.

4. Selection of information

These traps is a common occurrence in the two dialogue characteristics cited by a large number of information so that the other, the other to make a decision after the evaluation. Note: ... should the do decide on, do not want to adjective and other the access decisions usage and some sheet evaluation. This time to distinguish who is making decisions, and the the tone decision prompted role.

For example, in discussions belongings when you travel, the party said to bring sunscreen, water bottles, sweaters, another person to recommend that sunscreen is a must, as it will go to the beach sunbathing, but the kettle is too much room, and if it is his words, will not bring a sweater will bring a raincoat. The object is the last to bring sunscreen and a raincoat.

5. Subjective and objective

The exam will appear in the subjective desire and objective facts of the conflict, and to pay attention to the usually common want to. Plan to the words. Such as the interviewer asks the interviewer will stay, to The interview answer his general school for three years, but he intends to complete all the courses within two years. The students decided to stay is two years.

Similar information

Similar information of interference because of its hidden nature generally most easily lead to the loss of points, then obviously distinguish word: we, they, and other pronouns such as own universities offering engineering and supplier lesson about the course, another nearby University of the Arts and famous. Arts should be excluded from the interference of answers.

The implication

This trap is more difficult questions generally done through understanding. For example, in the rental process, the landlord asked visitors willing than people shared, visitors told him to bring a degree, the need to concentrate on my studies, and others and to live there will be a lot of interference. His implication is that single room.

Interference of this trap, but hearing the original words and asked to fill in the answers word on the part of speech, there is a certain conversion degree of difficulty.

The most common is personal information to fill in the nationality column, should fill in the adjective form of the original hearing generally reported to the noun form. The more complicated question with the number of conversion. For example, a person in the presentation, said he was born in London, and her mother is Spanish, and later went to the United States. Then the answer should be British.

Trap prediction:

Above the trap as students advance understanding hearts will bottom in the answer, there are some tips and many pitfalls in the exam set on students by the analysis of exam questions prepared to deal with traps preparation. Following is the analysis prompted several distinct trap.

Total annual cost of insurance ________________

Indicates that the total cost, there may be the information dismantle classification trap.

Fines start at ________________

Maximum group size _____________________

Computers can be booked up to _____________________ hours in advance.

Gather data from at least ______________ subjects

Start at, maximum, up to, at least, are harbingers of possible numerical comparison class trap, this time as long as the minimum and maximum data easily answer the prompts to find.

Present course _________________

1R "ae + i! N% N8 [Intended length of stay_______________

Present chronological class trap common prompt word.

Cost to join per year (without current student card): ____________

Parentheses limited items, there must also mention the cost of a student card, clearly suggests similar information.

In short, do title, we must pay attention to qualifier is generally limited to the time limit and place more of such qualifiers, their performance as an adjective, adverb, adverbial of time, place adverbial, and in parentheses the additional information.