Listening Strategies

Respuesta correcta: A) The gate number and the boarding time.

• A) The gate number and the boarding time.These are the actionable details a passenger needs immediately.
• B) The airline's history.Background history is irrelevant to catching a flight.
• C) The names of the airport staff.The listener does not need to know who is speaking.
• D) The price of the ticket.The price is not announced and is irrelevant to boarding.

Respuesta correcta: B) It tells you what information to listen for.

• A) It lets you skip the audio entirely.Questions guide attention but do not replace listening.
• B) It tells you what information to listen for.Pre-reading questions gives the listener a clear focus.
• C) It guarantees you will hear every word.Even with the questions, some words may be missed.
• D) It removes the need to check your notes.Notes are still useful for verification.

Respuesta correcta: D) Thursday at ten.

• A) Tuesday at ten.Tuesday was the original day and was replaced by Thursday.
• B) Tuesday and Thursday.The two days are alternatives, not a joint schedule.
• C) Thursday at noon.The stated time is ten, not noon.
• D) Thursday at ten.The last piece of information given replaces the original day.

Respuesta correcta: C) Use the context and keep listening.

• A) Ask the speaker to repeat immediately.Interrupting stops the flow and breaks concentration.
• B) Stop the recording and rewind.That is possible in a lab exercise but not in a real conversation.
• C) Use the context and keep listening.Context clues let the listener recover the meaning and continue.
• D) Guess randomly and ignore the rest.Random guessing produces no useful information.

Respuesta correcta: D) The three items as the speaker lists them.

• A) A long summary of the introduction.The introduction is already over once the list begins.
• B) Only the teacher's name.The name is irrelevant to the content of the lecture.
• C) Nothing, because it is a lecture.Not-taking during a structured lecture wastes the clearest signal.
• D) The three items as the speaker lists them.Signalled lists are the backbone of effective lecture notes.

Respuesta correcta: B) Sunday.

• A) Saturday.Saturday is included in the range as the last open day.
• B) Sunday.If the week ends on Saturday, Sunday is the closing day.
• C) Monday.Monday is the first open day, not the closing one.
• D) It never closes.A range from Monday to Saturday implies one closing day.

Respuesta correcta: B) Yes, I understand. Could you say that again, please?

• A) Mm-hmm.A closed response gives the speaker no information about comprehension.
• B) Yes, I understand. Could you say that again, please?It confirms understanding and asks for repetition: two active-listening moves.
• C) I am not listening.That is an open refusal to listen.
• D) Yes.A single affirmative does not confirm what was understood.

Respuesta correcta: A) Ask for the price to be repeated or written down.

• A) Ask for the price to be repeated or written down.Verifying specific data avoids a wrong decision.
• B) Decide the price is very high.That is a guess with no basis in what was heard.
• C) Ignore the price and leave.Avoiding the detail does not solve the comprehension problem.
• D) Ask a different, unrelated question.Changing the topic loses the information needed.

Respuesta correcta: D) Choosing the correct option after hearing a short text.

• A) Writing a poem from memory.That is a writing task, not a listening one.
• B) Solving algebra problems.Mathematics is unrelated to listening comprehension.
• C) Drawing a map of the speaker's house.Listening tasks are based on what is said, not on drawing.
• D) Choosing the correct option after hearing a short text.Multiple-choice listening is the standard exam format.

Respuesta correcta: A) The aim, the method and the conclusion.

• A) The aim, the method and the conclusion.These three elements carry the structure of any research talk.
• B) The jokes told at the beginning.Humour is incidental and not the argument of the talk.
• C) The speaker's accent.Accent matters for comprehension, but not for capturing content.
• D) The room temperature.That is irrelevant to the content of the talk.

Respuesta correcta: C) Every flight will leave about one hour late.

• A) Only one flight will be late.'All flights' refers to every flight, not just one.
• B) Flights will arrive early.A delay means leaving or arriving later, not earlier.
• C) Every flight will leave about one hour late.'All flights' plus 'approximately one hour' gives the key information.
• D) The delay will last one day.'One hour' is the duration, not one day.

Respuesta correcta: B) To organise the information for answering later.

• A) To avoid listening altogether.Writing replaces listening and defeats the purpose of the exercise.
• B) To organise the information for answering later.Note-taking of keywords supports retrieval of the answer.
• C) To show the teacher you were busy.The purpose is comprehension, not appearance.
• D) To write an essay during the audio.Essay writing is a later task based on the listening.

Respuesta correcta: C) It contains over 2,000 artefacts.

• A) The museum was built recently.The date of construction is a contrast, not the main information.
• B) The museum costs a lot of money.No cost information appears in the sentence.
• C) It contains over 2,000 artefacts.The numerical detail is the substantive content of the sentence.
• D) The artefacts are modern.Nothing in the sentence describes the artefacts' age.

Respuesta correcta: C) What time did the meeting start?

• A) What is the general topic of the talk?That question tests gist comprehension, not detail.
• B) Is the speaker positive or negative about the plan?That evaluates attitude, not specific information.
• C) What time did the meeting start?It asks for a specific detail heard in the audio.
• D) What kind of talk is this?That identifies the genre, not the details.

Respuesta correcta: D) The speaker prefers staying at home.

• A) The speaker will definitely stay home.'Would rather' states a preference, not a firm decision.
• B) The speaker asks someone to stay home.The structure expresses the speaker's own preference.
• C) The speaker invites someone to go out.Nothing in the sentence invites anyone anywhere.
• D) The speaker prefers staying at home.'Would rather' expresses preference between alternatives.

Respuesta correcta: A) On Saturday morning or any other day except Sunday.

• A) On Saturday morning or any other day except Sunday.Sunday is excluded and Saturday morning is explicitly open.
• B) Only on Sunday.Sunday is the closing day, so that option is the opposite of the text.
• C) Only on Saturday morning.The text does not say the shop is closed on all other days.
• D) Never, because it is always closed.The shop is open at least on Saturday morning.

Respuesta correcta: B) Ask politely to repeat or to slow down.

• A) Pretend to have understood.Pretending produces misunderstandings in a real situation.
• B) Ask politely to repeat or to slow down.A polite request is the standard and effective strategy.
• C) Change the subject immediately.That leaves the original point unresolved.
• D) Wait until the end to complain.Delaying the request risks losing the information entirely.

Respuesta correcta: A) One hour and a half.

• A) One hour and a half.Ninety minutes equals 60 plus 30 minutes.
• B) Ninety hours.The unit is minutes, not hours.
• C) Three hours.Three refers to the number of topics, not to the duration.
• D) Thirty minutes.That is half of the stated duration.

Respuesta correcta: C) On Friday.

• A) On Thursday.'Not on Thursday' explicitly rules that day out.
• B) On both days.The sentence sets two alternatives, not a joint schedule.
• C) On Friday.The affirmative information comes first and 'not Thursday' excludes the other day.
• D) The text does not say.The day is stated explicitly in the sentence.

Respuesta correcta: D) Resilient

• A) AngryThe text says the opposite: the team stayed positive.
• B) IndifferentIndifference means not caring, which is not what 'stayed positive' expresses.
• C) ConfusedNo confusion is mentioned in the text.
• D) Resilient'Resilient' captures recovering and remaining positive after a setback.