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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

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

Inside Each Part

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

Trap Drill Deep Dives

7Synonym Swap9 tracks
8Multi-Step Paraphrase9 tracks
9Distractor Placement10 tracks
10Speaker Behaviour9 tracks
11Inference and Attitude10 tracks
12Negation, Polarity, Constraint, and Scope8 tracks

Skills Layer

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

Integration & Mocks

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

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Answers and transcripts

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

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