Tham khảo tài liệu 'ielts sure success 5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Specifics Listen carefully for specific pieces of information. Adjectives are commonly asked about in IELTS questions. Try to remember any main adjectives that are mentioned. Pick out adjectives such as numbers colors or sizes. Example Man Let s go to the store and get some apples to make the pie. Woman How many do we need Man We ll need five apples to make the pie. A typical question might be about how many apples were needed. Interpret As you are listening to the conversation put yourself in the person s shoes. Think about why someone would make a statement. You ll need to do more than just regurgitate the spoken words but also interpret them. Example Woman I think I m sick with the flu. Man Why don t you go see the campus doctor Sample Question Why did the man mention the campus doctor Answer The campus doctor would be able to determine if the woman had the flu. Find the Hidden Meaning Look for the meaning behind a statement. When a speaker answers a question with a statement that doesn t immediately seem to answer the question the response probably contained a hidden meaning that you will need to recognize and explain. Man Are you going to be ready for your presentation Woman I ve only got half of it finished and it s taken me five hours just to do this much. There s only an hour left before the presentation is due. Copyright 2003 by Linguistics at Nicon. You have been licensed one copy of this document for personal use only. Any other reproduction or redistribution is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. 13 At first the woman did not seem to answer the question the man presented. She responded with a statement that only seemed loosely related. Once you look deeper then you can find the true meaning of what she said. If it took the woman five hours to do the first half of the presentation then it would logically take her another five hours to do the second half. Since she only has one hour until her presentation is due she would probably NOT be able to be
