When you hear the 'keywords' from the question, you can usually expect to hear the answer just after them. However, sometimes the speaker has already said the answer before you hear the 'keywords'. Here's an example to show you what I mean:
Question (from Cambridge IELTS 7):
Undiscovered material may be damaged by ______.
When listening to the recording, you are waiting to hear the keywords "undiscovered material" and "damaged by", and you are hoping to hear the answer after hearing those keywords.
This is what you hear:
Don't make fires, however romantic it may seem. It's really dangerous in dry areas, and you can easily burn priceless undiscovered material by doing so.
Can you see that the answer came before the keywords "undiscovered material"? What is the correct answer?
Note:
There isn't a special technique to help you with this type of question; you just need to be aware that you might have heard the answer before you hear the 'keywords'.
i think that fires is the correct answer "-_-"
Posted by: lyna | July 14, 2015 at 10:06
fires
Posted by: samah | July 14, 2015 at 10:08
fires
Posted by: Andrew | July 14, 2015 at 10:08
fires.
Posted by: tony2811 | July 14, 2015 at 10:32
fires
Posted by: trungtran | July 14, 2015 at 11:59
I personally suppose there would be way to locate the answer for this type of question.
Firstly, I'm aware of the answer could be a noun word.
Then, the answer often appears at the end of the sentence, so I'll concentrate on listening that word.
That's my personal experience.
Posted by: naijia | July 14, 2015 at 12:01
Where can I find the listening part of the ielts with answers, which took place on the 11th of July?
Thanks
Posted by: Ina | July 14, 2015 at 14:54
fires
Posted by: Quốc Khánh | July 14, 2015 at 15:02
Simon, you are correct,and it is normal in the listening part3 or 4—the answer before the keyword.I found it happened in Test2 Question 11,21 and 38 (Cambridge 6) as well. Now I am trainning with shadowing,which is repeating after the recording in 2-3 seconds.I found it is useful to improve my memory during listening.
Posted by: Leo | July 14, 2015 at 16:49
fires
Posted by: mahmoud | July 14, 2015 at 19:23
fires
Posted by: Haider Abdulameer Abdulhadi | July 14, 2015 at 21:39
making fires
Posted by: Lucy | July 15, 2015 at 01:46
Making fires
Posted by: alam | July 15, 2015 at 03:27
Making fires
Sir,
Is it true that general reading is easier than academic reading??
And as I have taken my exam date in Academic part, so can I practice general reading given in Cambridge book??
I will be very thankful for ur reply!!!
Posted by: Sachin | July 15, 2015 at 05:55
fires
Posted by: tian | July 15, 2015 at 07:04
@Sachin,I thnink academic reading is more intensive and difficult than general reading. It's good to practice general reading before moving to any academic reading section in Cambridge IELTS books.
Posted by: tian | July 15, 2015 at 07:08
Thanks Tian!!!
Posted by: Sachin | July 15, 2015 at 09:29
Yes,this type of question in listening test is very tricky.Sometimes this kind of question is confuse people's mind.
Posted by: tian | July 15, 2015 at 11:10
Hello Guys:May I know what is the most difficult part of IELTS for yours to tackle during ILETS preparation?
Posted by: tian | July 15, 2015 at 11:16
fires
Posted by: tuan | July 15, 2015 at 15:49
CORRECT ANSWER FROM SIMON:
fires
Posted by: Simon | July 15, 2015 at 19:02
I think the method of this type of questions is that you should know the main meaning of a paragraph.Maybe you don't hear the key words at first,but you know what is the speaker saying.When you catch the keywords in the end,the words which are related to this paragraph or generalize the main meaning are the answers.
That's my experience
Posted by: Bolen | July 20, 2015 at 09:32
making fires
Posted by: Ngoc | August 17, 2015 at 19:57