Here's the transcript for the listening exercise from last week's lesson. I've left a few gaps for you to fill.
(It) turns out that more than 10% of people, or about 10%, are left-handed. If both parents are right-handed, there's about a 2% chance your child is going to be a _____. If one parent is left-handed, it's about 17%, and if both parents are lefties, there's about a 50% chance your child is also going to be left-handed, with guys _____ twice as often left-handed as girls.
So how do you tell what your child is going to be? (Well) when your baby is about six months of age, he or she may _____ to reach with their right hand, but very quickly will bring out their left hand, and it's not until a baby or a _____ is two years of age that we can really determine hand preference.
lefty
being
strike
toddler
Posted by: Jiang | October 04, 2016 at 09:06
1.lefty
2.being
3.start
4.toddler
Posted by: Shahid | October 04, 2016 at 09:46
lefty
being
strive
toddler
Posted by: Alex | October 04, 2016 at 10:23
lefty-being-start-toddler
Posted by: MKC | October 04, 2016 at 10:55
lefty
eing
start
toddler
Posted by: biju | October 04, 2016 at 12:30
sorry being
Posted by: biju | October 04, 2016 at 12:31
1.lefty
2.being
3.start
4.toddler
Sincerely
Posted by: Murad | October 04, 2016 at 13:06
Anyone here got the ielts result recently? I am disappointed with my writing and speaking score. R u facing same problem? I got L:8.5, R:7, W: 6, S: 6, overall- 7. please let me know.
Posted by: [email protected] | October 04, 2016 at 15:58
Hi sakibkabir11,
Can you please tell me how you gor listening 8.5? what is your strategy? I am stuck in 7.5.
Posted by: L | October 04, 2016 at 17:02
lefty
being
start
toddler
Posted by: pachu | October 04, 2016 at 17:28
lefty
being
start
toddler
Posted by: phucnt | October 05, 2016 at 03:07
1. lefty
2. being
3. start
4. toddler
Posted by: LYT | October 05, 2016 at 03:28
1. lefty
2. being
3. start
4. toddler
Posted by: Mohammad Vicky | October 05, 2016 at 08:38
Hello L,
I think you are in a good shape to get more than 8 in listening. You need to review your mistakes and try to be steadfast that you will not do that identical type of errors. Practice daily. Check the words for spelling during reading review.
My strategy was same as mentioned aloft. I had some spelling issues, I tried to overcome it by writing my mistaken words and then recorded it. I played the record and wrote the words frequently.
Hope this will help you.
Posted by: Sakib | October 05, 2016 at 08:40
1. lefty
2. being
3. start
4. toddler
Posted by: Tinh | October 05, 2016 at 09:39
Hi Sakib,
Thank you for your advice. I noticed that some of my mistakes are spelling errors.However, I still have some other issues regarding the multiple choice questions. I listen to english everyday and am hoping for more improvement. do you think if I get 8 when using Cambridge book tests at home, does it mean I can get 8 in real exam? Because I am not really sure when to do the test again to make sure I get 8 in Listening and in other skills I have no problem. Only listening!
Posted by: L | October 05, 2016 at 14:17
Hi L,
It is very hard to say because it is about your performance during the exam time. Keep practicing.
Posted by: Sakib | October 05, 2016 at 16:22
Thank you Sakib for your help. I will do my best and hopefully I will get the grade I want. Best wishes.
Posted by: L | October 05, 2016 at 17:54
I am facing the same problem. Spelling mistakes are taking at least 1 band away. In every listening practice test, I am experiencing errors, more frequently the plural forms and grammars. For instance, yesterday two of my answers were
1. Holiday (correct is Holidays)
2. Fed (Correct is Feeding)
Two mistakes will decline 1 band, extremely shocking.
Posted by: Hero7 | October 06, 2016 at 09:36
Hi Hero7,
I think the plural/single words are normally accepted unless it causes the wrong grammar, E.g. a word within a sentence. Otherwise, it is accepted. I always have the 2 or 4 spelling errors too and this is frustrating I know. I think I am at the stage that the problem is not with my listening and ears, but with the spelling!
Posted by: L | October 06, 2016 at 09:58
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. lefty
2. being
3. start
4. toddler
Posted by: Simon | October 06, 2016 at 11:54
Thank you L,
But I am not sure if they are going to accept the plural mistakes or not! Mostly missing an 'S' at the end of any word. If we have confusion, can we right e.g Holiday(s)?
Posted by: Hero7 | October 06, 2016 at 13:26
I think about missing "S", again acceptance depends on whether is it grammatically correct or not. And in my opnion, it is better to pick up one format in case of confusion rather than putting an "S" in the bracket.
Posted by: L | October 06, 2016 at 13:37
lefty
being
start
todler
Posted by: sudha | October 06, 2016 at 15:05
Hello Simon.
Thank you for the e-book. It helped me a lot. I recently took my IELTS exam. My task 2 question was "should women be allowed to join police force or not. discuss both views and give your opinion".
I wrote 4 paragraphs.
Para 1 : I paraphrased the question and then i wrote THIS ESSAY WILL DISCUSS BOTH VIEWS. (didnt give my opinion in intro)
para 2 : i started with ON ONE HAND and gave the advantages of women working in police and army.
para 3 : I started with ON THE OTHER HAND and i wrote disadvantages of this and FURTHERMORE gave my opinion.
para 4 : conclusion in which i wrote my conclusion and gave my opinion once again.
In task 1, i wrote about 232 words.
I got 6.5 in writing. Please advice me if i should go for recheck or not. I know you do not check essays, but all i need is just an advice if my coherence and cohesion and task response was right.
i got just 0.5 bands less in writing. I am confused if I should go for recheck or not.
Posted by: saad | October 07, 2016 at 20:31
lefty
being
start
toddler
Posted by: Dina Scherbakova | November 13, 2016 at 16:26
lefty
being
start
toddlers
Posted by: Cha | January 09, 2017 at 13:58
lefty
being
start
toddler
Posted by: NIKI | May 16, 2017 at 17:38