Previously, I have already discussed several useful
tips or effective strategies that can be
applied for all sections
in the IELTS listening test. Well, in case if you haven’t studied those little guides,
kindly look up the article published on the sitemap or you can simply
search the topic under the IELTS Preparation field of subject.
Talking about IELTS listening module strategies in
particular of conversations and lectures’ talk, well, there are also several
guides suggested that you can apply them to help you hearing what the speakers
say easier during the section of your IELTS listening test. Hence, the
following discussions which I am going to elaborate them below are practically
referred to the strategies used in the IELTS listening comprehension for both conversations
and lectures’ talk. So, let’s just take a look at them one by one.
STRATEGY
1 – CREATE ONE COLUMN FOR EACH SPEAKER IN YOUR NOTES TO AVOID CONFUSION WHEN
YOU READ THEM
Should you decide to make notes, it is important to
keep them neatly organized. Therefore, in order for you to do this, try to create
one column for each speaker during the conversation presented. Although names
are useful when they are being mentioned, however, you will never be asked to
specifically name any of the speakers who deliver the talk. So, depending on
the type of conversation spoken, it is better for you if you could identify
each speaker such as which one is acting as:
a.
Professor and the student
b.
Man and Woman
c.
Student 1 and Student 2
STRATEGY
2 – BE PREPARED FOR THE UNIQUE ELEMENTS OF SPOKEN ENGLISH (INTERRUPTIONS)
In most cases, the speaker during the section of your
listening test for conversations as well as lectures will not sound as if they
are reading an essay. To put it simply, their speech will be perfectly natural
instead and the way they sound will resemble everyday spoken English, which
include interruptions and self-corrections.
As we know, such an interruption occurs when a
listener in a conversation or lecture says something before the speaker has
done making a point of statement or observation. A speaker, in fact, could be
interrupted by a question or comment, and the speaker will have to resolve the
interruption arose before returning to the original topic. So, in that case,
you will have to remember exactly what was being spoken prior to the interruption
in order for you to understand fully what was being said afterwards.
Here are the most common words or vocabularies spoken
during the interruption:
a. ‘Excuse me, but ...’
b. ‘I’m sorry, but ...’
c. ‘I don’t want to be rude, but ...’
d. ‘Hold on a minute ...’
e. ‘Hang on a second ...’
f. ‘Can I just say that ...’
While on the other hand, the typical self-correction
occurs when you hear the speaker suddenly mispronounces the words while he or
she is delivering the talk. Obviously, it is not a surprise to notice the fact
that anyone can speak incorrectly whenever there is a conversation going on.
When people misspeak their words or vocabularies
during their conversations, it is very natural to observe that they tend to
interrupt themselves and then restate their idea correctly. Thus,
self-correction could practically involve a certain number of expressions such
as:
1. ‘Actually ...’
2. ‘That’s not exactly right, I suppose ...’
3. ‘Let me rephrase that in case if you don’t mind
...’
4. ‘Let me start again ...’
To conclude the above explanations, such mistakes occurred
are usually used as distracters in the listening examinations. That is when you
hear the incorrect information and you literally think that it is the correct
answer. So, it is crucial for you to be fully aware of those distracters and be
prepared to change your answers accordingly.
STRATEGY
3 – BE PREPARED TO INFER OR INTERPRET
Although it is possible at some point of time,
however, a speaker will probably not state how his or her talk is organized
directly. Hence, try not to rely on the explicit (obvious) statement such as ‘Let’s organize our discussions by types of
energy sources bla...bla...bla...’ or ‘I
want to begin with the best solution and then continue with the least suitable
option bla...bla...bla...’
Therefore, it is also critical that you must train
yourself to predict and anticipate how the speaker’s talk is organized
indirectly. Meaning to say, you will probably have to recognize how the element
of speech is being thoroughly presented on your own.
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