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IELTS 5.5 Listening, the gaps can come, Food and drink, vocabulary -…
IELTS 5.5 Listening
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Education and employment
sentence completion
complete sentences by writing up to three words, or two words and/or a number, in the gaps.
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It is useful to underline the key words in the sentence before you listen to the recording. Doing this will help you decide what kind of information you need to listen for.
It is important think about what type of word will go into each gap. This helps you to be ready to hear it during the conversation.
Take care with singular and plural forms when you write your answers. If you use the wrong form, your answer will be wrong.
You can write numbers in figures or in words. It is good idea to write them in figures (19) as it takes less time and you will not make any spelling mistakes.
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vocabulary
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it is important to listen carefully to the ending of words. For example, words ending in -ology and -tion can be used to talk about different areas of work or study. Words that end in -er may refer to people or job
Leisure time
labelling a map
tips
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First read the question and try to understand what the map shows and what you have to do. Then study the map carefully and try to predict the type of language you might hear
Once you have understood the map, you are in much better position to complete the listening task. Note that the questions are in the order in which you will hear the answer on the recording
types
questions
listen and choose the correct label for places on a map from the list of words provided. There will be more words than you need
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recognising distractors
You need to listen carefully because in this type of listening task you will often hear 'distractors' (information which you think might help you find the answer, but in fact does not)
vocabulary
give directions
- behind - phía sau
- go past - đi qua
- go straight ahead / straight on - đi thẳng về phía trước / đi thẳng
- in front of - ở đằng trước
- next to - kế bên
- opposite - đối diện
- turn left - rẻ trái
- turn right - rẻ phải
places
- bridge - cầu
- park - công viên
- river - dòng sông
- pond - ao
- crossroads - ngã tư
- roundabout - bùng binh
- zebra crossing - vạch kẻ đường giành cho người đi bộ
- traffic lights - đèn giao thông
- art gallery - triển lãm nghệ thuật
- cinema - rạp chiếu phim
- live music - nhạc sống
- car park - bãi đậu xe
- restaurants - nhà hàng
- exhibition centre - trung tâm triển lãm
- arena - đấu trường
- shopping center - trung tâm mua sắm
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Fame and the media
Flow-chart completion
overview
- similar other completion tasks. Either:
- you are given a list of words to choose from, or
- you complete the chart by using words from the recording.
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Predicting the answer
In the exam it is unlikely that you will be able to guess the actual missing word. However, it will help you a lot if you think about the type of word you are listening for.
- Underline the key words in each sentence
- Read the word before and after the gap
- Make a not of the possible grammatical forms of the missing word, i.e. adjective, noun, verb, etc.
- Try to guess the missing word, or some possible words.
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Natural world
Note Completion
overview
In this type of task you complete a set of notes by writing up to three words, or two words and/or a number, in each gap. The instructions tell you how many words you are allowed to write.
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tips
The notes often have headings to guide you. They can help you follow what the speaker(s) are saying.
Notes often do not follow grammatical rules or layout. For example, there are my be auxiliary verbs or articles missing. The notes may also be lists with bullet points
'Signposting' (biển chỉ dẫn) words are words and phrases that speakers use to help their listeners follow their talk.
The speaker will mention some possible answers but only one is correct in each case. It is important to listen carefully for the information you need for each space. Use the headings and the notes to help you.
It can be useful to rephrase the notes to form a question in your own words. This will help you know what kind of information to listen for.
Signposting
- The speaker is going to talk about a new topic and this will be the last thing he/she talk about (might be the last heading on the Notes)
- I'd like to conclude by talking about ...
- The speaker is going to talk about a new topic - which might be a new heading on the Notes.
- So, now I'm going to talk a little about ...
- So, I'll move on to talk about ...
- The speaker is going to say the same thing using different words.
- The speaker is going to give two reason - listen carefully for both.
- Let's have a look at two reason why ...
- Here is the first (reason) ... and here is the second (reason)
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Places and buildings
Vocabulary
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Sports and leisure
sports centre (trung tâm thể thao) 
restaurant
Arts and culture
museum (bảo tàng)
Money
bank
Spelling names
In section 1 of the listening test you may have to write the name of a person, a place or a website.
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You need to know the letters of the English alphabet so that you can write the words correctly. If you don't, your answer will be wrong.
Short-answer questions
You often use short answer in note completion tasks. In this type of task you answer questions using up to three words, or two words and/or a number.
It is important to check the instructions carefully to see how many words you can write in your answer.
It is important to check your spelling carefully. If you spell the word incorrectly, your answer will be marked wrong.
When you need to answer a question with a number, it is easier and quicker to write it as a number rather than writing it in words. And also you are less likely to make a mistake.
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Food and drink
synonyms and paraphrase
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delicious
tasty (ngon), mouth-watering (vừa miệng)
cheap
reasonable (ˈrēz(ə)nəb(ə)l - hợp lý, phải chăng)
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low-cost. budget (ˈbəjət - ngân sách, rẻ)
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skilful
expertise (ˌekspərˈtēz - có chuyên môn cao), highly trained (được đào tạo chuyên sâu)
famous
well known, recognised (ˈrekəɡˌnīzd - được công nhận)
too spicy
too much pepper (ˈpepər - tiêu), too hot
can be changed
use different ingredients, flexible (ˈfleksəb(ə)l - linh hoạt)
street
outdoors, from stalls ( stôl - quầy hàng) in the streets
vocabulary
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meat dishes
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steak
stāk - lát thịt, thịt ba rọi
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matching tasks
classifications tasks
Sometimes in the test you will be asked to match several pieces of information with three different options
Like with other matching exercises, you must listen for ideas, since the same word will often not be used on the recording as in the question
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tips
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the questions follow the same order as the information on the recording which you need for the answers.
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may hear information about several of the options, but only one of the answers is correct
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vocabulary
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places
- supermarket
- coffee shop
- outdoor market (chợ ngoài trời)
- shopping center (trung tâm mua sắm)
- department store (trung tâm bách hoá)
- consumerism - kənˈso͞oməˌrizəm - (chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng)
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