TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 12]

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILLS

Given below are the different skills to acquire by constant practice.This will ease the listening test and make you confident about the listening exam for IELTS. Read below and practice each skill in order given.Apply these skills while you practice listening test.

TOP 12 SKILL [DAY 12 Aug,25 2010]
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TOP 12 SKILL--LISTENING FOR NEGATIVE MEANING.
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This type pf question can be confusing and time consuming,unless you learn the verbs/clauses that commonly used for negation.

For example: --
Choose the correct answer ,B, or C.
What does the woman say about the book?
A She couldn't read it.
B She was able to read it
C She enjoyed reading it.

You may hear in the audio:-- It was a very dense book, but it wasn't impossible to read.

Learn some of the common negative markers are

BEFORE verbs/clauses
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not
isn't/can't/won't/shouldn't
couldn't/hasn't/mustn't
rarely/only rarely
hardly
scarcely
seldom
never
barely
not since
not until
and neither
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BEFORE nouns/phrases
no
nowhere
nothing
at no time
not at this time
in no case
by no means
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Negative prefixes
un
im
il
in
non
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Positive meanings from negative prefixes
undone
impossible
illegal
indefinite
nonsense
unlimited
unparalleled
invaluable
nonrestrictive
nonviolent
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