Wednesday, August 25, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 13]

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 13 SKILL [DAY 13 Aug,26 2010]
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TOP 13 SKILL-LOOKING for the ORDER OF the EVENT in which they occur
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You need to listen to what happened first,second and so on.For example :
Complete the Class assignment Sheet, putting the assignments in the correct order.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Class Assignment sheet
A. 1..............
B. 2..............
C  Papers submitted
D  Student Presentations
E  3..............

You may hear in the audio:--- Before you do your research, we'll have an orientation session in the library so you can become familiar with the various sources of information available there.Each student will give a presentation on his or her research topic after all the papers have been submitted.All of this will have to be completed prior to the date of the final exam.

Learn some of the common words and phrased that indicate the order of occurrence are:--

before
after
while
during
between_____and_______
in (year)
on (day)
at (time)
since____
later
earlier
formerly
every(number) (years,months,days)
at the turn of the century(decade)
in the first half of the century
in the 20s, 1980s...

at birth, in childhood,in infancy , as an adult,
in adulthood, in old age
simultaneously , at the same time as
former , latter
previous
previously
prior to
first , second , third etc.
in the first place,second place
to begin with
next,then ,subsequently
in the next place
at last
in conclusion
finally
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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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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 11]

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 11 SKILL [DAY 11 Aug,24 2010]
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TOP 11 SKILL--LISTENING FOR COMPARISON
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 Learn and go through the following words used for comparing and contrasting different things or people.

COMPARISON
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almost the same as
also
as
at the same time as
correspondingly
either/or
in a like manner
in the same way
in common
just as
like,alike
neither/nor
resemble
similar to
similarly
than
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CONTRAST
although
but
differ from
even though
however
in contrast to
instead
less than
more than
nevertheless
on the other hand
otherwise
still
unlike
while
yet
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 10]

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 10 SKILL [DAY 10 Aug,23 2010]
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TOP 10 SKILL--LISTENING FOR CLASSIFICATION
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Understand and learn the common words used for classification.For example, Classification of two courses offered by a college.

Some of the phrases and words used are

Can be divided into
Can be categorized into
Can fit into this category
Types
Kinds
Ways
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 9]

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 9 SKILL [DAY 9 Aug,22 2010]
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TOP 9 SKILL--LISTENING FOR EXPLANATION.
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In most of the exams there will be one question where the speaker will be explaining a working of a device or a process .In those cases,you need to listen and remember the steps if that process.
Once you master the TOP 4 SKILL,then these type of questions can be easily done by you
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TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 8]

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 8 SKILL [DAY 8 Aug,21 2010]
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TOP 8 SKILL-UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS
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 Some questions can come to write the attitude or emotion a speaker is having at a particular time.
For example : -

Choose the correct letter A,B or C.
What is Tom's attitude toward the debate?
A.He's nervous
B.He's looking forward to it.
C.He's more excited than Raj.

In the audio you may hear: --
Raj: I can't wait to debate the team from Frankfurt.
Tom: I'm more apprehensive than excited. In fact, I'm not looking forward to it at all.

Understanding some of the common words that express emotions will help us to answer these type of questions quite easily.

COMMON WORDS THAT EXPRESS EMOTION

afraid
angry
annoyed
ashamed
bored
confused
disappointed
disgusted
ecstatic
embarrassed
exhausted
frustrated
happy
jealous
mad
miserable
nervous
pleased
proud
sad
shocked
surprised
unhappy
upset
worried
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 7]

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 7 SKILL [DAY 7 Aug,20 2010]
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TOP 7 SKILL--UNDERSTANDING THE WORDS WHICH ARE SIMILAR IN MEANING
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 Many cases,they may not be using the same word as given the question and will be using a synonym or a word with the similar meaning that of the word under consideration in the question statement.So understand the words which are similar in meaning will also help to the answer the question correctly.

For example the question may be:--
The number of  respondents who participated in the survey are ......

In the audio it may be :-- The number of survey participants who participated were 33.

Here in the question the word or synonym used was respondents while in the audio it was participants.So if we prepare to listen to the audio for the word respondents, it may not available there.Instead you should go for the word with the similar meaning as of the question.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 6]

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 6 SKILL [DAY 6 Aug,19 2010]
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TOP 6 SKILL---Understanding the occurrences of an event
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Many questions will be followed or appended by the time or season at which that event occurs.For example, Raj goes to dance class 'everyday/often/occasionally.' Similarly there are different adverbs which are used commonly to describe the occurrence of the event.Understanding these adverbs, will make you quickly follow the speech from the audio and answer swiftly.

Common Adverbs of Frequency are:--
always
usually
often
sometimes
occasionally
seldom
hardly ever
rarely
never

Common adverbs or Phrases for time are:--
everyday daily
twice a week
once a month
on occasion
every year,yearly
every other week
from time to time
once in a while
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TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 5]

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 4 SKILL [DAY 5 Aug,18 2010]
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TOP 5 SKILL--UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT TIME ZONES AND FORMAT
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Whenever you listen to a event or a talk,you ask when it happened.Listen specifically to the time or day ot month or year mentioned.Here are the common words and phrases for time.Go through it and study it so that when you hear this word , you will feel familiar and easy to identify the speech.

10:00 A.M.
noon
5:00 P.M.
Midnight
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At 4:00
Before 6:30
to 3:30
After 7:00
Half-past two (2:30)
Quarter past three(3:15)
Quarter to four(3:45)
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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In January
In February
May 3
November 14
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March 5 of this year
April 12 of next year
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On June 10th
On August 3rd
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1912
1922
2010
2007
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In the spring
In the summer
In the autumn
In the winter
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Yesterday
Tomorrow
Day after tomorrow
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This week
This month
Next week
Next month
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On weekday morning
Any afternoon from 1:00
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 4]

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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 4 SKILL [DAY 4 Aug,17 2010]
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TOP 4 SKILL--IMAGINE THE DESCRIPTIONS
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When you listen to lecture or conversation, you should imagine the descriptions spoken by the speaker.For example when speaker talks about a mountain, you should see about the rocks,trees,steepness,caves.When the speaker add some information to that mountain say snow fall, then we should add that information to our imagination.When the speaker correct the mountain as not a snowy one,then immediately we should change it in out mind.This process of imagining things and description will easily help us to get into the context of the speech and can identify the answers easily.

To develop such a skill practice some mind exercises as given below.

Write a short description of each.Different houses are given.



Write a short description of men and women shown below.



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Sunday, August 15, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 2]

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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 2 SKILL [DAY 2 Aug,15 2010]
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TOP 2 SKILL---PLAYING WITH NUMBERS
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Especially in the section 1 of the listening test,we will given a question in which we need to fill in a telephone number or flight number or zip code or any other information related with numbers.So lets see how will we tackle it.

Best way to answer is to listen carefully to the number pronunciation. For example 30 West Road, 13 Avenue.In this example , we may have some confusion in writing the number 30 and 13 correctly as they sound alike. In those case try to use the context to make a guess about what you are hearing.
Some of the numbers which sound alike are
3 13 30 33
4 14 40 44
6 16 60 66
Knowing these numbers and listening and reading these numbers daily,will makes the listening process of these numbers more easily.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 3]

 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 3 SKILL [DAY 3 Aug,16 2010]
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TOP 3 SKILL- Understand the Alphabet
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Especially in the section 1 of the listening test,we will given a question in which we need to fill in a name of a person or city name or street address or any other information related with alphabets.So lets see how will we tackle it.

In almost all the case the spelling will be told by the speaker for example: - Is your name spelled L-i-n or L-y-n-n or is it Lynne with an 'e' for the name Lynne.
So whenever you hear such alphabet questions,write down the two alternative spelling for each word.That is for example,
1.Tomas   Thomas  for Thomas
2.Maine    Main   for Main
3.Patty    Patti  for Patty
4.Chang    Chan   for Chang
5.Nixon    Dixson for Nixon
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TOP 13 LISTENING SKILL [DAY 1]

 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 daily starting from DAY 1.
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Watch this space everyday to know and learn each skill .Apply it while practicing tests
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TOP 1 SKILL [DAY 1 Aug,14 2010]
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As you listen to a conversation,ask few questions about the speakers.
Who are they?
What is their relationship?
Where are they?
What do they plan to do?
What did they do?
What are their feelings?
What are they talking about?
What happened?
What might happen?

Example:- While listening or while going through the questions to be listened,we may know that Tom want to enquire about language courses.He is looking for a admission in a language school with special training in basic computer skills.He is ready to join the evening class only.

Answer these questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Who?----Tom
What?---looking for language course
When?---evening class
Where?---language school with computer skills
Why?---not given
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