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 \nb Where do you think the speakers are?  \nc Do you think their tone willbe formal or conversational?  \nd What kind of information will you have to write?  \n▶Check your answeson page 39 before you continue.  \nComplete the notes below.  \nWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ORANUMBER foreach answer.  \nNotes-Clark's Bicycle HireExampleType:.touring…bike  \nRental:E50 a week,or 1………   …………a dayLate return fee:2.…          …per extra hourDeposit;3£…     ……………returnable  \nAccessories:5 for 4……      ……:pannier or handlebar type  \nfree:  pumprepair kit5strong………       …  \nInsurance:included,but must pay first 6.…  ………    …of claim  \nPay:by 7……………………only  \n## Strategies:\n\nlabelling a map  \nStudy the main featuresof the map and noticehow they are connected,  \ne.g.by roads,footpathsor corridors.  \nDecide what the possibleanswers have in common,  \ne.g.they are all rooms,buildings or streets.  \nListen forthe names of allthe places you are givenand for prepositions ofplace,e.g.near to,in front of.  \nPark  \n## Questions 8-10\n\nImprove your skills:understanding the task  \nStudy the instructions and map for 8-10.Then answer these questions.  \na Do you have to write letters,names from a list,or your own answers?  \nb How many names do you have to write in?  \nc Which names are already given on the map?  \n▶Check your answers on page 39 before you continue.  \n## Improve your skills:identifying main features\n\nFamiliarize yourself with the map,then ask yourself these questions.  \na Which building is next to the park?  \nb Where is 8in relation to the police station?  \nc Where is the pharmacy in relation to 9?  \nd What is behind the pharmacy?  \n▶ Check your answers on page 39 before you continue.  \nLabel the map.Choose your answers from the box below.Write the appropriate letters A-E on the map.  \nWoods Road  \n8  \nPolice Station  \nOak Street  \n10-  \nOak Street  \n____  \n9.  \nPharmacy  \nA health centre  \nB Maple Leaf pub  \nC Clark's Cycle Hire  \nD supermarket  \nE garage  \n## Section 2\n\nQuestions 11-17  \nStrategies:  \ncompleting a table  \n## Improve your skills:predicting from examples\n\nBefore you listen,checkhow many words you canuse and decide what kindyou need to write,e.g.nouns,verbs.Study the headings andexamples,which willindicate the kind ofinformation required.Tryto guess some of themissing words.While you hear therecording,use theinformation in the table toguide you through thequestions.  \nLook at the table below.Rugby and tennis are given as examples of sports.What answers would you predict for spaces 12,14 and 15 from the examplesgiven?  \n▶Check your answers on page 39 before you continue  \nComplete the table below.  \nWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.  \n\n| TYPE OF CLUB OR SOCIETY   | EXAMPLES   |\n| --- | --- |\n| SPORTS   | rugby   |\n|  | tennis   |\n| HOBBY/INTEREST   | landscape photography   |\n|  | 11………  ………  …   |\n| 12……………    …   | dancing   |\n|  | speed-dating   |\n\nWrite in your answers asyou listen,checkingwhether your guesses areconfirmed or not.Don't expect to write anyinformation on shadedparts of the table.  \nR","cbCaiojGBON0OFbn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiojGBON0OFbn","pdf",9357146,165,"English","# Strategies\n## Completing notes\n## Labelling a map\n## Understanding the task\n## Identifying main features\n## Predicting from examples\n## Multiple-choice questions\n## Predicting from stems\n## Completing a flow-chart\n# Section 1\n## Questions 1-7\n## Questions 8-10\n# Section 2\n## Questions 11-17\n## Questions 18-20\n# Section 3\n## Questions 21-25","[{\"question\":\"What is the recommended approach before listening for IELTS tasks?\",\"answer\":\"Study the instructions, headings, notes, and examples, then predict who the speakers are or what information is needed. 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