IELTS Listening Comprehension 3

Question 1

In a form-completion task, you hear 'My surname is spelled D-O-U-G-H-E-R-T-Y'. What do you write?

Accepted Answer

Dougherty

Answer

Writing the exact letters spelled aloud gives 'Dougherty'.

Question 2

A speaker says 'It costs fifteen pounds, not fifty.' What is the correct price?

Accepted Answer

£15

Answer

The correction makes the price fifteen pounds, £15.

Question 3

What does a 'distractor' refer to in IELTS Listening?

Accepted Answer

Information that seems correct but is later corrected or contradicted

Answer

A distractor is information that misleads you before the speaker gives the real answer.

Question 4

In a map-labelling task, the speaker says 'the library is opposite the cafe'. If the cafe is north, where is the library?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

'Opposite' the cafe in the north places the library to the south.

Question 5

Which phrase signals that a speaker is about to give the final, correct answer after hesitation?

Accepted Answer

Actually, let me check — yes, it's...

Answer

'Actually, let me check' signals a correction leading to the right answer.

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