IELTS Listening- Spotting Answers
IELTS Listening- Spotting Answers
IELTS Listening- Spotting Answers
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<strong>IELTS</strong> <strong>Listening</strong> - Expressions which make it easier to spot the answer<br />
Which expressions can be used to show that the thing the speaker last said isn’t actually<br />
so (before or after that thing)?<br />
Listen to your teacher read out part of a typical <strong>IELTS</strong> <strong>Listening</strong> sentence and try to guess<br />
which of the two pieces of information, the first one (A) or another (B), was the answer to<br />
the exam question. If you teacher only says “A”, B would be in the sentence before or after<br />
that one. Hold up the card you guess it must be.<br />
Do the same thing by reading the sentences below.<br />
1. A is supposed to…<br />
2. A still…<br />
3. A used to be…<br />
4. A usually…<br />
5. A wise man once said A<br />
6. A, and I would continue to…<br />
7. A, but…<br />
8. A. Actually,…<br />
9. A. And I also…<br />
10. A, and that is the case.<br />
11. A. However,…<br />
12. A. I was mistaken.<br />
13. A. In fact,…<br />
14. A. In reality…<br />
15. A is indeed…<br />
16. A. My mistake,…<br />
17. A. Silly me!...<br />
18. A, which is correct.<br />
19. A. Whoops…<br />
20. Again, A…<br />
21. Although A,…<br />
22. As expected, A…<br />
23. As I said earlier, A.<br />
24. As most people think, A…<br />
25. As the proverb goes, A<br />
26. As usual, A…<br />
27. At first, A…<br />
28. Despite A,…<br />
29. Despite the doubts about A,…<br />
30. Due to the weather, A…<br />
31. He claims that it is A.<br />
32. I can see why you might think A<br />
33. A. (Sorry) I meant to say…<br />
34. I seem to remember A, but I’ll have a look at the booklet. Sorry, I was mistaken.<br />
35. I think A, but just let me check. Yes, I was right.<br />
36. I thought A too, then…<br />
37. I’m afraid A…<br />
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38. A. In reality,…<br />
39. In spite of A,…<br />
40. Instead of A,…<br />
41. It is commonly thought that A<br />
42. It is well known that A<br />
43. Many people have heard that A, and that is indeed so.<br />
44. Most people think A<br />
45. My initial impression was A.<br />
46. My philosophy on this is A<br />
47. Rather than A…<br />
48. Some/ many/ most people A.<br />
49. A. Sorry, I meant to say…<br />
50. Sorry but A…<br />
51. The consensus was A<br />
52. The two options are A and B. The former…<br />
53. The two possibilities are A and B. The latter…<br />
54. There was a consensus on A<br />
55. To start with A,…<br />
56. Unfortunately, A...<br />
57. Unlike A,…<br />
58. We settled on A<br />
59. We were going to A<br />
60. We were planning to A<br />
61. You could A<br />
62. You might think that A,…<br />
Speaking practice<br />
Start one of the sentences above where B is the answer and see if your partner can think<br />
of a realistic way of completing it.<br />
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Answer key<br />
Note that none of these guarantee that is the answer in the exam!<br />
1. A is supposed to… - B<br />
2. A still… - A<br />
3. A used to be… - B<br />
4. A usually… - B<br />
5. A wise man once said A - A<br />
6. A, and I would continue to… - A<br />
7. A, but… - B<br />
8. A. Actually,… - B<br />
9. A. And I also… - A<br />
10. A, and that is the case - A<br />
11. A. However,… - B<br />
12. A. I was mistaken. - B<br />
13. A. In fact,… - B<br />
14. A. In reality… - B<br />
15. A is indeed - A<br />
16. A. My mistake,… - B<br />
17. A. Silly me!... – B<br />
18. A, which is correct. - A<br />
19. A. Whoops… - B<br />
20. Again, A… - A<br />
21. Although A,… - B<br />
22. As expected, A… - A<br />
23. As I said earlier, A. - A<br />
24. As most people think, A… - A<br />
25. As the proverb goes, A - A<br />
26. As usual, A… - A<br />
27. At first, A… - B<br />
28. Despite A,… - B<br />
29. Despite the doubts about A,… - A<br />
30. Due to the weather, A… - B<br />
31. He claims that it is A. - B<br />
32. I can see why you might think A - B<br />
33. A. (Sorry) I meant to say… - B<br />
34. I seem to remember A, but I’ll have a look at the booklet. Sorry, I was mistaken. - B<br />
35. I think A, but just let me check. Yes, I was right. - A<br />
36. I thought A too, then… - B<br />
37. I’m afraid A… - B<br />
38. A. In reality,… - B<br />
39. In spite of A,… - B<br />
40. Instead of A,… - B<br />
41. It is commonly thought that A - B<br />
42. It is well known that A - A<br />
43. Many people have heard that A, and that is indeed so. - A<br />
44. Most people think A - B<br />
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45. My initial impression was A. - B<br />
46. My philosophy on this is A - A<br />
47. Rather than A… - B<br />
48. Some/ many/ most people A. - B<br />
49. A. Sorry, I meant to say… - B<br />
50. Sorry but A… - B<br />
51. The consensus was A - A<br />
52. The two options are A and B. The former… - A<br />
53. The two possibilities are A and B. The latter… - B<br />
54. There was a consensus on A - A<br />
55. To start with A,… - B<br />
56. Unfortunately, A... - B<br />
57. Unlike A,… - B<br />
58. We settled on A – A<br />
59. We were going to A - B<br />
60. We were planning to A - B<br />
61. You could A - B<br />
62. You might think that A,… - B<br />
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Cards to be cut out and held up<br />
Make a copy of one each for each student.<br />
A Not A<br />
A Not A<br />
A Not A<br />
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