hi today we'll talk about listening in CAE exam but
first of all let's talk about listening in general. it's a third paper in the
exam and it consists of four parts. this part of the exam lasts for approximately
40 minutes
there are 30 questions in general and for each correct answer and you get one
mark
instructions are usually given on papers and on the audio file that you here and
It sometimes includes the information about the speaker about the context and
some other additional information. before you listen to text your given the time
to read through the questions and to think about what you can expect to hear
there will be a variety of voices accents and styles on delivery
so to get ready for that you need to expose yourself to different age
categories people with different background and different contexts like
lectures, radio programs, youtube videos
just everything. it can come from anywhere .at the end of this part be
sure to enter every answer and don't leave any questions without answers
because even if you don't know
just put the answer in the answer sheet because you may score some points
so let's talk about part 1.It evaluates your ability to show understanding of details
general idea, the gist, course of action as well as attitudes feelings and
opinions
there are three unrelated short texts, one minute long approx and three-option
multiple choice questions for each of them
so for doing this task successfully you need to first
relax and just listen the first time without really thinking about the answer
just listen it to get it. never assume you've heard the right answer
the first time, because questions, this 3 option questions, are usually focused on
different things. so avoid selecting the response right away
only if you heard the exact same words that you see in the answer
it is the main mistake that people make because you need to clearly understand
what you are asked to find in this audio other wrong answers are actually very
easy to prove that they are wrong because they contradict the main idea or
certain detail
so if you get everything right to get six points. part two - sentence completion
this part evaluates your ability to follow the main idea of the passage your
hearing
and get the specific information. it's usually a monologue that lasts for about
three minutes and the content is aimed at the general audience. the sentences
that you see in your paper are the main ideas of the text that you are hearing
so you are asked to demonstrate the understanding by completing the gaps
it's usually a single word or a small phrase from the text that you are
hearing
so you need to put the specific information from the text with the
correct spelling of course- British or American - doesn't matter it should be
correct
so my tips here are to pay attention to names and numbers. when you hear any
names for the first time just write them down. when you're going to be listening
for the second time you will have a chance to make sure they are correct
because you're often asked to actually put at the name or the number in the
gap. don't paraphrase - you are asked to put the actual information so don't
really think about the grammar think about the form of the word is it the
adjective? is an adverb? is it plural? or singular? just ,you know, try to get as
close as possible to what you're hearing
so there are 8 gaps and you get 8 point if you get everything correct
so that's it for this video in the next one i will talk about the part 3 & 4
thank you for watching
and i wish you good luck with your exam and i will see you in the next video