IELTS Listening Part 1 · Medium
Part 1 traps: when speakers change their minds
IELTS loves distractors: a speaker gives one answer, then corrects it. Practise catching the final answer, not the first one.
Type the whole sentence
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Tip: write numbers as digits (14th, 6.30, 95). Capitals and punctuation don't matter.
Full transcript (contains answers)
- The appointment is on Tuesday, sorry, I mean Wednesday.
- I'd like 4 tickets, no, actually make that 5.
- We usually meet at 7, but this week it's been moved to 8.
- The original price was 60 pounds, but it's now reduced to 45.
- I was going to pay by card, but I'll pay in cash instead.
- The class used to be in Room 12, but it's now in Room 20.
- My flat number is 14, not 40, people often get that wrong.
- I thought the trip was on the 3rd, but it's actually on the 13th.
- Let's say Friday morning, oh no, I'm busy then, so Friday afternoon.
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