Part 1 forms: signing up for an evening class
You can predict the kind of answer each gap needs and catch names, numbers and dates the first time you hear them.
A man is phoning a college to join an evening class, and you have the college's form to fill in.
That is Listening Part 1: two people in an everyday situation, and answers that are mostly names, numbers and dates. You hear each answer once.
So the work happens before the speaker gets there: you need to know what each gap is waiting for.
Warm-up
What does the gap need?
Before any recording plays, look at one line of a form.
Read thisDay of class: ______
What kind of answer fits this gap?
How it works
Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
BRIDGEFORD COLLEGE: EVENING COURSES
Course: Introduction to 1
Name: Daniel 2
Phone: 3
Start date: 4 October
Day: 5, 7 to 9 pm
Room: 6, Arts Building
Fee: £7 (printing extra)
Part 1 forms follow the conversation from top to bottom.
The method
- 1Use the reading time
Before each part you get time to read its questions. Go down the form gap by gap and ask what kind of word belongs there: a name, a date, an amount, a thing.
- 2Follow the form in order
The answers come in the same order as the form. Keep your eyes on the next gap. If you miss one, go straight to the one after it.
- 3Catch spellings and numbers
Names are usually spelled out letter by letter, and phone numbers are read in small groups. Write what you hear, as you hear it.
- 4Wait for the change of mind
Part 1 speakers often correct themselves or each other. The answer is the one they finish with.
- 5Check the word limit
ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER allows one word, one number, or one of each. An answer over the limit is marked wrong, even when the words are right.
Question 1: the course
Try question 1 before I show you how I did it. Play the clip once.
Clip 1: the course
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Course: Introduction to
Write no more than 1 word.
Watch me do one
Question 1 is Course: Introduction to ______. I'm waiting for a subject, one word.
The receptionist says Photography for Beginners is full, I'm afraid. Photography is a subject, but the course is full, so it cannot be his.
Then: But Introduction to Portraits still has a few places. That is the phrase from my form, word for word.
Daniel says Portraits is fine. I'll do that one. So I write Portraits.
Notice where the answer came: after a but, once the first option had gone.
Practice with Elita6 questions
Each clip is the next part of the same call. Play it once, as in the exam, and fill the gap.
Question 2: the surname
Write the surname. He spells it, so write exactly what he spells.
Clip 2: the name
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Name: Daniel
Write no more than 1 word.
Question 3: the phone number
Write the phone number as one number. He gives two numbers, so wait until he has finished.
Clip 3: the phone number
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Phone:
Question 4: the start date
Write the date the course starts for Daniel.
Clip 4: the start date
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Start date: October
Write no more than 1 word.
Question 5: the day
Write the day of the week the class meets.
Clip 5: the day and the room
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Day: , 7 to 9 pm
Write no more than 1 word.
Question 6: the room
The room is in the same clip as question 5. Write it from what you heard, and play the clip again only if you missed it.
Clip 5: the day and the room
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Room: , Arts Building
Write no more than 1 word.
Question 7: the fee
Write the fee for the course. Two amounts are mentioned.
Clip 6: the fee
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Fee: £ (printing extra)
Write no more than 1 word.
Words to keep
Join something by giving your name. I signed up for a Wednesday evening class.
A space for one student. The portraits course still has a few places.
With no places left. The beginners' course is full this term.
Money you pay for a service or a course. The fee covers ten weeks of classes.
Paid for on top of the main price. Printing is extra.
A small printed sheet with information. He saw a leaflet about photography courses.
Before you go
Before the recording, work out what kind of word belongs in every gap.
Follow the form in order. If you lose one answer, go straight to the next gap.
Listen to the end of a turn: the first date or number is often changed.
Check each answer against the word limit, and write spelled names letter for letter.
Next: Speaking comes next: Part 1 questions about your studies or your work.