I missed an answer: what do I do now?

In a listening test, if you miss an answer, going back and thinking about it for a long time can make you miss the next answer too. Put a quick mark by it and look at what the next question asks for.

In a practice exercise, though, come back to that part at the end: was the word unfamiliar, could you not separate connected speech, or were you still stuck on the previous question?

In IELTS the audio plays once. In the exercise here, the purpose of listening again is not to memorise the answer but to recognise the phrase you missed.

Example: The answers ask for a day, a price and a place, in that order. If you missed the price, look straight at the place question.

When you hear The venue is… in the audio, don't keep thinking about the price. This is already the start of the next piece of information. After the exercise, listen to the price part separately and note why you missed it.

Listen to the audio once. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER in each gap.

1. Day: ___
2. Fee: £___
3. Room: ___

If you miss an answer, leave it empty and move on to the next one. At the end, in the second listening, check only the part you missed.