7.3. The Jump to Band 7
Fix the three things that hold a Band 6 listener back.
The short version
A speaker who changes their mind. Write the fact that stands.
Options that paraphrase the recording rather than repeat it.
Three voices in Part 3. Track who thinks what.
An answer that does not fit the box it is going in.
Four places the marks go
A listener at this level already keeps their place and fills every box. What is left goes to corrections, word limits, who says what in Part 3, and paraphrase.
Writes the first date. Listens for the exact words of the option. Answers for the wrong speaker in Part 3. Fits the meaning, not the box.
Writes the fact that stands. Listens for the idea, in any words. Tracks who holds each view. Fits the instruction.
Take a booking call. The caller asks for Saturday the fifth. The receptionist says the fifth is full and offers the next Saturday, the twelfth. The caller accepts. The gap reads Date: Saturday the ____.
Same date gap
5th. That is the Saturday the caller wanted.
12th. The 5th is full and the caller accepts the next Saturday. The booking is for the 12th.
Quiz time4 questions
The fact that stands
Play the booking call once. The form has the gap Meeting point: the ____. Listen for the place that is true now, not the one that was true before.
Part 1: kayak hire booking
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
What goes in the gap?
Who says it
Play the tutorial once. Three people speak: a tutor, Aisha and Ben. Part 3 questions often ask what one named person thinks, so keep a note of who holds each view.
Part 3: tutorial discussion
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Which of these is Ben's view?
The idea, in any words
Play the lecture once. The correct option does not repeat the speaker's words. The two wrong ones do. Listen for the idea, not the phrase.
Part 4: lecture
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
After the fridges moved to shop-front windows, which sites gained most of the new users?
Recap
Choose the change that adds marks.
A candidate scores about 24. Which change carries them to about 30?
Recap
Wait for the speaker to settle, then write the fact that stands.
Listen for the idea, not for the words the option happens to use.
In Part 3, track who is saying what, not just what is said.
Next: how the thirty minutes runs on the day.