How to answer
Note Completion: how to approach it
- 1
Read the headings in the notes first: they follow the order of the recording.
- 2
Predict the kind of word each gap needs before the audio starts.
- 3
The speaker will paraphrase the notes, so listen for the meaning, not the same words.
- 4
Write the words you hear, spelled correctly, within the word limit.
11 drills
Note Completion drills
- Applying for a Library CardSection 1 · 8 questionsListen →
- Economics of the Tea TradeSection 4 · 7 questionsListen →
- Enquiring About a Pottery CourseSection 1 · 8 questionsListen →
- Guided Walk of MallowfordSection 2 · 7 questionsListen →
- Highfield Recycling SchemeSection 2 · 7 questionsListen →
- Joining a Community ChoirSection 1 · 8 questionsListen →
- Language Endangerment and ExtinctionSection 4 · 6 questionsListen →
- Melbury Bus Network ChangesSection 2 · 7 questionsListen →
- Oakfield Community Repair CaféSection 2 · 6 questionsListen →
- The Domestication of the HorseSection 4 · 6 questionsListen →
- Upgrades to Highfield MarketSection 2 · 7 questionsListen →
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