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IELTS Listening Matching Questions Made Easy!

December 08, 2020 • Shelly Cornick and Nick Lone • Episode 36

The matching questions in the IELTS exam should be easy. I mean, you can see the answers – they are just sitting there in the box. So why is it so difficult to match them? Well, today Nick and I will explain by breaking down the two types of listening matching questions to show you how they work and why they can be so tricky (Spoiler - it is all about SYNONYMS!)

This is an interactive episode so please have a pen and piece of paper ready so that you can join in the activities. You can see the questions at http://blog.myieltsclassroom.com/ielts-listening-matching-questions/

In this episode, we will:

explain the basics about IELTS listening matching questions
look at the differences between one-to-on matching activities and A, B, C matching activities
Complete 4 activities to show you how to approach these questions well

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