day-57-ielts-listening-practice

IELTS Booster Lab Listening

Day 57 IELTS Listening Practice - Tutor Giving Assignment Feedback

Section 3 academic feedback practice for tutor advice, essay revision, strengths, weaknesses, sources, conclusions, deadlines, and meeting plans.

Practice Instructions

1. Listen once without pausing.
2. Answer all 10 questions.
3. Check the answer key.
4. Replay the mistakes only.
5. Read the transcript after trying.
6. Write one weak point for tomorrow.

Questions 1-5

Complete the feedback notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Assignment Feedback

1. The assignment topic was urban __________.
2. The strongest part of the essay was the __________.
3. The introduction needs a clearer __________.
4. The tutor says the student used too many __________.
5. The student should add one more academic __________.

Questions 6-10

Complete the revision plan below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Revision Plan

6. The student should shorten the section about __________.
7. The tutor recommends using a simple __________.
8. The conclusion should mention future __________.
9. The revised assignment is due on __________.
10. The next meeting will be in the tutor's __________.

Answer Key

1. transport
2. examples
3. argument
4. quotations
5. source
6. history
7. table
8. research
9. Thursday
10. office

Distractor Explanations

• The student mentions housing, but the assignment topic was urban transport.
• The tutor says the structure is acceptable, but the strongest part is the examples.
• The title is clear enough; the introduction needs a clearer argument.
• The problem is not too few quotations. The student used too many.
• The student suggests Friday, but the tutor says Thursday.
• The library is too noisy, so the next meeting will be in the tutor's office.

Transcript

Tutor: Thanks for coming in, Daniel. I have read your assignment on urban transport.

Daniel: I was worried it sounded more like a housing essay because I mentioned apartment blocks in the first paragraph.

Tutor: That part is only background. Your main topic is clearly urban transport, so that is fine.

Daniel: Good. What did you think was the strongest part?

Tutor: The examples were the strongest part. Your structure is acceptable, but the examples from two cities made the essay more convincing.

Daniel: I thought the introduction was okay because the title was clear.

Tutor: The title is clear enough, but the introduction needs a clearer argument. At the moment, it describes the topic but does not say what you will prove.

Daniel: I can fix that. Should I add more quotations from the articles?

Tutor: Actually, you used too many quotations. Try to paraphrase more and only quote when the exact wording is important.

Daniel: Right. I used several websites. Is that enough?

Tutor: Websites are useful, but you should add one more academic source, such as a journal article or book chapter.

Daniel: I also wondered if the statistics section was too long.

Tutor: Keep the statistics section. The part you should shorten is the history section because it delays your main analysis.

Daniel: For the results, I was planning to add a long chart with all the survey numbers.

Tutor: A long chart would be hard to read. Use a simple table with only the most important numbers.

Daniel: What should I do with the conclusion? I mainly repeated my main points.

Tutor: You can briefly repeat them, but the conclusion should also mention future research.

Daniel: I can revise it by Friday.

Tutor: I need to check it before then, so please send the revised assignment on Thursday.

Daniel: Okay. Should we meet in the library again?

Tutor: The library is too noisy this week. Let's meet in my office after lunch.

Daniel: Thanks. I will revise the argument, reduce the quotations, and add the extra source.

Mistake-Review Point

In tutor feedback, listen for the final advice after polite comments. The tutor may praise one part, then correct another part.