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IELTS Booster Lab Listening

Day 61 IELTS Listening Practice - Course Selection Discussion

Section 3 discussion practice with three distinct speakers, course preferences, reasons, prerequisites, final decisions, assessment details, deadlines, and corrections.

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

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. What is Yusuf's main aim when choosing a course?
    A. improving practical skills
    B. avoiding written examinations
    C. finding a convenient timetable
  2. Which subject interests Grace most?
    A. business finance
    B. climate policy
    C. research communication
  3. Why does Yusuf decide against Environmental Economics?
    A. The lectures begin too early.
    B. The course has too much reading.
    C. He lacks the required statistics course.
  4. Which module do both students finally choose?
    A. Research Communication
    B. Data Visualisation
    C. Project Management
  5. Why do they prefer the seminar version of the module?
    A. It has a smaller group.
    B. It finishes earlier.
    C. It has no final assessment.

Questions 6-10

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

  1. The seminar takes place on __________ afternoon.
  2. The main assessment is a digital __________.
  3. The reading list is available __________.
  4. Students must register by __________.
  5. Their next advice meeting will be in Room __________.

Answer Key

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. A
  6. Tuesday
  7. portfolio
  8. online
  9. Friday
  10. 18

Distractor Explanations

  • Yusuf mentions timetable and examination concerns, but practical skills are his main aim.
  • Grace finds Research Communication useful, but climate policy interests her most.
  • The early lecture belongs to another module. The missing statistics prerequisite prevents Yusuf from taking Environmental Economics.
  • Project Management and Research Communication are considered before both students choose Data Visualisation.
  • The lecture finishes earlier, but the seminar has the smaller group they prefer.
  • Thursday, a written examination, printed reading lists, Monday, and Room 81 are replaced or corrected during the discussion.

Transcript

Helen: Good morning, Yusuf and Grace. I have your course-selection forms, but neither of you has confirmed the optional modules yet.

Yusuf: Thanks, Helen. My timetable matters, and I would rather avoid another written examination, but my main aim is to gain practical skills that employers value.

Grace: My priorities are slightly different. Business finance could be useful, and Research Communication may help with assignments, but climate policy is the subject that interests me most.

Helen: In that case, Environmental Economics might appeal to both of you. It connects economic decisions with climate policy.

Yusuf: I considered it. Is the problem that its lectures start at eight in the morning?

Helen: No, those early lectures belong to International Trade. Environmental Economics requires the first-year statistics course.

Yusuf: I have not completed statistics, so I cannot take it this year. I will need another option.

Grace: I completed statistics, but I am uncertain about choosing a course that Yusuf cannot join. We planned to study at least one module together.

Helen: Yusuf, you listed Project Management as your first idea. Grace, Research Communication would suit your writing goals.

Yusuf: They both sound useful, but they would place us in different classes. Is there a practical module open to both of us?

Helen: Yes. Data Visualisation has no prerequisite, and students work with real survey results.

Grace: That would help me present climate data clearly. I would be happy to choose Data Visualisation.

Yusuf: Me too. Let's select Data Visualisation as our shared module.

Helen: There are two versions. The Thursday lecture finishes half an hour earlier, while the Tuesday seminar has a smaller group.

Grace: I learn more when I can ask questions, so the smaller seminar group sounds better.

Yusuf: I agree. We will choose the seminar version, even though it finishes later.

Helen: Good. The seminar takes place on Tuesday afternoon from two until four.

Yusuf: How is it assessed? An older student told me there was a written examination.

Helen: That was the previous format. The main assessment is now a digital portfolio completed throughout the term.

Grace: Do we need to collect a printed reading list from the department office?

Helen: No. The complete reading list is available online through the course page.

Yusuf: Classes begin next Monday. Can we wait until then to register?

Helen: No, registration closes this Friday. Submit your choices before five o'clock.

Grace: Could we meet again after registration to check that our timetables do not overlap?

Helen: Certainly. Come to Room 18 next Wednesday at eleven.

Yusuf: Did you say Room 81?

Helen: No, Room 18, one eight. I will also write it in the confirmation email.

Grace: Great. We will register by Friday and see you in Room 18 next Wednesday.

Mistake-Review Point

Separate a speaker's first preference from the course finally selected after discussing requirements and schedules.

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