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IELTS Listening Part 3: a discussion
IELTS ማዳመጥ ክፍል 3፦ ውይይት
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How it works
In Part 3 you hear up to four people, often students and a tutor, talking about a study task. The questions test opinions, reasons and decisions, not just facts.
በክፍል 3 እስከ አራት የሚደርሱ ሰዎች (ብዙ ጊዜ ተማሪዎችና አስተማሪ) ስለ አንድ የጥናት ተግባር ሲነጋገሩ ይሰማሉ። ጥያቄዎቹ እውነታዎችን ብቻ ሳይሆን አስተያየቶችን፣ ምክንያቶችንና ውሳኔዎችን ይፈትናሉ።
All three options are usually mentioned. The right one is the one the speakers finally agree on, so listen for words like "So we've decided…" or "Let's go with…".
ሦስቱም አማራጮች ብዙ ጊዜ ይጠቀሳሉ። ትክክለኛው ተናጋሪዎቹ በመጨረሻ የሚስማሙበት ነው፤ ስለዚህ "So we've decided…" ወይም "Let's go with…" ያሉ ቃላትን ያዳምጡ።
Learn the language of agreeing and disagreeing: "That's a good point, but…", "I'm not so sure", "Exactly".
የመስማማትና ያለመስማማት አገላለጾችን ይማሩ፦ "That's a good point, but…" (ጥሩ ነጥብ ነው፣ ግን…)፣ "I'm not so sure" (እርግጠኛ አይደለሁም)፣ "Exactly" (ልክ ነው)።
Listen to the recording free at safarienglish.com/learn/ielts-listening-part-3-b2, then answer the questions.
Exercises
What is the topic of the students' project?
የተማሪዎቹ ፕሮጀክት ርዕስ ምንድን ነው?
- ☐ a) student exam results
- ☐ b) electricity use at home
- ☐ c) water use on campus
Why does Hana prefer interviews?
ሃና ለምን ቃለ መጠይቅን ትመርጣለች?
- ☐ a) People give more detailed reasons.
- ☐ b) The tutor asked for them.
- ☐ c) They are quicker.
What is Dawit's opinion of interviews?
ዳዊት ስለ ቃለ መጠይቅ ያለው አስተያየት ምንድን ነው?
- ☐ a) They take too much time.
- ☐ b) Students will not agree to them.
- ☐ c) They give the most reliable data.
How will the students finally collect their data?
ተማሪዎቹ በመጨረሻ መረጃቸውን እንዴት ይሰበስባሉ?
- ☐ a) only a questionnaire
- ☐ b) a questionnaire, then some interviews
- ☐ c) only interviews
What does Hana think will be the most difficult part?
ሃና በጣም ከባዱ ክፍል የትኛው ይሆናል ብላ ታስባለች?
- ☐ a) giving the presentation
- ☐ b) getting enough replies
- ☐ c) analysing the answers
When does the tutor suggest sending the questionnaire?
አስተማሪው መጠይቁ መቼ እንዲላክ ይመክራል?
- ☐ a) during the exam period
- ☐ b) two weeks after the exams
- ☐ c) before the exams start
Who first suggests using charts?
ቻርቶችን ለመጠቀም መጀመሪያ ሐሳብ ያቀረበው ማን ነው?
- ☐ a) the tutor
- ☐ b) Dawit
- ☐ c) Hana
- 1. That's a good point, but… → ___
- 2. I'm not so sure. → ___
- 3. Exactly. → ___
- 4. Why not do both? → ___
- a) ሐሳብ ማቅረብ
- b) በከፊል መስማማት
- c) በትሕትና አለመስማማት
- d) ሙሉ በሙሉ መስማማት
Answer key
- c) water use on campus
- a) People give more detailed reasons.
- a) They take too much time.
- b) a questionnaire, then some interviews
- c) analysing the answers
- c) before the exams start
- b) Dawit
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
Transcript
Tutor: So, have you two chosen a topic for your research project yet?
Hana: We're thinking about how students on our campus use water.
Dawit: At first I wanted to look at electricity, but water seems more urgent here.
Tutor: Good. And how are you planning to collect your data?
Hana: I'd like to do interviews, because people explain their reasons in more detail.
Dawit: That's a good point, but interviews take a long time. A short questionnaire would reach far more students.
Tutor: Why not do both? A questionnaire first, then a few interviews to explore the answers.
Hana: Yes, that would work. So we've decided: questionnaire first, interviews after.
Tutor: What do you think will be the most difficult part?
Dawit: Honestly, I'm worried about getting enough people to reply during the exam period.
Hana: I'm not so sure that's the problem. I think analysing the answers will take us longer.
Tutor: Then send the questionnaire out before the exams start, and leave two weeks for the analysis.
Dawit: Exactly. And we should present the results as charts, not long tables.
Hana: I agree. Charts will make the presentation much clearer.
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