Identifying distractors- IELTS

Distractors are the incorrect answers to a question. Identifying distractors helps you to choose the correct answer and shows you have understood the Listening text. 

1.1. Listen to extracts from each Section of the Listenin paper. Answer the questions in the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.

	question	distractors
1	What date will they leave?
2	What day will the tour visit a farm?
3	The students decide to do a project about
4	Problems -Poor weather -A lack off

Study tip. To improve your concentration, when you are doing the Practice Tests in this book, try to write down each possible answer. Cross out the incorrect answers as you listen, based on what the speakers say.

1.2. Listen to the extracts again. Write down each possible answer and cross out the incorrect ones. Write the distractors in the table.

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ANSWER

1.1.

1. 18 th July

2. Wednesday

3. Recycling

4. Funds

1.2.

The distractors are:

1. 19th, 20th,21st

2. TUesday, Thursday, Friday

3. Environment pollution

4. Equipment volunteers

SCRIPT

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A: Right, so, you need to book some flights, is that right?

B: Yes, for me and my family. We´re going to Scotland for my sister´s wedding.

A: Oh, lovely! When´s the wedding?

B: It´s on 21st July. 

A: That should be wonderful, but I assume you´ll want to fly in earlier? What about the 20th or even the 19th?

B: It will have to be the 18th. I´ve actually got to attend a special dinner on the 19th.

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Welcome aboard, everyone! I hope you´ll enjoy your stay with us and get a lovely glimpse of country life. We´re going to a wonderful market on Tuesday morning. I´m sure you´ll love that with all the local farm produce on sale. Then on the Wednesday you´ll get to see where all that lovely produce comes from as John Smith, a local farmer, has invited us to see him at work. On Thursday, you´ll have a day to relax before we leave on Friday.

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A: So, what topic are we going to choose for our project? It´s due in three weeks.

B: I know, it´s not a lot of time. I was going to suggest we do one on the environment.

A: But that´s so broad a topic. We sould try to narrow it down. What about recycling?

B: That´s a good idea. There´s a lot of information and I think the other groups are concentrating on pollution. So this would be nice and different.

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We encountered quite a few problems during our research. Firstly, the weather was horrendous and made our work conditions very difficult indeed. Luckily, we had the right equipment to deal with that, and could carry on regardless. Unfortunately though, in spite of having so many volunteers, we did run out of funds halfway through the project. So, we were forced to postpone the second half of our trip.

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DICTIONARY

earlier: The comparative of early. Earlier is used to refer to a point or period in time before the present or before the one you are talking about.

glimpse:to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly. For example: We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.

broad:large from one side to the other side.  For example: My brother is very broad-shouldered. /We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees.

encountered: past simple and past participle of encounter. to meet someone unexpectedly. to experience something, especially something unpleasant. For example: We encountered problems early in the project. 

regardless: despite; not being affected by something: For example: She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk). This job is open to all, regardless of previous experience. All the children are lumped together in one class, regardless of their ability.

in spite:(used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite. For example: In spite of his injury, Ricardo will play in Saturday's match.

run out:to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left. If a document or official agreement runs out, the period of time for which it lasts finishes.

For example:

Do you have any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."

My passport runs out next month - I must get it renewed.

I'll have to stop you there, we've run out of time.

through: from one end or side of something to the other. For example: He struggled through the crowd till he reached the front. We drove through the tunnel.