31 Dealing with the question stem in multiple choice tasks When you have to do a listening task with multiple choice questions, use your preparation time to read the question (or ‘stem’) carefully to identify the keywords. You should also read all the options carefully before you hear the recording. Only one option will be correct, but the distractors may look correct too. You will need to work out why they are wrong. When you hear the recording for the second time, check your answers. Remember that the speaker will probably use paraphrase – a different way of saying the same thing. Imagine you are going to listen to some young people talking about their schools. Look at the question stems below and underline the keyword/s in each one. 1 The rule Ahmed dislikes most in his new school is . 2 Lucy does extracurricular activities because she thinks . 3 Igor recently got into trouble with his teacher for . 4 Katerina believes it’s important for students to have access to . 5 Martin decided to attend a vocational school because he . Look again at the stems in exercise 1 and decide which kinds of words are usually NOT important for understanding what the stem means. articles, Think of one way to complete each sentence. Write your answer on the line. 1 2 3 Dealing with the distractors in multiple choice tasks Listen to Ahmed talking about rules at his new school. Circle the correct answer. The rule Ahmed dislikes most in his new school is: A “Arrive at school fifteen minutes before the first lesson starts.” B “No trainers to be worn with school uniform.” C “Smartphones are not allowed in the classroom.” D “Raise your hand in class if you want to speak.” Listen again. In which order does Ahmed mention the four options? Write 1, 2, 3 or 4 next to options A–D in exercise 4. 4 2ik3g7 03 5 School and education | Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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