Task instructions
Listen once where audio is supplied. Take brief notes and distinguish what is stated from what is merely plausible.
Task type: Listen to an Academic Talk. Use the transcript or attached audio to answer questions about purpose, attitude, detail, inference, and the appropriate response.
Practice workspace
Write notes or your response
04:00
Reveal listening transcript
Speaker 1 introduces short response to a scheduling request. The exchange states a problem, one relevant detail, a reason, and the next action. A second speaker clarifies one point and rejects an incorrect assumption.
Reveal answer key / expected response
Expected answers identify the stated purpose, clarifying detail, reason, rejected assumption, and next action.
Official-style scoring criteria
Accuracy of comprehension and response selection.