Listening· Task 1 of 8 types· usually 1–2 items
Summarize Spoken Text
Listen to the lecture once, then write a 50–70 word summary of it. You have 10 minutes. A summary of 50–70 words earns full marks for form; going shorter or longer costs only the form point, so it is worth writing even if you are a few words out.
The lecture
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0 words / 50–70
Spelling check is off on purpose — the real exam doesn’t have one, and spelling is scored here.
Tips for Summarize Spoken Text
- 50–70 words. Under 40 or over 100, the whole summary scores 0.
- While it plays, note three or four content words for each point, in the speaker's order.
- Write full sentences in one paragraph — grammar is marked, and a list of fragments gives it nothing to mark.
- Read it back: spelling is marked in context, so a real word in the wrong place counts.