What types of listening materials are used in the Listening section?
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In the Listening section, various types of listening materials are used, including:
1. Conversations between two or more people in different contexts (e.g., shopping, at work, or at home).
2. Monologues from a single speaker, such as a lecture, announcement, or presentation.
3. Audio clips with background noise, accents, or dialects that may require listeners to focus on the content and filter out distractions.
4. Listening materials may also include phone conversations, radio programs, interviews, or news broadcasts, among others.
These listening materials are designed to assess a test taker's ability to understand spoken language in various contexts, identify main ideas, supporting details, and recognize relevant information.
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