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IELTS Practice Listening: Matching Features ID: #57299 Medium Yuki
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Choose your answers from the box. What are Yuki, Jaime, and Minsoo’s plans during the summer?


You will hear a conversation between three students discussing their summer plans, including travel, work, and study. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. I can't believe that the school year is over already. What are you both going to do? Well, I have to visit my parents first as soon as I can. I haven't seen them this whole term. Yeah, I know. They're pretty far away. Fortunately, mine are coming to visit me here before I start summer classes. How about you, Jamie? I just saw my parents last month during Parents' Weekend. I'm going to South America for most of the summer to volunteer and study Spanish. Wow, that's great. Yeah, actually, after working for most of the summer, I'm going to visit Jamie down there for a few weeks. You should come along if you can. I would really like to, you know. Let me think. My summer courses end a few weeks before the fall term starts, so I would have the time to go. You should totally visit Minsu and me, then. You both can stay over in my dorm room. No need to pay for a hostel or anything. Actually, money is one reason why I don't think I can go. Plane tickets are awfully expensive these days. You know, Yuki, while I'm at home, that job is going to help me pay for my flight. Yeah, maybe while you are taking summer classes, you could get a job too. Hmm, we'll see. It's an awfully difficult engineering course, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to study and work at the same time. I really hope you can. I think all of us would have a really fun time. Yeah, doing both at the same time will be tough, but it will definitely be worth it. Okay, well, I'll have to see what jobs are available on campus during the summer and then...
Summer Plans
A. build a house
B. study Spanish
C. relax and read books
D. take summer classes
E. work and visit a friend
A B C D E
1 Yuki
2 Jaime
3 Minsoo
AI explanationShows the answer. Tap to open.

Question Focus: Synonym match - 'summer courses' means 'take summer classes'

Why this is correct: The answer is take summer classes because the speaker says Yuki will stay and study. You hear "before I start summer classes", which clearly shows Yuki has classes during the summer.

Passage Reference: Fortunately, mine are coming to visit me here before I start summer classes. How about you, Jamie?

Common Mistake: Some students choose work and visit a friend because Yuki talks about money and jobs later. This is a distractor trap because Yuki is only thinking about a job, not confirming it.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'start summer classes' = Statement: 'take summer classes'

Tips: Listen for clear future plans like 'I am going to' or 'I start' to confirm a decision, not just ideas.

Key Vocabulary:

  • courses = classes
  • term = semester

Question Focus: Synonym match - 'study Spanish' is said directly

Passage Reference: I'm going to South America for most of the summer to volunteer and study Spanish. Wow, that's great.

Why this is correct: The answer is study Spanish because Jamie clearly says this plan. You hear "to volunteer and study Spanish", so there is no doubt about the main study goal.

Common Mistake: Some students choose relax and read books because Jamie sounds calm and positive. This is a partial truth trap because relaxing is not mentioned as a plan.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'study Spanish' = Statement: 'study Spanish'

Tips: When a speaker lists two activities, focus on the one that matches the options exactly.

Key Vocabulary:

  • volunteer = work without pay
  • actually = in fact

Question Focus: Sequence and context - working first, then visiting Jamie

Passage Reference: Yeah, actually, after working for most of the summer, I'm going to visit Jamie down there for a few weeks.

Why this is correct: The answer is work and visit a friend because Minsoo explains the order clearly. You hear "after working for most of the summer" and then "visit Jamie", which matches both parts.

Common Mistake: Some students choose take summer classes because classes are discussed nearby. This is a context shift trap because the classes belong to Yuki, not Minsoo.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'after working... visit Jamie' = Statement: 'work and visit a friend'

Tips: Pay attention to who is speaking. Plans can change quickly between speakers.

Key Vocabulary:

  • after = later
  • visit = stay with

General Tips:

  • In Matching Features, scan for names first so you know who is speaking.
  • Questions usually follow the order of the recording, so use the last answer to predict the next.
  • Listen for signpost words like 'actually' and 'after' to understand real plans.
  • Options can be used more than once, so do not cross them off too early.

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