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IELTS Practice Listening: Label Diagram ID: #57509 Medium Places
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Listen to the directions and identify the place names on the campus map below.NOTE: there are more place names listed than you will need.Choose your answers from the list of place names in the box.
You will hear a conversation between two students discussing directions around a university campus and their plans to visit different buildings. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. Have you got any ideas or contacts? Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going to go to the Student Employment Office. Do you want to come with me? Sure, if you don't mind. Where is it? Let me see. I've got a map here of the campus. It's up here in Y Block. Oh, boy. We're a long way away from there. We've just come out of N Block. Here we are here. Yes, N Block. Well, we can turn right and follow Circular Drive around, but that's the long way. What's the building opposite us? That's the International Centre. I learnt English there before starting my Bachelor of Business. Oh, right. I see it says 'I Block'. I guess 'I' stands for 'International'. Well, let's cross Circular Drive and walk up to the right. No, there's lots of trees and gardens there. We'd better go to the left of the building. You can't get through otherwise. OK. We'll head past B Block, go between B and C blocks, and then across the sports fields to Y Block. OK, but I'm really hungry. How about going to the student canteen before we get to Y Block? It's just on the other side of A Block, near the main entrance. Good idea. I didn't have breakfast this morning. I'm starving. Let's go.
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Diagram
Options:
I Block
C Block
Student Employment Office
Student Canteen
Bookshop
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Question Focus: The diagram position is for the building directly opposite the students at the start.

Correct Answer: A

Why this is correct: The diagram shows the building opposite the students. The speaker asks about the building opposite and then says it is the International Centre, and confirms it says 'I Block'. So the answer is I Block.

Passage Reference: What's the building opposite us? That's the International Centre. I learnt English there before starting my Bachelor of Business. Oh, right. I see it says 'I Block'. I guess 'I' stands for 'International'.

Common Mistake: Some students choose Student Employment Office because that is their final destination. But this diagram position is about where they are now, not where they are going. This is a context shift trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'International Centre ... I Block' = Diagram: 'building opposite'

Tips: Pay attention to location words like 'opposite us'. They tell you exactly where to look on the map.

Key Vocabulary:

  • opposite = across from
  • centre = main building

Question Focus: This diagram position is on the route between two buildings, so we listen for directions involving blocks.

Correct Answer: B

Passage Reference: OK. We'll head past B Block, go between B and C blocks, and then across the sports fields to Y Block.

Why this is correct: The diagram shows a block that they pass between while walking. The speaker says they will go between B and C blocks, so the correct label for this position is C Block.

Common Mistake: Some students choose I Block because it is mentioned earlier. But that block is in a different location and not part of this route. This is a sequence trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'between B and C blocks' = Diagram: 'block on the walking route'

Tips: For directions, always follow the order of movement the speaker describes. Do not jump back to earlier places.

Key Vocabulary:

  • between = in the middle of
  • route = path

Question Focus: The diagram position shows a place near A Block and the main entrance. We need to identify which place this is.

Correct Answer: D

Passage Reference: How about going to the student canteen before we get to Y Block? It's just on the other side of A Block, near the main entrance.

Why this is correct: The diagram shows a place close to A Block and the main entrance. The speaker clearly says they should go to the student canteen, and explains exactly where it is. So the answer here is Student Canteen.

Common Mistake: Some students choose Bookshop because it also sounds like a place near the entrance. But the speaker never mentions a bookshop at all. This is a distractor trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'student canteen ... other side of A Block' = Diagram: 'place near A Block and main entrance'

Tips: When a place is described with location details like 'near' or 'on the other side of', match it carefully to the diagram.

Key Vocabulary:

  • canteen = cafeteria
  • entrance = way in

General Tips:

  • Diagram questions follow the order of the recording, so label the map from the first place mentioned to the last.
  • Listen carefully for direction words like 'opposite', 'between', 'near', and 'across'. These are key for maps.
  • Do not choose a place just because it sounds important. Check if the location really matches the diagram.
  • Cross out options as you use them so you do not reuse the same place name.
  • The speaker may mention a destination and nearby places. Make sure you label the correct one for each position.

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