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IELTS Practice Listening: Note/Summary Completion Diagram ID: #57387 Easy Next steps
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Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
You will hear a conversation between 2 colleagues discussing the next steps in starting a new system project. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. What are the next steps if we are to have a new system? Well, the first question is, do you have support from your senior management? Yes, I've already discussed it with them, and they're also keen to get this work done. OK, because I was going to say that's the first thing you need to do, and without that, we can't go ahead. Yes, I've done that. That's good. Actually, they mentioned that there's probably a form I need to complete to formally start the project. Yes, that's the next thing you need to do. I'll send you an e-mail with a link so you can fill it in online. It's called a project request form. OK, great. And then what happens? Well, I have a list of things, but I think the third thing you should do is see Samir. He's our analyst who will look at the system and identify what needs to be done. Okay, can you send me his contact details and I'll set up a meeting with him? Okay, that's good. So we should soon be able to get a team together to start the work. Some members of our team work in different locations, so it's not easy to have face-to-face meetings. That's OK. I'm used to having conference calls, providing they're not late at night. Right. So I'll send you details of the team, and if you could set up a call, that would be great. OK, I'll do that. Thanks.
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Question Focus: Identifying who must support the project first

Correct Answer: senior management

Why this is correct: At the start, the speaker explains the very first step before anything can happen. You hear that they must have support from senior management, otherwise the project cannot continue.

Passage Reference: do you have support from your senior management? Yes, I've already discussed it with them, and they're also keen to get this work done. OK, because I was going to say that's the first thing you need to do, and without that, we can't go ahead. Yes, I've done that.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes write team support or colleagues, but the speaker is very clear this support must come from senior leaders. This is a context shift trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'support from your senior management' = Diagram: 'support from ___'

Tips: Listen carefully to phrases like first thing you need to do. They often signal answers in process diagrams.

Key Vocabulary:

  • support = approval
  • senior = top-level

Question Focus: Naming the form needed to formally start the project

Correct Answer: project request

Passage Reference: they mentioned that there's probably a form I need to complete to formally start the project. Yes, that's the next thing you need to do. I'll send you an e-mail with a link so you can fill it in online. It's called a project request form.

Why this is correct: The speaker explains that to formally start the project, a form must be completed. He clearly names it as a project request form, which matches the diagram step.

Common Mistake: Some students write request form only, but the speaker gives the full name. Leaving out project is a partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'project request form' = Diagram: 'project request'

Tips: When a speaker says it's called..., that name is usually the exact answer.

Key Vocabulary:

  • form = document
  • formally = officially

Question Focus: Identifying the action taken with the analyst

Correct Answer: meeting

Passage Reference: can you send me his contact details and I'll set up a meeting with him?

Why this is correct: After mentioning Samir the analyst, the speaker says they will set up a meeting with him. The diagram step summarises this action as meeting.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes write contact because contact details are mentioned, but the real action is arranging a meeting. This is a distractor trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'set up a meeting' = Diagram: 'meeting'

Tips: Do not stop at extra details. Listen for what action actually happens next.

Key Vocabulary:

  • analyst = system expert
  • set up = arrange

Question Focus: How the team will communicate

Correct Answer: conference call

Passage Reference: I'm used to having conference calls, providing they're not late at night.

Why this is correct: Because the team works in different locations, face-to-face meetings are difficult. The speaker says they usually use conference calls, which matches the final diagram step.

Common Mistake: Some students write face-to-face meetings, but the speaker explains these are not easy. This is a negation trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'having conference calls' = Diagram: 'conference call'

Tips: When you hear a problem followed by that's OK, listen carefully. The solution after that is often the answer.

Key Vocabulary:

  • locations = places
  • providing = as long as

General Tips:

  • Diagram questions follow the order of the conversation. Use the previous answer to know when the next one is coming.
  • Always respect the word limit. More than two words is automatically wrong.
  • Copy the exact words you hear. Do not change them into your own synonyms.
  • Listen for signpost phrases like the first thing, the next thing, and the third thing.
  • If the speaker explains something is difficult or not possible, the answer usually comes right after as the solution.

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