Why do I understand Part 4 but still miss the answers?
Understanding is measured per sentence and the mark per word. Here are the three ways a clear talk still costs a gap, and what to practise for each.
Because understanding is measured per sentence and the mark is measured per word on the note line. A candidate can follow a lecture completely and still lose a gap in three ways: the instruction allowed two words and four were written; the article in front of the answer was copied; or the jump to the next question came one clause too late.
Separating the two failures makes the practice obvious. A blank wrong answer points to reading and tracking: predict the class, mark the order, wait for the signpost. A written wrong answer points to transfer: the word was heard and then written in a form the sheet does not accept.
IELTS Listening Part 4: Note Completion in an Academic Talk →