Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Map and plan labelling questions make many learners panic. The speaker says "go past the lake, and it's in the north-east corner", and the learner is still looking for the entrance. Two things cause most mistakes: not knowing the location language, like "opposite" or "adjacent to", and not knowing where you are on the map when the audio starts. In this episode: • Orient yourself before the audio • Position language • Compass points and corners • Movement language • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • know your starting point, north and your landmarks before the audio begins. • "opposite" means across from, and "adjacent to" means next to. • find north first, then mark all four sides of the map. • left and right belong to the walker, so always know which way you are facing. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.