Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Multiple choice looks easy. One option looks familiar because its words appear in the passage. You choose it, and you lose the mark. In this episode: • Locating the right part of the text • Paraphrase: the same idea in new words • Eliminating partly true options • Global questions • Reading lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • Locate first with anchor words. Never choose from memory. • Match meaning, not words. • One wrong detail makes the whole option wrong. • A global answer must fit the whole text, not one part. 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.