Level B1 (approx. band 4-5) · Academic and General Training Form, note and table completion looks easy. You hear a word, and you write it in a gap. But many learners lose marks here even when they understood the recording. In this episode: • Reading the instruction • Over the limit means wrong • Articles and plurals • Spelling, capitals and numbers • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • the instruction gives the maximum, so read it before every set of questions. • count your words, and never repeat a word that is already printed beside the gap. • drop articles, but keep plurals. • correct spelling earns the mark, and figures keep numbers clear. 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.