Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training In Listening multiple choice, you often hear something about every option. The speakers mention A, B and C, and you think: "They all sound right." Or you hear the exact words of option A and choose it at once, only to find that the speaker rejected it a moment later. This is the distractor trap, and it is designed into the task. In this episode: • Why every option is mentioned • Listening for the final choice • Paraphrased options • Two-answer questions • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • every option may be mentioned, so listen for what happens to each one. • the answer is the option that survives, not the one you heard first. • exact words are often a trap, and matching meaning is the skill. • in two-answer questions, cross out and tick as you go, and write two different letters. 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.