Level B1 (approx. band 4-5) · Academic and General Training Short-answer questions look friendly. You read a question, you listen, and you write a short answer. But many learners answer a different question from the one on the page. In this episode: • How the task works • What each question word wants • Answering exactly what is asked • Keeping it short • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • read the limit, then write only the words that answer the question. • the question word tells you the type of answer, so circle it before you listen. • the question word and the small limiting words together tell you which fact to write. • the shortest correct answer is the safest answer. 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.