Level B1 (approx. band 4-5) · Academic and General Training Part 1 is a conversation about everyday things: a booking, a membership, a lost bag. The language is simple, so many learners relax. Then they lose marks. In this episode: • Self-corrections • Changed bookings and plans • Spelled names and letters • Distractor numbers • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • after "sorry" or "actually", the correction is usually the answer. • the old plan is the distractor, and the new plan is the answer. • know the English letter names perfectly, especially A, E, I, G and J. • more than one number is mentioned, but the question asks for only one. 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.