Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Part 3 is a discussion in an education or training setting, often two students planning a project, sometimes with a tutor. The difficulty is not the vocabulary. It is the people. In this episode: • Who is speaking? • Agreement and disagreement signals • Tentative language • Changes of mind and who says what • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • fix each voice to a name or role early, before the important opinions start. • friendly English disagreement often starts with a small agreement and turns on "but". • tentative words mark suggestions and weak opinions, so wait to see whether they survive. • the final view counts, and the person who proposes an idea gets the credit. 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.