Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training In a matching task you see a list of items, such as people, places or course modules, and a box of options with letters. You must match each item to the right letter. Learners often lose their place. In this episode: • How matching works • Options used more than once • Tracking who says what • Synonyms in the options • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • the numbered items come in order, but the options in the box do not. • the instruction decides whether a letter can be reused, so check it before you listen. • an agreement signal turns "one person" into "both". • match the meaning, not the word, and check for negatives. 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.