Ielts course

Matching question

In map labelling tasks there is often a list of labels to choose from to answer the question, so candidates have to listen for specific information. Look carefully at the list so that you can identify the words if they come up in the listening.

Look at the list of labels for the question about the motor show exhibition hall:
A biofuels exhibit
B in-car entertainment
C sandwich bar
D sat nav developments
E sports car stand

In this task, candidates would have to listen and label the map of the Motor Show Exhibition Hall with these labels. However, it is again important for learners to be aware of synonyms and paraphrasing. For instance, instead of There’s a sandwich bar ... they might hear There’s a place where you can get a sandwich ... or That’s where to go to get something to eat.

Label:sandwich bar
That’s somewhere you can get a snack.
correct
Label: sports car stand
This is the place to go if you like fast cars.
correct

Label: in-car entertainment

They’ve got a display showing the latest technologies for listening to music in the car.
correct

Label: biofuels exhibit

There’s an area where you can learn about more ecological ways to power cars.
correct

Label: satellite navigation developments

This is a good stand to go to if you keep getting lost when you’re driving.
correct
Highlighted parts of the sentences with the paraphrasing for in-car entertainment and biofuels exhibit.
 When you get to the Motor Show you’ll find it’s an enormous hall  and it would be quite easy to miss  some of the most interesting exhibits,  so I’d like to give you  a bit of general information first.  First of all,  there is a small stand to the left of the information desk  as you go into the hall.  That’s got a very interesting display looking at  different modern technologies allowing you to listen to good quality music as you drive.  Next to that,  to the right of the information desk,  is a very interesting area  which is devoted to the development of more ecologically sound forms of petrol and diesel.  I think that you will be impressed by  what you see there.