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Watch out for traps
Trap Number One – unexpected turn
You might hear speaker starting to say one thing and then, suddenly, continuing to
something completely different. This is a trap, so make sure you don’t fall for it. The
rule here is “Last word counts”. For example, if the speaker says “I want to visit that
gallery on Monday. No, wait, I’ve just remembered that it is closed on Monday, so I
will go on Wednesday.”, and the question is “when” – the correct answer here is
Wednesday, and Monday is a trap.
Trap Number Two – generalizations
You might hear speaker first gives a list of things and then says them
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