College English Listening Test Band 6 20 Days to Breakthrough (Book + Audio Tapes)

Author: College English Test Band 4 and 6 Compilation Team
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: College English Band 6 Listening 20 Days to Breakthrough explains the categorization of listening section question types in the College English Band 6 test, providing targeted assistance to help candidates improve their listening scores. The Band 6 listening section generally consists of three types of questions: short dialogues, passage comprehension, and dictation. Strategies for all three types of questions are thoroughly elaborated in this book. Based on the nature of short dialogue questions, we have divided them into eight types, covering almost all possible scenarios in Band 6 listening short dialogues. After reading this book, you will be able to tackle short dialogue questions with ease. Many students have felt that short dialogue questions are not difficult to answer and improve quickly, but the passage comprehension section often leaves them confused, and even after practice, their scores do not improve significantly. Sometimes, they think they understand the passage but still struggle to answer the questions. In the Band 6 listening test, the passage comprehension section is often the most challenging part for many candidates. It consists of three passages, with 3-4 questions following each passage, totaling 10 questions, accounting for half of the Band 6 listening test. The recording speed is 150-170 words per minute, and each passage is approximately 250 words long. Compared to short dialogue questions, the passage comprehension section has longer passages, a large amount of information, a wide range of topics, varied question types, and it is difficult to predict what will be tested next. How to quickly grasp the key points of passage comprehension listening and improve accuracy in answering questions are concerns for many candidates, and these issues will be addressed after reading this book. The final part of the book explains strategies for dictation question types, and we believe this section will also satisfy candidates. Overall, this book has the following features:
1. Targeted: Directly addresses the Band 6 listening test.
2. Skill-based: Explains strategies for different listening question types.
3. Practical: Combines extensive listening test questions and examples to teach listening skills, allowing readers to learn and practice simultaneously.