Task overview:

In this particular task, you’ll listen to a description and label parts of a map or plan, such as rooms in a building or streets in a city.

Common positioning:

This specific task typically appears in Section 2, where you will listen description related to locations or directions (e.g. a travel guide’s instruction)

Skills needed in this task:

• Predicting information
• Recognizing Spatial Language
• Visualizing Locations

Example:

Recording: “As you enter the park, the playground is immediately on your left. Walk straight ahead to find the café across from the lake.”

Question: Label the playground

Answer: Left of the entrance

Strategy:

• Get familiar with the Map: Prior to audio plays, review the map and identify key landmarks
• Follow the Directions Carefully: Pay attention to spatial phrases like “next to”, “opposite”, “on the right”