Practice for the communicative skill of listening, subskill forming a conclusion from what a speaker says.
The PTE Academic item types where this subskill is tested are
- Listening: Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
- Listening: Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Listening: Select missing word
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Summary of how this subskill is practiced in each resource |
Academic Connections 1,
Academic Connections 2,
Academic Connections 3,
Academic Connections 4 |
making inferences about a speaker's intention |
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Academic Listening Encounters: Human Behavior
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listening for main ideas, listening for specific information, drawing inferences
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Academic Listening Encounters: Life in Society
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listening for main ideas, listening for specific information, drawing inferences
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Contemporary Topics 1,
Contemporary Topics 2,
Contemporary Topics 3
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listening for main ideas and details
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Lecture Ready 1
Lecture Ready 2,
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recognizing the main ideas and important information in lectures |
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NorthStar Listening and Speaking 3,
NorthStar Listening and Speaking 4,
NorthStar Listening and Speaking 5
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listening for main ideas, identifying specific details
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| Open Forum 2 |
listening for main points, identifying key words to understand details
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| Open Forum 3 |
listening for main ideas and specific information |
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Study Listening
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clarifying the main ideas, inferencing
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