This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English. You will hear each conversation or lecture only one time. After each conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it.
The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting detail. Some questions ask about a speaker's purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers.
You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes will not be scored.
In some questions, you will see this icon 🎧. This means that you will hear, but not see, part of the question.
Some questions have special directions. These directions appear in a gray box.
Most question are worth one point. A question worth more than one point will have special instructions indicating how many points you can receive.
You will have 20 minutes to answer the questions in this section.
Now get ready to listen. You may take notes.
1 Listen to part of a lecture in an American government class â–¶
Questions 01 to 062 Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
Questions 07 to 113 Listen to part of a discussion in a business correspondence class.
Questions 12 to 174 Listen to part of a lecture in a literature class.
Questions 18 to 235 Listen to a discussion in an anthropology class
Questions 24 to 296 Listen to part of a conversation at a campus police station.
Questions 30 to 34