IELTS / CENNI (audio) (5.5-7.5+): secretos y Hacks respuestas y explicaciones para Hispanohablantes

Modulo 1: Listening

A candidate focuses on IELTS preparation with a guidebook specifically designed for Spanish speakers aiming for Band 7.5+ in Mexico.

Sección de Ejercicios: 5 Simulacros Progresivos

Simulation 1: Social Context (Level: Easy)

Topic: A phone call to register for a local gym membership. Focus: Spelling of names/surnames, phone numbers, and credit card details.

 Read the questions carefully before the audio starts. For these exercises, pay close attention to word limits (e.g., NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER). show me the script and activity

🎧  Condensed Script

Receptionist: Peak Performance Fitness. Can I take your name to start the registration? Member: It’s Julian Vanesse. That’s V-A-N-E-S-S-E. Receptionist: Got it. And a phone number? Member: Sure, it’s 07880 552 194. Receptionist: Was that 1-5-4 at the end? Member: No, it’s 1-9-4. Receptionist: Thanks. Now, I need your card number for the first month’s deposit. Member: It’s 4550 2218 9003 7762, and it expires in October 2027. Receptionist: Perfect. Is your address still 14 Bridgewater Street? Member: The street is correct, but I’ve moved to number 29. Receptionist: All settled. We’ll see you soon, Julian!

Activity: Membership Intake Form

Instruction: Complete the notes below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

MEMBER DETAILS

• Surname: (1) ____________________

• Contact No: (2) ____________________

• Card Number: (3) ____________________

• Expiry Month: (4) ____________________

• Street Number: (5) ____________________

Simulation 2: Social Context (Level: Medium)

Topic: A tour guide explaining the layout of a music festival. Focus: Understanding maps, directions, and prepositions of place (e.g., adjacent to, opposite, clockwise).

• Instruction: Look at the map provided. Label the locations (A–E) based on the guide's instructions. Pay attention to your starting point on the map to avoid getting lost in the description.

Para tu libro en KDP, es vital que los ejercicios sean 100% originales para evitar problemas de derechos de autor y para ofrecer algo nuevo que los estudiantes no hayan memorizado de los libros de Cambridge.

Aquí tienes un diseño de mapa cuadrado totalmente original y el guion correspondiente para el Simulacro 2.

"The Square Festival Layout"

Instructions: Look at the map below. Listen to the festival coordinator and label the areas A–E.

🎧 The Listening Script

Nota: Este guion utiliza preposiciones de lugar clave que el examinador usa para confundir a los candidatos (como "past the fountain" o "tucked away").

Coordinator: "Welcome to the volunteer briefing for the Summer Arts Festival. Please look at the square site map in your folders. We are standing at the South Gate, which is the main entrance at the bottom.

If you walk straight up the central path, past the circular fountain, you will arrive at the (A) Main Exhibition Hall, which is the large building at the very top. Now, if you are at the fountain and turn left, you’ll see the (B) Interactive Workshop, located in the northwest corner of the square.

In contrast, if you look to the bottom-right corner of the site, near the entrance where we are now, you will find the (C) Outdoor Café. For those looking for the (D) Information Desk, it is located immediately to the right of the South Gate as you enter. Finally, the (E) Performance Stage is tucked away in the northeast corner, directly opposite the workshop area."

Task for the Student

Instruction: Write the correct letter, A–E, next to each location.

1. Main Exhibition Hall: _______

2. Interactive Workshop: _______

3. Outdoor Café: _______

4. Information Desk: _______

5. Performance Stage: _______

Answer Key (Solo para tu referencia):

• 1. A (Top center, past the fountain)

• 2. B (Northwest corner / Top left)

• 3. C (Bottom-right corner)

• 4. D (Right of the entrance)

• 5. E (Northeast corner / Top right)

 Simulation 3: Educational Context (Level: Medium)

Topic: Two students discussing a joint biology project. Focus: Identifying "Distractors" and changes of opinion.

• Instruction: Complete the flow-chart showing the stages of the project. Be careful: the speakers may suggest one idea but then change their minds or agree on a different strategy. Only write the final decision made by the group.

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Biology Project

Context: Two students planning research. Constraint: NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Task for the Student

1. Target Species: Study the behavior of (1) ______________ in the city.

2. Equipment: Borrow professional (2) ______________ from the lab.

3. Best time: Record data at (3) ______________ for the best audio.

4. Method: Use the lab (4) ______________ to create the graphs.

5. Final Task: Submit a (5) ______________ to the tutor.

🎧 THE SCRIPT

Liam: For our biology project, should we study pigeons? Sarah: They’re too common. Let’s observe sparrows instead; their song is more complex. Liam: Fine. I’ll get the cameras from the department. Sarah: Actually, we only need microphones since we are focusing on sound. Liam: Got it. Should we record at night? Sarah: No, we need to be there at dawn to catch the full chorus. Liam: Okay. I’ll use a phone app to analyze the results later. Sarah: The professor wants us to use the official software on the lab computers for better accuracy. Liam: Sounds good. Is the final deadline for the essay? Sarah: There’s no essay this time; we just have to design a poster.

 Answer Key

1. Sparrows (Distractor: Pigeons)

2. Microphones (Distractor: Cameras)

3. Dawn (Distractor: Night)

4. Software (Distractor: App)

5. Poster (Distractor: Essay)

Simulation 4: Academic Context (Level: Hard)

Topic: The Development of Early Writing Systems. Focus: Complex paraphrasing and identifying specific terminology.

Instruction: Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Evolution of Record-Keeping

• Before true writing, ancient societies used (1) ______________ to track agricultural inventory.

• The transition to Cuneiform shifted symbols from realistic pictures to (2) ______________.

• Early clay tablets were primarily used for (3) ______________ rather than for literature or art.

• The emergence of a (4) ______________ class was necessary because the script was so difficult to learn.

• Over time, symbols began representing sounds, a process known as the (5) ______________.

🎧 THE SCRIPT

Author's Note: This script uses "academic heavy" language to test the student's ability to filter information.

"In the history of human communication, the leap from speech to script was not sudden. It began in Mesopotamia with the use of clay tokens. These small, physical objects served as a primitive accounting tool for livestock and grain.

As transactions grew complex, these shapes were pressed into wet clay, evolving into Cuneiform. This was a pivotal moment where iconography was replaced by abstract patterns. It is a common misconception that these early tablets were used for poetry. In reality, their function was strictly for administrative purposes, such as recording taxes and debts.

Because these wedge-shaped marks were incredibly intricate, their mastery required years of training. This led to the rise of a privileged professional scribal class—a small elite who held a monopoly on literacy. Finally, the system underwent a radical change: the rebus principle. This allowed symbols to represent phonetic sounds instead of just objects, paving the way for the flexible alphabets we use today."