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Exam Skills X1 · IGCSE Skills: Listening & Reading

X1-L02

Paper 1 Questions 1–8 — Short Texts and Immediate Meaningالوَرَقَةُ الأُولَى الأَسْئِلَةُ 1–8 — النُّصُوصُ القَصِيرَةُ وَالمَعْنَى الفَوْرِيُّ

Master the short-text listening section: catch concrete detail — time, place, person, price, purpose — in ten-second clips, choosing on the first listen and verifying on the second.

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01

Orient · target · prepare

Objectives and exam focus

In this lesson you will

  • Recognise the purpose of a short recorded text quickly.
  • Predict the information type from the question before listening.
  • Avoid the obvious distractor in a four-option question.
  • Verify your provisional answer on the second listen.

You are exam-ready when…

Tick each as you secure it.

02

Recognise · use

Key exam language

Short-text listening8 terms
إِعْلَانٌ قَصِيرٌa short announcement
رِسَالَةٌ هَاتِفِيَّةٌa phone message
حِوَارٌ قَصِيرٌa short dialogue
الكَلِمَةُ المِفْتَاحِيَّةُthe key word
الخِيَارُ الصَّحِيحُthe correct option
خِيَارَاتٌ مُتَشَابِهَةٌsimilar options
أَوَّلُ اسْتِمَاعٍfirst listen
ثَانِي اسْتِمَاعٍsecond listen
03

Do it every time

Strategy for this section

1Read first

Read the question and underline whether you need a time, place, person, price, item or purpose.

2Listen for gist

On the first listen, choose the option that fits the overall meaning.

3Verify

On the second listen, confirm the exact detail — do not pick a familiar word that is only a distractor.

لَا تَخْتَرِ الكَلِمَةَ المَأْلُوفَةَ إِذَا كَانَتْ مُشَتِّتًا

04

Eight short texts (Areas A & B)

Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer. Options shuffle each load.

announcements, messages, short dialogues

Choose the correct option

6 marks
Listening script

١) فِي المَطَارِ: الرَّجَاءُ التَّوَجُّهُ إِلَى البَوَّابَةِ رَقْمِ سَبْعَةَ؛ الطَّائِرَةُ إِلَى القَاهِرَةِ سَتُقْلِعُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ. ٢) رِسَالَةٌ: مَرْحَبًا سَارَة، المَوْعِدُ عِنْدَ طَبِيبِ الأَسْنَانِ تَأَجَّلَ إِلَى الغَدِ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ عَصْرًا. ٣) فِي المَطْعَمِ: أُرِيدُ عَصِيرَ بُرْتُقَالٍ وَسَلَطَةً، بِلَا خُبْزٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. ٤) إِعْلَانٌ: تُغْلَقُ المَكْتَبَةُ اليَوْمَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ بَدَلًا مِنَ الثَّامِنَةِ.

1Text 1 — Which gate should the traveller go to?

2Text 1 — When does the plane take off?

3Text 2 — What has changed about the appointment?

4Text 3 — What does the customer NOT want?

5Text 4 — When does the library close today?

6Which skill did Text 4 test most?

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05

Examiner focus

Accuracy of selection — 0 marks

  • The first listen establishes meaning; the second confirms the exact option.
  • A familiar word is not automatically the answer — reject it when it is only a distractor.
  • Concrete detail (time, place, person, price, purpose) is what Q1–8 rewards.
06

Diagnose · target

Performance tracker

07

Section reflection

One habit to keep

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