Understanding Task-Based Listening
Task-based listening questions test your ability to understand what needs to be done, when, and how. You'll hear a situation followed by a question asking what the speaker should do next or what action to take. This section requires understanding instructions, requests, and contextual decision-making.
๐ฏ Key Strategies for Task-Based Listening
1. Before Listening
- Read the question (ๅ้ก็จ็ด)
- Look at the answer choices
- Note what action/decision is being asked
- Identify the situation context
2. During Listening
- Pay attention to the LAST part (often contains the key)
- Listen for conditional statements (ใใใใใใใใใชใ)
- Note requirements or constraints (ใใชใใใฐใชใใชใ)
- Catch time expressions (ไปใใใๆๆฅใพใงใใๆใพใง)
- Listen for recommendations (ใใๆนใใใใใในใ)
3. Common Question Types
- ไฝใใใพใใ (What will you do?)
- ใฉใใใพใใ (What will you do?)
- ไฝใใๅงใใพใใ (What will you start with?)
- ๆฌกใซไฝใใใพใใ (What will you do next?)
- ใฉใใซ่กใใพใใ (Where will you go?)
4. Key Phrases to Listen For
- ใพใ (first)
- ๆฌกใซ (next)
- ใใใใ (then)
- ๆๅพใซ (finally)
- ใใใฆใใ (after doing)
- ใใใๅใซ (before doing)
5. Common Traps
- Multiple actions mentioned (only one is correct)
- Actions mentioned but NOT to be done now
- Conditions that change the required action
- Similar-sounding options
๐ Practice Scenario 1: At the Office
Listening Script (้ณๅฃฐ)
ใ็ถๆณใ
ใใชใใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใไธๅธใๆ็คบใๅบใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
็ฐไธญใใใๆๆฅใฎไผ่ญฐใฎ่ณๆใชใใ ใใฉใใพใ ใงใใฆใใชใใใญใ
ไผ่ญฐใฏๅๅพ2ๆใใใ ใใใๅๅไธญใซ30้จใณใใผใใฆใใใฆใ
ใใใใใๅฑฑ็ฐ้จ้ทใซใไบๅใซ่ฆใฆใใใฃใๆนใใใใใใ
ไปๆฅไธญใซใกใผใซใง้ใฃใฆใใใฆใใใ๏ผใใใใฎๅใซใ
่ชคๅญใใชใใใใงใใฏใใฆใญใใใใใใใใใใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ใใชใใฏไปใใไฝใใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ่ณๆใใณใใผใใ
2. ๅฑฑ็ฐ้จ้ทใซใกใผใซใ้ใ
3. ่ณๆใฎ่ชคๅญใใใงใใฏใใ
4. ไผ่ญฐๅฎคใไบ็ดใใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ3
Correct Answer: 3 - Check for typos
Reasoning:
Timeline of actions mentioned:
1. ใใฎๅใซใ่ชคๅญใใชใใใใงใใฏใใฆใญ (before that, check for typos) โ DO THIS FIRST
2. ไปๆฅไธญใซใกใผใซใง้ใฃใฆใใใฆ (send by email today)
3. ๅๅไธญใซ30้จใณใใผ (copy 30 copies in the morning - TOMORROW)
Key phrase: ใใฎๅใซ (before that) - signals what to do FIRST
Question asks: ไปใใไฝใ (what will you do NOW)
Copy tomorrow morning = not now
Send email today = but check first
Meeting room = not mentioned
Reasoning:
Timeline of actions mentioned:
1. ใใฎๅใซใ่ชคๅญใใชใใใใงใใฏใใฆใญ (before that, check for typos) โ DO THIS FIRST
2. ไปๆฅไธญใซใกใผใซใง้ใฃใฆใใใฆ (send by email today)
3. ๅๅไธญใซ30้จใณใใผ (copy 30 copies in the morning - TOMORROW)
Key phrase: ใใฎๅใซ (before that) - signals what to do FIRST
Question asks: ไปใใไฝใ (what will you do NOW)
Copy tomorrow morning = not now
Send email today = but check first
Meeting room = not mentioned
๐ช Practice Scenario 2: Shopping
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅบๅกใจๅฎขใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ๅฎข๏ผใใฟใพใใใใใฎๆใ่ฉฆ็ใใฆใใใใงใใใ
ๅบๅก๏ผใฏใใใฉใใใ่ฉฆ็ๅฎคใฏๅฅฅใซใใใใพใใใใใงใ็ณใ่จณ
ใใใใใใใพใใใไปใ่ฉฆ็ๅฎคใๅ
จ้จไฝฟ็จไธญใงใใฆใๅฐใ
ใใใใๅพ
ใกใใใ ใใพใใใ้ ็ชใซใๆกๅ
ใใใใพใใ
ใใใใใกใใซใๅพ
ใกใใใ ใๆค
ๅญใใใใใพใใฎใงใ
ใใใใใกใใงใๆใใซใชใฃใฆใๅพ
ใกใใ ใใใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ๅฎขใฏใใฎๅพใไฝใใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ใใใซ่ฉฆ็ใใ
2. ๆค
ๅญใซๅบงใฃใฆๅพ
ใค
3. ๅฅใฎๅบใซ่กใ
4. ใฌใธใซ่กใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ2
Correct Answer: 2 - Sit and wait
Reasoning:
- Customer wants to try on clothes
- All fitting rooms currently occupied (ๅ จ้จไฝฟ็จไธญ)
- Staff asks customer to wait (ใๅพ ใกใใใ ใใพใใ)
- Staff directs to waiting chairs (ใใกใใงใๆใใซใชใฃใฆใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ)
Option 1 (try on immediately): Impossible - rooms occupied
Option 2 (sit and wait): Correct - staff's instruction
Option 3 (go to another store): Not mentioned
Option 4 (go to register): Haven't tried on yet
Reasoning:
- Customer wants to try on clothes
- All fitting rooms currently occupied (ๅ จ้จไฝฟ็จไธญ)
- Staff asks customer to wait (ใๅพ ใกใใใ ใใพใใ)
- Staff directs to waiting chairs (ใใกใใงใๆใใซใชใฃใฆใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ)
Option 1 (try on immediately): Impossible - rooms occupied
Option 2 (sit and wait): Correct - staff's instruction
Option 3 (go to another store): Not mentioned
Option 4 (go to register): Haven't tried on yet
๐ฅ Practice Scenario 3: Doctor's Office
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅป่
ใๆฃ่
ใซ่ชฌๆใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
้ขจ้ชใงใใญใ่ฌใๅบใใฆใใใพใใใใฎ่ฌใฏ1ๆฅ3ๅใ
้ฃๅพใซ้ฃฒใใงใใ ใใใใใใใใไปๆฅใฏใใฃใใไผใใงใ
ใ้ขจๅใฏๅ
ฅใใชใใงใใ ใใใๆๆฅใ็ฑใไธใใใชใใฃใใใ
ใใไธๅบฆๆฅใฆใใ ใใใญใใใใใใจใๅฆๆน็ฎใ่ฌๅฑใซ
ๆใฃใฆ่กใฃใฆใ่ฌใใใใฃใฆใใ ใใใ่ฌๅฑใฏ1้ใซใใใพใใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ๆฃ่
ใฏใใฎๅพใใพใไฝใใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ๅฎถใซๅธฐใฃใฆไผใ
2. ใ้ขจๅใซๅ
ฅใ
3. 1้ใฎ่ฌๅฑใซ่กใ
4. ๆๆฅใพใๆฅใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ3
Correct Answer: 3 - Go to pharmacy on 1st floor
Reasoning:
Actions mentioned in order:
1. ๅฆๆน็ฎใ่ฌๅฑใซๆใฃใฆ่กใฃใฆใ่ฌใใใใฃใฆใใ ใใ (take prescription to pharmacy and get medicine) โ FIRST
2. ไปๆฅใฏใใฃใใไผใใง (rest today) - do AFTER getting medicine
3. ใ้ขจๅใฏๅ ฅใใชใใงใใ ใใ (don't take a bath) - prohibition
4. ๆๆฅใ็ฑใไธใใใชใใฃใใใใใไธๅบฆๆฅใฆ (if fever doesn't go down tomorrow, come again) - conditional
Key logic: Must get medicine BEFORE going home to rest
Question asks: ใพใไฝใ (what FIRST)
Can't rest without medicine first
Reasoning:
Actions mentioned in order:
1. ๅฆๆน็ฎใ่ฌๅฑใซๆใฃใฆ่กใฃใฆใ่ฌใใใใฃใฆใใ ใใ (take prescription to pharmacy and get medicine) โ FIRST
2. ไปๆฅใฏใใฃใใไผใใง (rest today) - do AFTER getting medicine
3. ใ้ขจๅใฏๅ ฅใใชใใงใใ ใใ (don't take a bath) - prohibition
4. ๆๆฅใ็ฑใไธใใใชใใฃใใใใใไธๅบฆๆฅใฆ (if fever doesn't go down tomorrow, come again) - conditional
Key logic: Must get medicine BEFORE going home to rest
Question asks: ใพใไฝใ (what FIRST)
Can't rest without medicine first
๐ Practice Scenario 4: Phone Message
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
็ๅฎ็ช้ป่ฉฑใซใกใใปใผใธใๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ใใใใใไฝ่คใงใใๆๆฅใฎ็ดๆใชใใ ใใฉใๆฅ็จใใงใใฆ
่กใใชใใชใฃใกใใฃใใใใใใๆฅ้ฑใฏใฉใ๏ผใใใใใฃใใใ
ใกใผใซใง้ฝๅใฎใใๆฅใๆใใฆใใใชใ๏ผใใใ่ฟไบๅพ
ใฃใฆใใญใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ใกใใปใผใธใ่ใใไบบใฏใใใฎๅพไฝใใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ๆๆฅใไฝ่คใใใซไผใใซ่กใ
2. ๆฅ้ฑใฎไบๅฎใ็ขบ่ชใใฆใกใผใซใ้ใ
3. ไฝ่คใใใซ้ป่ฉฑใใใใ
4. ไฝใใใชใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ2
Correct Answer: 2 - Check next week's schedule and send email
Reasoning:
- Tomorrow's appointment cancelled (่กใใชใใชใฃใกใใฃใ)
- Sato suggests next week (ๆฅ้ฑใฏใฉใ๏ผ)
- Requests available days by email (ใกใผใซใง้ฝๅใฎใใๆฅใๆใใฆใใใชใ๏ผ)
- Waiting for reply (่ฟไบๅพ ใฃใฆใใญ)
Option 1: Wrong - tomorrow cancelled
Option 2: Correct - matches Sato's request
Option 3: Wrong - specifically asked for EMAIL
Option 4: Wrong - Sato is waiting for a reply
Reasoning:
- Tomorrow's appointment cancelled (่กใใชใใชใฃใกใใฃใ)
- Sato suggests next week (ๆฅ้ฑใฏใฉใ๏ผ)
- Requests available days by email (ใกใผใซใง้ฝๅใฎใใๆฅใๆใใฆใใใชใ๏ผ)
- Waiting for reply (่ฟไบๅพ ใฃใฆใใญ)
Option 1: Wrong - tomorrow cancelled
Option 2: Correct - matches Sato's request
Option 3: Wrong - specifically asked for EMAIL
Option 4: Wrong - Sato is waiting for a reply
๐ Practice Scenario 5: University
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅ
็ใๅญฆ็ใซ่ชฒ้กใซใคใใฆ่ชฌๆใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ใใใใๆฅ้ฑใฎใฌใใผใใซใคใใฆ่ชฌๆใใพใใใใผใใฏ่ช็ฑใงใใ
ใใ ใใ5ใใผใธไปฅไธๆธใใฆใใ ใใใๅ่ๆ็ฎใ3ใคไปฅไธ
่ผใใฆใใ ใใใญใๆๅบใฏๆฅ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใพใงใงใใใใใใใจใ
ๆๅบใใๅใซใๅฟ
ใ่ชคๅญ่ฑๅญใฎใใงใใฏใใใฆใใ ใใใ
ๅปๅนดใใใงใใฏใใชใใงๅบใใฆใๆธ็นใใใไบบใๅคใใฃใใฎใงใ
ไฝใ่ณชๅใฏ๏ผ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ๅญฆ็ใใฌใใผใใๆธใใจใใๆฐใใคใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใจใฏ
ไฝใงใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ใใผใใๅ
็ใซ็ขบ่ชใใใใจ
2. 5ใใผใธไปฅไธๆธใใใจ
3. ้ๆๆฅใซๆๅบใใใใจ
4. ๅ้ใจไธ็ทใซๆธใใใจ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ2
Correct Answer: 2 - Write 5 pages or more
Requirements mentioned:
- ใใผใใฏ่ช็ฑ (theme is free - NO need to confirm)
- 5ใใผใธไปฅไธๆธใใฆ (write 5+ pages) โ REQUIREMENT
- ๅ่ๆ็ฎใ3ใคไปฅไธ (3+ references)
- ๆๅบใฏๆฅ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใพใง (submit by Friday) - deadline, not "on Friday"
- ่ชคๅญ่ฑๅญใฎใใงใใฏ (check for errors)
Question: ๆฐใใคใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใจ (what must be careful about)
Option 1: Wrong - theme is free
Option 2: Correct - explicit requirement
Option 3: Wrong - says "by Friday" not "on Friday"
Option 4: Wrong - not mentioned
Requirements mentioned:
- ใใผใใฏ่ช็ฑ (theme is free - NO need to confirm)
- 5ใใผใธไปฅไธๆธใใฆ (write 5+ pages) โ REQUIREMENT
- ๅ่ๆ็ฎใ3ใคไปฅไธ (3+ references)
- ๆๅบใฏๆฅ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใพใง (submit by Friday) - deadline, not "on Friday"
- ่ชคๅญ่ฑๅญใฎใใงใใฏ (check for errors)
Question: ๆฐใใคใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใจ (what must be careful about)
Option 1: Wrong - theme is free
Option 2: Correct - explicit requirement
Option 3: Wrong - says "by Friday" not "on Friday"
Option 4: Wrong - not mentioned
๐ Common Patterns and Expressions
Sequence Markers
First actions:
ใพใ - first, to begin with
ๆๅใซ - first, at first
ใฏใใใซ - at the beginning
Next actions:
ๆฌกใซ - next
ใใใใ - then, after that
ใใฎๅพ - after that
Before/After:
ใใใๅใซ - before doing
ใใใฆใใ - after doing
ใใใๅพใง - after doing
Final actions:
ๆๅพใซ - finally, lastly
็ตใใฃใใ - after finishing
Conditional Expressions
ใใใ - if/when
ๆๆฅใ้จใ้ใฃใใใไธญๆญขใงใใ
If it rains tomorrow, it's cancelled.
ใใชใ - if (contextual)
ๆ้ใใใใชใใๆไผใฃใฆใใ ใใใ
If you have time, please help.
ใๅ ดๅ๏ผใฏ๏ผ - in the case of
็ฑใใใๅ ดๅใฏใๆฅใชใใงใใ ใใใ
In case you have a fever, please don't come.
ใใจใ๏ผใฏ๏ผ - when
ๅฐใฃใใจใใฏใ้ฃ็ตกใใฆใใ ใใใ
When in trouble, please contact me.
Instructions and Requests
Polite requests:
ใใใฆใใ ใใ - please do
ใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใ - could you please do
ใใใฆใใใใพใใ - could you do for me
Must do:
ใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใ - must do
ใใชใใใฐใใใพใใ - must do
ใใใๅฟ
่ฆใใใใพใ - need to do
Should do:
ใใๆนใใใใงใ - should do, had better do
ใในใใงใ - should do
Don't do:
ใใชใใงใใ ใใ - please don't do
ใใใฆใฏใใใพใใ - must not do
โ ๏ธ Common Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake 1: Choosing the First Action Mentioned
Audio: ใณใใผใใฆใใใใใใใใงใใฏใใฆใใ ใใใ
Question: ไปใใไฝใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใณใใผใใ (mentioned first)
Correct: ใณใใผใใ (actually should do first)
Question: ไปใใไฝใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใณใใผใใ (mentioned first)
Correct: ใณใใผใใ (actually should do first)
Sometimes first mentioned = first to do, but NOT always!
Listen for sequence markers: ใพใ, ใใฎๅใซ, ใใใฆใใ
Listen for sequence markers: ใพใ, ใใฎๅใซ, ใใใฆใใ
Mistake 2: Ignoring Conditions
Audio: ็ฑใใชใใฃใใใๆฅใฆใใ ใใใ็ฑใใใฃใใใไผใใงใใ ใใใ
Question: ็ฑใใใไบบใฏใฉใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ๆฅใ
Correct: ไผใ
Question: ็ฑใใใไบบใฏใฉใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ๆฅใ
Correct: ไผใ
Pay attention to IF conditions!
Different conditions = different actions
Different conditions = different actions
Mistake 3: Confusing Prohibited Actions with Required Actions
Audio: ไปๆฅใฏไผใใงใใ ใใใใ้ขจๅใซๅ
ฅใใชใใงใใ ใใใ
Question: ไฝใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใ้ขจๅใซๅ ฅใ (mentioned but prohibited)
Correct: ไผใ
Question: ไฝใใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใ้ขจๅใซๅ ฅใ (mentioned but prohibited)
Correct: ไผใ
ใใชใใงใใ ใใ = DON'T do (prohibition)
Not the same as ใใใฆใใ ใใ = DO (instruction)
Not the same as ใใใฆใใ ใใ = DO (instruction)
๐ฏ Key Takeaways
- Question first: Read the question before listening to know what to focus on
- Listen to the end: Key information often comes at the end of speech
- Sequence matters: Track ใพใ, ๆฌกใซ, ใใใใ, ๆๅพใซ
- Before/after: Pay attention to ใใใๅใซ and ใใใฆใใ
- Conditions change actions: Listen for ใใใ, ใใชใ, ใๅ ดๅ
- Prohibitions vs instructions: Don't confuse what NOT to do with what TO do
- Context matters: Understand the situation to predict likely actions
- Take notes: Jot down sequence of actions while listening