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IELTS Listening Maps this task can feel overwhelming but in this video you'll

learn a strategy that will make it easier you'll also learn one tip so many of my students told

me completely transformed the way they approach this task grab a pen and paper it's Asiya here

let's get started [Music] to start let's look at the first map question by question

as you be learning what you should do and then you can check how these strategies work on the second

map what should you do before the recording begins well part of why maps are so challenging is that

there are a lot of elements and you may not know what to pay your attention to first of all study

the map itself let's do that together we have a map of Croft Valley Park there are two entrances

North and South two parts take you around the park with a lake in the center see the cardinal

directions north south east west they can be used to describe the location of different objects for

example the old museum is above the lake or to the north of the lake The Adventure Playground is to

the north of the park and glass houses are in the Southeastern Corner then find the starting point

usually the entrance which is usually located at the bottom of the map after that if you still

have time start reading the questions you may be wondering why we leave the questions until

the last moment and there is a very good reason for it and knowing this can really help you with

this task in I listening all the questions come in order this means you hear about number 11 Cafe

first then 12 toilets 13 four more Gardens and so on knowing this is so valuable because you

don't need to look all over the map wondering what you should be looking at or what you're going to

hear about next you know exactly what will happen you started the entrance at the bottom of the map

and look for the answer to the first question then the second question and so on please note

this only works for the current version of I Maps that's been used for the last few years

not the old Maps they're easy to tell apart in the recent tasks questions are next to the map

and your options letters are on the map in the old version which you may still see on YouTube

but not really in real exams question numbers are on the map so we're not talking about all

tasks and two more things cross out used options to clearly see what's left and remember that you

should write letters as answers on your answer sheet not words okay now let's try the first

map ready now listen to the recording and find the answer to question number 11 as chair of the Town

Council sub committee on Park facilities I'd like to bring you up to date on some of the changes

that have been made recently to the Croft Valley Park so if you could just take a look at the map I

handed out let's begin with a general overview so the basic arrangement of the park hasn't changed

it still has two gates north and south and a lake in the middle the cafe continu used to

serve an assortment of drinks and snacks and is still in the same place looking out over the lake

and next to the old Museum here is what you've heard first of all there was a little bit of an

introduction and you might have notice that there was no starting point in this task just a general

overview of the map and then we've had this the cafe is looking out over the lake and next to

the old Museum so the answer is clear Cafe D now listen to the recording and find the answer to

question number 12 toilets we're hoping to change the location of the toilets and bring them nearer

to the center of the park as they're a bit out of the way at present near the Adventure Playground

in the corner of your map this one was a little bit confusing because first we heard that they're

planning to bring them nearer to the center of the park and you would be forgiven thinking about

the center of the park is somewhere here but then we're here near the Adventure Playground so that's

here and we have two options B or C and they continue in the corner of the map and of course

the corner is 12 C question number 13 for more gardens the formal Gardens have been replanted

and should be at their best in a month or two they used to be behind the old Museum but we've

now used the space near the South Gate between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake

towards the old Museum have you spotted a classic trap used in listening Maps first were heard that

the former Gardens used to be behind the old Museum this means they're no longer there and then

we hear that they are actually near the South Gate between the park boundary so that's the boundary

and the path that goes past the lake towards the old Museum so that's the path and that's the

answer 13 G now answer question number 14 we have a new outdoor gym for Adam adults and children

which is already proving very popular it's by the glass houses just to the right of the path from

the south gate you have to look for it as it's a bit hidden in the trees the outdoor gym is by the

glass houses and we actually have two options F or H which one just to the right of the path

from the south gate so I would say it's like that but actually maybe it's still F so there

is an extra clarification you have to look for it as it's a bit hidden in the trees and

the trees are of course here and the answer is H 14 H now question number 15 one very successful

introduction has been our skateboard ramp it's in constant use during the evenings and holidays it's

near the old museum at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake

and the museum the skateboard ramp is near the old Museum but luckily we're crossing out used

options so we know that option D is not available so which one it's at the end of little path well

that's the only little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum the

lake and the museum 15a and now the last question we've also introduced a new area for wild flowers

to attract bees and butterflies it's on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the

lake just Sou south of the Adventure Playground this description was a bit unusual let's have a

look so wild flowers are on the bend in the path what is a bend a Bend is where a path turns or

Curves a lot so this is a bend that goes around the east side of the lake remember the cardinal

points so east east of the lake is here just south of the Adventure Playground that's the playground

and that's South so it's down there everything points to option e 16 e now that we've solved this

task together how easy was it to understand the recording maybe some bits weren't clear for you

but then when you saw the transcript you could understand everything this means you need to

listen to English more and one way is to listen to audio books if you're not yet on Audible you can

get any book for free as part of a free trial I'll leave a link to claim your book in the description

and if you then decide that you don't want to continue with the paid subscription cancel it

within one month and you can still keep the first book now try the second task on your own and then

I'll show you the answers you have 15 seconds to read the task before the recording begins

ready okay now I'll briefly help you to orientate yourselves around the site as you can see we're in

the reception area area which we try to make attractive and welcoming to visitors there's

a corridor running left from here and if you go along that the door facing you at the end

is the entrance to the coffee room this looks out onto the main road on one side and some

trees on the other and that'll be where you meet each morning the factory is the very big

room on the far side of the site next to it is the Warehouse which can be accessed by lorries

going up the road to the Turning area at the end you can get to the warehouse by Crossing to The

Far Side of the courtyard and then the door is on your right somewhere you'll be Keen to

find is the staff canteen this is right next to reception I can confidently say that the food's

very good but the view isn't the windows on one side look onto a corridor and Courtyard

which aren't very attractive at all and on the other onto the access road which isn't much better

you'll be using the meeting room quite often and you'll find it by walking along the corridor to

the left of the courtyard and continuing along it to the end the meeting room is the last one

on the right and I'm afraid there's no natural daylight in the room then you'll need to to know

where some of the offices are the human resources department is at the front of this building so you

head to the left along the corridor from reception and it's the second room you come to it looks

out onto the main road and finally the boardroom where you'll be meeting sometimes that has quite

a Pleasant View as it looks out onto the trees go along the corridor past the courtyard right to

the end the boardroom is on the left next to the factory okay now are there any questions before

we move okay let's have a look at the answers the first question was about a coffee room but

first of all our starting point we begin in the reception area so here is the reception

and then there is a corridor running left and if you go along the door facing you at the end

so that's the door is the entrance to the coffee room so that's our coffee room but if you're not

yet sure what their answer is there are some further clarifications this looks out onto the

main road on one side that's the main road and some trees on the other okay here it is 15h next

we're looking for a warehouse and we can hear that the factory is a very big room at the end

so that's the factory and next to it is the warehouse so it's somewhere here next to the

factory which can be accessed by lores going up the road to the turnning area at the end so Lor's

do need a road and that's the road and that's the turning point and our warehouse is between the

factory and the road so that's the warehouse but again we have some extra information we can get to

the warehouse by Crossing to The Far Side of the courtyard that's the courtyard so that's the far

side of it and then the door is on your right 16 C next we're looking for a staff Cen and it's right

next to the reception that's the reception so it's probably this one or this one J or G and the view

isn't very good because windows on one side look onto Corridor and card so that's the courtyard and

I would say it's still not very clear which one it is probably these are the windows but anyways

let's listen further on the other side the windows look onto the access road so that's the answer

17 G the meeting room is next and you'll find it by walking along the corridor to the left of the

courtyard so that's the corridor continuing along it to the end so right here and then the meeting

room is the last one on the right so this one I'm afraid there is no natural daylight in the room no

windows at all 18 B what about the human resources apparently it's at the front of the building so

that's the front of the building so you head to the left along the corridor from reception and

it's the second room you come to so first second this one and it looks out onto the main road yes

it does 19 I finally number 20 the boardroom apparently the boardroom has has a Pleasant

View because it looks out to the trees and these are the trees if you go along the corridor pass

the courtyard right to the end or have you noticed this phrase right to the end it doesn't mean you

need to turn right right to the end means until the very end and the boardroom is actually on

the left next to the factory to the left this one 28 okay okay how many questions could you answer

tell me in the comments and if you f see more practice then I suggest solving these two maps

next and if you'd like to get your free book on Audible the link is in the description and

thank you so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye

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