LEVEL 3 INDEX OF EXAM SKILLS AND TASKS

Pathways Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking is designed to provide practice for standardized exams, such
as IELTS and TOEFL. This book has many activities that focus on and practice skills and question types that are
needed for test success.

LISTENING • Key Skills IELTS TOEFL PAGE(S)

Identify facts and opinions x x 35
Listen for a speaker’s purpose x 126, 127
Listen for consequences x x 194
Listen for gist or main ideas x x 6, 7, 14, 27, 34, 46, 54, 66, 74, 86, 94, 106, 114, 126,
134, 146, 154, 166, 174, 186, 194
Listen for key details or information x x 6, 7, 15, 27, 35, 47, 54, 66, 74, 86, 95, 106, 115, 126,
134, 147, 154, 167, 175, 186, 195
Listen for numbers, dates, times x x 11, 15, 27, 31, 51, 54, 60, 100, 131, 135, 166
Listen for steps in a process x x 107, 146
Predict what you might hear x x 6, 14, 26, 46, 54, 66, 74, 86, 94, 106, 114, 126, 146,
154, 166
Recognize signal phrases x x 47
Recognize paraphrased information x x 95
Recognize summarized information x x 51, 174
Recognize the order of information x 80
Recognize who states something x 34, 77, 126
Take notes x x 6, 26, 46, 74, 87, 115, 134, 146, 174, 195
Understand meaning from context x x 12, 44, 45, 66, 67, 72, 92, 152, 172, 184, 192
Understand referents x x 175

LISTENING • Common Question Types IELTS TOEFL PAGE(S)

Check all the information you hear x 6, 26, 40, 46, 54, 74, 94, 126
Complete sentences, notes, charts, or a x 11, 12, 15, 20, 27, 31, 35, 47, 54, 55, 60, 66, 87, 91, 95,
summary 100, 107, 111, 112, 120, 127, 131, 134, 147, 154, 155,
166, 167, 187, 194, 195, 200
Match information to a category x x 11, 34, 77, 86, 126, 167, 174, 191
Multiple choice x x 14, 71, 86, 106, 111, 114, 131, 134, 154
Multiple response x x 14, 91, 146, 171
Put information in order x 80
Write short answers to questions x 40, 60, 100, 180

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 SPEAKING • Key Skills IELTS TOEFL PAGE(S)
Describe causes and consequences x x 10, 19, 37, 49, 109
Describe a process x 120
Discuss pros and cons x x 110, 157
Evaluate ideas or situations x x 16, 30, 36, 75, 77, 96, 97, 116, 129, 140, 156, 157
Express and support opinions x x 59
Express certainty and uncertainty x x 29, 30, 38, 167
Give a short presentation x 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 180, 200
Give and discuss reasons x x 15, 16, 36, 37, 42, 46, 50, 59, 75, 115, 133, 135, 148,
149, 188
Rank or categorize things x x 8, 34, 49, 96, 99, 109, 134, 188
Respond or ask for clarification x 97, 150, 158
Say specific sounds correctly x x 36, 90, 98, 137, 138, 177, 178
Say words naturally x x 55, 58, 117, 118, 155
Talk about personal experiences x x 160, 176
Use numbers and statistics x x 56, 57, 58, 62, 97
Use stress naturally and correctly x x 9, 76, 78

SPEAKING • Common Topics IELTS TOEFL PAGE(S)

Design x x 101, 102, 107, 119
Earth, the environment, weather x x 33, 49, 75, 122, 125, 131, 135, 139, 140
Education and learning x x 57, 73, 113, 130, 165, 173
Friends and family x 33, 45, 130, 178, 188
Fashion and clothes x 1, 8, 17
Feelings and emotions x 181, 182, 191, 197, 199
Food x 49, 196
Health and medicine x x 31, 65, 141, 142, 145, 149, 150, 151, 152, 159
History and the past x x 161, 165, 173, 179, 180
Moving and relocating x 41, 42, 45, 49, 57, 60, 130
Nature x x 49, 61, 65, 71, 78, 121, 182
Personality and identity x 21, 22, 25, 27, 39, 173
Skills and abilities x 33, 81, 98
Shopping and consumerism x 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, 49
Successful people including leaders x 87, 100
Technology and inventions x x 13, 107, 110, 113
Travel and tourism x 41, 62, 65, 69, 75, 79
Work and careers x 36, 37, 81, 82, 91, 93, 98, 99, 173

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