# Caroline's Dissertation Planning and Study Skills Discussion

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 3, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

6 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 21-30: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Study Skills Tutorial - Caroline Benning
Dissertation topic:
the **(21)** _____
Strengths:
**(22)** _____
computer modelling
Weaknesses:
lack of background information
poor **(23)** _____ skills
Possible strategy
Benefits
Problems
peer group discussion
increases **(24)** _____
dissertations tend to contain the same **(25)** _____
use the **(26)** _____ service
provides structured programme
limited **(27)** _____
consult study skills books
are a good source of reference
can be too **(28)** _____
Recommendations:
use a card index
read all notes **(29)** _____
Next tutorial date:
**(30)** _____ January

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