Duolingo English Test

Interactive Listening Practice

Listen and Respond
🔥 Expert Challenge
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🎧 Scenario

You are working with three classmates on a university research project. The presentation is due soon, but one member of the group has contributed much less than the others. You are concerned that the group may not finish the project to a satisfactory standard. You decide to speak with your professor about how to handle the situation fairly.
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💬 Listen and Respond

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Professor
Listen carefully. The answer choices are deliberately similar. Choose the response that best fits the conversation.
🎧 Conversation Partner
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📝 Conversation

Professor:
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💡 Expert Strategy

Don't select an answer simply because it sounds polite or contains words from the audio.

Ask yourself:

What is the professor actually asking me to do?

Then consider whether the response:

✓ directly addresses the question
✓ fits the previous conversation
✓ sounds natural in an academic setting
✓ moves the conversation forward
✓ avoids introducing irrelevant information