Listening
Type the missing words into a transcript as you listen.
Type the missing words as you listen.
The department will _____ applications until the end of March, after which the panel _____ meet to shortlist candidates.
accept / will
Read the transcript before playback so you know where the gaps fall. The audio plays once, so type as you hear rather than reconstructing afterwards.
In the seconds before playback, read the transcript and note where the gaps fall and roughly what each needs grammatically. This is your only preparation, and it turns the task from catching words into confirming words you are already expecting.
Click into the first blank before the audio begins so your hands are ready. Follow the text with the cursor as the speaker moves through it rather than with your eyes alone, which is how people lose their place mid-recording.
Type into each gap the instant you hear it and move straight to the next. The recording plays once, so do not hold words in memory to write later, and do not stop to correct a spelling while the speaker continues.
When the audio ends, go back and write your best attempt at any blank you missed, then check spelling on the rest. Every gap is credited separately and there is no penalty for a wrong word, so nothing should be left blank.
Read the transcript in the seconds before audio starts so you know where the gaps fall. Type as you hear each word rather than trying to recall them afterwards — the audio plays once.
Losing your place in the transcript. Track position with the cursor, not with your eyes alone.