Listening Comprehension
Listening is the first part of the Gifu entrance English paper and is played from the exam audio, with many items heard only once. The section pairs short dialogues, announcements and monologues with questions about times, places, reasons, prices or what a speaker will do next, and the answer may be a letter, a number or a short English sentence.
Read ahead, then listen
- While the example is playing, scan the choices and underline the question word: when, where, who, why, how much.
- Predict the situation from the options (a shop, a club, a phone call) and the words you expect to hear.
- Note the required format: circling a symbol, writing a numeral, or writing a full sentence.
Keep a note line
Write only content words and arrows (Taro → library 4:00). Never try to write full sentences during the audio; complete them after the item finishes.
Worked example
You hear: "Are you free on Saturday?" - "I have a tennis match in the morning, but I'm free after two." Question: When can the man meet? Choices: 9 a.m. / 11 a.m. / 2 p.m. / 4 p.m. Reasoning: the match fills the morning, so 9 and 11 are impossible. "After two" excludes exactly two o'clock, so 4 p.m. is the only remaining slot. The trap is 2 p.m., the number actually spoken.
Traps that cost marks
- Taking the first number heard rather than the correction ("Actually, make it 3:30").
- Losing track of which speaker said what in a two-person dialogue.
- Missing negatives and soft refusals: "You don't have to bring lunch" means lunch is not needed.
- Writing the answer in Japanese when the line is in English, or leaving the answer sheet blank at the end.