In IELTS Listening Part 2 matching tasks, the speaker often tells you what you expect before saying what is really true. You might think the machines are new… but they aren’t.

In this lesson, you’ll do a full Part 2 task: a leisure centre manager describing what has changed after a refurbishment, and who members should speak to. Then you’ll learn 12 phrases for changes and responsibilities, and the grammar of change.

A full Part 2 task with two matching sections and one audio track
Expectation, then reality: how to avoid the distractors
12 phrases for describing changes and who does what
Four practice activities and the full audio script

🎧 Audio: listen to the track for this lesson here: startielts.co.uk/listening-part-2-matching-audio

13 pages · Fillable PDF · Suitable for A2–B1 learners and above