This topic assesses the candidate's ability to decode spoken discourse, discriminate between essential and non-essential information, and synthesize meaning under time constraints. It requires the simultaneous application of phonological decoding, lexical recognition, and syntactic parsing to extract specific details or general gist from authentic audio sources. Candidates must demonstrate competence in identifying key data points, such as figures, dates, and opinions, while filtering out distractors, redundancy, and hesitation markers inherent in spontaneous speech.
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