NEW! Interactive Listening task on the DET: Everything you need to know and a sample question 

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Seriously!!!, 4 minutes to answer 6 questions with 6 options?! And only 75 seconds to summarize the conversation with all those details! Hats off to you guys for creating such a brain-draining question!! Is the question designer mentally stable? It seems like you're more interested in finding a skilled typist than assessing people's language proficiency!

Hi Caroline, The way you have explained how to converse and write a precis over the dialog is fabulous, outstanding, and amazing! Thank you very much! Merry Christmas! Caroline

Thats amazing ❤

Thank you i learn a lot!

Thank you!!

Happy to see it go.

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Hello and thank you for the explanation of the new Interactive Listening question. I think it's a great test type and way better than the Listen & Select type as the latter was a bit more confusing at times.

Thank you , it was very challenging for me. Your advise was useful .❤

Hey! It was so important

Hey, this is really a better task than the listening and selecting one. But i think the time for summarizing the task is a bit less as it takes time to write down the summary of the task. At least everyone needs a few seconds if not more to summarize in their mind and then start writing it. Hope you consider about the changes in the time for the summary part in this task.

Thank you for the information 🎉

thank you so much for making this video this type video help to improve our English ❤

The time for summary is very short, as most of test takers don't have your speed of typing. As the conversation length can be different regarding on the topic, the summarizing time should be different too.

It's really helpful. In my case I can't write speedily.

It would be very good that you add subjects of Word explanation

I strongly agree about this short time. 4 minutes to select and 75 seconds to writing is a really short. Can you (professional at Duolingo English Test), discuss it? Each minute is crucial for us students. Thanks a lot.

I am an introvert so it was very difficult to get the right choice of response. Also what happens when we get the responses wrong ? How much does it affect our subscores ? Also, not everyone is a typing ninja, so it is very difficult to write the summary as fast as we'd like.

Thanks for the explanation of the new question type. But I have a question. Will students be able to take notes on paper for the summery section?

Thank you for the explanation, but in the summary part I suggest if it can be 1minute 30 seconds it will be good. There are fast and slow learners that need to be look into as well. My humble opinion

The Listen and select is really bit confusing, because every country pronounces it's English in a different way , when I heard the word 'election', it feels like it is sounding alection, and I am having a doubt whether to select it or not. And reading passage is difficult, every country uses the words in a different way.

Hi thanks for the great sessions, I am a newcomer in Canada and would like to attend Seneca College under the Canadian Mature Students category. I entered all the information including my postal code, credit card, etc to pay for the test but the system asked me to apply coupon code which I do not have, any advice on this? the other question is I am a Permanent Resident of Canada can't I pay by Canadian $?

Dear Madam, Just only a week after watching your videos about Duolingo test, i managed an overall score of 135 at the first and only attempt. Really appreciate what you have been doing and wish you all the success and strength in your future endeavors madam. May the noble triple gems bless you 🙏🙏 Best regards "Don. W.A.C" From Sri lanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰

I had this part and sorry, but this is type of activity. There are multiple good answers, because it is conversation and everyone of us is different kind of person that would answer differently. I would focus on the facts, but this activity is focused on some kind of understanding the relationship, which every student and i would say every country and culture has very different.

Va multumesc si incep sa inteleg engleza ca asta fac pe duolingo si cred ca pa viitor voi scrie in engleza ceia ce am scris tenks

I like to hear your speaking.

😊

If I apply on 29th April, will I get the earlier rules if I take the exam 1/2 day later as per rules?

When this test will be taken? And how to apply for it?

CAN you tell me when this interactive reading is added on the real test

I have a question, I'm not really fast typing in the keyboard, how many words do i need to get higher score if I barely can write 45 words? I notice that you wrote 72 words in 75 seconds. Thanks

Hi and I really appreciate your help, but I have got a question. I wanted to purchase a test and the web-site required me to pay 59$. Previously, I heard that the test costs 49$. Did the cost change? If yes, explain with a video, please.

i need help. when i did it, i needed to do the summary right? yeah so i did it but when i submitted it, it just said "no credit"! do i needa pay or something? if i do needa pay, is there anyway that i dont need to pay but i can still know my mistakes?

Hello Duolingo team, I'm short sighted and photo sensitive, so I wear anti-glare glasses. They could disqualify my language tests, but not wearing them means I have to squint and move too close to the screen, which could also disqualify me. Can we find a solution? Thank you.

I am a non-native English learner. I'm practicing typing, but I couldn't write the answer you wrote in the given time even at the speed of 60wmp. In the English test, which of the following will I get a higher score: writing all of the conversations in a given amount of time or writing detailed conversations from the beginning and taking time off? The answer I wrote was 'I asked my professor about the concept of cultivating sources in a journalism class. He answered its meaning, its goal, and the reason why it is important. At the end, I could understand what it means to cultivate sources. ' Is this good enough for a score of 120 or higher?

Plan to do PHd so kindly guide me, is this works for entrance exam

This Interactive Listening part in DET is on the practice test but in actual test as far as I remember it is not included.

When I'm taking practice tests, I can't move to another step from this step . I took practice test several times but same problem.What should I do now? @Duolingo English Test

Is duolingo English test results sufficient to get Canada Student visa in this time?

Hello, I was doing the practice test and I was able to hear all other audio files. However, when it came to this part of the test, the audio was not playing. Why is that?

how to prepare duolingo speaking test

Please when i get on the dialogue part my audio clips can't be played and i have to end the session and restart again but it is the same problème

How to pay dulingo English test from India, I getting check your credit card detail I have checked and tried several time and can't buy it, do you have any solution for this.

When will this question type included in test format.

How it could be scored?

Good day ! My question to you is What if the time is over before you finish to answer and you have not pressed on the next ?

Hi this is varun i took 6 times DET test but the team is not believing me that i my self took the test and not even giving the score card it been 6 times where i took the test can you please help with this issue please mam

Why this test is not available for mobile users??

Hello all❤

How can I Join??

Can i take dunlingo with another gmail id or another account? Please tell me anyone

I have a question If I can’t type fast will it influence to scores

How can I reach out to the support team, please?

hi i am very happy with this news and i want to take DET exam but i am not in good financial condition so please give me coupon code for DET

I attempted 5 retakes for a single slot,still the test was invalid.

1:48 I miss the Listen and Select question 😟

Even many of the people saying that interactive listening section Has not been added yet ..can anyone reply for this..?

I gives 6 time of duolingo english test , again and again facing same invalid test so what can i do now.

While taking the test , a street dog barked for few seconds, will my test be certified?

Hi my name is Tewodros I have a question. duolingo test acceptable for all Australia University

miss that Q

There is a percentage in purchasing test ( 2 test 78 dollar) Is that real😅???

Time allocated for each question is not fair

Summary time is really short because it is language test not typing test

How many times this question comes during real test plz answer anyone..

I think we need little more time for read and select. In this section every non native speaker struggles with time 😒

I am only able to write 1 sentence.

This is the hardest question 😢

Nobody got her typing speed hhuh!

😂

The background music is so annoying

This is really not better from the leasting and selecting one. Add an other methods to do well in this tax.

Hello, I am Rajat Tiwari Email: tiwarirajat694@gmail.com Mobile no. : +91 7052732951 How to contact with a proctor? Please provide my test time video. I am in trouble i gave the DET test so many times but each time the issue occurred, last time on 16/01/24 i had given a test again and today I received a mail that you are not eligible to get your certificate because you broke 1 test rule while giving the speaking section using the written material during the test but i didn't use. Topic was likely the same which i have already know because i had given so many practice sets thats why i remember some points and used that lines in the speaking test. I already paid the seat blocking fees in the university and only one condition is required to clear to get unconditional offer letter. Please look into it. Last date is very soon to submit the certificate, with in 2-3 days. And please! please! Give a this favour. I hope you will pay attention to this thing and give reply.

Actually we are not native. So may be you can speak slower. Thanks.

Really? A listening task with machine generated unnaturale, unreal voice???