“烤鸭”们都知道雅思听力听录音加上做题时间一共30分钟，每个section基本上要花6-7分钟听听力原文，这一过程并不是每个考生都能做到时时刻刻集中注意力去听清每句话，听懂每个单词。因此捕捉信号词成为了帮助我们去梳理听力原文逻辑，帮助我们在审题之后定位答案词的一种方法。

就像我们平时写文章一样，我们都会添加上一些表示逻辑关系的连词来使我们的文章更加具有逻辑性，比如转折，并列，让步等。我们听力中也有这些连词来引导整个听力的发展。

1.递进和列举关系的连词

如and, in addition, to one more thing, what’s more, besides, either, also, too, as well as, for instance, for example等, 诸如此类的信号词给我们的信息是接下来要听到的内容和前文是同类事物，或是补充说明。

2.表示转折关系的连词

如in contrast, as a matter of fact, nevertheless, instead, however, otherwise, while, thought, but, despite, on the contrary, on the other hand等, 听到这些信号词就要做好接下来听到的是和前文信息有所改变的内容的准备。

如：“well, the exchange rate was looking healthy, but when I went to the teller, they told me the computer system was temporarily down. （C4T2S1）”这里exchange rate和computer system信息有所转折，选择题出现了将这二者混淆的选项，所以抓住but这一转折信号词做题就会很清晰。

3.表示顺序和序列的连词

如first, second, last but not least, third, in the middle, after, between, before, next, for a start, afterward, finally, for one thing, for another等，这一类信号词可以帮助大家将听力内容的次序进行梳理，找到次序。

4.表示解释或者强调的连词

如That is in particular, I mean, namely, especially, actually, in other words, that is to say, specially, another way of saying, equally, really, do等，这一类信号词表示对于前文所讲的信息的进一步解释说明或者给考生强调要注意的信息。

如“What I really want to do at the Cathedral is climb the tower. The view is supposed to be spectacular. （C4T2S1）”这里的“what I really want to do”给出了强调的信息，考生需要马上抓住“climb the tower”这一强调信息。在填空题中明确考到了这一信息。

5. 表示因果关系的连词

如as a result,  therefore, so, for, since, for this reason, because, consequently, thus等。这一类信号词的出现必然预示了前后信息的因果关系，考生要注意因和果的信息内容，不要颠倒搞混。