SST是PTE考试中非常重要的题型，同时影响听力和写作，重要性堪比WFD，即使我们已经熟悉了所有机经，也不能保证一定不会遇到新题。所以，我们就需要掌握一些真正的听力技巧，帮助我们记录更多的重要信息，而非一些次要甚至是错误的信息。
有些指示词可以告诉我们后面的内容不太重要或者是干扰内容，这时候就不需要记笔记，以下是总结的一些情况：
to 放句首做铺垫，后半句有用。
probably 猜测，没发生，铺垫
if 假设，设置情景。设置情景后在情景完结之前没有用。
而有些指示词暗示了后面的内容很重要，需要记录：
to 放句中表目的/结果
but/however 转折一般为重要语义，可能引出实意，可能否定前句。
real/actual表达确定观点
and 语句并列/句首递进
because/as/because of 表明原因
result in/in conclusion/therefore/in summary 结论、结果很重要。
after a certain period/ ~ period later某个时间段之后，事情或境况会变化
真题举例详解
下面我们用一篇机经来举例说明
I'm 43 years old and I owe tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. Oh sure, I knew the loans were piling up as I went through school. But （转折，引出后面更重要的内容，需要记笔记）with one loan coming from here, another from there, I had no idea of the rockslide that was building.
Fifteen years later（后面会有后续的变化或结果、影响）, I still experience moments of sheer horror regarding my family's financial situation. My monthly student loan payment is more than triple my car payment.
OK, so without my college degree, I would not have been able to get my current job. For that I'm grateful; but at what cost?
My loans have been accruing at a rate of 10 percent, and now they have burgeoned to — well, I'm English major, you do the math. I don't think they'll ever get paid off. We're in debt way past our eyeballs, and there's no hope in sight.
I'm being kept in class — a financial class of graduates whose only hope for attending college meant borrowing money from the government. Because of （表明原因）our mounting credit card debt and monthly payments that far exceed our family's income; my kids will also join the class of citizens who can't rely on their parents for college support. Do I wish I'd chosen another educational route? You bet. Perhaps trade school — I've thought that being a plumber might not be such a bad gig.
But if （假设，设置情景。设置情景后在情景完结之前没有用。）your job aspirations require a four-year degree, take my advice and choose a college you can afford, both during and after graduation. （从这里情景完结，后面内容比较重要）Take a realistic look at your anticipated income, and factor in priorities that don't carry a price — like the spouse and children you might want to have some day.
I was overconfident that my student-loan debt would pale in comparison to the lucrative writing career I'd enjoy after graduation. Now I'm paying for that decision — in more ways than I'd ever imagined.
参考总结：
The woman, 43 years old, owes a huge student loan for fifteen years with no hope to pay it off. Her monthly loan repayment is more than triple of her car payment and her payments exceed her family income. Her children can’t rely on her for college support and join a financial class. She suggests people should take a realistic look and choose an affordable college.
听清楚并记录下连词，能帮助我们更好的理解文章的逻辑。SST在充分熟悉机经的基础上，必须通过精听和泛听来提高硬实力，但这些总结的技巧能帮助我们加快这一过程。
SST是非常重要的题型，但同学们要坚定信心，它可以通过一定方法和努力攻克。
