How the test is taken??
In IELTS LISTENING TEST candidate will be listening to a
tape and answer the questions.
This tape will be played for about 30 minutes which will be
split up into four section and the questions will also be divided into four
sections. As you go ahead with the sections and the questions the test will
become harder (normally this happens but still you should be prepared for the
tough one from the very first question and throughout the test). That means the
first section is easier and the fourth is hardest one in the whole test.
What kind of questions are asked in IELTS
LISTENING??
Candidate will be given a test question paper containing 40
questions. These 40 questions will be divided into four sections. And as the
candidate goes ahead, harder the questions become.
· The first
section will be a conversation between two speakers and the answer of the
questions will be normally a phone no., student Id, pin code of any area, car
type, car model, year or likewise.
· The second
section will be a monologue where
one person will be speaking.
· The third
section will be two way conversation
ie. a representator speaking to a group of students, or may be three or four
way conversation. And will be about education & training context.
· The fourth
section will be a monologue again.
And will be about education & training context.
Question
type:
Multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labelling, form
completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, summary
completion, sentence completion, short answer question.
Tips to score better in IELTS LISTENING??
1) Listen ACTIVELY to Movie, Radio or English
serials for 2 hrs a day and take notes
of the phrases, words, idioms or proverbs you are coming across which you are
not aware of, so that you can go through the list later on as well. What?? It
is not possible to have that much time and you are not student then spend as
much time you can spare for it because it is really a listening booster
exercise. Really!!
2) Get a little ease with different accents like
British, Canadian, Australian and all other if possible.
3) Understand the question:
When you have a time to read the questions
understand the question and underline the keywords in question and in options
of the answers too if it is multiple choice question. By doing this you will be
able to keep the question in your mind easily and while listening to the tape
you will be able to click the answer quickly (Even the tough one!).
4) Presume the answer:
There are some kinds of questions where you
can presume your answer or the type of the answer or one option best fitted to
the question in case of multiple choice etc. Try it you will get a grip with
practise with this skill which is very much necessary to adopt for IELTS LISTENING because you will not hear the tape again.
5) Use the answer review time to read next
questions:
After finishing any section you will get
time to check and rectify the answers, use that time to review the next
questions. And the answers can be rectified in last 10 minutes given to transfer the answers to the answer sheet.
6) Keep on practising:
Well this is very important advice which
says that you should take the test every day (at least one). So you can be very
comfortable with the exam format and clear the common mistakes you make each
time. What is more after taking test check the wrong answer and try to work out
how did you go wrong with the answer. from next time
7) Check for the silly errors in answers:
After transferring the answers to the
answer sheet check for spelling mistakes, check the word limit for the answers
and check for the grammar part of the answers.
After taking 3-4 test everytime go through this page you will grasp it more each time you read and so your skills in IELTS LISTENING will be improved.
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