IELTS Listening - Strategy

IELTS EXPERT PRESENTS:

IELTS LISTENING
Teacher: Nadhilla Mazaya
01 Questions in a glance
Agenda
02 IELTS Listening Sections

03 Listening Strategies

04 Discussion
Questions
in a glance
in IELTS Listening
10 type of questions
Diagram & flowchart labelling
Sentence Completion Multiple Questions
Summary Completion Note Completion
Short answer question Form completion
Table Completion Matching
Map & plan labelling

Types of questions
Matching Multiple Choice
Types of questions
Form Completion Sentence Completion
Types of questions
Note Completion Table Completion
Types of questions
Summary Completion Short-answer
Types of questions
Diagram Completion Map/Plan Completion
I E LT S
Listening
Sections
Section 1
A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
ü It is often based on a speaker finding out information about an event, arrangements
for a job, travel arrangements or an everyday commercial transaction
There is only one conversation, but it often has phases.

ü For example, in the first phase, a woman phones to find out about buying theatre tickets;
in the second phase she gives her name, address and credit-card details so the tickets
can be posted to her.
Click here to practice IELTS Listening section 1
Important Notes
ü The listening test gets progresively more difficult. Section 1 is the easiest part.
Section 2
A monologue set in an everyday social context.
ü It is often based on a speaker giving information to an audience about the practical
arrangements for an event, or the facilities of an institution such as a college or business
hotel.
You may have to listen to directions, descriptions or identifying parts

ü Typically it is a map, a place or match parts of locations on a map.
Important Notes
ü The level of difficulties is slightly higher than section 1
Section 3
A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context
ü The questions may cover both factual information and opinions.
ü the vocabulary is more difficult, the topics are more complicated, and there are more
speakers involved in the discussion
There is only one conversation, but it is divided into two phases.

ü e.g. questions 1-5 in the first phase, questions 6-10 in the second phase.
ü In each phases, you will be given extra times before the conversation starts.
Important Notes
ü The level of difficulties is slightly higher than section 1&2
ü Becareful of the second phases, do not loose focus
Section 4
A monologue on an academic subject
ü The form of a lecture, talk or either type of presentation on an academic subject
ü At the beginning, you need to read the whole questions.
There is only one conversation, but it is divided into two phases.

ü e.g. questions 1-5 in the first phase, questions 6-10 in the second phase.
ü In each phases, you will NOT be given any extra times before the conversation
starts.
The language will be difficult and the lecture will be complex.
Important Notes
ü This is the toughest passage on the Listening exam for most students.
Scoring Table
Listening
Strategies
Listening to specific information
Step 1 Underline keyword
ü You will be given apporximately 30 seconds to read and identifying words in the
questions
ü Highlight the specific information in the questions booklet
ü Usually this will include nouns and wh- words
Step 2 Anticipate hearing “the synonyms” of the keyword

ü Predicting what conversation you will listen for e.g. reason, appointment, booking, etc
ü Predicting what input you need to fill in e.g. number or words
ü Doing active listening, waiting to hear something in a conversation
Step 3 Translate pictures into words

ü Quickly vocalize any picture you notice on the questions
Important Notes
ü Beware when looking for two pieces of information
ü If you need to write numbers, write them as figures, not words, as you are less likely to make mistakes.
Focusing your eyes and ears
You need to do three things at one time:

üListen, get use to different english accents
üRead
üWrite
Concentrate and be prepare for any distortions
The sentence structure may be changed from the one on the

questions
e.g. you will find the question states “The cost of the university is too_____ for
me to attend any class this year.” but you will hear “I didn't have money to
continue my study at my university. It's too expensive”.
The answers will be find in order.

Time Strategy
Use the first 30 second on the first section to review all the information in the text
Use the last minute given at the end of each section to review your answers. However, the following rules
apply:
1. if you are confident that you are able to recall the conversations or you are confident that you can guess the
answers, you can check back and review your ansers in the same section.
2. if you are not confident that you can recall any information from the speakers or you cannot guess the
answers, use this time to review questions/text in the following section.
For IELTS paper based test, you can use 10 minutes extra times to write the answers and check it to
ensure the accuracy (grammar, spelling, etc).
NEVERTHELESS
For IELTS computer based test, you will be given 2 MINUTES only to check the accuracy of the answers
(grammar, spelling, etc)
Computer
vs
Paper
in IELTS Listening
Computer
vs
Paper
Discusssion
THANK YOU

IELTS Listening - Strategy

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

IELTS Listening - Strategy

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

IELTS Listening - Strategy

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

IELTS EXPERT PRESENTS:

Sentence Completion Multiple Questions

Summary Completion Note Completion

Short answer question Form completion

Table Completion Matching

Map & plan labelling

There is only one conversation, but it often has phases.

Click here to practice IELTS Listening section 1

You may have to listen to directions, descriptions or identifying parts

Click here to practice IELTS Listening section 2

There is only one conversation, but it is divided into two phases.

Click here to practice IELTS Listening section 3

There is only one conversation, but it is divided into two phases.

The language will be difficult and the lecture will be complex.

Click here to practice IELTS Listening section 4

Step 2 Anticipate hearing “the synonyms” of the keyword

Step 3 Translate pictures into words

You need to do three things at one time:

Concentrate and be prepare for any distortions

The sentence structure may be changed from the one on the

The answers will be find in order.

You might also like