IELTS Listening

(Notes, Form, Table)

Four Sections: 10 Qs, 30mins.

• The IELTS Listening test has 4 sections of 10 questions and takes

approximately 30 minutes, there is an additional 10 minutes for you to

transfer your answers on to the answer sheet provided.

What Types of Questions are in the IELTS Listening Test?

What Listening Skills Are Being Tested?

• Predicting

• Identifying key words

• Listening for specific information

• Listening intensively

• Identifying attitudes of speakers

IELTS Listening Band Scores

Step-by-Step Guide

• 1.Read all of the question instructions carefully paying attention to any word limit given.

• 2.Take a moment to understand the rest of the note/form.

• 3.Think about synonyms for words on the form.

• 4.Use the information given to predict the types of answers you should be listening for.

• 5.Listen carefully and fill in the missing information.

• 6.Guess if you need to and then move on

Important Instructions

• Test takers should read the instructions very carefully as the number of words or numbers they should use to fill the gaps will vary.

• A word limit is given, for example, ‘NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER’.

• Test takers are penalised for writing more than the stated number of words, and test takers should check this word limit carefully for each task.

• Contracted words will not be tested.

• Hyphenated words count as single words.

Useful Links

• https://www.ielts.org/about-the-test/test-format

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOuFbjNmQg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCb3jc4AKNI