IELTS listening slide presentation

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Listening part one

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First part of the exam
Lasts about 30 minutes
10 minutes to transfer the answers to
an answer paper.

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The four parts of the listening exam
1. Speakers discuss a social question
2. One person speaks on a general topic
3. 3 or 4 people speak about education/training
etc.
4. One person gives a long talk on academic topic

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Why is IELTS Listening so hard?

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The Grammar is hard
The vocabulary is difficult
Speak quickly
Different accents
These are not the problem!
Difficult because you only hear the CD once

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Every other part of exam – you
decide the speed
Not with listening
You can get lost.
Waiting for the first answer for 30
minutes

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TOP TIPS
Listen to different kinds of interaction
Not just one person speaking

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How many do you need to get right?
Not always the same, but approximately:

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How to get extra marks?
Use your time
The work you do before the
recording starts.

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Use the thinking time wisely
Read the instructions carefully.
Understand the questions.
Underline key words or phrases.

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Anticipate
What answer do I expect?
Listen for synonyms

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Make a map of the text.
Sign posts
What information have they given
me before the listening?
This will help you not to get lost

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Revise the key areas.
Numbers, dates and times
Education

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On average 7 of the 40 answers are
numbers, dates, times etc
Practise this area, including spelling
Proper nouns often spelled out

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Beware of distractors!
Don’t stop listening when you think
you have heard the answer.
The correct answer is often after a
distractor.

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If you don’t know the answer what
do you do?
GUESS

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