IELTS USEFUL LINKS

LISTENING STRATEGIES

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8vLQ2h1HHc IELTS Listening-How to get a high score Important Tips:
- Practice makes perfect (take a break, redo tests)
- Spell carefully
- Use your reading time to prepare, not check
- Learn pronunciation of letters B, E, British English, American English and Australian English
- You only hear it once (dont stress; try to predict answers)
- Get used to IELTS Speaking style
- Anticipate
Keywords Synonyms Negatives
Verbs suitcase = luggage *Watch out for corrections
Adj reservation = booking
Nouns holiday = vacation

*Form Filling
- Follow speaker and be ready for the gap
- Be sure to write the correct number of words
- Unfamiliar names/ spelt unexpectedly

*Label Map/Diagram
- Use reading time to look at map
- Learn directions phrases (across, opposite, on the right-hand side)
- Anticipate (shops/streets/building names/landmarks)
- Listen out for unusual technical words
- Flow chart completion/classification
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQvuLuRK5Hc IELTS Listening Section General Strategies General Strategies Part 1
Part 1 *2:45 minute instruction time (use this time, to review the difficult section 3 and 4 of the listening)
AcademicEnglishHelp What to do during Instruction Time:
AcademicEnglishHelp 1. Visualize the listening based on the questions
2. Paraphrase the listening section questions as you read them
*Return to Section 1 of the listening at the end of the example
*The easiest of all listening sections

General Strategies Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTzRDXsCaGM Excellent ways to improve your listening skills:
Listening Section Visualization
1. Try to see the information using the questions
*see information clearly
*include yourself in the image

Listening Section Paraphrasing

- Practice understanding questions in different ways or using different words.
Synonyms big = large
Antonym/ negative stay = dont go
3. http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-listening/ IELTS Listening Test: Tips
1. Only one listening test
2. 4 sections = 40 Questions
Section 1 (social) two speakers (the easiest)
Section 2 (social) one speaker
Section 3 (academic) three/four speakers
Section 4 (academic) one speaker (the most difficult)
3. Length: 40 minutes
30 mins = audio
10 mins = transfer answers to the answer sheet
4. Practice using the answer sheet
5. You hear the recording only once (multitasking ability)
6. Use a pencil
7. Scores are calculated by correct answers
8. Capital letters or lower case (should be consistent in the use)
9. Number of words for each answer No more than two words and/or a number
10. at the hospital
PLACE: (2)......................... (hospital)
(2) The best place to meet is ...................... (at the hospital)
11. All words and numbers are counted
a holiday/ 1950
12. Spelling is important
13. Words or letters
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Winter
14. Question Types:
- Multiple choice
- Map completion
- Diagram labelling
- Form completion
- Note completion
- Flow chart completion
- Sentence completion
- Summary completion
- Short answer questions
- Table completion
15. Dont try to understand everything
16. Prepare the questions and answers (underline the keywords)
The town square was built by..............
17. Answers can come quickly
18. Keep your eye on the next question
19. Make notes
20. There may be a gap beween answers
21. Common Traps
a. Answers that are changed
b. Using similar words rather than paraphrases
22. Repeated answers
23. Listen for plurals
24. If you dont know the answer, guess!
 25. a) Listen to the example given
b) A range of accents will be used
c) Look for titles (diagrams, maps, tables)
d) Check where all the questions are
e) If you miss an answer, move quickly to the next one
f) Technical/ academic language is not always paraphrased
g) Write the words you hear
h) Check that your headphones are working
i) Concentrate!! Keep focused!

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OualsHB1FqE Emmas Top IELTS Listening Tips

1. Follow the instruction carefully: Write no more than three words
2. Get used to British English (BBC)
3. British Vocab (lorry vs truck)
4. Spelling counts
5. Cat vs. Cats
6. Practice tests
7. Prediction (The woman will travel on __________)
8. Fill in the blankspredict if verb, noun, adj (She has three _____)
9. Listen/write at the same time
10. Be aware of changes: Its 2078. No, Im sorry. Its 4078.
11. Listen to groups of numbersphone numbers
12. 13 vs. 30 (-teen is usually louder; -ty is shorter)
13. Handwriting must be clear
14. Spellingdouble t
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OEefmk-sN8 IELTS Listening TIPS from BRITISH COUNCIL!!
1. Read the instructions
a) Try and predict answers before you listen
b) Check the maximum number of words allowed
c) Make sure you know what to do
2. Synonyms are important
a) Underline key words in the questions
b) Predict synonyms before you start listening
3. Beware of distracters
a) Dont write the first thing that sounds right
b) Sometimes the correct answer comes later
4. Think about the topic
Generate any vocabulary related to the topic
5. Write your answers carefully
a) If in doubt, write down full words not abbreviations
b) Check spelling and grammar when you transfer your answers
c) Write the word you hear, dont rephrase
d) Use symbols such as decimal points and currency signs
6. If you get lost, dont panic!
Listen for key words, look at the questions, find your place again
Use your 10 minutes at the end to...
- Transfer your answer to the answer sheet
- Check your answers
- Attempt any questions you missed (guess if necessary!)
6. http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-listening-tips.html

7. http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-listening-map- One Exercise for Map Labelling

labelling.html

8. http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-map-listening-practice/ Another Exercise for Map Labelling: Taj Mahal

9. http://ielts.allearsenglish.com/ielts-listening-test/

10. http://www.ieltstips.com/ielts_test_strategies/listening_
test_strategies/listening_test_strategies.html

11. http://www.onestopenglish.com/exams/ielts/ielts-
strategies/

12. http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-your-test/test-
day-advice/listening-test-advice

IELTS LISTENING PRACTICES

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1. http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-your-
test/free-ielts-practice-tests/listening-practice-test-1

2. http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/free-
sample-tests/listening-sample-test-1/listening-section-1

3. https://www.ieltsessentials.com/global/prepare/freepra
cticetests/listeningpracticetests

4. http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-listening-test.html

5. http://www.ielts-exam.net/listening-samples/

6. http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening.htm

7. http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening_part
1.htm

8. http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-listening/

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBPHWnQINM