Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Listening
English Language Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Test Format
Test Format (Recorded tape played o
nce only)
30 minutes
Four Sections, each with 10 questions
Time allocated for
Reading questions
Writing and checking answers
Transferring answers to an answer sheet
Test Format
Section 1 Questions 1-10
Complete the table
Label the rooms on the map
Example of Tasks
Complete the notes using no more than three w
ords.
1. In the mornings the student teachers will
.. ( teach and observe)
2. student teachers could be teaching large clas
ses with up to . (70 students)
3. Discussion groups are quite difficult to arrang
e in Vietnamese classes but not
.. ( impossible)
Example of Task
Tapescript
Good morning everyone. Wel
come to the second year of y
our teaching degree. My na
me is Simon Taylor. I'm a se
cond year lecturer in the edu
cation faculty. Today I'll be gi
ving you an overview of the
field trip to Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam, that you all registe
red for at the end of last yea
r.
Example of Task
Sample task
Tick the three items which are discussed in the ta
lk.
A. Teaching schedule for student teachers
B. Safety issues for student teachers on the field
trip
C. Accommodation
D. How the field trip fits into the teaching degree
E. Vietnamese students' level of proficiency in En
glish
F. How the work requirements for the field trip co
mpare with the work requirements for student
teachers who remain in Australia
G. Quality of English language teaching in Vietna
mese universities
H. Textbooks commonly used in Vietnamese Engli
sh classes
Further Help
CILL Core A 3/F
ITELTS Listening Tapes
and CD-ROMs available
More information at
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/ci
ll/ielts/
References
You can find these books in CILL, Roo
m AG305:
Cambridge Practice Tests for the IELT
S, Books 1, 2 & 3 (with CD-ROM for l
istening tests)
Insight into IELTS - an IELTS prepara
tion course
Useful websites
UGC Introductory site
http://www.ugccepa.com
IELTS homepage
http://www.ielts.org/index.htm
ELC homepage
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk
Questions
Please do not ask us (or any ELC tea
cher) to predict what grade you will g
et, as this is forbidden by the IELTS o
rganisation.