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IELTS listening Tips


IELTS listening module is quite scoring and interesting. However, some students find it tricky because the audio is played only once and one has to listen, read as well as write, all at the same time. This may sound like quite a task, but it is quite simple, really. Just a few easy tricks will come in handy.

Understanding the Module:

First of all, it is important to understand the design of the module. IELTS Listening consists of four sections, with 40 questions in all. As you progress through your sections, the difficulty level keeps increasing. This means that section one will be the easiest, while section four will be the toughest. Like reading, the listening module too has various question types like:

Table completion
Filling out Personal Information
Diagram Labelling
Sentence Completion
Multiple Choice Questions
Matching Speaker to Opinion
Matching Information
Short Answers

IELTS Listening audios contain general conversations about every day matters, discussions about college courses, discussions among three to four people on a course, or presentation and the last section generally has an informative lecture by an individual.

Tackling the Module:

The key is to keep track of the audio at all times. You can easily manage this if you use the gaps between audios wisely. You usually have 30 seconds at the end and the beginning of each section. Make sure you utilize every second of this in reading and understanding the questions. Highlight or write the kind of information you need to listen for. This will also give you an idea of what’s in the audio. Be very watchful of the multiple-choice questions and understand the differences between the choices given to you. Last, but not the least, listen for words like but, however, moreover, oh….wait, etc. These could make all the difference in the answers. Pay attention to the pauses and the stresses in the audio.

At the end, before noting down the final answers in your answer sheet, check your spelling, units, etc. where needed.

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