IELTS listening lesson 1

basic information tips

Know the test

about 30 minutes

extra 10 minutes at the end (抄答案時(shí)間）

40 questions

4 sections of 10 questions

answers are always in order

only 3 main types of question （gap-fill,multiple ,choice,matching)

various English accents

ONLY ONCE (recording) most difficult part

4 sections

section 1

2 speakers

everyday conversation

eg making a booking in hotel , travelling ,join the libraries etc

one speaker gives basic information

simple gap-fill: missing details

names ,addresses ,dates ,times ,numbers

section 1 is easy ,but you need a high score (9 or 10 correct) (建議錯(cuò)誤率小于等于1）

key technique!

use the breaks to read ahead

before reach section starts

in the middle of each section (except in section 4)

at the end of each section

Don't check back,read ahead

Section 2

use all the break time at the end of section 2

only speaker only

a short speech about a non-academic topic

eg tourism , a park ,local facilities 、

gap-fill,multiple choice, matching

break in the middle

still quite easy ,aim for a high score

section 3

use breaks to read and underline

two or three speakers

conversation related to education

or training

eg tutor and student

gap-fill, multiple choice (difficult)

underline keywords in questions and choices

listen or keywords or synonyms

difficult section, aim for 6 or 7

section 4

use break at the end of section 3

underline keywords

no break in the middle!

speech about an academic topic

gap-fill,multiple choice

listen for keywords or synonyms

difficult:faster speech,more

content,extra information

know the test

do some real practice tests

Tips

1.Read ahead（only check back at the end)

2.Underline keywords

3 Listen for keywords or synonyms

4 Be careful with spelling

5 Don't get stuck on a difficult question -move forward

6 Concentrate

IELTS listening

Multiple choice questions difficult

features

more to read

more choices may be mentioned

no exact words

techniques

use the breaks to read the questions

underline keywords, (both questions and choices)

synonyms or similar keywords

study tips for multiple choice questions

do lots of practice

use the transcripts at the back of the book

make keyword tables