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IELTS Listening Test

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” - Calvin Coolidge

Listening is a very important part of the conversation. IELTS Listening Test is a tool to test your hearing and understanding skills.

Here, you will have just 40 minutes (30 min-test and 10 min- to transfer your answers to the answer sheet) to prove your expertise in this forte. The test is divided into 4 sections with the difficulty level increasing with each section. Each section has 10 questions each.

Every section in the IELTS listening test has its own theme and pattern.

• Section 1 is a conversation among two people. It is the easiest part of the test.
• Section 2 involves a speech, also called a monologue, or instructions given by a person.
• Section  is again a conversation between 2-3 people.

All the above mentioned 3 sections are divided into 2 sets which cover 5 questions at a time. Thus, this enables you to go through 5 questions at a time.

• Section 4 is the final section and  involves a monologue. Here, you will be given only 1 chance to go through the entire section of 10 questions. The difficulty level is a bit high in this part of the test. But if you have practiced properly, then you will be through with flying colors.

That was all about the IELTS Listening, now let us move on to some minute details about the test:

1. Once you settle down for the test, Firstly, check all your equipment so as to make sure that they are in good working condition.
2. The test pattern allows you to take a quick glance at the question paper before the conversation in the test starts. Always utilize this time and go through the mentioned section quickly, this will help you to focus on the important areas of the talk. Also, do not miss the instructions on the question paper which mentions the way in which you need to give the answer (eg, they will ask you to write your answer in no more than 2 words and a number, therefore you are only allowed to write 2 words or less, along with a number)
3. When the test starts, it is very important that you understand the accent in which the conversation is taking place so you do not miss the details. Thus IELTS listening practice is a very important aspect during your preparation. You can watch English channels which shows sub-titles. It is a very good beginners approach to understand various accents of the English language.
4. When 30 minutes of the test-time is over, you are given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the question paper. This means that during the test you are allowed to mark your answers on the question paper itself and in the last 10 minutes, you would be transferring those answers to the answer sheet.
5. Always use a sharpened and a dark pencil to write the answers. Moreover, neat answers would be easy to recognize and shabby writing may not fetch you marks due to illegibility.
6. To wind up, always maintain focus during the test. If you do not concentrate during the exam, you are prone to miss the important details that may help you in giving the correct answer.

We really hope that you are able to make the most out of this post.

All the best for your exam..!!

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