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EXAM FOCUS:
IELTS Listening Paper Sections 1 & 2
Short-answer questions, plan/map/diagram labelling, multiple choice
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Tips for IELTS
IELTS Listening Paper, Sections 1 & 2
• Section 1 is always a conversation between
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people.
• Section 2 is a monologue.
• Both sections are set in an everyday
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context.
Short-answer questions
• You must use
NO MORE
than the
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number of words mentioned in the instructions.
• Your words must be taken UNCHANGED from the
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• The words you write must
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correct.
• This task usually requires listening for specific information.
Plan/Map/Diagram labelling
• You need to label a visual such as a diagram
(e.g. a piece of
equipment)
, a set of pictures, a plan
(e.g. of a building)
, a
map
(e.g. of part of a town)
.
• You usually need to
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a list.
• If the visual is a map or a plan with ‘you’ marked on
it, it’s very important to work out
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where you are on the map or plan at the beginning,
i.e. your starting point. Otherwise, everything after
will be in the wrong place.
It’s often important to listen for directions and
prepositions of
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Multiple choice
• There are two kinds of multiple choice tasks:
a
A question followed by
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possible answers to choose from.
b
A longer list of possible answers from which you
need to choose more than
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Read the instructions VERY carefully to check how
many answers are needed.
• You will always hear some kind of reference to each
possible answer, but only one is right so listen
carefully for the one that
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exactly with all its meaning.
• Information about the answers may not be in the
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carefully before listening.
Paraphrasing
• When you read the questions think how else they could be
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introduced by paraphrases of the words in the questions.
Read the tips and complete the blanks. Then, tick (
✓
) the tips that are most important for you.
Further study
• To get more practice in listening, and to enjoy it,
listen to the sites below.
• Listen to both
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preparation for IELTS Listening Paper Sections 1 & 2.
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Suggestions for vocabulary revision
In Unit 1 we suggested you keep a vocabulary record to
help you with preparing for IELTS. But just having a
record isn’t enough, you also need to
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the record. Here are some simple games you could play
with your vocabulary record.
1
Write a word on one side of a slip of paper and the
meaning on the other. Do this for 15-20 words. Get a
friend/member of your family to test you.
2
Look at your record and write 10-15 quiz questions,
one for each word. A few days later, try to answer
your own questions, or ask members of your class.
3
Write 15 words on slips of paper. Write their meaning
on 15 other slips. Then play ‘snap’ trying to match the
words to their meanings. Or, mix them up, turn them
all face down, and then turn them over one by one
trying to pair words and their meanings. Turn them face
down again if you can’t remember where the pair is.
