IELTS Listening – how to prepare

IELTS Academic listening test is definitely a particular element in which trainers aren’t able to assist learners as much as they could in other areas. The skill of listening is one that is enhanced by practice and there is not much a teacher can say to improve a student’s ability at it. What is feasible is to give some hints for doing the test and also show the type of question that will arise during the test. After that, as much practice as possible is the way to improve. This practice might be doing actual IELTS practice listenings such as those available at www.passieltshigher.com or by doing any type of listening in English.

The IELTS Academic listening test is around 40 minutes in total and there are four sections each with an individual listening passage. In each section there are 10 questions making 40 in all. Sections 1 and 2 are based on social survival in an English speaking country and sections 3 and 4 are based on a more educational and training orientation. The actual recording lasts for about 30 minutes and then students have 10 minutes at the end of the listening in order to transfer their answers to the answer paper.

Section 1 10 questions are required to be answered based on the content.

Section 2 Students will hear a monologue, sometimes an additional speaker is included who asks questions in order to stimulate the speaker.

Section 3 It is divided into 2 parts and students are required to answer 10 questions based on what is heard.

Section 4 Here students will hear a monologue though it may include an additional speaker asking questions to encourage the monologue. It is divided into 2 parts. 10 questions are required to be answered based on what is heard.}

Ths issue that candidates have with the IELTS Academic listening test is that the listening segment is only played once. Therefore students have to be rather quick and very alert in order to pick up the right answers, write them down and be ready for the next answer. To reiterate; students have to get just as much practice at this skill as possible to be able to maximise their likelihoodof getting a good IELTS band result.

Results in the listening test reflect life generally, though, and the harder the applicant works at it and the more a student practices; the better the IELTS Listening Test band rating will be.