IELTS listening guide
Map of the IELTS listening test

Key points
around 30 minutes10 questions per section
questions get harder later in test
10 minutes at end to fill out answer shee
Understanding IELTS listening
Easy to harderThe questions start off easy with listening to in a social context (like checking in at a hotel) and get slowly harder until you get to an academic lecture
One people and two people speaking
Note also that you must listen to both one and two people speaking - this can make it harder It is important that you spell all the answers correctly - any wrongly spelled answers are marked as wrong
Time to read the questions first
You are given time before each section to read the questions
You should use this time to think about what you are going to listen to and think what the answers might be
Time at the end to fill out the answer sheet
You are given 10 minutes at the end of the test to fill out your newer sheet - use this time to make sure your answers are correctly spelled and grammatically correct
Learn the types of question
A smart way to prepare is to learn the different types of question. There are 6:- multiple choice
- selection
- short answers - video lesson
- sentence completion
- labelling a map/diagram
- form completion
Other Useful Resource
- Listening Guide
- Reading Section
- Watch Video Reading: MATCHING HEADINGS TIPS
- Vocabulary for Academic IELTS Writing Task 2 (part 1)
- Useful linking words and phrases
- Writing Task 1 Academic: Model Answers (Band 9)
- Writing Task 1 General : Overview
- Writing Taks 1 General : In-formal Letter
- Writing Task 1 General : Formal Letter
- IELTS Speaking Task Question with Answers
- IELTS Speaking Task Questions with Answers(More)
- IELTS Speaking Part 2 Cue Card with Answers
- Download 230 IELTS Writing Task 1 & 2 Sample Essays
- Download 100 IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample Essays
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- Download Cambrige Practice Test Books 1 - 10
- What if you don’t know what to write?
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