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The document provides information about the IELTS listening test format and tips for improving listening skills. It discusses the following: 1) The test lasts 30 minutes and consists of 4 sections of increasing difficulty played once without repeats. Test takers answer questions as they listen and have 10 minutes to transfer answers. 2) Each section contains 10 multiple-choice questions about everyday conversations and academic topics that must be answered in the order heard. 3) Test takers should take notes, guess if unsure, focus on questions not extra information, and spell answers correctly on the answer sheet. 4) The document provides sample practice tests and sections to help prepare for different question types and accents commonly heard on

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Ielts Expert - Listening (Advanced) - Book

The document provides information about the IELTS listening test format and tips for improving listening skills. It discusses the following: 1) The test lasts 30 minutes and consists of 4 sections of increasing difficulty played once without repeats. Test takers answer questions as they listen and have 10 minutes to transfer answers. 2) Each section contains 10 multiple-choice questions about everyday conversations and academic topics that must be answered in the order heard. 3) Test takers should take notes, guess if unsure, focus on questions not extra information, and spell answers correctly on the answer sheet. 4) The document provides sample practice tests and sections to help prepare for different question types and accents commonly heard on

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PIA IELTS EXPERT COURSE

Listening
IELTS LISTENING TEST

IELTS Listening test lasts for about 30 minutes. It consists of four parts, played on cassette
tape, in order of increasing difficulty. Each section might be a dialogue or a monologue. The test is
played once only, and the questions for each section must be answered while listening, although time
is given for students to check their answers.

The Test Format

There are four sections with ten questions each. The questions are designed so that the answers
appear in the order they are heard in the audio.

The first two sections deal with situations set in everyday social contexts. In Section 1, there is a
conversation between two speakers (for example, a conversation about travel arrangements), and in
Section 2, there is a monologue in (for example, a speech about local facilities). The final two sections
deal with situations set in educational and training contexts. In Section 3, there is a conversation
between two main speakers (for example, two university students in discussion, perhaps guided by a
tutor), and in Section 4, there is a monologue on an academic subject.

The recordings are heard only once. They include a range of accents, including British, Australian,
New Zealand, American and Canadian.

Test takers write their answers on the question paper as they listen and at the end of the test are
given 10 minutes to transfer their answers to an answer sheet. Care should be taken when writing
answers on the answer sheet as poor spelling and grammar are penalized.

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Listening General Tips
These Tips will help you improve your listening score.

1. Learn and understand the directions now. You will want to use your time during the test to study
the questions, not the directions.
2. Study the different types of questions. Be prepared for what question might ask you to do. Be
prepared to complete a sentence, check a box, or choose a letter.
3. You should take notes in your question booklet as you listen. You can circle possible answers and
change your mind later when you transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
4. If you don’t know an answer, you can guess. However, there is a penalty for wrong answers.
Make sure you think you are right. If you guess wrong, you will lose a point.
5. Anytime you have a chance, study the next set of questions. Make assumption about what you
think you will hear.
6. When you make assumptions, ask yourself: Who? What? When? Where? and How?
7. The correct answer is often repeated, but the words will not be written exactly as they are heard.
The test will use paraphrases and synonyms.
8. There is a lot of information given in the dialogues and lectures that is not tested. Try to listen only
for answers to the questions.
9. Don’t get stuck on a question. If you didn’t hear the answer, go on.
10. The answers are given in order. For example, if you hear the answer to Question 10, but you
didn’t hear the answer for Question 9, you missed Question 9. You will not hear the answer later.
Guess the answer to Question 9 and move on.
11. Be sure to read the instructions you receive from the test center. Some supply pencils; some ask
you to bring your own. If you are given an IELTS pencil at the start of the exam, you will probably
not be allowed to bring your own pen or pencil into the examining room. You could bring a
number 2 pencil, a soft lead pencil, to make sure you have something to write with. You may have
to leave it outside the test center, but it’s better to have a pencil than not.
12. When you write a word in a blank, you must spell the word correctly. It doesn’t matter if you use
British or American spelling. It must be spelled correctly. You will get a lower score if you did not
spell correctly.

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Practices
Practice A
Part 1 Questions 1-10

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Practice B
Part 1 Questions 1-10

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Practice C
Part 1 Questions 1-10

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Practice D
Part 2 Questions 11-20

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Practice E
Part 2 Questions 11-20

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Practice F
Part 2 Questions 11-20

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Practice G
Part 3 Questions 21-30

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Practice H
Part 3 Questions 21-30

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Practice I
Part 3 Questions 21-30

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Practice J
Part 4 Questions 31-40

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Practice K
Part 4 Questions 31-40

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Practice L
Part 4 Questions 31-40

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PRACTICE TEST 1

Part 1 Questions 1-10

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Part 2 Questions 11-20

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Part 3 Questions 21-30

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Part 4 Questions 31-40

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PRACTICE TEST 2

Part 1 Questions 1-10

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Part 2 Questions 11-20

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Part 3 Questions 21-30

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Part 4 Questions 31-40

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