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As far as I know, students of English usually find listening the most difficult. Personally,
listening is a very necessary skill in real life. It is easy to master if its sub-skills can skillfully
be applied when listening . Concerning IELTS, the Listening test tends to select authentic
materials from real life and academic contexts, which is essential for daily communication
and especially for those who are planning to study in an English-speaking environment.
Understanding this situation, I have tried to work out user-friendly material to facilitate English
learning, especially helping English learners to improve their listening skill more effectively.
Our practical step-by-step guide to test practice as well as important skills presented and
explained will certainly meet your expectations and bring success to your coming IELTS test.
Young Kim
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Contents
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Preface
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Main Parts
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Main Features
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Effective Methods of Test Preparation
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IELTS Overview
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The IELTS Listening Test
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PART 1
Question Types, Types of Speech and Types
of Interaction
Chapter 1
Question Types
Unit 1
Multiple Choice
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One Answer
2 Multiple Answers
Unit 2
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Completion
1 Note Completion
2 Summary Completion
3 Sentence Completion
4 Table I Form Completion
Unit 3
Matching
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Unit 4
Classification
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Unit 5
Labelling
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1 Labelling a Diagram
2 Labelling a Map
Unit 6
Chapter 2
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Short Answers
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Types of Speech
Unit 1
One Person
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Unit 2
Two People
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Unit 3
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Types e>f Interaction
Unit 1
One Person
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Easy Questions (Sect ion 2)
2 Difficult Questi ons (Section 4)
Unit 2
Two or More People
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Easy Questions (Section 1)
2 Diffi cu lt Questions (Section 3)
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Understanding the Four Sections of the Test
Question Types in the Four Sections
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Unit 1
Section 1
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Unit 2
Section 2
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Unit 3
Section 3
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Unit 4
Section 4
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Actual Tests
Actual Test 1
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Actual Test 2
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Actual Test 3
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Actual Test 4
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Actual Test 5
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Answers and Scripts
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Main Parts
Mini Test 1
Part 1
Part 1 presents question types, types
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of speech and types of interaction
Choose th• correct letter. A, B or C
which are frequently found in the IELTS
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Multiple Choice
Overview
Multiple-choice questions are one of the most common question types in the IELTS Listening
test. Depending on the instruction, you will have to choose one correct option (one answer) or
more than one option given (multiple answers).
1 . One Answer
The instruction asks you to choose one best option out of the three or four options given for
a question. You are going to try this out in Mini Test 1 by listening to the recording and choose
the correct answers to the five questions given.
2. Multiple Answers
The instruction asks you to choose more than one option out of the several options given
for a question.
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LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Choose the correct letter, A, 8, or C.
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Patty went to the interview today by
A car.
B bus.
C train .
2 Patty has heard about the company through
A
marketing over the Internet.
B television advertisements on popular shows.
C print ads in magazines and newspapers.
3 One of Patty's strength is that she
A is very energetic.
B can multitask.
C is well spoken .
4 What did Patty do when she had a problem with a coworker at another job?
A
She told the person to complete what was assigned to them.
B She sat with a coworker and a manager to solve the problem.
C She asked someone else to solve the problem .
5 What is one idea Patty suggested to make the company better?
A spending money for faster Internet access
B spending money to create new applications for the Internet
C spending money for more Internet advertisements
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Mini Test 2
LISTENING
Questions 1 and 2
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO groups of people are going to be invited to the English department banquet?
A
department faculty
B building staff
C students studying English
D friends and relatives
E the local community
Questions 3 and 4
Choose TWO letters, A-G.
Which TWO products are something vegans never consume or eat?
A avocados
B
peanuts
c
fruits
D
cheese
E
vegetables
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eggs
G soybeans
Question 5
Choose TWO letters, A-F.
What TWO kinds of dishes will be served for those who do eat meat?
A beef
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pork
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chicken
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seafood
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lamb
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Completion
Overview
Completion questions test your ability to listen to details in order to complete gapped summaries, notes, sentences, diagrams, tables, or flow charts. For this question type, you are generally required to use three words or fewer and /or a number to fill in the missing information.
You have to read the instructions carefully to make sure that you can do the right job - choose
the words from the box given or from the recorded text.
1. Note Com pletion
Note completion is one of the most frequently given tasks in the IELTS Listening test. This
task is given in the form of a set of notes and candidates have to fill in the gaps of factual details
such as names, addresses, numbers, time, prices, etc. Usually, grammar words such as articles,
auxiliary verbs, etc. may be omitted when they are not semantically necessary.
2. Summary Completion
Your task is to complete a summary. Generally, you have to fill in the gaps in a short paragraph which summarises the main ideas of one part of the talk or the entire talk and this summary is a paraphrased text. You will, therefore, need to have a good understanding of the overall
meaning and main points of the section summarised, rather than a detailed understanding of
the text.
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3. Sentence Completion
There is a slight difference between note or summary completion and sentence completion.
In this type, the gaps can come at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the sentences
given.
4. Table/Form Completion
In this task type, candidates are required to fill in gaps in an outline of one part or of all of
the listening text. The outline will focus on the main ideas or facts in the recorded text and is
arranged in rows and columns, which may be confusing for candidates.
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Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Measuring the Weather
In the past, if someone was a farmer, the weather forecast was 1
to them.
Instruments used to measure the weather:
Thermometer
• measures the temperature of the air
• if the thermometer is exposed directly to 2
, it will give the
wrong temperature.
Hygrometer
• measures humidity or the amount of water vapor in the air
• the more water there is in the air, the 3
people feel.
Barometer
• measures air pressure, which changes because the atmosphere of the Earth
is constantly 4
• bad weather is accompanied by 5
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Mini Test 4
LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Alice's Flight
Alice is talking to her friend Danny about the flight she just took. She says it was one
of the most difficult experiences she had. It started at the airport where she boarded. The way the security 1
handled procedures seemed inefficient. The
flight was also very lengthy. Alice has never been on a 2
-hour flight
before. She slept most of the way, though, occupied herself by reading and playing
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play
. There were also individual screens where one could watch movies and
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games. After telling her story, Danny suggests going somewhere
to get a drink and to 5
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LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Organic Gardening Lecture
1 The speaker says that there are things to eat and drink on the
next to
the conference room door.
2 The speaker wants to give some advice that will help make people's gardens healthier and
3 It is possible to get rid of dangerous substances from around one's home using
defenses against insects.
4 The most beneficial thing about composting is that it
and is great for
plants.
5 Having a garden with many
of healthy plants will help control insect
populations.
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Mini Test 6
LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
High-speed Internet Plans
Price*
Name of Plan
Starter Plan
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Plan
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Two megabits per
Five hundred thousand
including modem
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Thirty dollars per month
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For this question type, you are required to match a numbered list of items from the listening
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options than the number of questions and your job is to find the most suitable options for the
numbered questions.
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options. Note that the numbered list would always be in the same order as
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LISTENING
Questions 1-5
What are the solutions to Leon 's problems?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to questions 1-5.
Has a headache:
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Has stomach pain :
2
Can't go to the park:
3
Can't go food shopping: 4
Might feel bored:
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Classification
Overview
This question type is similar to matching, which asks you to classify information given in a
recorded text by identifying a letter which represents one of the classifications for each item in a
list of questions given . Your job is to listen to the relevant information on the recording to match
the right options with the information in the questions. You should also note that a particular
category could be used more than once.
Tip 1
The numbered list would always be in the same order as you would hear it on the
recording.
Tip 2
The ideas in the list of options might not be expressed in the same way as those on the
recording. So, you should listen for ideas; never listen for particular words or phrases.
Mini Test 8
LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Choose the correct letter.
Kayaking excursion
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Crafts fair
2
Forest ecosystem hike
3
Camp cooking outdoors
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Closing ceremony
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Labelling
Overview
This question type assesses the skill of listening for detail. You are required to understand
detailed information to complete some missing information about a diagram, e.g. a piece of
equipment, a plan, or a map. This task requires you to orient yourself spatially and practise the
language expressing spatial relationships and directions.
1. Labelling a Diagram
A diagram , a picture, an object, or any visual information can be given and you are asked to
fi ll in some missing information about it.
2. Labelling a Map
This task is most frequently found in the IELTS Listening test which assesses the ability to
understand language expressing spatial relationships and directions on a map.
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LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Complete the diagram below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Speaker
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shows phone information.
Send Button used to
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End Call Button used to turn the
dialed .
phone's 5
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Numeric Keypad 3
to one
on a landline telephone but with
a few important differences.
Microphone where people's voices
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LISTENING
Questions 1-5
Label the map below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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