•All students take the same test both academic & general
•There are 40 questions
•There are 4 sections
•40 mins in total ( 30 mins to listen to the audio and 10mins to transfer the answers )
•Answer sheet will be given
•Section 1 –
the audio will be between two speakers this is mostly a telephone conversation with two people
•Eg : it can be about organising a event , or booking a restaurant or charges of a rented flat
•There has to be accurate listening skill information such as names , dates, time , places or numbers
SECTION – 2
•One speaker conversation
•This is often a conversation from a guide
•There will be information about a building , resort , company or event
SECTION – 3
Three or four speakers will be present this is this is an academic discussion
•It will be between two students speaking to their professor or college presenting their resource to their colleagues
SECTION – 4
•One speaker conversation this will be about a academic lecture
•The section will be given in the order of difficult progresses ( which in sense the section 1 will be easy and section 4 will be difficult
•There is a vast spread of accents in the test but probably it depends on British as well has Australian •IELTS accepts British and American English spellings
HIGHLIGHT NOTES
•The recording will be played only once
•You must have complete practice with all four sections ,
•Practice to transfer your answers during practice sections
LISTENING ANSWER SHEET SAMPLE
LISTENING BAND SCORE SAMPLE CHART
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
•Form chart / bar
•Note completing
•Summary completing
•Multiple choice
•Sentence completing
•Table completing
•Map labeling
•Form completing
•Diagram label
