Introduction to the IELTS Listening Paper
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test has four sections and 40 questions each recording is gradually more
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difficult section one is the easiest and Section 4 is the most difficult you hit
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recording once only so you have to write chances are she listened but don't worry
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authentic listening materials are written in a way that will guide you
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through the recording and through each of the questions the reporters before
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each section to give her time to read through the questions
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use this time to predict the topics you'll hear and the type of information
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you need to write for your answers
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here's an example this is part of a listening section one practice test from
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the official Cambridge guide to IELTS by looking at the questions you can predict
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that you'll hear two people talking about a short story competition they'll
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talk about how much it cost to enter how long the stories need to be and how old
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you need to be to enter we can also see that you need to write things like a
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date I website address and so on
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studying the questions help you to get ready for the answers when you hear them
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you should also use this time to study the task carefully in this example you
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need to write no more than two words and or a number and I'm often asked what
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this means so let's take a look
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a question number three for this question you need to write an age the
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speaker in the recording says you need to be 16 or over so no more than two
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words and/or a number means that any of these answers is correct it doesn't
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matter if you write your numbers as figures are as words and arrive around
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us all in capitals if you prefer but be careful not to make any spelling
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mistakes are your answers will be marked wrong question mark there are no half
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marks at the end of the test you have 10 minutes to transfer your answers on to
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the separate us a sheet
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to sum up here are some tips to help you get the best possible score in the
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listening tests get ready to listen by studying the questions first used the
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questions to guide you through the recording follow the instructions
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exactly check your spelling carefully and check the question numbers when
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transferring your asses
