LISTENING 40 MINUTES 4

40 SECTIONS
QUESTIONS
PLAYED ONCE
SECTIONS 1 & 2
CONVERS
SOCIAL ATION
SITUATIO (2
SECTIONS 3 & 4
NS PEOPLE)
AND OR
CONVERS
NEEDS MONOLO STUDY-
ATION
GUE RELATED
(UP TO 4
TOPICS
PEOPLE)
OR MINI
OR
LECTURES
MONOL
OR
OGUE
TALKS
 SHORT- ANSWER QUESTIONS
DIRECT QUESTIONS

Listen to the information about London Heathrow Airport. Write

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

[Link] terminal takes British Airways flights to Philadelphia?

[Link] long does it take to travel by coach between terminals?
[Link] do you go if you do not have a boarding pass for a
connecting flight?
[Link] many passengers can a taxi carry?
[Link] long is the journey on the underground?
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 Question and Answer

MULTIPLE
CHOICE

Q
COMPLETION

types of completion task

SENTENCE COMPLETION

Listen to the student Counsellor’s talk and complete the

sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each answer.

[Link] they arrive, students initially feel ______

[Link] first cause of student unhappiness mentioned is _______
[Link] second cause of depression mentioned is ________
[Link] cause of academic problems is ________
[Link] counsellor advises students to be ________
 Summary
Completion
Flow Chart Completion
Table completion
Listen to the guided tour 6
___ stairs
commentary and label the
places marked from the box 4
below. Write the appropriate
letters A to H on the diagram. 5
3 ___

A. Information desk
____
B. Catalogues 2
C. Reference section
D. Current magazines
1
E. Photocopying room
F. Circulation desk
______
Information

G. Newspaper
service

H. Returns area

Student
Lockers
entrance exit
Note Completion
 FORM COMPLETION

Complete the following application form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Starlight Video Shop

Membership Application

First Name : 1. _____ Family Name : 2. _____

Address : 3. _____ Apartment : 4. _____

Houston, 5. _____ 77042

Contact Telephone Numbers:

Home : 6. _____ Work : 7. _____

Date of Birth : 8. _____

 CLASSIFICATION QUESTIONS

You will hear a talk about book sales in the University Book Stores. As you
listen, answer questions 1 – 6 by completing the table showing the type of
books sold in greatest numbers at the different university book stores.

T Technical books
G General interest book

BOOK SALES

Humanties Engineering School of Sports

building building nursing Centre

1997 G 1 2 3

4 5 6
1998 G
 THE BICYCLE
SADDLE
SADDLE 4

TYRE
TYRE

3
2
1
PEDAL
 MATCHING

Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.

Circle the correct letter A-C.

SOUTH NEW
AUSTRALIA
AFRICA ZEALAND

1. Children start later A B C

2. Has intermediate school A B C
3. Few religious private school A B C
4. doesn’t have correspondence education A B C
5. Home schooling A B C
 TIPS
Section 1 always has an example question first to give you plenty of time
to get started.
There is no break in section 4, so you need to read all the questions
before you hear the recording.
The speaker may introduce the topic at the start of the talk. whenever you
listen to a talk or lecture, you should draw on your knowledge of the topic
to help you make sense of what you hear.

The answers will come in questions order on the recording.

You will need to use the questions to help you follow the talk and find the
answers but you also need some time before the talk begins to read
through the questions.
a flowchart represents a sequence of events, so use this to help you
anticipate what is coming. use the words in the flowchart as anchors to
guide you.
 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES

BEFORE LISTENING
Before the recording begins for each section, you will be
given up to 30 seconds to do the following things:

Understand the questions and underline the keywords.

Predict what you have to answer and what form (a
number, a name, a tick or how many words 1, 2, or 3?)
Use the keywords and any pictures or diagrams to help
you understand.
Predict the content (general idea) of what you will hear.
Anticipate synonyms and ideas expressed in different
words.
Be on the alert for any changes in voice, which might register surprise,
excitement, or another emotion. If a speaker is talking in a normal
monotone voice and suddenly raises their voice to a high pitch, that is
a huge clue that something critical is being stated. Listen for a speaker
to change their voice and understand the meaning of what they are
saying.
Adjectives are commonly asked about in IELTS questions.
Try to remember any main adjectives that are mentioned.
Pick out adjectives such as numbers, colors, or sizes.
 GIVE FULL CONCENTRATION ON SPECIFIC INFORMATION YOU HEAR BECAUSE
ANSWERS CAN COME ANYTIME!!!

A
A A
A A
A A
A
N
N N
N N
N N
N
S
S S
S S
S S
S
W
W W
W W
W W
W
EE EE EE EE
R
R R
R R
R R
R

WATCH
 WATCH OUT
OUT MULTIPLE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CHOICE TYPE
TYPE OF
OF QUESTIONS,,
QUESTIONS,, THE
THE SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS WILL
WILL MOST
MOST
LIKELY
LIKELY MENTION
MENTION ALL
ALL OF
OF THE
THE CHOICES,,
CHOICES,, DO
DO UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND EACH
EACH CHOICE!!!
CHOICE!!!

DO
 DO NOT
NOT GET
GET TRAPPED
TRAPPED BY
BY THE
THE FIRST
FIRST SPEAKER,,
SPEAKER,, USUALLY
USUALLY THE
THE SECOND
SECOND
SPEAKER
SPEAKER WILL
WILL MENTION
MENTION THE
THE CORRECT
CORRECT ANSWERS!!!
ANSWERS!!!

 WRITE
 WRITE ALL
ALL THE
THE ANSWERS
ANSWERS IN
IN THE
THE BOOKLET
BOOKLET FIRST,
FIRST, DO
DO NOT
NOT BE
BE BUSY
BUSY ERASING
ERASING
MISTAKES, CROSS THEM OUT INSTEAD,,, THE BOOKLET WILL NOT BE EXAMINED!!!
MISTAKES, CROSS THEM OUT INSTEAD,,, THE BOOKLET WILL NOT BE EXAMINED!!!

 DON’T
 DON’T TRY
TRY TO
TO REPHRASE
REPHRASE WHAT
WHAT YOU
YOU HEAR.
HEAR. WRITE
WRITE DOWN
DOWN THE
THE WORDS
WORDS YOU
YOU HEAR
HEAR
WHICH FIT THE QUESTION.
WHICH FIT THE QUESTION.
 CHECKING EDITING CHECKING EDITING CHECKING EDITING

TRANSFERRING THE ANSWERS

ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET SHOULD BE READABLE,
NEAT, CORRECTLY SPELLED, CORRECTLY CAPITALIZED
DON’T COPY ANY WORDS THAT WERE PRINTED ON THE
QUESTION PAPER WHEN YOU TRAN SFER YOUR ANSWER
DON’T WRITE MORE THANSHEET.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
WORDS OR LETTERS ALLOWED FOR EACH ANSWER.
CHECK THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED ONLY
WHAT IS NECESSARY IN THE ANSWER
Additional Strategy

1. Articles are very important (a, an, the)

2. Listen to the plural words
3. DO NOT LOSE FOCUS WHILE LISTENING