1. IELTS Intensive Listening part two

2. IELTS Listening First part of the exam 30 minutes of listening 10 minutes to transfer the answers to an answer paper.

3. IELTS Seminar The four parts of the listening exam 1. Speakers discuss a social question 2. One person speaks on a general topic 3. 3 or 4 people speak about education/training etc. 4. One person gives a long talk on academic topic

4. IELTS Listening Prepares you to listen to an academic lecture That’s why you only hear once Danger of getting lost

5. IELTS Listening How can we prepare for the exam? Listen Internet a great resource www.bbc.co.uk http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en /ielts

6. IELTS Seminar On average 7 of the 40 answers are numbers, dates, times etc Practise this area, including spelling Proper nouns often spelled out

7. IELTS Seminar Revise the key areas. Numbers, dates and times Education

8. IELTS Seminar Focus on key words for gist Listen to the practice materials I gave you yesterday.

9. IELTS Seminar Many different types of questions Handout shows what they are Expect a range Know what they are.

10. IELTS Seminar In the exam you always have time to read the questions This will decide your score Underline key words Anticpate

11. IELTS Seminar What kind of word is the answer? Part of speech (verb, adjective, noun) Lexical field (a fruit, type of transport etc) Check that the grammar of the answer is right

12. IELTS Seminar Beware of distractors! There are often several different possible answers Don’t stop listening If you must guess, choose the last option

13. IELTS Seminar Make a map of the text. Sign posts What information have they given me before the listening? This will help you not to get lost

14. IELTS Listening Use the thinking time wisely Read the instructions carefully. Understand the questions. Underline key words or phrases.

15. IELTS Seminar Anticipate What answer do I expect? Listen for synonyms

16. IELTS Listening Check your spelling when you write the answers on the answer sheet Make sure you have written the right answer in the right space

17. IELTS Seminar If you don’t know the answer what do you do? GUESS

18. IELTS Seminar Remember – you don’t have to get them all right. Not always the same, but approximately: