LISTENING Test:

 

Keep in mind important points while taking LISTENING Test:

The Listening section is the same for both versions of IELTS ( Academic and General Training). There are FOUR parts. The candidates will hear the recording only once. A variety of voices and native-speaker accents are used.

Section 1: A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context (e.g. a                           conversation about accommodation).

Section 2: A monologue set in an everyday social context (e.g. a speech about local facilities or about arrangements for meals during a conference).

Section 3: A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training                           context(e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment, or a                           group of people planning a project).

Section 4:  A talk ( e. g. a university lecture).

Tips:

👉At the beginning of each section read the questions for that section carefully, before the recording starts. This will help you to follow the recording and identify the answers.

👉 After completing a section, it is better to look ahead and read the questions for the next section than to worry about the last section.

👉 You will sometimes have a list of options to choose from as answers. The possible answers may be listed in alphabetical order and not necessarily in the order you will hear them.

👉Be careful to note word limits. If there is an instruction: Write no more than two words, writing more than two words will mean you will receive no marks at all for your answer, even if some of the words are correct.

👉Try to listen for key words or synonyms ( words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word) from the question to help you identify the answer. For example, in the recording you might hear: "She likes going to the gym and playing tennis." On your answer sheet/screen (in computer-delivered IELTS), this could appear as "She is an active person."

👉You may be asked to write down words that have been spelled out in the recording. In order to do this well, you need to know the English alphabet and how each letter is pronounced(for example, the letter 'W' is pronounce as 'double-u'.

👉Listen carefully for words that indicate which stage of the recording you are listening to , e.g. 'firstly', 'my next point', 'to sum up'. These words will help you identify which question you have reached.

👉As you are listening to the recording, cross out options that don't fit. This makes it easier for you to find the right answer.

👉If you are writing dates as an answer to any question, remember that there are several correct ways to write them (e.g. 21st February, February 21, and 21st February are all correct).

👉If there are questions you cannot answer leave them and move on to the next question. This will help yo to stay calm and positive. Go back to those questions at the end, if you have time.

👉In paper-based IELTS, after the last recording has ended you have 10 minutes to transfer your answers from the Listening booklet to your answer sheet. Don't make the mistake of copying these answers across to the answer sheet in between sections or you may miss important information about the next section of the test. Wait until the end of Section 4 before transferring your answers. 

Note: There is no 10 minutes of transfer time for computer-delivered IELTS test.

 Tips for your Reading Test-Academic:

 There are THREE sections, each contains one long text. The texts are all real and are taken from books, magazines and newspapers. They have been written for a non-specialist audience and are on academic topics of general interest, which means you do not need specialist knowledge to do well. The texts are appropriate to, and accessible to candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses or seeking professional registration. Texts range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. Texts may contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams, graphs or illustrations. If texts contain technical terms, then a simple glossary is provided.  

Tips for your Reading Test-General Training:

There are THREE sections:

Section 1: Contains two or three short factual texts, one of which may be composite. Topics are relevant to everyday life in an English-speaking country.

Section 2: Contains two short factual texts focusing on work-related issues.

Section 3: Contains one longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest.

You will be reading real passages taken from notices, advertisements, company handbooks, official documents, books, magazines and newspapers.

Tips:

👉To improve your performance in the Reading test you need to practise reading a variety of English texts. This will help you develop the ability to read quickly.

👉Read every question carefully first before reading the passages. This will make it easier for you to find the answers. Underline possible answers as you go. In computer-delivered IELTS, you can highlight or make notes on a section of text.

👉When you come to reading the passage, read it quickly the first time in order to get a general idea of what it's about.  Don't worry about words you do not understand. Then read each question again to remind yourself which parts of the passage you will need to read again in detail.

👉The reading passages always contain the information you need to answer the question. You won't have to use your own knowledge of a topic.

👉If you are copying words from a question or reading passage to use in your answer, remember that your spelling must be accurate.

👉The Reading test may sometimes include questions that test your overall understanding of a passage. For  example, the question may ask what the topic of a particular passage is.

👉 Circle, underline or highlight key words as you read. For example, if a reading passage contains many place names or dates. Circle or highlight them as you go along. This will make it easier to find these details later if they come up in any of the questions.

👉If you are asked to label a diagram, you will find the words you need in the text. Be sure to copy them  carefully from the text with the correct spelling.

👉If there are questions you cannot answer, leave them and move on to the next question.

👉In paper-based IELTS, make sure you write down your answers for the Reading test on the answer sheet - not the question paper. There will be no extra time to transfer your answers after the Reading test.