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Listening

Introduction

After listening to four recordings—conversations and monologues—you will be required to respond to the questions. The recordings feature a variety of accents and are made by native English speakers. Keep in mind that you can only hear each recording once.

  • 1st Recording:You will hear a conversation between two people
  • 2nd Recording: It will be a monologue (one person talking)
  • 3rd Recording: Conversation between more than two people.
  • 4th Recording: A monologue(mostly a university or college lecture)
  1. Read each question carefully before the recording begins for any section.
  2. After completing a section, you can proceed to reading the questions for the subsequent section.
  3. Keep in mind that each section has a word limit.
    Follow the instructions if they say, “Write no more than two words.”You may not receive any marks for the attempted answer if you write more than the limit.
  4. Focus more on the question and key words or synonyms—words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
  • You must be well aware of the English alphabet and how it is pronounced in questions where you are required to write down words that are spelled out in the recording.
  • Pay close attention for words like “firstly,” “my next point,” and “to sum up” that indicate the stage of the recording you are listening to. These phrases assist in determining the question you have reached.
  • You can continue to cross out options that don’t fit while listening to a recording.It makes it simpler to select the appropriate option.
  • If you have to include dates in your answer, keep in mind that there are a number of correct ways to do so (for instance, April 24, April 24, and April 24 – all are correct).
  • If you find it difficult to respond to any question, leave it and move on.Don’t waste time and end up in a panic over it. Come back to it later if you still have time.
  • After the last recording has ended, you have ten minutes to transfer your responses from the Listening booklet to your answer sheet if you are taking the IELTS on paper.If you want to make sure you don’t miss any important information about the next section of the test, it’s best to transfer your responses to the answer sheet after the recordings are over, not in between sections.

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