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The IELTS listening test is designed to
assess your ability to understand spoken
ability to understand
spoken English
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English.The listening test is the same
pa 4 04 secitnioutes regardless of whether you are taking the
Listening
Test academic general training

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30 IELTS academic or general training module.

spelling is
important
10 minutes capitalization At the end of the listening
You will only hear each is not
no penalties for you have 10 minutes to
passage once. It is vital wrong answers transfer your answers to
you follow the instructions. Listening
Test the answer sheet.

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Look for key words predict time to read Try to predict as much
in the question - as much
as you can analyse the as you can
questions here
underline or circle them. before you listen.
look for key words
- nouns
- verbs

type of answers needed

- name
- telephone number underline or
- adjective circle them

Synonyms are important Synonyms

- there is often a word in a a word in the question You need to make
question and a different these connections
word with similiar meaning different word
with
in the listening to answer questions.
in the listening audio. similar
meaning

Practice
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there is no substitute
for practice

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University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
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