Unit 1 – Lesson 1

Great places to be
H o w w e ll d o y o u
k n o w t h e I E LT S
L i s t e n i n g Te s t?
Are you ready to play?

Answer these following questions

A re yo u
ready?
 How long is the IELTS Listening test?

20 minutes
1

30 minutes
2

3 40 minutes

60 minutes
4
 How many parts are there in the IELTS
Listening test?

3 parts
1

4 parts
2

3 5 parts

6 parts
4
 How many questions are there in the
IELTS Listening test?

30 questions
1

35 questions
2

3 40 questions

45 questions
4
 How many correct answers do you have to get if
you want to achieve 8.0 on the IELTS Listening Test?

30-31
1

32-34
2

3 35-36

4 37-38
 Which of the following are the question types in the
Listening test?

Multiple choice Short answer

Matching Plan, map, diagram labelling

Sentence completion Form, note, table, flow-chart,

summary completion
 In w h ich p a r t o f th e Liste n in g te st
w o u ld y o u b e m o s t li k e ly t o d o
th ese q u estio n s?
Part 1
1
Part 2
2
3 Part 3

4 Part 4
 In which part of the Listening test would you be most likely to listen to 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.

1 Part 1

2 Part 2

3 Part 3
4 Part 4
Listening part details
Part 1 A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.

A monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local

Part 2 facilities.

A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training

Part 3 context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.

Part 4 A monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture.

In today’s lesson:
Listening – Note/Form/Table Completion
• Example
• Exam skills
o Strategies
o Steps
o Common mistakes
o Language focus
o Exam practice
 Listening
Form/Note/Table
Completion
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Exam Information Complete the notes below.
Write O N E W O R D A N D / O R A N U M B E R for each answer
1 . Read the heading and subheadings.
A C C O M M O D A T I O N F O R M : R E N TA L P R O P E R T I E S
Predict the topic and context of the Name: Jane Ryder
recording. Contact phone number 1 (0044) ____________
____________________________________
Personal information ( e.g. phone Email address 2 richard____________co.uk
Occupation a local 3 ____________
number, email, job, request, etc.)
____________________________________ Type of accommodation a 2- bedroom apartment wanted (must have its
own 4 ____________)
no 5 _________required (family bringing theirs)
a 6 ____________in the kitchen is preferable
Preferred location near a 7 ____________
Maximum rent 8 . £____________ per month
Other request the accommodation has to be 9 ____________ in the day
time
How did you first hear about us? through a 1 0 ____________
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Exam Information Complete the notes below.
Write O N E W O R D A N D / O R A N U M B E R for each answer
Liste n to th e
A C C O M M O D A T I O N F O R M : R E N TA L P R O P E R T I E S
in tr o d u ctio n o f th e Name: Jane Ryder
reco rd in g an d an sw er Contact phone number 1 (0044) ____________
Email address 2 richard____________co.uk
t h e f o llo w i n g q u e s t i o n s :
Occupation a local 3 ____________
2. How many speakers are there in the
Type of accommodation a 2- bedroom apartment wanted (must have its
Two speakers
recording? own 4 ____________)
__________________________ no 5 _________required (family bringing theirs)
3. Who a woman
are theand an estate agent
speakers? a 6 ____________in the kitchen is preferable
__________________________ Preferred location near a 7 ____________
4. What ais telephone conversation
the conversation about? Maximum rent 8 . £____________ per month
about accommodation renting Other request the accommodation has to be 9 ____________ in the day
__________________________
time
__________________________ How did you first hear about us? through a 1 0 ____________
 PA R T 1 Q u estio n s 1 - 1 0
Exam Skills Complete the notes below.
Write O N E W O R D A N D / O R A N U M B E R for each answer
A CTIV ITY 1:
Look at the instructions in the above A C C O M M O D A T I O N F O R M : R E N TA L P R O P E R T I E S
Name: Jane Ryder
notes and answer the following question
Contact phone number Number-Noun
1 (0044) __________________
1. How many words should you write for each email address-Noun
Email address 2 richard_______________________co.uk
blank in the note? Occupation occupation – noun (singular)
a local 3 _______________________________
__________________________
One word and/or a number Type of accommodation a 2- bedroom apartment wanted (must have its
S T E P 1 : Id en tify ho w m a n y noun
own 4 ____________)
w o rds/num bers are noun
no 5 _________required (family bringing theirs)
2. aUnderline
llo w e dthet okeywords
f i ll i n and identify which a 6 Noun(singular)
_______________in the kitchen is
type of word (part of speech or information) is preferable Noun(singular)
required in a gap. An example give below. Preferred location nearprice – noun
a 7 ____________
e.g.: n u m b e r Maximum rent 8 . £_______________adj
per month
S T E P 2 : U n d e r li n e t h e
Other request the accommodation has to be 9 ____________ Noun(singular)
in the day
time
k e y w o r d s a n d p r e d ict th e
How did you first hear about us? through a 1 0
p a r t of sp eech an d ________________
Exam Skills
A CTIV ITY 3:
Replace the bold parts with suitable words provided below.
need close to in our town want
if possible limit during the day
1. His mother was a lo c a l teacher. 5. Our m a x i m u m rent is $350.
→ His mother was a teacher _____________
in our town limit
→ Our _____________ for renting is $350
2. The apartment m u s t h a v e its own garden. 6. The school is n e a r the park.
→ We _____________
want the apartment to have a garden. → The school is _____________
close to the park.
3. An oven in the kitchen is p r e f e r a b le . 7. She’s pretty busy i n t h e d a y t i m e
→ We’d like the kitchen to have an oven __________
if possible → She’s pretty busy _______________
during the day
4. No signature is r e q u i r e d .
need any signatures.
→ We don’t _____________ S T E P 3 : P red ict sy n o n y m s
a n d p a ra p h ra sin g
GLOSSARY

A p a r tm en Fu rn itu re To s h i p Sto v e/ co o
t / f la t k er

W h itew a r R o u te To c a t c h
e up on
s le e p
 PA R T 1 Q u estio n s 1 - 1 0
Exam Skills Complete the notes below.
Write O N E W O R D A N D / O R A N U M B E R for each answer
A CTIV ITY 4:
A C C O M M O D A T I O N F O R M : R E N TA L P R O P E R T I E S
Listen to the recording and answer Name: Jane Ryder
the questions 1 - 1 0 . Contact phone number 1 (0044)208 613 2978
____________
Email address Visiontech
2 richard____________co.uk
Occupation doctor
a local 3 ____________
S T E P 4 : Lis te n to th e Type of accommodation a 2- bedroom apartment wanted (must have its
reco rd in g an d an sw er own 4 garage
____________)
q u estio n s furniture
no 5 _________required (family bringing theirs)
fridge
a 6 ____________in the kitchen is preferable
Preferred location school
near a 7 ____________
Maximum rent 950/£950 per month
8 . £____________
quiet
Other request the accommodation has to be 9 ____________ in the day
time friend
How did you first hear about us? through a 1 0 ____________
Exam Skills
A CTIV ITY 5:
Tick what you need to check after answering the questions?
T h e g r a m m a r o f t h e c o m p le t e d
The num ber of w o rds
sen ten ce
T h e co n ten t o f th e H o w m u ch tim e y o u sp en t o n
co n v er sa tio n re a d in g th e n o tes
T h e s p e lli n g o f e a c h
w o rd

S T E P 5 : C h e c k t h e s p e lli n g
a n d n u m b e r o f w o r d s f i lle d
i n e a c h b la n k .
 E XA M S KI L L S
o S t e p 1 :L o o k a t t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d i d e n t i f y
Test strategies t h e w o r d li m i t
o S t e p 2 : U n d e r li n e t h e k e y w o r d s a n d p r e d i c t
th e p a r t o f sp e e ch a n d in fo r m a tio n o f ea ch
b la n k
o S tep 3 : P red ict sy n o n y m s a n d p a ra p h ra sin g .
o S te p 4 : Lis te n to th e re co r d in g a n d a n s w e r
q u estio n s
o S t e p 5 : C h e c k t h e s p e lli n g a n d n u m b e r o f
w o r d s f i lle d i n e a c h b la n k .
Common mistakes
Check your answers. Then read the answers written by a student below. Identity what
kind of mistakes the student made when answering questions 1, 3, 5 and 8.

1 visiomtech → Mistake: __________________________________________________

misspelling

3 IT specialist → Mistake: __________________________________________________

excessive number of words

5 furnitures → Mistake: __________________________________________________

singular – plural mistake
8 £915 → Mistake: __________________________________________________
confusion between -teen and -ty numbers
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 1 :
Listen to the name of places and write them down.

1. E D I N B U R GH 2. GL A S GO W 3. A B E R D E E N 4. D UN D EE
5. CA R D IFF 6. S W A N S E A 7. N E W P O R T 8. B E LFA S T
9. M A N C H E S T E10.R L E E D S 11. S H E F F I E L D 12. LEICESTER
13. L I V E R P O O L 14. B I R M I N GH A 15.
M N O T T I N GH A 16.
M COV EN TR Y
17. B R IS TO L 18. B R A D F O R D 19. LO N D O N 20 B R I GH T O N
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 2 :
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks
1. 4.
A: What's Joseph's last name? A: What is Ms. Smith's first name?
B: His last name is ___________
M i lle r B: It's spelled ___________
E-L-E-N -A

2. 5.
A: Sorry, what's your name again? A: Who is the man in the middle?
B: OK, my first name is ___________
M a r ia B: He is my friend,___________
P a u lo
A: Where is he from?
3. B: He is from___________
B r a zi l
A: Excuse me, what's her name?
B: ___________
S a r a h and her last name is spelled ___________
G- R - E - E - N
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 3 :
Listen and circle the number you hear in each pair (a-j).
a. 1st / 3rd f. 15 / 50
b. $10.50 / $10.15 g. 52 / 62
c. 6th / 5th h. £ 110 / £ 810
d. 17 / 70 i. 31st / 33rd
e. 19 / 90 j. 22nd / 27th
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 4 :
Listen and fill in the numbers in the blanks.
1. My new address is ______
2 3 A Smithfield Road, Ealing W5, London
My telephone number is __________________.
718402146
2. My sister lives at ______
2 7 Greenford Avenue, Nottingham
Her telephone number is __________________.
6025795942
3. My friend Alan lives in London. His address is ______
2 5 St. Mary’s Road, Ealing, London W5 5RF
His telephone number is __________________.
715795076
4. My brother Larry’s address is ______
3 Gresik Road, Birmingham
His telephone number is __________________.
219920221
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 4 :
Listen and fill in the numbers in the blanks.
5. My parents live at ______
6 4 Manor Drive, Edinburgh
Their telephone number is __________________.
313246738
6. My uncle George lives at ______
3 0 King’s Road, Leeds
His telephone number is __________________.
5328375029
7. Mrs. Harper lives at ______
17 Green Street, Liverpool
Her telephone number is __________________.
513627884
8. Mr. Johnson lives at ______
4 8 Church Street, Brighton
His telephone number is __________________.
273843065
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 5 :
1. You will hear a young man talking to the administrator of a climbing club. Complete his
application form.
N AM E OF
SA M W ILLIA M S
P A S S E N GE R
P I C K- U P Wed3 6th
.3 0July
a .m
D A T E A N D T I M E : (1) _________________
P I C K- U P P O I N T : 60
N O & STR EET: (2) _________________
A B I N GD O N WILLOWSIDE BANK
TO W N : (3) _________________
O X1 4 3 H B
P O S TC O D E (4) _________________
612744
M O B I L E N U M B E R : (5) 07789 _________________
D ESTIN ATIO N : HEATHROW – TERMINAL 5
Exam practice
E XE R C I S E 5 :
2. You will hear a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a caller making a
reservation. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
N u m b er o f n ig h ts 1
Ty p e o f ro o m :
(c i r c le o n e ) (1) Single/Double-twin
E d w a r d F r a nbeds/
c i s Double-king-sized bed
N am e (2) _______________
Cyp ress
H o m e address (3) _____________
C B 3 9 N F Avenue, Cambridge
P o stco d e (4) _____________
ta x i
Tr a n s p o r t (5) _____________
b rea k fa st
M e a ls (6) _____________
Fr id a y 1 6 th A p r il
D a te o f arriv a l (7) ____________________