listening workshop slides.ppt

The listening section was definitely the most difficult for me. We only heard the tapes once and some of the speakers seemed to talk as fast as rockets. I was trying to read the questions, listen to the tape and write the answers all at the same time. I couldn’t understand a few things, got very confused and only managed to write a quarter of the answers. an IELTS candidate IELTS Listening has a total of 40 questions. True/false questions are sometimes used. Candidates hear each section twice. All the speakers in the recording have British accents. 5. Sections 1 and 2 are related to social situations that arise in daily life. 6. In Sections 1 and 2, the main focus is on listening for gist. 7. Sections 3 and 4 have an academic context. 8. In Section 4, the speaker may be a lecturer. 9.In Sections 2 and 4, only one person speaks. 10. During the test, time is given for candidates to read the questions and write down and check their answers. 11. Spelling and grammar are important. 12. There are six main task types. multiple choice X 2 short answer questions sentence completion note/summary/flowchart/table/form /map completion labelling a diagram classification matching understand every word anticipate guess Section 1 2. a phone call to a shop from a man complaining about something he bought there 6. a conversation between a man and a woman about which film to go to Section 2 5. a recorded message about an art gallery, giving details of special attractions and opening times 8. a talk on local radio giving information about changes in public transport services Section 3 a discussion between a college lecturer and a student about an essay the student has written 4. a discussion between two students about a project they are doing Section 4 3. a talk by a lecturer about how the environment is being affected by industry 7. a talk by a visiting speaker about the effect of technology on the design of cities Be