Listening week
Day 1 a) Make sure you know exactly what the Listening Test is like. Go to
https://www.ielts.org/about-the-test/test-format and read the information carefully.
b) Get an idea of what your IELTS level is like now. Go to
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/prepare/free-ielts-practice-tests/listening and
read this information carefully too. Then do the practice test. Check your answers (out of a total
of 40) and go to https://www.ielts.org/ielts-for-organisations/ielts-scoring-in-detail to get an
approximate idea of what Band Score you might get in the actual test.
c) Download the answers
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/listening_practice_answers_121012.
doc_0.pdf and do the test again, listening very carefully for those answers you got wrong. Think
about what made that particular point difficult to hear or understand. Make a note of interesting
and useful new vocabulary.
Day 2 Part 1 of the Listening Test is a conversation between two people. They will talk about everyday
things such as travel, accommodation, finding a job etc. The information you need to answer
these questions (1-10) is often key information such as names, times, dates, prices.
a) Go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-
200109 and choose a subject you are interested in. Listen and answer the questions. Check
your answers in the audio script.
b) For further practice go to http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening and choose
your level. If you do not know your CEFR level (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2), do the level test here:
