So in this video I'm going to give you
some exam tips for the IELTS listening
test. The first tip is to predict the
answer types. Now at the start of each
section in the listening test you have a
few seconds to quickly read the
questions before the audio recording is
played
so you should use this time to carefully
read the questions and also try to
predict the answer types. What kind of
answer does each question need? So for
example is it a number you need to write
down? A name or a date? And also think
about synonyms for words in the question
because often in the audio recording
they will use synonyms of words from the
question. So think about synonyms, think
about keywords in the question and
synonyms for those keywords.
Secondly, write your answers on the
question sheet..on the question paper
next to the questions while you listen.
Do not write the answers straight
onto the answer sheet until the end of
the listening test because it's very
easy to make mistakes if you put it
straight onto the answer sheet. So first
of all write your answers on the question
sheet. My third tip requires some
multitasking: listen while writing. So
while you listen, quickly write down your
answers on the question paper. You know
the answers in the listening exam come
very fast,
so you need to write down answers to one
question while at the same time
listening for the answer to the next
question.
So for example if you think you've heard
the answer to question 3
write it down while listening carefully
for the answer to question 4. This is
quite a difficult thing to do which is
why you should practice a listening
test before you do the exam. Here is the
listening tests answer sheet. At the end
of the test...this is my next tip...make sure you
carefully transfer your answers to this
sheet. Spelling is a very important part
of the listening test. It's partly a
spelling test really. You must...I will
repeat...you must spell correctly. A
misspelled word will be marked as
incorrect so check your spelling as you
write your answers on the answer sheet.
Remember wrong spelling = no mark, so be
very careful
when you spell your words, when you
write them onto the answer sheet. So
there you are.
There are some of my exam tips for the
IELTS listening test.