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    IELTS LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

    INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW


    BALAI BAHASA UPI IELTS PREPARATION CLASS
    IHSAN NUR IMAN FARIS, M.PD
    IELTS LISTENING OVERVIEW IN NUMBERS

     4 sections
     40 questions
     6-8 minutes of listening per section
     10 minutes to write your answer on the answer sheet
     30 seconds given to read the questions in each section
     1 time listening
     2 monologues
     2 dialogues
    IELTS LISTENING SECTION OVERVIEW

     Section 1: phone call/daily conversation such as applying for a


    job/registering to an event.
     Section 2: general public explanation or description, such as tour
    guiding/map description.
     Section 3: general campus conversation such as joining a
    club/discussing assignment.
     Section 4: academic lecture or explanation such as lecture about
    history, climate change, politics, etc.
    IELTS LISTENING GENERAL SKILLS REQUIRED

     Predicting
     Identifying possible word class (adjective, noun, verb, adverb) of the
    answer
     Identifying paraphrasing
     Tracking and Note-taking
     Identifying spelling
     Understanding vocabulary
    BE FAMILIAR WITH BRITISH ACCENT
    Listening section 1 step by step

    1. You have 30 seconds to read the


    instruction and predict the expected
    answers.
    2. The listening starts. Listen attentively
    and track which question is discussed in
    the conversation.
    3. Focus on the question discussed. Do a
    ‘cut loss’, skip them if you miss some
    questions.
    4. Take notes of the possible answers as
    much as you can.
    5. Decide which answer to write on answer
    sheets later.
    6. You have 30 seconds to review your
    answer after the section finishes.
    7. You can write the final answers on the
    answer sheet after the fourth section
    finishes.
    READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION CAREFULLY

    Which of the following answer formats are


    acceptable?

    Beautiful museum
    Very beautiful museum
    A beautiful museum
    One beautiful museum
    1 beautiful museum
    1.100 beautiful museum
    One thousand and one hundred beautiful
    museums.
    5
    5.50
    Five point fifty
    550
    Five hundred and fifty
    PREDICTING: IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE ANSWERS AND THEIR WORD CLASS
    (ADJECTIVE, NOUN, VERB)
    1. Identify the theme of the conversation
    2. Identify the keyword in each question.
    3. Identify what is expected from the question.

    Theme: Park Run

    In question no. 1, the word ‘in front of’ indicates


    that the answer most possibly is a place (noun) in a
    park. Think of a place in a park suitable for a run.
    The answer possibly is tree, fountain, lake, shop,
    etc.

    In question no. 2,the word ‘Time of start’ indicates


    that the answer most possibly is a time (noun) for
    a run in a park. Think of a suitable time to start a
    run in a park. The answer possibly is 08 AM,
    08.00, 09 AM, 09.00
    IDENTIFYING PARAPHRASE For question no.1 you read

    “Start of run: in front of the”

    In listening you hear

    “the run starts at the café (the answer)”

    In order to prepare for the answer, listen to a talk


    related to the place, such as when the speakers
    say:

    Man: “Do you know where the park is?”


    Woman: “Oh yes. I’ve been there before, but it’s
    quite big…”
    Man: “There is a circular track…”

    For question no.2, you read:


    “Time of start”

    In listening you hear:


    “What time is the run?”
    TRACKING AND NOTE-TAKING

    If in the listening you hear “3 km, 4 km, 5


    km” which question is being discussed?

    If in the listening you hear “5 pounds, 7


    pounds, 8 pounds”, which question is being
    discussed?

    If in the listening you hear “barcode, QR


    code, name”, which question is being
    discussed?
    LET’S PRACTICE SECTION 1
    LET’S PRACTICE
    SECTION 1

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