Listening skills- IELTS

In the introduction to the Listening section, you will be told who the people are, what they are talking about and why. This information is called the context. It helps you understand the topics. It is not written on the question paper. After the introduction, you will be given a short time to look at the question. Studying the questions before you listen can help you predict what the speakers will talk about.

1.1. You are going to hear the introductions of four IELTS. Listening sections. Before you listen, try to predict the context by reading the questions in the table below. Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F in the table.

Section	Listening test questions	Context
1	Total number of guests Susie will organise invitations and
2	What thype of gift does the speaker recommend for a child´s birthday?
3	The students chose this topic because A They have a lot of information about it B They would like to learn more about it C They think they will get a higher mark
4	Aim: To assess the impact of loss of habitat on native animals Methods: -Calculate the current numbers of native animal species - Study their movements by attaching

CONTEXTS

A Shopping for food

B Discussing an assignment

C Organising a party

D Describing a research project

E Buying presents

F Explaining how something works

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ANSWERS

1 C

2 E

3 B

4 D

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1.2. Listen again. Decide how many speakers you will hear in each of these sections. Try to write down who the speakers will be.

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ANSWERS

1.Two speakers. A man and his daughter

2. One speakers. A woman

3. Three speakers. Two students and their lecturer

4. One speaker- A student

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RECORDING SCRIPTS

1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a man and his daughter Susie about a birthday party they need to organise.

2. You will hear a woman speaking on the radio about buying presents for people of different ages.

3. You will hear two biology students explaining their research ideas to their university lecturer.

4. You will hear and ecology student giving a presentation about a recent field trip to Canada.