The two do not carry the same weight and are not interchangeable.
TEST FORMAT
Listening
4 sections, 40 questions
30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time
Academic Reading
3 sections, 40 questions
60 minutes
Academic Writing
2 tasks
60 minutes
General Training Reading
OR 3 sections, 40 questions
60 minutes
General Training Writing
OR 2 tasks
60 minutes
Speaking
11 to 14 minutes
Total test time
2 hours 55 minutes
GENERAL LISTENING
STRATEGIES
When you go to university you will have
to interact with many different people in
a number of situations. The IELTS
Listening test is designed to reflect some
of these real-world listening situations.
The level of difficulty increases through
the paper and there is a range of topics
and tasks which test your comprehension
skills, e.g. listening for specific
information, such as dates and place
names, listening for detail, understanding
gist and understanding speaker
attitude/opinion. As you work your way
through the Listening units of this book,
you will be introduced to a wide range of
IELTS question types and additional
exercises to help improve your overall
listening strategies.
LISTENING FOR IELTS
Listening Test Format
Section 1: A conversation between two speakers in a social or
semi-official context.
Section 2: A talk by a single speaker based on a non-academic
situation.
Section 3: A conversation with up to four speakers based on
academic topics or course-related situations.
Section 4: A university-style lecture or talk.
The Listening test is the first part of the IELTS examination and
takes place at the beginning of the day. It takes about 40
minutes and consists of four recorded sections, each covering a
different type of language and context. There are 10 questions
in each section and you will be given time to read these
questions before you listen to each part. As you will hear each
recording once only it is very important to understand exactly
what you are being asked to do in each question. The question
types vary and focus on a variety of different listening skills. For
example, some questions involve completing a form, chart or
diagram, others require you to select pictures which represent
what you have heard. In addition there are note-taking exercises
and multiple-choice questions. All aspects of the Listening test,
as well as additional skills, are covered in this book.
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