INTERNATIONALENGLISHLANGUAGETESTINGSYSTEM

LISTENING
 THE EXAM HAS 4 MODULES
AND TAKES 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES

Listening Reading Writing Speaking

30 60 60 15
minutes minutes minutes minutes

REMEMBER: Timing is very important

 THE LISTENING is
30 min + 10 min answer transfer

It has:
4 sections
10 questions / section
40 questions

1step: Get the questions booklet

2 and 3 steps: Listen and answer in the booklet

4 step: Transfer the answers in the answer sheet

 IELTS : LISTENING

20 seconds 20 seconds 20 seconds

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4

Question Question Question Question
1 - 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40

30 seconds 30 seconds 30 seconds

REMEMBER:
Don’t use the 20 seconds and the 30 seconds to check. Use them to
read ahead.
When the section starts, stop reading and start listening and
answering.
You have to answer together with the listening because the recording
will be played only once.
SECTION 1 (QUESTIONS 1-10)
 A conversation between 2 people
 You have to fill in a form – personal information
(name, address, phone number, job, numbers, names)
 DON’T FORGET TO USE
THE 30 SECONDS TO READ AHEAD
SECTION 2 (QUESTIONS 11-20)
 1 speaker
 You have to complete a table or a map
 Be careful with the
numbers

 Be careful with the

directions

 Look at the places

given
 DON’T FORGET TO USE
THE 30 SECONDS TO READ AHEAD
SECTION 3 (QUESTIONS 21-30)

 This section is more

academic.
 It is a conversation between
2- 4 people
 You have to fill in a table, or
answer multiple choice
questions
 DON’T FORGET TO USE
THE 30 SECONDS TO READ AHEAD
SECTION 4 (QUESTIONS 31-40)

 A university
lecture –
academic style

 All questions
will come
together
 After you finish with
the listening (30
minutes) you will have
10 minutes to transfer
your answers in the
answer sheet.

Be sure you copy the

correct number.

Don’t leave empty spaces.

Be careful about the

spelling and the capital
letters.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
 Don’t panic!
 Be concentrated!

 Don’t forget the recording is played once

only.
 Use the 30 seconds to read ahead

 Answer in the booklet first

 Underline key words

 Listen for synonyms

 Be careful with the spelling

 After the end of the listening, transfer your

answers into the answer sheet.
 Check your answers, but don’t change them

 Time is very important

 IELTS LISTENING
ROUGH GUIDE CONVERTER

Score Band
1 1
2-3 2
4-9 3
10-16 4
17-24 5
25-32 6
33-36 7
37-38 8
39-40 9
Good luck

INTERNATIONALENGLISHLANGUAGETESTINGSYSTEM
LISTENING