IELTS
LISTENING
STUDY ADVISERS GUJRANWALA,
MOBASHIR_YASIN
TEST FORMAT AND TASKS
•FORMAT AND TASKS
•STRATEGIES AND
EXAMPLES
•SKILLS FOR LISTENING
TEST FORMAT
• TEST FORMAT (RECORDED TAPE PLAYED ONCE ONLY)
• 30 MINUTES
• FOUR SECTIONS, EACH WITH 10 QUESTIONS
• TIME ALLOCATED FOR
• READING QUESTIONS
• WRITING AND CHECKING ANSWERS
• TRANSFERRING ANSWERS TO AN ANSWER SHEET
TEST FORMAT AND TASKS
• BASED ON CONVERSATION AND MONOLOGUE
• A VARIETY OF QUESTION TYPES
• MULTIPLE CHOICE
• SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS
• SENTENCE COMPLETION
• NOTES/SUMMARY/DIAGRAM/FLOW-CHART/TABLE
COMPLETION
• LABELING A DIAGRAM WHICH HAS NUMBERED PARTS
• CLASSIFICATION
• MATCHING
TEST FORMAT
• SECTION 1 QUESTIONS 1-10
• COMPLETE THE TABLE
• LABEL THE ROOMS ON THE MAP
• SECTION 2 QUESTION 11-20
• WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH
ANSWER
• WRITE NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER
TEST FORMAT – LISTENING
• SECTION 3 QUESTIONS 21- 30
• CHOOSE THE CORRECT LETTERS A-C
• WRITE NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH
ANSWER
• SECTION 4 QUESTION 31 -40
• WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH
ANSWER
• WRITE NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER
TEST FORMAT AND TASKS:
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
• ONE MARK IS AWARDED FOR
EACH CORRECT ANSWER IN
THE 40 ITEM TEST
• CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN
WRITING ANSWERS ON THE
ANSWER SHEET AS POOR
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ARE
PENALISED.
TEST FORMAT AND TASKS –
LISTENING ACTIVITIES
• SECTION 1: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO
SPEAKERS IN A SOCIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL
CONTEXT
• SECTION 2: A TALK BY A SINGLE SPEAKER
BASED ON A NON-ACADEMIC SITUATION
• SECTION 3: A CONVERSATION WITH UP TO 4
SPEAKERS BASED ON ACADEMIC TOPICS OR
COURSE-RELATED SITUATIONS
• SECTION 4: A UNIVERSITY-STYLE LECTURE OR
TALK
APPROACHING THE LISTENING
TASKS
• BEFORE YOU LISTEN, SURVEY THE QUESTIONS
AND TRY TO BUILD UP AN IDEA AND REASON
FOR LISTENING; E.G.
• WHAT IS THE TOPIC?
• WHAT IS THE SITUATION?
• HOW MANY CHARACTERS ARE THERE?
• FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION CAREFULLY, GET
THE INFORMATION AND ANSWER THE
QUESTION ACCURATELY
SKILLS FOR LISTENING
oUNDERSTANDING THE INSTRUCTIONS
oPREVIEWING & PREDICTING
o THE TOPIC
o WHO IS TALKING
o THE SITUATION
• LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
• CHOCKING & REWRITING
o YOU HAVE 30 SEC. TO REVIEW YOUR ASNWERS EACH TIME IN A
SECTION
EXAMPLE OF TASKS
COMPLETE THE NOTES USING NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS.
1. IN THE MORNINGS THE STUDENT TEACHERS
WILL …….. ( TEACH AND OBSERVE)
2. STUDENT TEACHERS COULD BE TEACHING
LARGE CLASSES WITH UP TO …. (70 STUDENTS)
3. DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE QUITE DIFFICULT TO
ARRANGE IN VIETNAMESE CLASSES BUT
NOT … … … … … … .. ( IMPOSSIBLE)
EXAMPLE OF TASK
TAPESCRIPT
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE SECOND
YEAR OF YOUR TEACHING
DEGREE. MY NAME IS SIMON
TAYLOR. I'M A SECOND YEAR
LECTURER IN THE EDUCATION
FACULTY. TODAY I'LL BE
GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF
THE FIELD TRIP TO HO CHI
MINH CITY, VIETNAM, THAT
YOU ALL REGISTERED FOR AT
THE END OF LAST YEAR.
EXAMPLE OF TASK
SAMPLE TASK
TICK THE THREE ITEMS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED IN
THE TALK.
A. TEACHING SCHEDULE FOR STUDENT TEACHERS
B. SAFETY ISSUES FOR STUDENT TEACHERS ON THE
FIELD TRIP
C. ACCOMMODATION
D. HOW THE FIELD TRIP FITS INTO THE TEACHING
DEGREE
E. VIETNAMESE STUDENTS' LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY
IN ENGLISH
F. HOW THE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FIELD
TRIP COMPARE WITH THE WORK REQUIREMENTS
FOR STUDENT TEACHERS WHO REMAIN IN
AUSTRALIA
G. QUALITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN
VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES
H. TEXTBOOKS COMMONLY USED IN VIETNAMESE
ENGLISH CLASSES
STRATEGIES – TEST TIPS
• YOUR PURPOSE OF LISTENING IS TO
IDENTIFY WHAT THE QUESTION
REQUIRES YOU TO
• IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND
EVERY WORD THAT IS SPOKEN
• YOU WILL HEAR THE INFORMATION
ONCE ONLY, SO PREPARE YOURSELF BY
ANTICIPATING WHAT YOU WILL HEAR
• READ AND ANALYSE THE QUESTION AS
PRE-LISTENING TASK
THANK YOU!

IELTS Listening Presentation

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    TEST FORMAT ANDTASKS •FORMAT AND TASKS •STRATEGIES AND EXAMPLES •SKILLS FOR LISTENING
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    TEST FORMAT • TESTFORMAT (RECORDED TAPE PLAYED ONCE ONLY) • 30 MINUTES • FOUR SECTIONS, EACH WITH 10 QUESTIONS • TIME ALLOCATED FOR • READING QUESTIONS • WRITING AND CHECKING ANSWERS • TRANSFERRING ANSWERS TO AN ANSWER SHEET
  • 4.
    TEST FORMAT ANDTASKS • BASED ON CONVERSATION AND MONOLOGUE • A VARIETY OF QUESTION TYPES • MULTIPLE CHOICE • SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS • SENTENCE COMPLETION • NOTES/SUMMARY/DIAGRAM/FLOW-CHART/TABLE COMPLETION • LABELING A DIAGRAM WHICH HAS NUMBERED PARTS • CLASSIFICATION • MATCHING
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    TEST FORMAT • SECTION1 QUESTIONS 1-10 • COMPLETE THE TABLE • LABEL THE ROOMS ON THE MAP • SECTION 2 QUESTION 11-20 • WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER • WRITE NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER
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    TEST FORMAT –LISTENING • SECTION 3 QUESTIONS 21- 30 • CHOOSE THE CORRECT LETTERS A-C • WRITE NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER • SECTION 4 QUESTION 31 -40 • WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER • WRITE NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FOR EACH ANSWER
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    TEST FORMAT ANDTASKS: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA • ONE MARK IS AWARDED FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER IN THE 40 ITEM TEST • CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN WRITING ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET AS POOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ARE PENALISED.
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    TEST FORMAT ANDTASKS – LISTENING ACTIVITIES • SECTION 1: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO SPEAKERS IN A SOCIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL CONTEXT • SECTION 2: A TALK BY A SINGLE SPEAKER BASED ON A NON-ACADEMIC SITUATION • SECTION 3: A CONVERSATION WITH UP TO 4 SPEAKERS BASED ON ACADEMIC TOPICS OR COURSE-RELATED SITUATIONS • SECTION 4: A UNIVERSITY-STYLE LECTURE OR TALK
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    APPROACHING THE LISTENING TASKS •BEFORE YOU LISTEN, SURVEY THE QUESTIONS AND TRY TO BUILD UP AN IDEA AND REASON FOR LISTENING; E.G. • WHAT IS THE TOPIC? • WHAT IS THE SITUATION? • HOW MANY CHARACTERS ARE THERE? • FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION CAREFULLY, GET THE INFORMATION AND ANSWER THE QUESTION ACCURATELY
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    SKILLS FOR LISTENING oUNDERSTANDINGTHE INSTRUCTIONS oPREVIEWING & PREDICTING o THE TOPIC o WHO IS TALKING o THE SITUATION • LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION • CHOCKING & REWRITING o YOU HAVE 30 SEC. TO REVIEW YOUR ASNWERS EACH TIME IN A SECTION
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    EXAMPLE OF TASKS COMPLETETHE NOTES USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. 1. IN THE MORNINGS THE STUDENT TEACHERS WILL …….. ( TEACH AND OBSERVE) 2. STUDENT TEACHERS COULD BE TEACHING LARGE CLASSES WITH UP TO …. (70 STUDENTS) 3. DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE QUITE DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE IN VIETNAMESE CLASSES BUT NOT … … … … … … .. ( IMPOSSIBLE)
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    EXAMPLE OF TASK TAPESCRIPT GOODMORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE SECOND YEAR OF YOUR TEACHING DEGREE. MY NAME IS SIMON TAYLOR. I'M A SECOND YEAR LECTURER IN THE EDUCATION FACULTY. TODAY I'LL BE GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, THAT YOU ALL REGISTERED FOR AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
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    EXAMPLE OF TASK SAMPLETASK TICK THE THREE ITEMS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED IN THE TALK. A. TEACHING SCHEDULE FOR STUDENT TEACHERS B. SAFETY ISSUES FOR STUDENT TEACHERS ON THE FIELD TRIP C. ACCOMMODATION D. HOW THE FIELD TRIP FITS INTO THE TEACHING DEGREE E. VIETNAMESE STUDENTS' LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH F. HOW THE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FIELD TRIP COMPARE WITH THE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT TEACHERS WHO REMAIN IN AUSTRALIA G. QUALITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES H. TEXTBOOKS COMMONLY USED IN VIETNAMESE ENGLISH CLASSES
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    STRATEGIES – TESTTIPS • YOUR PURPOSE OF LISTENING IS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE QUESTION REQUIRES YOU TO • IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD THAT IS SPOKEN • YOU WILL HEAR THE INFORMATION ONCE ONLY, SO PREPARE YOURSELF BY ANTICIPATING WHAT YOU WILL HEAR • READ AND ANALYSE THE QUESTION AS PRE-LISTENING TASK
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