IELTS Listening 8+ Strategies

IELTS LISTENING 8+ LESSON 1 BY OYATULLO LISTENING TEST FORMAT 40 MINUTES TOTAL 30 TO ANSWER AND 10 MINS TO TRANSFERING ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS IN AL 4 SECTIONS ALWAYS GO IN ODER ALL QUESTIONS ARE VARIATIONS OF MCHQ OR FILL IN THE BLANKS YOU WILL HEAR ONLY ONCE 30 CORRECT = 7 35 CORRECT = 8 PART 1-2 = EASY PART 3-4 = DIFFICULT LISTENING PART 1 A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE SET IN AN EVERYDAY SOCIAL CONTEXT ABOUT TRAVEL ARRENGMENTS BOOKING ACCOMODATION MEETING, JOB OR BOOKING SMTH AND SO ON MONOLOGUE (ONE PERSON) OFTEN USED SOCIAL CONTEXT SPEECH ABOUT UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE AND INFORMATIONS LISTENING PART 2 PART 3 CONVERSATION BETWEEN UP TO 4 PEOPLE ACADEMIC OR EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT CONVERSATION BETWEEN 3 STUDENTS ABOUT PLANNING A RESEARCH PROJECT PART 4 MONOLOGUE ACADEMIC OR EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT LECTURE ABOUT SPECIFIC SUBJECT OR TYPE OF ANIMAL THERE ARE 10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS MCHQ SUMMARY COMPLETION MAP LEBELING FILLING IN INFO NO UNIVERSAL STRATEGY FOR ALL THE QUESTION TYPES, TODAY WE WILL PRACTICE MCHQ QUESTIONS WHY I AM NOT GETTING A BAND 8.0+ WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET 8.0+ LISTENING VERY ACTIVELY NOT JUST LISTENING MULTITASKING FOCUSING FOR A LONG TIME NO SUPPORT LISTENING TO AUTHENTIC MATERIALS ARE YOU ACTULLY DOING THEM? HOW DO YOU LISTEN? HOW TO PRACTICE ACTIVE LISTENING = IS DOING SMTH WITH PURPOSE Note down new words and learn synoyms for them or just meaning Catch the main idea or opinion about the topic Listen for different academic contexts and different accents Listen and summarise the main points by speaking, discussing with friends or writing down IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE TEST - YOU ARE NOT DOING THOSE BEFORE THE TEST YOU MUST DO; Improve your listening skills by practicing different question types Learn and practice focusing for a long period of time Learn Multitasking - writing , speaking thinking Know Range of different english language accents Improve your vocabulary for ielts or general english Spelling is essential Love the listening test, do it because you want to do it Listen to your favourite type of topic DURING THE TEST Do not look at the window or the bottle of water Read the instructions carefully - words or letters Look for titles Do not try to understand everything Underline the keywords Keep your eye on the next question Make notes if you want If you miss ...