At first glance, the Listening section of the IELTS test might appear to be the easiest part of the test.
After all, all you have to do is just listen and write down your answers, right?
Well, not exactly.
When you are listening you are using numerous complex subskills, all needed for detailed listening to authentic materials, such as the radio or podcasts and exam recordings.
These sub skills include:
- Schematic knowledge
- Contextual knowledge
- Systemic knowledge
And in this tutorial we are going to look at 5 ways you can practice working on these skills in order to achieve a great score in the IELTS listening paper.
We are going to find out all about how to:
1. Identify key information.
2. How to focus and find the right detail when listening.
3. How to use your world or contextual knowledge to predict when listening.
4. How to find exactly the right information called Target listening .
5. And how to recognise your speaker’s attitude
As a bonus – you will also hear why Daphne gets lost so often!
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