Listening:
- 30 minutes to listening
- 10 minutes to transfer
- 4 sections, each with 10 questions
- only hear the recordings once
- answers are always in order.
- various English accents
Question types:
- gap-fill
- multiple choice
- matching
Section 1
- a conversation between two speakers
- about social needs (eg: making a booking)
- one speaker gives basic information
- simple gap-fill missing details
names, addresses, dates, times, numbers
be very careful about your spelling - easy
Section 2
- a monologue
- about social needs (eg: tourism)
- gap-fill, multiple choice, matching
- easy
Section 3
- 2 or 3 speakers (up to 4 people)
- about educational or training (eg: tutor and student)
- gap-fill, multiple choice(difficult)
- underline keywords in questions and choices
- listen for keywords or synonyms
Section 4
- a monologue
- about an academic topic
- no break in the middle
- gap-fill, multiple choice
- underline keywords in questions and choices
- listen for keywords or synonyms
- faster speech, more content, extra information
Suggestions
- Read ahead
only check back at the end - Underline keywords
- Listen for keywords or synonyms
- Be careful with spelling
- Don’t get stuck on a difficult question - move forward
- Concentrate
- Use the breaks to read ahead