Simon IELTS: Listening

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Key Tips

0. Know the test
   • Do some real practice tests.
1. Use the break to read ahead (only check back at the end)
   • before each sections starts
   • in the middle of each section (except in section 4)
   • at the end of each section

   • When you get those breaks, that’s your reading time to prepare the questions that are coming next.
   • Don’t look back, don’t check what you’ve just done. That’s a waste of time, always read ahead.

2. Underline the keywords
3. Listen for keywords or synonyms

   The answer might not be the exact words that you see in the question, that you hear in the recording.

4. Be careful with spelling

   If you make a spelling mistake, your answer willl be marked wrong. If you have a problem with spelling, you really need to work on it and practice it.

5. Don’t get stuck on a difficult question, move forward

   If you find one question difficult, don’t start worrying about it. Miss it and go on to the next one.

6. Concentrate

   • If you lose concentration, you’re going to miss some of the answers. Once you miss one or two, you’ll find yourself lost, and you could miss a lot more of the answers.
   • You must get used to concentrating for the full 30 minutes and listening very carefully to everything.