Cambridge IELTS, Book-3, Listening Test-4 with Answers #latest #ieltslisteningtest #IELTSLISTENING #birthstatisticsieltslistening The 4 key skills of ielts listening are: Prediction Recognising synonyms & paraphrasing Key word technique Recognising distractors 1) Prediction Before each recording plays, you will have a short time to read through the question. Try to predict what the answers might be. This will focus your mind on what to listen out for in the recording. Occasionally, you’ll be able to predict the actual word but mostly it’s one or more of these three things that you’ll be able to determine: The type of information required, e.g. surname, place name, date, phone number, postcode percentage, price. The type of word required, e.g. noun, adjective, verb. Synonyms or paraphrasing that might be used, e.g. ‘a quarter’ for ‘25%’, ‘business functions’ for ‘corporate events’. Any clues you can get will help you to understand the audio and identify the information needed for the answers. 2) Synonyms & Paraphrasing Of all the IELTS listening skills, this second one is the most important as it’s essential for understanding the recording. Something you can be certain of is that the spoken text will contain synonyms and paraphrasing of key words and phrases in the questions. So, do not expect to hear the same vocabulary in the recording as is written in the questions. I recommend writing down and learning a couple of common synonyms for every new word you learn. This will help you to quickly build up an extensive and versatile vocabulary. One of the best ways to practice recognising and using synonyms and paraphrasing is through listening to short videos or podcasts. 3) Key word technique A technique you can use in the exam to help you deal with synonyms and paraphrasing is to identify the keywords or phrases in the question and quickly think of synonyms or related words that might come up in the recording. You’ll only have 20 seconds or so to do this but it could make a huge difference to how well you understand the audio and how successful you are at identifying the answers. Underline or highlight the key words as I’ve done in capital letters for this illustration using a question from a past paper. 4) Recognising Distractors Another important IELTS listening skill is the ability to recognise distractors. These are words or phrases used by a speaker to qualify something or to correct themselves or another speaker. In the recording, a piece of information may be given and then corrected or changed. If you’re not listening carefully, you’ll think that the first piece of information is the answer when it is the second detail that is the correct answer. Distractors are common in the listening test and are intended to try and catch you out. You should note that though you still have an example answer at the beginning of the test, the actual beginning of the audio is no longer played twice as of January 2020. Now the test begins and does not stop. Also, ‘sections’ are now called ‘parts’ and references to page numbers are not given. IELTS Listening Test and Tips You will listen to 4 different recordings and answer 40 questions. The test takes approximately 30 minutes. You will have an additional ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet You only hear the audio once. Ielts Academic Reading Tests Ielts General Reading Tests Ielts Listening Tests Ielts Speaking Tests Ielts Academic Writing Tests Ielts General Writing Tests cambridge listening 3 practice test 3 cambridge listening 3 practice test 4 cambridge listening 16 practice test 1 cambridge listening 15 practice test 2 ielts listening test ielts listening tips #ieltslisteningtestwithanswers #IELTS2021 #cambridgelistening3practicetest4 ＬＩＫＥ | ＣＯＭＭＥＮＴ | ＳＨＡＲＥ | ＳＵＢＳＣＲＩＢＥ Answers- Section 1: (Questions 1-10) 1. 4.25 // 4 1/4 // four and (a) quarter 2. 46 // forty-six 3. A // State Bank 4. D // Library 5. C // Garage 6. (a) (box) (of) chocolates 7. (a) (soft) toy // (a) teddy (bear) // (a) bear 8. (at the) market(s) 9. (at the) market(s) 10. ($)35/thirty-five (dollars) Section 2: (Questions 11-20) 11. glass 12. eighteen/18 hours/hrs 13. (a) (strange) taste 14. (the) small size // small // (the) size 15. metal 16. A 17. outside/outdoor activities // outdoors 18. underwater // under/beneath water 19. (a) weak light 20. flashing light Section 3: (Questions 21-30) 21. B // hospital 22. C // the middle section 23. C // found it difficult to do 24. C // remove completely 25. B // rewrite 26. C // remove completely 27. Sight and Sound 28. Support Tutor [NOT Tutor] 29. proof reading // proof read 30. 10 July (Alternative Forms Accepted) Section 4: (Questions 31-40) 31. 7.30pm (to/and) 5.30am NOT 7.30 to 5.30 32. housewives // housewife 33. Sunday(s) 34. (about) $25,000/twenty-five thousand dollars [NOT 25,000] 35. C [67 decibels] 36. C [for ceilings] 37. W [for walls] 38. C [for ceilings] 39. D 40. C