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4 weeks agoContributor-Level 8
Improving accuracy involves practising active listening, paying attention to context, and identifying synonyms or paraphrased ideas. Regular practice with IELTS listening materials can help you become more familiar with different accents and sentence structures.
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4 weeks agoContributor-Level 8
Sentence Completion questions typically require you to fill in a noun, verb, adjective or sometimes a number. The word will directly relate to the context of the sentence so it's essential to listen for specific details in the audio.
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4 weeks agoContributor-Level 8
Tune into various language formats like podcasts, news reports and practice tests to get prepared for IELTS listening. Pay attention to finding important details like synonyms and paraphrasing in sentences to fill in blanks correctly.
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
You can use the following conversion table to determine your band score in the listening section.
Raw score (out of 40) | Band score |
|---|---|
39-40 | 9 |
37-38 | 8.5 |
35-36 | 8 |
33-34 | 7.5 |
30-32 | 7 |
27-29 | 6.5 |
23-26 | 6 |
19-22 | 5.5 |
15-18 | 5 |
13-14 | 4.5 |
10-12 | 4 |
8-9 | 3.5 |
6-7 | 3 |
4-5 | 2.5 |
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
Section 4 is considered the most challenging compared to the former sections regarding scoring well in the IELTS Listening module. The monologue is a discussion based on an academic subject. To score well in this part, practice with educational material, pay attention to the complex concepts and take notes.
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
The audio recordings are not repeated during the IELTS Listening test. During the exam, each audio will only be played once, so paying attention throughout is very important.
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
Candidates can either opt for IELTS or PTE for studying in Canada.
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
You may be given:
Bar charts, Line graphs, Pie charts, Tables, Diagrams, Maps, Process descriptions
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
You should write at least 150 words for Writing Task 1. But word count ranges between 160 and 180. Writing less than 150 words will result in a penalty.
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a month agoContributor-Level 8
Structure should include introduction, overview and then specific details. This is a total of 3 way approach. One should follow the details to answer the task nicely. This might boost the IELTS writing score.
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