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IELTS Listening Procedures

by anu

Do we have headphones in the IELTS listening test?



For the listening task do I get individual head-phone or do I listen from a common place - Like Radio? What will happen if I have hearing problem?

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Jul 19, 2015
IELTS Listening
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Anu,

In the past it was through speakers for everyone, but I believe most test centres now use individual headphones. But if you want to know for sure, phone up your local centre and check.

They do a test check before the listening starts. If you have any problem with your headphones then you will need to put up your hand and tell the staff.

Mar 28, 2016
ielts listing
by: fatii

british council lahore provides us with headphones or speakers for listening test?

Mar 31, 2016
headphones in the IELTS listening test
by: IELTS buddy

I think most do now, but you'd need to check with the centre. Give them a call.

Feb 24, 2017
No headphones provided in Austria
by: Anonymous

I made blunder by conducting exam in Austria, Vienna to improve my overall band score from 7 to 8 or 9.

They conducted exam in Auditorium without headphones and the voice was full of echo. Couldn't hear conversation clearly and missed lots of questions and my listening score got dipped from 8.5 to 6. Horrible experience waste of time and money and missed immigration opportunity.

They should be consistent, no matter how much you practice, such things ruin everything during test.

Mar 04, 2017
Nope
by: Anonymous

You won't be able to hear something without headphones, don't take the exam or register if there is no headphones just take toefl exam at least you'll be sure that there will be no problem with the sound

Jul 09, 2022
Listening exam without Headphones
by: Arap Kailel

Took up an exam today and they used a speaker for e everyone no headphones. The echo was so distructing,that was the topic the test takers talked about after the exam.Dissapointing it is.
PH

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Headphones or Speakers

by Petrelli

If anyone could tell me how the listening module is conducted for British Council, I will be extremely grateful. Will we have headphones or will it be played on a speaker?

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Oct 08, 2017
Headphones or Speakers
by: IELTS buddy

It's usually headphones these days, but check with your centre to be sure.

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How can I write the answers while I am listening?

by martialyao

what am i supposed to do to be able to write the answers while i am listening?

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May 31, 2014
IELTS Listening
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

You will get better at this with practice, but remember you can write your answers in the listening booklet and then you have 10 minutes to transfer them at the end.

So just write your answers quickly and don't worry about spelling or grammar.

You can sort this out at the end when you transfer your answers.

This will mean you get less distracted from the listening.

Thanks

Jun 22, 2014
Listening tips
by: Ikechukwu Square

Listen attentively and with full concentration. Read the questions first but don't worry about understanding everything and Write as fast as you hear the answer in the provided paper. Tranfer to the answer sheet and correct all spelling.

Good luck

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Taking Notes in IELTS Listening

by Rodrigo Custodio
(Brazil)

Is it possible at the Listening Part to write in a piece of paper important information? Sometimes I feel that I can forget what I'm listening to.

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Feb 06, 2020
Taking Notes in IELTS Listening
by: IELTS buddy

You can just make notes on the question paper. Nobody sees that as it is just thrown away. The only thing used and kept is your answer sheet.

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Can I read though the test during the example at the beginning?

by raju
(india)

hello,

in the beginning of the test, in the listening part, the narrator gives an example of how to answer the questions.. during this 1-2 minutes of time, is the test sheet is open to me? and can i start reading and understanding the rest of the questions??

thanks!

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Sep 05, 2015
When you can start looking at the listening test
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Raju,

Yes, the IELTS listening booklet will be yours to look at as soon as the test starts, so you can use that time to look at the rest of the questions if you like.

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Accents in IELTS Listening

by Victoria
(Mississauga)

Hi everyone,

I am taking my general IELTS on Saturday this week.

However, I am wondering if my listening will be in a Canadian accent dialog. Anyone has any idea for me?

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Sep 07, 2016
Accents in IELTS Listening
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Victoria,

Nobody knows what is going to be in the next IELTS test as it is confidential.

However, you can get any kind of accents in the test, such as Canadian or North American.

Nov 10, 2016
Head phones in IELTS
by: Anonymous

Sir, does headphones effects our ears? As doctors recommend not using these too much. Please tell.

Nov 10, 2016
Head phones in IELTS
by: IELTS buddy

They won't be loud enough to damage your ears!

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American and British English Spelling

by Firdavs
(Moscow, Russia)

Hello!

During my preparation to listening section I have met the word "center(re)". What is the difference between them? Are both correct if I will write any of them on answer sheet?

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Oct 21, 2016
Center or Centre
by: IELTS buddy

One is English spelling (centre) the other is North American spelling (center).

Both would be correct as American and British English are both accepted.

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'z' or 's'

by Egle

Helllo

I'd like to ask which spelling (organization or organisation) is correct in IELTS, as at the listening test I wrote the answer with 's' and I wonder if it is going to be ok.

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Jan 17, 2017
'z' or 's'
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

Both are ok as you can use US or British spelling in the IELTS test.

Jan 17, 2017
Yay
by: Egle

Thanks a lot!

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Filling in Two Gaps

by Gabriele
(UK)

Hi,

I have a question about the answer sheet. I had my exam yesterday and in the listening and reading tests there were two blank spaces for one answer.

One question was about meters and it said:

"It should be between ... and ... meters high"

And another one about tools:

"They were made of ... and ...".

When transferring my answers to the answer sheet I separated both of the numbers and words with a slash:

"10 / 15"
"stone / wood".


Was I wrong for using a slash?

What should we use to separate two words?

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Nov 24, 2016
Separating Two Words
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Gabriele,

Yes, for questions like that, it is fine to put a slash to separate them.

You can also have the words in either order.

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Question Order in IELTS Listening

by Jul

Hi, are the questions in the same order as they get played. What I mean by this, is if the answer to question 2 comes always after question 1, and the answer to question 3 after question 2, and so on.

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Oct 21, 2016
Order of question in IELTS Listening
by: IELTS buddy

Yes, they are the same order. It would be impossible to answer the questions if it was not.

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Marking of the IELTS Listening Test

by Ehsan
(Riyadh)

Hello Everyone,

Hope you guys are doing well, I will be taking my IELTS test in January, so I am in my preparation zone. Right now, I am concentrating in Listening and Reading sections, so I have a few questions:

1) How are IELTS Reading and Listening sections marked? By computer? I mean do all the answers need to be exact? For example, If the answer for one of the Listening question is "The textbooks", but if I wrote only "Textbooks" - is this wrong!?

2) Lastly, currently I am scoring within 29-35 in Reading, and 30-37 in Listening, with time pressured. Is this good start for practice?

Regards

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Dec 01, 2016
Marking
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

1) It's done by hand, but there are still fixed answers in the answer key and you will not get the point if it does not match the answer key.

If grammatically the answer would need 'THE textbooks' to make it correct, you would have to have 'the'.

2) Yes they are quite good scores. You can check out how that converts to bands here:

IELTS Scores

Dec 30, 2016
IELTS aspirant
by: Abdul Baseeth (Riyadh)

Dear Ehsan,

Can you please share your whatsapp number. I am planning to take test in end of Jan or beginning of Feb '17.

My Whatsapp number: 0538129565.

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Articles in IELTS Listening

by sam
(saudi arabia)

In the listening the speaker mentioned that the interview was beside the library and in the answer booklet it was written:

"the interview next to ......."

Should I write "the library" or "library"?

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Jun 25, 2017
Articles
by: IELTS buddy

Grammatically that sentence needs an article so you have to put it otherwise it will be wrong.

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Listening to audio before answering questions

by FM

Do I get to listen to all the audio of each section before writing my answers or I can write my answers per section?

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Aug 27, 2021
Listening to audio before answering questions
by: IELTS buddy

No, you only get to listen to it once and you have to answer the questions as you go along. So you need to practice the skills of listening while answering questions.

Aug 27, 2021
IELTS LISTENING
by: Anonymous

So as i listen i can write down my answers??

Sep 03, 2021
Listening
by: IELTS buddy

Yes, that's what you have to do.

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