IELTS Listening Tips & Strategies

Success in the IELTS Listening Test requires  good preparation . You need to fully understand the format of the test, how to answer the questions and you need to develop some skills which are specific to the test. On this page you will learn some essential IELTS Listening Tips, along with all the essential information about the IELTS Listening Test. I will also suggest some ways you can prepare for the IELTS Listening Test. And to help you practise, I’ve included three IELTS Listening Practice Tests. So let’s start with the key information: IELTS Listening Test: Essential Information 1. The IELTS Listening Test is the same for both  Academic and General Training IELTS . 2. The Listening Test is  the first part  of the IELTS exam. You sit it before the  Reading  and  Writing  tests. 3. The IELTS Listening Test consists of 4 parts (prior to January 2020 these were called sections): §   In  Part 1 , two people have a discussion set in a social context (e.g. talking about tr