IELTS Listening

How to do these completion questions
. • Read the instructions carefully.
. • Look at the table or form etc carefully before the recording starts

and during the 30 seconds given. As you do this,
examine any headings or subheadings.
try to work out what you are going to hear.
decide what you need to listen out for.
anticipate grammatical form as well as vocabulary.
if a box of answers is given, see if you can guess any of the
matches & eliminate unlikely answers.
. • Listen to the introduction given carefully.
. • Answer the questions as you listen.
. • Make notes beside the question if you are not sure of the answer.

Remember if there is a box of answers, there will be at least two you don’t need. if there is no box, the answer could be one word, two words or three words but not four or more. if you think you need more than three words your answer is probably incorrect. there may be alternative rubrics for these completion questions e.g. ‘complete the notice’ or ‘complete the explanation’ or ‘complete the news report’.
Practice Books in the SAC

Do the following completion questions, examining the differences
between them as you do them:

Focus on IELTS: p.66, p.98
notes: p.20, p.50, p52, p.82, p97, p.98, p.130, p.169, p.172
table: p.36, p.38, p.133, p.146, p.161, p.163, p.172
form: p.65, p.114
flow chart: p.146, p.163
diagram: p.170

Cambridge IELTS 2-7:
form: p.7, p. 31,
notes: p.9, p.36, p.58,
table: p.11, p.12, p.13, p.30, p.34, p.37, p.58


How to prepare for IELTS – Listening
Insight into IELTS: table: p.11, p.27 form: p.12 notes: p.18, p.24, p.26
IELTS Preparation & Practice (L&S): summary: p.16, p.25, p.44, p.50 table: p17, p.46, p.48 table: p.22, p.42 form: p.37, p.41 notes: p.40, p.51
Helpful Hints for IELTS: *summary: p.89, p.110 table: p.90