6 Tips for PT3 English Listening -Last Minute Revision (with

BM meanings)

TIP 1:Know words on GIVING DIRECTIONS

Tahu kata-kata yang diguna semasa menunjuk arah.

From all the past years papers and most exercise sheets you can get you hands on,
there will be ONE question on giving directions.
So, you need to really make sure you know the meanings of these words to find your
answer later.

To help you, these are the meanings in BM:

1. turn left- pusing ke kiri

2. turn right-pusing ke kanan
3. go straight ahead- teruskan ke depan
4. go past- melepasi
5. cross-menyeberang
6. at the corner of – di suatu sudut
7. next to –di sebelah
8. opposite- bertentangan/seberang
9. between- di antara

TIP 2: Know how to read a GRAPH/CHART

Tahu kata-kata yang diguna semasa menerangkan graf.

This is also one of the popular questions in PT3 Listening. You need to know how to
read a line graph/pie chart/bar chart.
Most likely, the audio will tell you some statements and you need to find the
graph/chart that represents them. To help you understand the statements that might
be mentioned. Here are the words you need to know:

1. the most/the highest – paling banyak / paling tinggi.

2. the least/ the lowest – paling sikit/ paling rendah
3. more than. lebih banyak daripada
4. less than- lebih sikit daripada
5. improve/ increase – meningkat
6. decrease/decline – menurun
7. until – sehingga
8. the remaining – yang tinggal
TIP 3: Know the pronunciation of numbers

Tahu sebutan nombor

If you’re one of the weaker students, you might get confused on these.
If you’re quite good at it, you might want to double check these on your second
listen.

The difference between numbers.

E.g. : 14 VS 40
sebutan: ‘Fourteen’ VS ‘forty’

date/month/year

E.g. : 13 June VS 30 June

sebutan: ‘thirteen’ June VS ‘thirty’ June

 Time

E.g. : 3.15pm VS 3.50pm

sebutan: three ‘fifteen’ pm VS three ‘fifty’ pm

 Big numbers

E.g. : 20000, 76000

Sebuatan: ‘twenty thousand’, ‘seventy six thousand’

TIP 4: Spot these words in Section B

Tahu kata-kata popular di Section B

These words can help you to focus better when you’re listening. Know what you are
looking for so you can ignore the unimportant words.

1. Title/Name of __________ – Tajuk/ nama

2. Date – Tarikh
3. Time – masa
4. Place/Venue – tempat
5. Fee – yuran
6. Organiser – penganjur
7. The value of _________ – Nilai sesuatu: RM…
8. Number of (participants) – jumlah (peserta)
 9. Winner/champion -pemenang
10. Score – markah
11. Prizes – hadiah
12. Price – harga

TIP 5: Know your spelling well!

Tahu ejaan dalam Bahasa Inggeris

You need to spell correctly in order to get marks!

Many students are careless in their spelling, especially this:
Months

January July

February August

March September

April October

May November

June December

TIP 6: Use capital for SPECIAL NOUNS

Gunakan huruf besar untuk kata-nama-khas

You don’t want to lose mark because of a careless mistake!

Use the time at the end to check all your spellings and whether you have used the
CAPITAL letters for these special words or not!
E.g.

 Jalan Mawar
 Sekolah Menengah Sri Jaya
 Lisa
 Mrs. Siva
 Kuala Lumpur

Those are my six tips for your last minute revision.

Break a leg!
Don’t Do These 4 Things During Your Listening Test.
Here are some of the things that you should avoid doing during your listening test.
1. Don’t let time pass.
Every second given is precious to you. With how the listening test is set last year
(2016), you will be given 20-40 seconds to read 2-5 questions depending on which
part you are at.
You should not let the time go wasted. Make it a habit to go through as many
questions as you can or go back to double check if you have understood it
correctly.
Even if you think you have completely understood and ready for the questions for
one specific extract, if you still have some time, go read the other questions from
another extract!

2. Don’t panic
Panic is the last thing you want to do during a listening test. It can take away your
focus. It can crush you.
Of course, a lot of people panic because they have not had enough practise prior to
the test. But if you have, remember, plan your listening strategy, write things down
on the test paper while listening, jot down important information so you can go
back to the questions and double check, etc.
Do whatever you think you need to do, but don’t let fear take you down!

3. Don’t day dream.

This is something I don’t get. Every year, I will see some students go ‘soul-searching’
mode during their listening test. While the audio is playing, they would look out to a
certain direction, they would stare at the window , anything but their papers. I just do
not get how they would be able to even catch a word if all they do is day dream.
I am guessing a lot of this comes from the fact that the learner has already given up
without trying. One thing you should know is that, listening is completely different
from writing. If you are not that good at writing, it does not mean that you will suck at
listening too. My go-to-attitude for my learners is always to die trying rather than
waving the white flag!
Make sure you get enough rest and eat well to stay awake throughout the test.

4. Don’t come unprepared – stationery wise!

It will be a shame if you are mentally prepared for the listening test but fail to bring
your weapons (stationery: correction liquid, extra pen, sharpened pencils etc) to
the battlefield.
This will be a huge mistake if it happens, Once the audio starts, it is not going to wait
for anyone. It is a bad idea to borrow stationery from your classmates at times like
this.
A) You will be distracted.
B) Your friend will be distracted.
C) Your friend will not have time to entertain you and you better hope your little
situation is still manageable.