Session 4:

IELTS Listening – Listening Part 1

A conversation in an everyday social
context between two people

Compiled by Mr Nguyen Quoc Thinh (MA)

At the end of the lesson, you
will:

• understand the IELTS Listening Part 1 format, types of

questions
• apply effective testing skills & learning strategies to
maximize your IELTS Listening Part 1 score
1. IELTS Listening Part 1 test format

• A conversation, usually between two people

• Every
Part day
1: A daily social context
conversation betweentopics
two people
• 10 questions
• Listen only ONE time
• The listening part can be divided into two
breaks, or without any stop.
• 20 seconds to read questions before listening
• 30 seconds to double check the answers after
listening
2. IELTS Listening Part 1 task focus

• To assess your listening skills for specific

information
e.g. dates, months, names, numbers, locations,
objects
• The most basic part => should be done 90%
correctly or more than that
3. IELTS Listening question types
• Multiple choice
• Matching
• Map, plan, diagram labelling
• Note completion
• Form completion
• Table completion
• Sentence completion
• Short-answer questions
• Summary completion
• Flow-chart completion
*Notes
1. You only listen ONCE for
each part
2. Each correct answer counts
ONE point
3. Testing time: 30 minutes
(10 minutes to transfer your
answers to the Answer
sheet – Paper test)
3. IELTS Listening Part 1 common
question types

• Note / Form completion

• Multiple choice
• Sentence completion
• Matching
4. IELTS Listening Part 1 test strategies

• Step 1: Guess quickly what might include in the

conversation
• Step 2: Read carefully the instructions, question
type(s), and specific information for filling, or
choosing (Multiple choice)
• Step 3: Listen carefully and write correctly
(spelling)
• Step 4: Double check quickly before moving to the
next part
5. IELTS Listening Part 1 Practice

For this practice, it aims at testing your

listening skills for specific information as
aforementioned, e.g. phone number(s),
passport number(s), postal code(s), home
address(es), date(s) & month(s), price(s),
time(s)
5. IELTS Listening Part 1 Practice
Listening for numbers – Practice activity 1

• Listen to the sentences and write the

numbers you hear
1. …………………………
2. …………………………
3. …………………………
4. …………………………
5. …………………………
6. …………………………
7. …………………………
5. IELTS Listening Part 1 Practice
Listening for numbers – Practice activity 2

• Listen to the sentences and write the

numbers you hear
1. …………………………
2. …………………………
3. …………………………
4. …………………………
5. …………………………
6. …………………………
7. …………………………
8. …………………………
5. IELTS Listening Part 1 Practice
Listening for names – Practice activity 3

• Listen to the sentences and write the

names you hear
1. …………………………
2. …………………………
3. …………………………
4. …………………………
5. …………………………
5. IELTS Listening Part 1 Practice *Predicting
It is important to
Listening for names – Practice activity 4 address the
Section 1 – Questions 1 – 10 specific information
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer before listening,
e.g. noun(s) or
JOB ENQUIRY
Example: Work at: a restaurant verb(s),
Type of work: 1 - ……………………………………… someone or
Number of hours per week: 12 hours something
Work in the: 2 - ……………………………………… branch --------------------
Nearest bus stop: next to 3 - ……………………………………… *Applying
Pay: 4 - £ ……………………………………… an hour predicting
Extra benefits: Address the
- A free benefit specific information
- Extra pay when you work on 5 - ………………………………………
before listening,
- Transport home when you work 6 - ………………………………………
Qualities required from question
- 7 - ……………………………………… items 1 to 10
- Ability to 8 - ………………………………………
Interview arranged for: Thursday 9 - ……………………………………… at 6 pm.
Bring the names of two referees
Ask for: Samira 10 - ………………………………………
Home assignments

• Practice IELTS Listening Part 1 assigned tasks

• Practice listening dictation (Listening –
Comprehending – Practicing dictation)
• Check transcript for any mistakes or missing words (use
red pen)
• Self-assess to see if your listening comprehension
improve better after practicing
Thank you
my girls!
Remember
“Every effort counts”