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A guide to the listening exam

 CONSIDER THIS:
LISTENI
All questions are multiple choice. 1

Ability to identify key and correct

NG
2
information.

Ability to infer meaning and attitudes

from what/how it's said. 3

The level of difficulty increases as the

test progresses. 4
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 DO'S AND
DON'TS
1
Answer all the questions
even if you don't
2
Read the questions
before the recording
3
Read the questions
carefully.
feel sure. starts.

4
Identify keywords
that you can listen
5
Be prepared for
synonyms and
6
Don't panic if you
miss one question.
for. paraphrasing.
 PART 1 (13 QUESTIONS)
INFORMATION RECOGNITION
You will hear a short phone
message, short monologue, or
dialogue and you will be asked
to identify specific information
like a number, time, place, or a
word.
 PART 2 (1 QUESTION)
INFORMATION MATCHING
You will listen to four monologues
and you will be asked to match one
of the four pieces of information
with one of six pieces of specific
information. This may be something
they want to buy or a place they
would like to go.
 PART 3 (1 QUESTION)
OPINION MATCHING
You will listen to a short
conversation between two people, a
man, and a woman, and decide who
is expressing an opinion. There are
four questions in this part.
 PART 4 (2
QUESTIONS)
MONOLOGUE
COMPREHENSION
You will hear a monologue and
answer two questions. You have to
decide the attitude, opinion, or
intention of the speaker, not the
meaning. You do this by recognizing
them from the language or tone of
the speaker.
 TIPS AND
STRATEGIES
FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING
THE AUDIO

• If you don't listen to everything the

speaker is saying, you will miss
information that will help you answer
the question correctly.
• Listen to short pieces of audio and
over time increase the length of the
recording.
 TIPS AND
STRATEGIES
WATCH OUT FOR WORDS-
INDICATORS

• "However", "but", "then", "finally",

"moreover", "additionally",...
• They help you anticipate what the
speaker will say.
 TIPS AND
STRATEGIES
PREPARE TO HEAR A POTENTIAL
ANSWER THAT IS NOT THE
ACTUAL ANSWER
• This is common when two people are
making plans.
• They decided on something, but then
they remember they can't.
 TIPS AND
STRATEGIES
MULTITASK

• Reading and listening together.

• If you feel that you don't have this
ability, make sure you read the
questions before.
 TIPS AND
STRATEGIES
PRACTICE

• Films, music, documentaries, TED

talks, podcasts. If you feel that you
don't have this ability, make sure you
read the questions before.