Session 1:

IELTS Listening –
Strategies to learn
Compiled by Mr Nguyen Quoc Thinh (MA)
At the end of the lesson, you will:

• understand the IELTS Listening test format, types of

questions, score calculation in the test
• use reliable listening learning resources to improve your
listening comprehension
• apply effective learning strategies to maximize your IELTS
Listening test score
1. IELTS Listening test format
How many parts are there in the IELTS Listening test?

Part 1: A daily conversation between two people

Part 2: A monologue in an everyday social context

Part 3: A conversation up to 4 people in a training / an

educational context

Part 4: A monologue on academic subjects

2. 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 Score Calculation
Number of correct answers out of 40 Band score

39-40 9
37-38 8.5
35-36 8
32-34 7.5
30-31 7
26-29 6.5
23-25 6
18-22 5.5
16-17 5
4. Useful resources to improve your
listening comprehension
BBC Learning English
(6 Minutes English)

Ted Education (Ted Edu)

Podcasts on apps (Spotify)

4. Useful resources to improve your
listening comprehension
British accents (BBC
channel)

Australian accents (ABC channel)

Canadian English accents (CBC Canada)

American accents (Ted talk, Ted Edu)

5. IELTS Listening – Strategies to maximize
the test score

Phuong, N.T.L. (2022). IELTS Foundation - Luyện thi IELTS

cho người mới bắt đầu (1st ed.). MegaBook.
5. IELTS Listening – Strategies to
maximize the test score

Listening (Nghe)

Comprehending (Hiểu)

Practicing dictation (Chép chính tả)

Home assignments

• Choose one listening topic on BBC Learning English (6

Minutes English)
• 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
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow
Learn as if you were to live forever”
-Mahatma Gandhi