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ConTEnTSIntroduction – How to use this Book iv

ThE LISTEnIng TEST 1Unit 1 About the Listening Test 1

Unit 2 Section 1 of the Listening Test 5




Unit 6 At the End of the Listening Test 43

IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 50



ThE SpEakIng TEST 71Unit 1 Introduction and Format 71

Unit 2 The Speaking Test Skills Practice Bank 74

Unit 3 The Speaking Test in Parts 93

Unit 4 Sample Speaking Tests 110

Unit 5 Audio Samples—Written Assessments 122

Appendix 1 128

Listening Transcripts 128

Appendix 2 157

Listening Answers 157

Speaking Answer Key 165

Appendix 3 169

Listening Answer Sheet 169

Speaking Self-Assessment Table 170

Acknowledgments 171

Sources and References 171

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Unit 2Section 1 of the Listening Test

WhaT iS iT?

• Itisaconversation,generallybetweentwospeakers.• Thetopicsareaboutsocialsituations.• Thereare10questions.• Itisspokenonlyonce.• Itisusuallydividedintotwoparts.• YouaregiventimetolookatthequestionsforSection1beforeconversationstarts.• Youwillhearanexamplegivenfirst.• Thenyouwillhearthecorrectanswer.• Youwillthenhavealittletime(about20seconds)tolookatthequestionsforthefirstpartof

Section1.• Attheendofthefirstpart,youwillhavealittletimetolookatthequestionsforthesecondpart.• AttheendofSection1youwillhavetime(about30seconds)tocheckallofyouranswers.

The exampleIt is important to listen to the example so that you canbecome familiarwith the voices of thespeakersandcanpractiseworkingouttheansweras you listen.

Hereisanexampleforyoutopractise.Readtheinstructionsandtheexampleasyoulistentotherecording.ThisisTrack1onyourCD.

Youwillheartwosharematesgoingshoppingatthelocalsupermarket.First,lookattheexample.

ExampleWhat does Sarah think they should buy first?A snacks B meatC fruit and vegetables D bakery

The correct answer is C.Although A (snacks) is mentioned, the use of rather indicates that this is not the answer.B (meat) is healthy food, but it is not the one chosen.D (bakery) may or may not be healthy, but it is not mentioned in the recording.

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6 IELTS Preparation and Practice Listening & Speaking

Question typesThemostcommontypesofquestionare:

• multiplechoice• completingdetailsonaform:name,address,phonenumberandsoon• completingnotes:factualinformation• matching.

Lesscommontypesare:

• labellingadiagram,planormap• completingatableorsentence.

Main strategiesThefollowingguidewillhelpyoutomaximiseyourscoreinSection1:

• Fromtheintroductoryinformation,notewhothespeakersare,theirrelationship,andthecontextorsituation.

• Read all 10 questions and instructions to decide what kind of answer is needed and whatinformationtolistenfor.

• Readtheinstructionscarefully.• Readallthequestionsinthesection.• Quicklyanalyseanyanswerchoicesandnoteanydifferences.• Listencarefullytotheintroduction.• Answerthequestionsasyoulisten.Therewillnotbeasecondchance.• Writedirectlyintheanswerbookletasyoulisten,andusethetimeattheendtocheckyouranswers.• Readtwoquestionsaheadwhileyouarelisteningsothatyoudonotgetlostifyoumissananswer.• Usethetimeattheendtomakesureyouhavefollowedtheinstructionsandansweredthequestions

correctly.

Language focusKnowingthesegrammarpointswillmakeiteasiertofollowSection1oftheListeningtest:

• questionwords(e.g.who/what/where/why)• partsofspeech(e.g.noun/verb/adjective)• singular/plural(e.g.aquestion/questions)• first/second/thirdperson(e.g.Isee/yousee/hesees)• irregularverbs(e.g.have/go)• past/present/futuretense(e.g.Idid/Ido/Iwilldo)• articles(e.g.a/an/the)• prepositions(time,e.g.during/until;place,e.g.at/on;direction,e.g.to/from)• phrasalverbs(e.g.turnon/putoff)• presentsimple/continuoustense(e.g.Theystudy/Theyarestudying)• comparatives/superlatives(e.g.Itisbetter/Itisthebest)• modalverbs(e.g.must/may/should)• firstconditional(e.g.IfIpassIwillcelebrate).

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SuggestionsThefollowingmaybehelpfulinimprovingyourresultforSection1:

• Takepartinasmanyconversationsaspossiblewithnativespeakers.• Findsituationsformeetingnewpeople:forexample,doingvoluntarywork,joiningasportsclub,

hobbygrouporexerciseclass,andgettingtoknowyourneighbours.• Askpeopleatsuchplacesastrainstations,parksandshopsforbasicinformationsuchasthedate,

thetimeofthenexttrain,theaddressorlocationofanearbyshop.• Listentonewsbroadcasts—listentoaspecificitemandtrytoidentify:thenamesofthepeople

involved,thetime,theplace,whathappenedandanyothersignificantdetails.Youcancheckyouraccuracybylisteningtothesamestoryonseveraldifferentstations.

• Listentosportsprograms—listenforthenamesofplaces,contestantsandteams,thescoresandwhoscored.

• Listentotheweatherreport.• Listentotalkshows.

Practice Listening activity 1Names, numbers and places

The purpose of this exercise is to give you practice in listening to letters, numbers and place names, and writing them while you are listening. Sometimes you hear a speaker checking whether they have heard correctly. This will give you practice in selecting the right number, time, place and so on, when you hear more than one.

Listen to Track 2 on the CD and answer the questions below according to the responses you hear. Write your answers as you hear them the first time.

1. What was the person’s surname? .

2. What was the student’s number? .

3. When do they have to return the books? .

4. What is the registration number of the car? .

5. What was the number of the bus? .

6. Where are they going? .

7. When will it be ready? .

8. What time does it leave? .

9. What percentage of people went there? .

10. What were the opening times? .

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11. What is the street name? .

12. What is their membership number? .

13. When are their exams? .

14. What is their account number? .

15. How old was he? .

16. How do you spell it? .

17. When can they collect it? .

18. When was it due? .

19. How fast did it travel? .

20. What were the office hours? .

TheanswersforthisexerciseareinAppendix2.ThetranscriptsareinAppendix1.Checkyouranswersagainstthetranscript,andifyouneedto,listentotheCDagaintocorrect

yourmistakes.

Practice Listening activity 2Who’s speaking?

The purpose of this exercise is to give you practice in distinguishing voices from one another and identifying who is speaking.

Listen to the five short conversations on Track 3 of the CD and answer the following questions for each.

Conversation 1Speaker 1 = Rick; Speaker 2 = Brad

1. Who does swimming classes? 2. Who plays football?

3. Who practises for one hour a week? 4. Who suggests trying a different sport?

Conversation 2Speaker 1 = May; Speaker 2 = Anne

1. Who recommends the seafood? 2. Who orders the fish?

3. Who eats red meat? 4. Who has the cheese platter?

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Conversation 3Speaker 1 = Melanie; Speaker 2 = Sandra

1. Who works at a health club? 2. Who works different days now?

3. Who works on weekdays? 4. Who has free time at the weekend?

Conversation 4Speaker 1 = Allan; Speaker 2 = Mike

1. Who went away? 2. Who thought three days was too short?

3. Who went to the playground? 4. Who went horse riding three days?

Conversation 5Speaker 1 = Chris; Speaker 2 = Sam; Speaker 3 = Nick

1. Who didn’t really enjoy the party? 2. Who really enjoyed the party?

3. Who left the party early? 4. Who slept in the morning after the party?

TheanswersforthisexerciseareinAppendix2.ThetranscriptsareinAppendix1.Checkyouranswersagainstthetranscript,andifyouneedto,listentotheCDagaintocorrect

yourmistakes.

Demonstration—Section 1 of the Listening testThefollowingdemonstrationworksthroughSection1ofPracticeTest1.Ithasbeenanalysedtohelpyouunderstandhowtoanswerthequestionseffectively.

First part of Section 1: The exampleListentotheexampleatthebeginningofPracticeTest1ontheCDsothatyoucanbecomefamiliarwiththevoicesofthespeakersandcanpractiseworkingouttheanswersasyoulisten.

Listening to the exampleListentotheintroductionandlookattheexample.

ExampleChoose the correct letter A, B or C.Where is Jack when he calls Margaret?A at a pub B near a signpostC at a T junction

The correct answer is C—Jack is at a T junction. Although the other choices are mentioned, Margaret asks him and he answers directly.

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Nowfollowthestepsbelow.

Step 1: Read the instructions carefully• Questions1 and2 aremultiple choice, so youmust circle a letterA,BorC to answer each

question.• Questions3, 4and5aregapfill,soyouwritenumbersorwordsinthespaces.Question3willbe

aword,question4anumber,andquestion5couldbeawordornumber.

Step 2: Read the questions and all the answer choices quicklyTheintroductiontellsyouthatyouwillhearatelephoneconversationbetweentwopeople,MargaretandJack.JackisseekingdirectionstoMargaret’shouseparty.Soyoucanexpecttoheardirections.

Theinstructionstellyouthatyouhavetoselectamapoftheroute,andgivetheaddressdetails.Nowlookatquestions1–5.

QuESTIonS 1 and 2Choose the correct letter A, B or C.1. What is the name of the pub?

A The Lines Ahead B The Lion’s ShedC The Lion’s Head

2. Which map shows Jack’s route to Margaret’s party?

Park Park

2 storeybuilding

2 storeybuilding

2 storeybuilding

Pub Pub Pub

Park

JACK JACK JACK

(A) (B) (C)

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QuESTIonS 3–5Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each question 3–5.Details for Margaret’s address:

3. street:

4. number:

5. location: house on the left

Step 3: Predict possible answers

Question 1: What is the name of the pub?Itishelpfultounderlinethekeywordsinboththequestionsandthechoices.

Sonameandpubarekeywords.Thechoicesindicatethatyouwillneedtolistencarefullytodistinguishbetweenthesimilarsounds.

Question 2: Which map shows Jack’s route to Margaret’s party?Thereare threepossibleroutes totheparty.Youneedtoseewhat thesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweeneachrouteare.Thiswayyouwillknowexactlywhatyouneedtolistenfor.

Questions 3, 4 and 5: Complete the details for Margaret’s addressListentothespellingofthestreetname.Itmustbecorrect,andyouwillneedthecorrectpunctuation.Listenforthestreetnumber,thenlistenforthelocationofthehouseonthestreet.

Step 4: Listen to the recording (the first part of Section 1 of Practice Test 1 on the CD) and check your answersAnswerthequestionsasyoulisten.Listencarefullytocheckyourpredictionsandtodiscriminatecarefullybetweenpossibleanswerchoices.Readtwoquestionsaheadasyoulisten.

WhenyoufinishQuestion5thereistimeontherecordingforyoutocheckyouranswers.

Second part of Section 1Therecordingwillinstructyoutolookattheremainingquestions(6–10)toprepareforthesecondpartofSection1.Youare toldyouwillhearanotherphoneconversationbetween the same twopeople:

Sevenminuteslater…JackcallsMargaretagain.Nowlookatquestions6–10.

Step 1: Read the instructions carefully• Questions6and7arebothmultiplechoice.Question6requiresyoutoselectthecorrectstatement

fromtheinformationintherecordingwhereasquestion7requiresyoutocompletethesentencecorrectly.

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• Question8needsyoutocompleteamobiletelephonenumber.• Questions9and10askyoutoselecttwolettersfromthelist,A–E,whichcorrectlycompletethe

sentence.YoucanwritetheanswersforQuestions9and10inanyorder.

Step 2: Read the questions and the answer choices quickly• Thesequestionsrequiremorespecificinformationaboutthesituation.• Distinguishbetweennamesofpeopleandwhatactionsrelatetothem.• Telephonenumbersareusuallyrepeated,buttrytogetitthefirsttimeyoulistentoit,thencheck

itifitisrepeated.• ForQuestions9and10readallthechoicestoknowwhattolistenfor.Theorderofyouranswers

doesnotmatter.

QuESTIonS 6 and 7Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.6. Which statement is correct?

A Jack has got Mike’s camera. B Mike has got Jack’s camera.C Mike has sent Jack a text message.

7. Jack is worried that Mike may be

A late B lostC early

QuESTIon 8Write a number.8. What is Mike’s mobile number? 048

QuESTIonS 9 and 10Choose TWO letters, A–E in any order, one for each question.Jack can’t find the house becauseA it is dark B it is hiddenC the letterbox was behind a bush D someone is coming down the streetE he has to call Mike.

Step 3: Predict possible answers

Question 6: Which statement is correct?Hereyouwillneedtodiscriminatebetweenthenamesandtheinformationthatrelatestoeachone.OnlyONEansweriscorrect.

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Question 7: Jack is worried that Mike may be …Thisquestionismultiplechoicebutrequiresyoutoselectthecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Againyouwillneedtolistencarefullyasallthreechoicesarementionedintheconversation,butonlyoneiscorrectforthissentence.

Question 8: What is Mike’s telephone number?Thenumberwillprobablyberepeated,butyoushouldtrytogetitthefirsttime,thencheckitifyouhearitagain.

Questions 9 and 10: Jack can’t find the house because …Whatarethelikelyreasonshecan’tfindthehouse?Youmaybeabletoeliminatesomeofthechoices.Allthechoicesareprobablymentionedintheconversationinsomeway,butonlytwoarecorrect.Listencarefullyforthemintheconversation.Theorderinwhichyouwritetheanswersdoesnotmatter.

Nowlisten to the recording (the secondpartofSection1ofPracticeTest1on theCD)andanswerthequestionsasyoulisten.

Checking your answersAttheendofthesectionyouwillhear:‘ThatistheendofSectionOne.Younowhavehalfaminutetocheckyouranswers.’

• Checkyouranswersquickly.• Makesuretheanswersarewrittenclearlysothatyouwillunderstandthemwhenyoutransfer

themtotheanswersheetlater.• Trytoguessanyanswersthatyoumayhavemissed—especiallyformultiplechoicequestions.

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