【IELTS-Listening-03】Listening Practice | What You NEED to Know! (聽力練習 | 你需要知道什麼!)

【聽力(Listening)】 結構: 4部分，40題，約30分鐘（加10分鐘抄寫答案）。 Part 1：日常對話（2人）。 Part 2：獨白（生活情境）。 Part 3：學術討論（2-4人）。 Part 4：學術講座（獨白）。 題型：選擇、填空、配對、表格、地圖等。 高分技巧: 預讀題目，標記關鍵詞。 專注同義詞替換。 熟悉各種口音（英、澳、美）。 練習速記關鍵資訊。 檢查拼寫與格式（數字、日期）。 Structure : 4 sections, 40 questions, ~30 minutes (+10 minutes for answer transfer). Part 1: Casual conversation (2 people). Part 2: Monologue (daily life). Part 3: Academic discussion (2-4 people). Part 4: Academic lecture (monologue). Question types : Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, tables, maps. High-Score Tips : Pre-read questions, highlight keywords. Watch for synonyms. Familiarize with accents (British, Australian, American). Practice quick note-taking. Check spelling and format (numbers, dates). The listening test in IELTS can be divided into four parts one of which is a conversation between two people. The conversations are mostly based on social settings. Take a test to know the type of conversation and how well you fair in it. Topic: Doctor's Visit
Find exercise: Listening > 2 People > Doctor's Visit > click square before timer IELTS Listening Practice Lessons: Multiple Choice Tips Tips on how to improve your listening skills for multiple-choice type questions.

Dealing with Listening Distractors Avoid being tricked into writing the wrong answer. Listening Distractors What are IELTS Listening Distractors? In this lesson we look at another form of distractor which is very common in part one of the IELTS listening test.  This is when you hear a 
speaker correct him/herself ,
or the other speaker will correct them.  
Basically, the speaker will give you a piece of information and you will  think  that is the right answer. But the speaker will then  correct what they have said , and the new corrected piece of information will in fact be the right answer. Examples of Correction Distractors These two examples of distractors are taken from a real IELTS listening test. The distractor is in red / italics and the correct answer is in blue / underlined . Example 1 In this situation, a woman is booking a journey into town for when she arrives at Toronto Aiport. You have to note down the distance of the town, Milton , from the airport. Take a look at the information you have to find in the question. Below that is a copy of the listening script that you would hear. ----------------------------------------------------- Question : Distance               ….. miles ************ MAN:  Hello, this is Land Transport Information at Toronto Airport. How may I help you?
WOMAN:  Oh, good morning. I’m flying to Toronto Airport next week, and I need to get to a town called Milton. Could you tell me how I can get there?
MAN:  Milton, did you say? Let me see.  I think that’s about 150 miles  south-west of here.  In fact it’s 147 miles  to be exact, so it will take you at least – say, three to four hours by road. ----------------------------------------------------- Distraction : at first you might think the answer is 150 miles, but it is actually 147 miles.
Example 2 Here is another example, further on in the same listening when the woman is arranging to book a hire car to make the journey when she arrives. ----------------------------------------------------- Question: Date of booking _____________ ************ MAN:  OK, I just have to fill out this form for you. So what date do you want to book this for?
WOMAN:  The  16th of October  – oh, no, sorry, that’s my departure date.  I arrive on the 17th , so book it for then, please. ----------------------------------------------------- Distraction : at first think the answer is the 16th and start to write that down, but she corrects her mistake and confirms the date she needs the car for is the 17th. Example 3 Here is another example taken from another real IELTS test. Here, a careers advisor is trying to help a student to find a part-time job. ----------------------------------------------------- Question: Position available Where Problem Clerical Assistant ......................... Evening Lectures ADVISOR:  But you’d need to be there at 6am. Does that appeal?
STUDENT:  Six o’clock in the morning! Oh, that’s far too early for me, I’m afraid. I’d never make it that early in the morning.
ADVISOR: Mmm…Well – there was a position going in the Computer Lab for three days a week that might be OK. Ah, here it is! No, it’s in the Library , not the Lab. Clerical Assistant required – I think it mostly involves putting the books back on the shelves. Oh no – hang on. It’s for Wednesday and Friday evening instead.
STUDENT: No, I can't manage that because of the lectures. ----------------------------------------------------- Distraction : at first you might think the position is the Computer Lab., but it turns out it is in the Library. Note, this is a good example of correcting times also. Example 4 This final example is part of the same test as above. The advisor is trying to find out the student's room number. ----------------------------------------------------- Question:  Room number _____________ ************ STUDENT:  I’m in one of the Halls of Residence for post-graduate students, you know, International House.
ADVISOR:  OK – that’s easy. What’s your room number there?
STUDENT:   Room B569  – no sorry  B659 . I always get that wrong. I haven’t been living there very long.
ADVISOR:  Do you have any other skills? Typing , languages, that sort of thing? ----------------------------------------------------- Distraction :  So the room number is 659, not 569. Tips for Distractors Be aware  of correction distractors . They also emphasise the importance of listening very carefully .

G eneral tips Be aware of possible distractors, particulary in Part One where they are common
Don't assume the first thing you hear as the answer is the actual answer - listen carefully to what comes after that.
Words such as ' no 'and ' sorry ' tell you that there may be another answer coming up to correct the first. Take a look at the examples above - you'll see those words appear in several of the examples after the first incorrect answer.
Distractors often involve some kind of number, so take particular care when you hear numbers (though it is not always numbers, as we saw in example 3 )
Always listen very carefully with focus.
Practice 1 T est 2, part 1,  has a couple of distractors in questions 1-6. Can you spot them? IELTS Listening Test 2 - Part 1
Practice 2 Another distractor occurs in Test 3, part 1, in questions 1-5.
Can you spot it?

Script:
Agent : Hi, London Premier Tours. How can I help?

Tourist : Hi, I’m coming to London with my family and we’d like to see the city. We just wanted some information on the best way to do this.

Agent : Ok, I’ll see if I can help. Firstly, when are you coming and for how long?

Tourist : Let me see, we’re leaving the US at the end of June. We’re going to stay with friends in Oxford for a week, so we’ll arrive in London around 10th July. It will just be for a few days as we fly to Paris on the 13th July.

Agent : And how many people?

Tourist : I’m coming with my sister and our parents

Agent : And do you know what kind of things you want to see when you are here? Is there anything in particular?

Tourist : Not really, we just want to see the main sites, you know, historical places, I guess. The places that London is famous for.

Agent : Well, as you only have a short amount of time, the best way to do that is probably by a bus tour. The tour costs 29 pounds for adults and 14 pounds for children for the day.

Tourist : What time does it start?

Agent : Well, basically, the ticket is valid for the whole day. The first bus is at 7 am, but buses depart every 20 minutes throughout the day up until 4 pm. Sorry, I mean 6 pm – it’s Summer now, so the buses run later. So you can start and finish whenever you want within those times.
Tourist : So, do you have to stay on the same bus the whole time?
Agent : No, no. It is a hop-on, hop-off service. So you can get off at whichever stop you like. You can then stay there as long as you like, and then get back on another bus when it arrives.
Tourist : Oh, ok, I see what you mean.
……………………………………………………………….
Tourist : What sites do you see on the tour, then?
Agent : That depends on which route you choose. There are three routes, and we call them the red, yellow and blue routes. There are many attractions, but the main attractions on the red route are St Paul’s Cathedral, the London Eye and Buckingham Palace.
Tourist : I’m not too worried about the Cathedral, but I know my parents would enjoy the London Eye, so we’d better see that. What about the other routes?
Agent : The most famous places on the yellow route are Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
Tourist : Ah, both of those would be interesting to see. And the Blue route?
Agent : Harrods and Hyde Park Corner are on that route.
Tourist : I’d like to see Harrods, but I don’t think we’ll have time for shopping, and I don’t know Hyde Park, so we’ll not go on that route. So we’d probably choose the red or yellow. What do we have to do about booking?
Agent : If you want to book, you can do that with one of our customer service operators on the phone. Or otherwise, you can go to our website and book. Some people just arrive on the day and buy a ticket on the bus, but if it’s full, you may not be able to get a seat.
Tourist : Probably best if we book in advance, then, so I’ll do it on the internet in a few weeks when we know exactly what dates we’ll be there.
Agent : Ok, well, it can get very busy in the summer over the three months of June to August, so it’s probably best to book at least a week before you come. But you still have about 6 weeks before you leave, so you have plenty of time to think about it.
Tourist : Ok, thanks, you’ve been a great help.
E xercise Booking a London Tour Script with Answers

Map Labelling How to label a map, a task that sometimes comes up in Section Two of the test. Learn about the language of location and other top tips to score well. 

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Pre-Listening Activities - Predicting the Answer Predicting what you are going to hear is a really important skill that can help improve your listening and increase your score. 

Sentence Completion Strategies Strategies to deal with sentence completion questions.

Grammar in IELTS Listening Key tips to avoid grammar errors and use grammar to get the right answer.
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