LISTENING TEST

Test Format (Structure/ Duration):

• The Listening Module is the first part of the exam.
• It takes approximately 30 minutes and consists of 4 parts.
• There are 10 questions in each section.
• You are given time to read the questions before you listen.
• You listen only once, while you listen you can note your answers on the question paper.
• You have 10 minutes time to transfer your answers onto the exam answer sheet. This is only applicable for Paper-based Tests.

The IELTS Listening component consists of four parts:

• PART 1: The recording is of a conversation between two speakers in an everyday social situation.
• PART 2: The recording is of a monologue in an everyday social situation.
• PART 3: The recording is of a conversation between two to four people in an educational or training situation.
• PART 4: The recording is of a monologue on an academic subject.

A variety of tasks are used chosen from the following types: multiple-choice; short answer questions; sentence completion; notes/summary/diagram/flowchart/table completion; labeling a diagram; classification and matching.

Scoring Pattern (Band Chart):

For the listening test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.

Correct Answers	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
13-15	4.5
11-12	4