Listening

You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions. 

  1.   a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
  2.   a monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities. 
  3.   a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment. 
  4.  a monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture. 

What do examiners look for in candidates?

Assessors will be looking for evidence of your ability to understand the main ideas and detailed factual information, the opinions and attitudes of speakers, the purpose of a word and evidence of your ability to follow the development of ideas. 

What do assessors look for?

Duration:
(For paper-based test) 30 minutes + 10 minutes to transfer your responses to the answer sheet
(For computer-based test) 30 minutes only

Format: Four audio recordings in varying accents.  

Types of questions include:  

  • multiple choice 
  • matching
  • diagram labelling
  • sentence completion

Check out this video to know more about the Listening test: https://youtu.be/I_3qJobgmFQ  

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