| Listening Duration | 30 Minutes (Plus 10 minutes transfer time) |
| Test Parts | 4 Passages |
Task
There are 40 question types chosen from the following –
Multiple Choices, Matching, Plan/map/Diagram labelling, Form completion, Note completion, Table completion, Flow-chart completion, Summary completion, Sentence completion and Short-answer questions
Skills Assessed
A wide range of listening skills is assessed including:
- Understanding the main ideas
- Understanding of specific factual information
- Recognising the opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker
- Following the development of an argument
Marking
Each correct answer receives one mark. Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9 Band scale. Scores are reported in whole or half bands.
