Listening Reading Writing Speaking Exercises Subscribe for free IELTS lessons Writing correction IELTS Listening Lesson: training attention To succeed in IELTS Listening, you IELTS vocabulary should be very attentive. In this Writing lesson we’ll train to read IELTS Speaking Listening questions carefully and avoid simple mistakes caused by lack of attention. Although this may sound Maximize your score! too simple for you, in fact it’s very important to learn to read the questions carefully. IELTS test samples Quite often test-takers lose marks because they have read the Listening question inattentively. For example: Reading Writing Speaking Example 1. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for the answer. Speaking simulator How much does Adult All-Day Pass cost? .................... 0:00 / 0:25 Hide transcript Thank you for choosing City Tours! The reason so many people choose our tours when visiting this city is because you can design your tour to suit your own interests. Your all-day pass entitles you to board up bus at any stop, and stay as long as you like at each place. The all-day bus pass cost 18$ for adults. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 pay half the adult fare. Correct answer: eighteen dollars. It’s clearly said in the recording that “The all-day bus pass cost 18$ for adults”. But if you wrote 18 $, your answer would be marked as incorrect! This is because the question asks you to write “no more than two words for the answer”, so numbers and symbols are automatically considered as incorrect. To avoid such mistakes, make sure you: 1. Write words if you’re asked to write words, and write numbers if you’re asked to write numbers. 2. Don’t exceed the word limit. 3. Answer the question with relevant information Let’s see more examples and exercises. Example 2. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. The man’s occupation is ................ . 0:00 / 0:04 Hide transcript Woman: And what is your occupation? Man: I’m an editorial office manager. In this example you can write only one word for your answer. Even though the man says that he’s an editorial office manager, you should shorten his occupation to fit into the word limit. The key word here is manager. So the correct answer is manager. Those test-takers who read the question inattentively, would exceed the word limit, writing editorial office manager. But such answer achieves 0 points. IELTS Listening Practice: reading questions attentively Exercise 1: write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. 0:00 / 0:27 How long has the woman been living in the town? What is going on in the park? Check Hide transcript Man: Oh, it is such a good town! How long have you been living here? Woman: I like this place too. I’ve been living here for 10 years so far. It’s not very big, but it’s so calm. Man: Yes. And this town is very green too. There are parks and squares almost everywhere. And what is going on in that park over the road? Woman: It is a spring city fair. A lot of folkcrafts are presented there. The woman says that she’s been living in that town for 10 years. But as the question asks you to write no more than two words, the correct answer is ten years. She also says that the Spring City Fair is going in the park. But you have to shorten that Spring City Fair to city fair or simply fair to fit into the word limit. Exercise 2: tick ALL the correct answers. 0:00 / 0:29 Which animals did Lucy adopt? dog cat parrot goldfish Check Hide transcript Woman: Hi, Steve! Man: Hello, Lucy! Is it true that you adopted another animal? Woman: Yes. I was in the animal shelter last week and saw such a pretty dog. Of course, I took it home! Man: Wow, you’re a hero! But is it your first pet? Woman: No. I adopted a cat two years ago. And I also have a parrot and a goldfish, but they’re not adopted. My parents bought them when I was a child. In this exercise all four animals are mentioned. But if you read the question attentively, you will note that it asks you "Which animals did Lucy adopt?". And Lucy says that she adopted her cat and dog, and then she adds: "I also have a parrot and a goldfish, but they're not adopted". So the correct answers are dog and cat. Note that the question asks you to tick ALL the correct answers, so if you ticked only one correct answer, you would achieve half of the points for this exercise. Exercise 3: answer the questions below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER. 0:00 / 0:18 How old is Mr. Northwood? How old is Paul? Check years old. years old. Hide transcript Woman: Do you know that today is Mr. Northwood's birthday? Man: Oh, really? How old is he? Woman: He is 103 years old! Man: Wow, congratulations to him! Woman: Yeah, even his grandson, Paul, is already in his thirties. Man: I know, Paul is 34 years old. In this exercise, you can write no more than 2 words or a number for each answer. Mr. Northwood is 103 years old, so the correct answer is 103. You cannot write one hundred and three, as this answer would exceed the word limit. And Paul is 34 years old. You can write the answer in two ways: 34 or thirty-four. When it’s possible to write a number for the answer, always write a number! This way you’ll save your time and avoid grammar mistakes. Perlindungan Bakteria 12 jam Nikmati kesegaran nafas sepanjang Ramadan ini dengan Darlie Double Action BAHARU. Ketahui Lagi Darlie Malaysia Like 7.4K Share Tweet Contact us About the project © ielts-up.com, 2015-2019. All rights reserved.
