How the Listening test works
Each part in turn, and the answer rules on spelling, word limits, numbers and dates that stop correct answers being marked wrong.
35 min
Module 7 · Lesson 1 of 6
In this lesson
- Describe the four parts of the Listening test and recognise which part a recording belongs to
- Use the final minutes well, whether you take the test on paper or on computer
- Apply the answer rules on word limits, spelling, plurals, numbers and dates
- Recognise the main question types and know where this module trains each one
- Diagnose why you lose marks by keeping a simple error log
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Inside this lesson
- The test at a glance
- The four parts, one by one
- Heard once: how to listen without a replay
- Paper or computer: the final minutes
- The answer rules that decide your mark
- Answer-rules clinic: a short practice extract
- Question types you will meet
- How your Listening score works
- Keep an error log from your first practice test
- Check your understanding