IELTS Energy English 7+ IELTS Energy 34: The Most Important Listening Skill that You Need for the IELTS Exam
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Apr 20, 2015 AI Snips
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Three Listening Types Explained
- There are three main ways to listen: listening just to get the gist, listening carefully to every word, and listening for specific information.
- For the IELTS exam, listening for specific information by focusing on keywords is the essential skill.
University Listening Exhaustion
- Jessica shares that listening to every detail in a university lecture is exhausting and difficult to sustain.
- This contrasts with IELTS listening, where only essential information needs focus.
Use Keyword Listening Strategy
- On the IELTS test, underline keywords in the questions and listen specifically for those keywords and the answers near them.
- Predict the type of answer you expect to hear before listening to stay focused and improve accuracy.