Listening Tips

Listening Tips

DO

• Read the instructions carefully for each part.
• Look at the question paper material (the questions, text and pictures) and think about what kind of information you are going to hear.
• Listen to and look at the example question.
• Answer as much as you can when you hear the recording for the first time.
• Check your answers and find any missing answers when you hear the recording for the second time.
• Answer all the questions, even if you are not sure – you probably understand more than you think and even a guess may be correct.
• Only transfer your answers to the answer sheet when you are told to do so at the end of the test.
• Be careful when you are transferring your answers to the answer sheet.

DON'T

• Don't worry if you don't hear the answer the first time. Everything is played twice.
• Don't panic if you don't understand everything in the text – you probably don't need to.
• Don't use a pen. You must use a pencil.
• Don't change your answers when you are transferring them to the answer sheet.