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Sahanaya, Wendy, 1940-
IELTS preparation and practice listening and speaking
ISBN 019 554095 6
1 English language - Examinations 2 International English

Phase 3 Asking
questions
Phase 4 Wider issues
Practice interviews .
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Transcripts
Appendix Answer
Key
Listening answer
sheet
Speaking test sheet
Acknowledgments
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Preface
How To Use This Book
In this pr.ictice hook you will work your way through a Practice Listening test
from beginning to end You will need to work with the book and the audio
cassette together
When you see the words START YOUR TAPE NOW in the book, you
should start the cassette tape and follow the instructions given in both the
book and on the tape You must start your cassette tape at this point in order

On the day of the test you will do the Listening section first. The
examiner will:
• give you an answer sheet for the Listening and the Reading tests
(see
example on page 97)
• read you the general instructions for the whole test
• give you your IELTS Listening test booklet.
The Test Format ________________________________________________
• The test is recorded on a cassette tape.
• You hear the tape once only.
• First, the voice on the cassette tape reads the instructions on the
front of the question booklet.
• Read these instructions as you listen to the tape to become
accustomed
to the speed and accent of the speech.
• You can ask the administrator to adjust the volume, if necessary.
• Do not open your booklet until you are told to do so.
• During the test you are given time to read the questions and to
check back
over your answers. It is very important that you read these
questions
during this time.
• You must answer the questions while you are listening.
• There are between 38 and 42 questions.
• The questions mostly follow the same sequence as the
information con-
tained in the Listening cassette.
• Write your answers to the questions directly into the question
booklet.
• At the end of each section you will be given some time to go

appropriately or not.