You can listen to English from 9 English speaking countries in the world with mp3 audio format. Transcript and details of each listening session are provided for reference. There are many interesting topics such as particular town or city from different countries around the world or biographies of famous people, inventions, films or events that make these places famous.
The IELTS listening test is around 30 minutes long. There are four sections of increasing difficulty and about 40 questions. The first two sections are on topics of general interest. Section one is a dialogue (2 speakers), section two a monologue (1 speaker). Sections three and four have an education or training focus. There will be a short lecture and a discussion involving 2, 3 or 4 people. You will hear the sections once only, but you have 10 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers from the question booklet to the answer sheet. Your main difficulty with this test is being unable to check your answers or fill in answers you didn't catch by listening a second time. Here are some tips to help you overcome this problem.
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