Monthly Archives: May 2019

IELTS Listening: Summary Completion: D-Day

In the Listening Module, the fourth recording will be a professor giving an academic lecture. Most of the examples on this website are like this. Quickly read the summary before the recording begins and guess what kind of words are … Continue reading

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IELTS Listening: Short Answers: Break Dancing

Sometimes the short answer will be something missing from a list given by the speaker. Try to match the options given in the question and listen out for the one that is missing (from the ones mentioned in the question). … Continue reading

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IELTS Listening: Notes Completion: Leonardo da Vinci

The notes will usually have subheadings that you can use to guide you through the recording. So familiarize yourself with the headings before the recording begins. This lesson is using a clip about Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years on from … Continue reading

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IELTS Listening: Short Answers: Witches in Romania

A short answer will be a specific piece of information that you hear in the recording. It could be: a benefit a reason a number of something a kind of something  … an so on This is a story about … Continue reading

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IELTS Vocabulary: Films / Movies

When To See a Movie the premiere is tonight in LA; the schedule at my local theatre; the film  starts at 09:00 the film opens tomorrow; it is still showing at one theatre; check the show times the movie was … Continue reading

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IELTS Listening: Multiple Choice: The Cult of Homework

Identifying key information is half the battle in the Listening Module. But that information is often disguised with synonyms and rewording. In other words, the important information in the recording will be repeated in a different way in the questions. … Continue reading

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