Pauline Cullen

GETTING READY TO LISTEN 🙇‍♂️🎧

For many years, I was an invigilator for Cambridge English exams in Brisbane.
I was always interested to see the changes in behaviour as the day progressed, and the
language level of both the tests and the candidates increased. Even before the recording began, there were marked differences in the candidates’ approaches to getting ready to listen.

At the ⬇️lowest levels, many candidates would simply look at the question paper, often turning over pages and
looking ahead at later sections.

At band 6️⃣, candidates would use a highlighter to mark key parts of
the questions, but several would highlight almost all of the paper, rendering it useless.

At the highest 🔝level (bands 7️⃣ to 9️⃣), candidates would prepare to listen by highlighting only the key words and phrases they knew they would have to listen for in the test. This helped them not only to focus, but also to recognise the answers when they heard them.
This is what you must do in the test. 👉✔️

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GETTING READY TO LISTEN 🙇‍♂️🎧

For many years, I was an invigilator for Cambridge English exams in Brisbane.
I was always interested to see the changes in behaviour as the day progressed, and the
language level of both the tests and the candidates increased. Even before the recording began, there were marked differences in the candidates’ approaches to getting ready to listen.

At the ⬇️lowest levels, many candidates would simply look at the question paper, often turning over pages and
looking ahead at later sections.

At band 6️⃣, candidates would use a highlighter to mark key parts of
the questions, but several would highlight almost all of the paper, rendering it useless.

At the highest 🔝level (bands 7️⃣ to 9️⃣), candidates would prepare to listen by highlighting only the key words and phrases they knew they would have to listen for in the test. This helped them not only to focus, but also to recognise the answers when they heard them.
This is what you must do in the test. 👉✔️

#PaulineCullen
👩‍🏫 @ielts_weekly

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