IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING The IELTS Listening exam will last for about 30 minutes. You will have 10 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers on to an answer sheet. There are forty (40) questions in total and each question is worth one mark. There are four parts to the listening exam and you will only hear the listening once. TOP TIPS Listen to longer academic style talks, TED talks are a great way to start. You can find them at www.ted.com. Pick a topic that inter

IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING The IELTS exam will test your speaking proficiency, this part of the exam is divided into three sections. Understand how this part works and get ahead by avoiding panic and stress. Part One( 4-5 minutes) This is a short interview between you and the examiner. The examiner will check your ID, address etc and then ask you a few general questions. Part Two ( 3-4 minutes) The examiner will give you a topic card and you will be asked to speak by yourself on t