You must practice persistently and use specific tactics to improve your listening abilities for the IELTS exam. The following advice will help you improve your listening skills:
Practice Regularly:
To become used to varied pronunciations, listen to a range of English accents, such as British, American, Australian, and Canadian.
To simulate exam circumstances, use IELTS practice questions and sample exams.
Gain Word Power:
Especially when it comes to typical IELTS topics like education, technology, health, and the environment, increase your vocabulary in English. This will assist you in understanding the conversation’s context.In your regular day learn new words.Dont miss this.One is more powerful whose have vast vocabulary knowledge.
Focus on Keywords :
Develop the ability to recognize the keywords in questions that will lead you to the necessary information in the audio. This is essential to know the fundamental idea.
Predict Answers:
Try to guess the answers based on the question’s context and the information given before listening to the entire recording.
Different Accents
Exposure to various English accents will prepare you for the diversity of voices you may encounter in the exam.
In addition to IELTS-specific resources, you can enhance your general listening comprehension skills by watching/listening to podcasts, news programs, and other legitimate English sources.You can also watch English movies and web-series,this will also give you the entertainment mood with learning.Try to listening English song as well.
Time Management:
You will not have much time to go over your answers, therefore it is important that you respond to each question as soon as possible. So that you should also practice managing your time well during the test. Practice this time management on your home test also.
Review mistakes:
Examine your errors after completing the activities to determine why you misread some of the answers. In this way, you might improve by learning from your mistakes.
Pay Attention to Synonyms-Antonyms:
Look out for synonyms,antonyms and paraphrase. IELTS will often use different words with similar meaning to test your knowledge.learn more synonyms and antonyms to make yourself more powerful.
Join an English Language Community:
Join online communities or language exchange groups where you can practice your listening and speaking skills with native English speakers. This face-to-face learning can enhance your overall understanding.You can also find a friend who wil help you in this matter.
Take Advantage of Breaks:
There are short breaks between sections in the IELTS listening test. Use this time to quickly preview the next set of questions so you can be prepared mentally.
Understanding connected speech:
This is something that most students struggle with.Connected speech occurs when words and sounds overlap. It makes it hard for non-native speakers to understand what is being said. Here are some examples of connected speech:
What are you going to do? >>>> Whadya gonna do?
I’m going to read a book. >>>> I’m gonna re dabook.
Come on. Let’s go to the park. >>>> Cmon. Let’s getethe park.
I have to do my homework first. >>>> Ivto dome homework first.
Other than listening to a lot of native speakers converse at a comfortable pace, there is no easy way to solve the connected speech problem. Podcasts are the most effective way to accomplish this since they let you pause and replay difficult sentences until you grasp what they are saying. You will eventually pick up on word connections, making it simpler for you to comprehend language that moves quickly. Regularly listening to podcasts will greatly improve your listening abilities.
Remember YOLO(You Only Listen Once).Once you missed you won’t get chance to listen this again.
Practice these techniques on your regular learning day. After some day you will understand how you re improving on your ielts listening skills
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