Understanding IELTS: Listening (FutureLearn)

Overview

Find out what you need to know about the IELTS Listening test and learn techniques to improve your test performance. Prepare for success in your IELTS Listening test. The British Council’s four Understanding IELTS courses will give you a complete guide to everything you need to know as you prepare for the IELTS test.

This course focuses on the Listening test. You’ll explore the format of the test and develop learning strategies to help you tackle the different types of tasks you’ll meet.

You’ll also look at general English listening strategies that will help you cope with the kind of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll meet in your IELTS studies.

Syllabus

Week 1: Writing what you hear

Week 2: Listen better

Week 3: Putting it all together

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to,

• Explore the IELTS Listening test and learn how to improve your test performance
• Develop learning strategies to help you tackle the different types of tasks you’ll meet
• Apply general English listening strategies that will help you deal with the kind of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll meet in your IELTS studies
• Develop confidence and feel fully prepared on the day of the test

Teacher

• David Lewis