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LISTENING LESSON
Q. How long is the Listening test?
A. The Listening test takes 40 minutes, where the first 30 minutes are used to listen to a
recording and answer questions on what you hear, and the last 10 minutes are used to transfer
your answers from the question booklet to the Answer sheet.
Q. Is the Listening test different for Academic and General Training test takers?
A. No, there is no difference in the format or contents of the Listening test in Academic and
General Training tests.
Q. How is the Listening test organized?
A. The recording consists of four sections, which progress in speed and difficulty. Sections 1
and 3 are recordings of conversations between two or more people, and Sections 2 and 4 are
recordings of monologues.
Q. How many questions are there?
A. There are 40 questions in total in the Listening test. In each section there are 10 questions.
Q. What topics are likely to appear in the Listening test?
A. Every section will have a different topic.
Section 1 is an everyday conversation between two people, such as a patient and a doctor, a
receptionist and a client, and so on.
Section 2 is a lecture, a presentation or a speech by a person on an everyday topic such as
services and facilities available in a library.
Section 3 is a conversation that may include more than two people about study‐related
matters. Often the participants are a student and a lecturer or a group of students, discussing
homework or a university project.
Section 4 is a talk or a lecture on an academic subject, such as historical summary or a
presentation of a study the speaker has undertaken.
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