Learn how to understand paraphrasing in IELTS Listening. Get practical tips, clear examples and a video walk-through to help boost your Listening Score.
Everything you need for IELTS Listening
In these IELTS Listening lessons, you'll improve your listening skills with real examples, test day strategies, practice activities, and tips to get every answer correct in all four sections.
A guide to referencing in IELTS Listening (Ocean Biodiversity)
Learn how to understand referencing in IELTS Listening. Get practical tips, clear examples and a video walk-through to help boost your Listening Score.
5 IELTS Listening Tips that NOBODY told you about!
In this lesson you’ll learn 5 IELTS Listening Tips that nobody told you about, with real audio, explanations, and a vocabulary booster + quiz.
IELTS Listening Section 2: matching people and distractors
In this Listening Section 2 about tips for runners, you’ll learn key vocabulary for spotting distractors in different question types such as matching people and multiple choice.
IELTS Listening Part 3: paraphrased answers
In the easy parts of the Listening Test, the answers are in the synonyms. But in the difficult parts (3 and 4), the answers are often paraphrased (completely reworded).
This lesson will help you recognise paraphrased answers in a Section 3 Listening about Luddites.
IELTS Listening: Choosing from a list (Dolphin Conservation)
In this Listening lesson you’ll learn strategies for Choosing from a List (both types).
This lesson includes a 30-minute strategy video which prepares you for this question type. You’ll also learn about distractors with linking words, emphasis and tone.
IELTS Listening: MAPS and complex directions
IELTS candidates often get lost with maps 🗺️.
This is because most coursebooks teach only very BASIC vocabulary for directions (turn left, go straight on etc). These are beginner level.
This lesson will prepare you for more advanced and complex instructions, which I’ve never seen on any other IELTS website, but I see all the time in the Listening Tests.
This lesson includes a 25-minute video with 21 real examples with explanations from Books 10 – 18.
IELTS Listening: synonyms in Part 1 (Milo’s Restaurant)
In this IELTS Listening lesson, you’ll learn about the synonyms you need to recognise in order to do well in Part 1.
e.g. active/passive, formal/informal, spoken/written forms, modals, idiomatic language and number distractors.
IELTS Listening: distractors in Part 1 (Camera Club)
In this IELTS Listening lesson, you’ll learn about 3 types of distractors in Part 1 and how to avoid them.
IELTS Listening: uncountable nouns in gapfill questions
In this IELTS Listening Lesson, you’ll learn about how uncountable nouns are used in gapfill questions so you will recognise them more easily.
IELTS Listening: academic language in Part 3
This listening about a research project contains several examples of ‘academic’ language (language related to studying at university).
IELTS Listening Part 4: Keeping up with the speaker (Elephants)
In this lesson we’ll look at using word prompts as a way of keeping up with the speaker in IELTS Listening Part 4.
How to improve your IELTS Listening score: a complete guide to the skills you need
There are a number of skills involved in listening. In this lesson, you’ll learn tips on how to improve your listening skills using a real Part 2 from Book 15.
IELTS Pronunciation Tips for the Listening Test
In this lesson you’ll learn 7 key pronunciation tips to help you understand fast, fluent speech in the IELTS Listening Test.
Computer Delivered IELTS Pros and Cons
This lesson helps you understand the pros and cons the Computer Delivered IELTS Test.
IELTS Listening Tips: 10 signals in Section 3 (Sandy’s dissertation)
Here are 10 IELTS Listening Tips that will give you clues, signals and signposts to tell you when the answer is coming in Section 3.
IELTS Listening Signals and Signposts in Section 4
IELTS Listening signals and signposts can mean the difference between a Band 7 and complete disaster. Learn how to recognise them.
IELTS Listening Multiple Choice questions (garden wildlife)
IELTS Listening Multiple Choice Questions contain 3 options. Learn how to choose the right one and avoid distractors.
The best songs to help you learn English
A list of the best songs to help you learn English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
IELTS Listening Multiple Choice distractors (Thor)
IELTS Listening Multiple Choice Questions and Choosing from a List questions are included in this Listening Practice about Thor Heyerdahl.
