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§2.2. Variety Assessing listening skills of International English tests

International students applying to programs taught in English must provide proof their of English proficiency as part of their applications. This ensures that they have the necessary English skills to understand academic writing, produce scholarly writing, and communicate effectively with their supervisor. Here is an overview of the four most widely-accepted English proficiency tests: the IELTS, the TOEFL, and the CEFR. We learn their assessing listening skills.
Information about IELTS Listening test
IELTS Listening test is made to assess you listening abilities. This module is the same for Academic and General IELTS
The Listening module takes 40 minutes: 30 min for testing and 10 min for transferring your answers to the answer sheet. There are 40 questions in Listening module, with 10 questions in each section. Sections get increasingly difficult.
IELTS Listening consists of four sections:
Section 1: conversation between 2 speakers about everyday situations. This is the easiest section. Speaker talks quite slowly, making pauses. The key information is usually repeated.
Examples: two people talking about their journey planning; one person asking another how to reach an unknown city; woman giving advice to her colleague about a new project; two men discussing results of a football match; tourist registering at the hotel etc.
Section 2: a monologue about everyday situations. Speaker talks quite slowly, but makes less pauses than in previous section.
Examples: information for potential buyers about new-built flats, radio interview about lake resort, advertisement about positive effects of a new toothbrush etc.
Section 3: conversation between 2, 3 or 4 speakers about educational or training situations. This section is harder than the two previous, speakers discuss topics at a faster pace and sometimes use advanced vocabulary.
Examples: students talking about a class assignment, people discussing professor's academic speech etc.
In Section 3, focus on given facts and speakers' opinions and attitudes.