IELTS Listening section 2

In the IELTS listening section 2, you will hear a talk, announcement, recorded message, description of a place and so on, usually given by one speaker and at times the introduction by a presenter.  The topic of course is of general interest such as a museum, aquarium, community project etc. and there are usually two different question types for example: sentence completion, table completion, multiple choice, map/diagram completion etc.
 

There are ten questions to answer and in the middle there is a short pause.  

At the start of passage 2 there is an introduction to the subject, and then it will state “first you have some time to look at questions 11 – 15”.  Use this time to read through questions 11-15, underline any key words.  Do not worry about questions 16-20 at this stage.

When this part of the listening is finished there will be a pause and the stated message will be “before you hear the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 16-20”.  Use the time to read through the questions and underline any keywords to help you guide your listening.

When part 2 of the listening section finishes, the recording will say that “now you have some time to check your answers” – PLEASE, PLEASE use this time to check your answers, as you will be given time to read through the questions for section 3.

This section of the IELTS listening tests your ability to understand specific factual information and selecting appropriate information from what you have heard.