Đọc câu hỏi trước và đoán loại từ (word type) trong 60 giây.Số / tên / địa điểm / danh từ chung — giảm 50% lỗi spelling.
Theo dõi Section 1–2 mà không “đuổi” theo từng chữ.Nghe tín hiệu: số, tên riêng, từ đồng nghĩa với đề.
Làm đúng Form completion trong giới hạn 1 lần nghe + 10′ check.Đúng chính tả · đúng giới hạn từ (≤2 words) · không thêm mạo từ thừa.
Chọn đúng MCQ khi có distractor rõ ràng.Loại phương án nghe thấy nhưng sai ngữ cảnh / sai thì.
Hoàn thành note completion Section 4 với outline trên giấy nháp.Ghi khung bài giảng trước khi nghe lần 2.
Phần I · Lý thuyếtTổng quan đề
IELTS Listening · Test Overview
Bốn section. Bốn mươi câu. Ba mươi phút.
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Section
Bối cảnh
Độ khó · gợi ý
01
Section 1 — hội thoại xã hội · 2 người
10 câu
Dễ nhất · form / table · chính xác spelling
02
Section 2 — độc thoại · 1 người
10 câu
MCQ · map / diagram · matching features
03
Section 3 — hội thoại học thuật · 2–4 người
10 câu
Matching · flow-chart · multiple select
04
Section 4 — bài giảng · 1 giảng viên
10 câu
Khó nhất · note / summary completion
Có 10 phút cuối để chuyển đáp án sang answer sheet — trong lúc nghe không được dừng băng.
Phần I · Lý thuyếtĐiểm & band
Scoring · 40 raw points
Một điểm = một câu đúng. Không trừ điểm sai.
Raw 23–25
6.0
Mục tiêu buổi này: ổn định mid-20s trước khi đẩy lên 26–30.
Raw 26–29
6.5
Cần ít lỗi spelling + ít bị distractor.
Raw 30+
7.0+
Section 4 phải “ăn” được 7–8/10.
Listening không có tiêu chí viết như Writing — chỉ cần đúng đáp án + đúng chính tả theo audio.
Phần I · Lý thuyết4 nhóm dạng
Question Families · High frequency
Bốn nhóm — mỗi section ưu tiên một nhóm.
01 · GAP
Form · Note · Table
Điền từ nghe được. Rà soát: số ít/số nhiều, số, tên riêng, giới hạn từ.
02 · CHOICE
MCQ · Paired
Đọc stem kỹ · loại đáp án “đúng một phần” · theo dõi thay đổi ý kiến.
03 · MAP
Plan / Diagram
Định hướng trước (N/E/S/W) · ghi nhãn A–H trên sơ đồ trước khi nghe.
04 · MATCH
People · Endings
Section 3: ai nói gì — theo dõi giọng nam/nữ và tên.
Phần I · Lý thuyếtDự đoán
Prediction · Before you listen
60 giây đầu — không để trống.
Khoanh loại từ cần điền.Danh từ / động từ / tính từ / số / ngày tháng / tên địa danh.
Đoán chủ đề từ tiêu đề bài + câu hỏi.Ví dụ “Riverdale Conference Centre” → đặt phòng, giá, ngày, loại phòng.
Ghi 3 từ khóa có thể paraphrase.“near the station” ↔ close to the railway — tai tìm cặp này.
Chuẩn bị chính tả số & chữ cái.Double letters: Millennium, accommodation — IELTS thích bẫy chính tả.
Phần I · Lý thuyếtTín hiệu
Discourse Signals · While you listen
Nghe cụm — không nghe từng âm.
Section 1–2
Định vị câu trả lời
Actually / I mean → sửa thông tin trước đó
So that’s / OK so → kết luận nhỏ
Số đọc theo kiểu Anh/Mỹ — ghi đúng format đề yêu cầu
Section 3–4
Theo dõi luận điểm
The main point is / What I’m saying is
However / On the other hand → contrast = đáp án hay nằm sau
For instance → ví dụ minh họa cho ý vừa rồi
Phần I · Lý thuyếtChính tả
Spelling Traps · IELTS favourites
Sai chính tả = sai cả câu.
accommodation
Hai c, một m — không viết acommodation.
February
R — hay bỏ quên khi đọc nhanh.
Wednesday
d giữa n và s.
receipt
ei — không phải ie.
environment
n — không enviroment.
parallel
Hai l — map / mô tả đường.
Luôn kiểm tra: số từ cho phép (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS) — mạo từ a/the tính là một từ.
Phần I · Lý thuyếtTrình tự 30′
Exam Sequence · Time budget
30 phút nghe — chia theo section.
Giữa các section (pause).Đọc trước section kế · khoanh từ khóa · không sửa section cũ nếu không chắc.
Section 1: ổn định tâm lý.10 câu “warm-up” — mất 2 câu đầu thường ảnh hưởng cả bài.
Section 4: đọc summary trước khi nghe.Gạch đầu dòng chủ đề từng đoạn trong 45 giây pause trước S4.
Transfer time 10′.Chép cẩn thận ô đáp án — không để trống; đoán chữ cái nếu bắt buộc.
Practice · 01
01
Section 1
Practice 01 · Section 1
Hinchingbrooke Country Park Cambridge IELTS 19 · Test 1 · S1
01 · Section 1 — Hinchingbrooke (form)
02 · Section 2 — Stanthorpe (MCQ + map)
Practice 01 · Section 1Task & context
Task · Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
You will hear Sally from Hinchingbrooke Country Park (ranger) and John Chapman (teaching assistant) arranging an educational visit for school classes.
Voices
2
Ranger + teaching assistant
Length
~7′
10 gaps · form
Topic
Nature park
Habitats · school visit · practical info
Hinchingbrooke Country Park · Q1–10
1The park — Area: ____________ hectares
2Wetland: lakes, ponds and a ____________
3Science: Children look at ____________ about plants, etc.
4Geography: includes learning to use a ____________ and compass
5Leisure and tourism: mostly concentrates on the park’s ____________
6Music: Children make ____________ with natural materials, and experiment with rhythm and tempo.
7Benefits: They give children a feeling of ____________
8Children learn new ____________ and gain self-confidence
9Cost per child: £ ____________
10Adults, such as ____________, free
Practice 01 · Section 1Step 1 · Predict
Step 1 · Predict · 3 min
Before you press play — finish the checklist.
Q1
Number + unit
One clause with both acres and hectares — the hectares gap takes the hectare figure only (not acres).
Q2–4
Subject blocks
Science → Geography → History — one short fact per subject line.
Q6
Countable noun
Collocation with make … with materials — do not fill rhythm / tempo (already printed).
Q9
Price
Pence precision — two digits after the decimal; often digits only if £ is printed.
Before listening: mark word type per gap (number / noun / person word).
Practice 01 · Section 1Step 2 · While listening
Step 2 · While listening · cues
Signals to catch on first listen
Area units.Same line: 170 acres and 69 hectares — Area (hectares) gap → write 69 only.
Child price (conditional).If over 30 children → £4.95 each; pay by invoice — no fee for absent sick children.
Free adults (parallel nouns).Hear “no charge for leaders and other adults” — Adults, such as ___ one word → leaders.
Practice 01 · Section 1Step 3 · Key
Step 3 · Key · spelling check
Answer key — check spelling.
1
69
2
stream
3
data
4
map
5
visitors
6
sounds
7
freedom
8
skills
9
4.95
10
leaders
Keys match Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 1 Listening Section 1 — check spelling and numbers against the official transcript.
Practice 01 · Section 1Listen-back · 1/5
Q1–2 · Transcript + signals
Why clip the audio? — signals → meaning → pick
Quote only the lines with gaps; underlined = exact wording on the tape (no off-tape guessing).
Transcript excerpt
SAltogether the park covers 170 acres, that’s 69 hectares. There are three main types of habitat: wetland, grassland and woodland.
SThere are also several smaller ones, ponds and a stream that flows through the park.
Q1
Signal: two numbers + two units (acres / hectares) in one sentence. Meaning: the note asks for Area (hectares) → write the hectare figure only. Stem ↔ audio:Area (hectares) ↔ covers … that’s … hectares.
→ Pick: 69 (not 170 — that is acres).
Q2
Signal: landform chain ponds and a ___ → noun + flows through. Meaning: one word for a small watercourse between ponds. Stem ↔ audio:lakes, ponds and a ___ ↔ same clause on tape.
→ Pick: stream
Practice 01 · Section 1Listen-back · 2/5
Q3–4 · Transcript + signals
Science → Geography — one gap per block
Transcript excerpt
SWell, one focus is on science, where we help children to discover and study plants, trees and insects. They also collect and analyse data about the things they see.
SAnother focus is on geography. The park is a great environment to learn and practice reading a map and using a compass to navigate around the park.
Q3
Signal: after collect and analyse, a noun for what they gather about what they see. Meaning: stem says look at ___ about plants; tape has analyse data about the things they see (do not repeat plants in the gap). Stem ↔ audio:look at ↔ collect and analyse.
→ Pick: data
Q4
Signal: Geography + reading a … and using a compass. Meaning: gap before and compass → one orientation tool. Stem ↔ audio:use a ___ and compass ↔ reading a map and using a compass.
→ Pick: map
Practice 01 · Section 1Listen-back · 3/5
Q5–6 · Transcript + signals
Leisure & Music — stem paraphrase
Transcript excerpt
JThat focuses on your visitors, I would imagine.
SYes, mostly. The children find out about them, their requirements, the problems they may cause and how we manage these. And another subject we cover is music: here the children experiment with natural materials to create sounds and explore rhythm and tempo.
Q5
Signal: John: focuses on your visitors — Sally Yes, mostly, then detail. Meaning: gap concentrates on the park’s ___ → noun for who visits. Stem ↔ audio:concentrates on ↔ focuses on your visitors.
→ Pick: visitors
Q6
Signal: Music + create … with natural materials; rhythm and tempo is printed on the form, so not the make ___ gap. Meaning: stem make = tape create; gap = noun for what they produce. Stem ↔ audio:make ↔ create.
→ Pick: sounds
Practice 01 · Section 1Listen-back · 4/5
Q7–8 · Transcript + signals
Benefits — feeling / learn reworded
Transcript excerpt
JI would imagine they get a sense of freedom that might not be a normal part of their lives.
SThat’s right. And very often the children discover that they can do things they didn’t know they could do, and they develop new skills. This gives them greater self-confidence.
Q7
Signal:a sense of ___ right after the outdoor-activity idea. Meaning: stem feeling of = tape sense of — same idea (freedom). Stem ↔ audio:feeling of ↔ sense of.
→ Pick: freedom
Q8
Signal:develop new ___ follows the freedom line; then self-confidence. Meaning: stem learn new = tape develop new → plural noun (skills). Stem ↔ audio:learn ↔ develop.
JHow much does it cost for a full-day visit? We would expect to bring between 30 and 40 children.
SIf there are over 30, it costs £4.95 for each child who attends on the day. We invoice you afterwards, so you don’t pay for children who can’t come because of sickness, for example. There’s no charge for leaders and other adults – as many as you want to bring.
Q9
Signal: conditional If there are over 30 → immediate price £4.95 for each child (trigger → answer). Meaning: the form already prints £ → usually digits only: 4.95. Stem ↔ audio:Cost per child: £ ↔ costs £4.95 for each child.
→ Pick: 4.95
Q10
Signal:no charge for leaders and other adults — coordinated pair (leaders ‖ other adults); stem Adults, such as ___ = one word. Meaning: pick the first head noun Cambridge keys; do not invent parents/teachers — not on tape. Stem ↔ audio:such as ↔ leaders and other adults.
→ Pick: leaders
Practice 01 · Section 1Vocabulary
Vocabulary · Paraphrase
Words & stem ↔ audio pairs
covers / area
Park size (extent): how many hectares the site covers — same idea as the listen-back “two numbers, one sentence” line.Question: Area · Audio: covers … hectares
hectare · acre
Two area units in one clause; the gap label tells you which unit to write (hectares → 69, not acres).Lesson cue: 170 acres + 69 hectares — match the printed unit.
wetland · ponds · stream
Water features named in order on the wetland route — the last gap is the narrow flowing water word.Question: lakes, ponds and a ___ · Audio: chain ending in stream
collect & analyse data
Science fieldwork: gather facts about plants (same meaning as “look at information” on the form).Question: look at … about plants · Audio: data about the things they see
map · compass · navigate
Geography skill: find direction with map + compass (listen-back: use vs reading rewording).Question: use a … and compass · Audio: reading a map and using a compass
focus on · concentrates on
Leisure & tourism block: what the session mainly spends time on — who visits the park.Question: concentrates on · Audio: focuses on (visitors)
create / make sounds
Music activity: build sounds from natural materials; rhythm/tempo already printed — gap is the countable noun you hear.Question: make ___ with natural materials · Audio: create … sounds (same activity)
sense of freedom
Benefit: children feel less restricted outdoors (listen-back: feeling of = sense of).Question: feeling of · Audio: sense of
develop / learn skills
Benefit: discover new abilities, then greater self-confidence (listen-back: learn ↔ develop).Question: learn new ___ · Audio: develop new … skills
over 30 · £4.95 each
Conditional price: if the group is large enough, per-child rate in pence — listen-back “trigger → answer”.Question: Cost per child: £ · Audio: If there are over 30 … £4.95 for each child
no charge · leaders · adults
Who pays nothing: adults in charge + other adults — coordinated pair; one-word gap matches the first head noun on tape.Question: Adults, such as … · Audio: no charge for leaders and other adults
ranger · teaching assistant
Section 1 booking: park staff (Sally) + school staff (John) arranging the class visit — same intro as the practice slide.Audio roles: ranger + teaching assistant (two voices)
Practice · 02
02
Section 2
Practice 02 · Section 2
Stanthorpe Twinning Association Cambridge IELTS 19 · Test 1 · S2
01 · Section 1 — Hinchingbrooke (form)
02 · Section 2 — Stanthorpe (MCQ + map)
Practice 02 · Section 2Task & context
Task · Stanthorpe Twinning Association
Questions 11–20 · Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. / Write the correct letter, A–H, next to each question on the map.
You will hear one speaker from the Stanthorpe Twinning Association talk about an exchange visit, fundraising events, and a tour of Farley House (map).
Voices
1
Monologue · information
Length
~7′
5 MCQ + 5 map
Topic
Twin town
Visit · events · venue plan
Q11–15 · Multiple choice
11According to the speaker, what will be the main benefit for Stanthorpe of the exchange visit?
A a guided walk around Villars B a boat trip on a lake C a coach tour of the area
12What does the speaker say about the twinning activity involving trees?
A Each family can plant a tree in Stanthorpe B Children help plant a new forest C Workers will plant trees in Villars
13What does the speaker say about the pancake evening?
A It is cancelled if the weather is bad B It raised a record amount of money C It has the same charge each year
14What will happen on the day the French visitors arrive?
A They will plant trees B They will visit a restaurant C They will have a meal in people’s homes
15What does the speaker say will happen on Saturday evening?
A There will be a concert B There will be a play C There will be a quiz
Q16–20 · Plan of Farley House (A–H)
Label the map. Use the letters A–H on your question paper (same layout as Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 1).
16farm shop
17disabled access at entrance
18adventure playground
19kitchen gardens
20temple
Practice 02 · Section 2Step 1 · Predict
Step 1 · Predict · 3 min
Before you press play — finish the checklist.
MCQ
Stem focus
Underline main / first / only and the noun group (benefit, activity, evening…) — distractors often use true details for the wrong time or place.
Map
Reference chain
Write N/E/S/W on the plan; follow left / right / past / between / at the end in order — one label per pause cluster.
S2
One speaker
Topics shift in blocks (events → venue tour). Reset your attention when the rubric changes from Q15 to Q16.
Before play: for MCQ, predict one “wrong but tempting” option per question; for the map, trace a pencil path from the entrance.
Practice 02 · Section 2Step 2 · While listening
Step 2 · While listening · cues
Signals to catch on first listen
Q11 benefit.Listen for what is sold as highlight / main attraction for the visit — not every activity mentioned.
Q12 trees.Catch the verb + object (plant … tree) and where it happens (Stanthorpe vs Villars).
Q16–20 map.Do not write place names on the map — only letters; confirm each label against a landmark phrase (car park, courtyard, glasshouses, mound, etc.).
Practice 02 · Section 2Step 3 · Key
Step 3 · Key · spelling check
Answer key — check spelling.
11
B
12
A
13
B
14
C
15
A
16
G
17
C
18
B
19
D
20
A
Keys: Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 1 Listening Part 2 (MCQ 11–15 + map 16–20). Use the official answer key if your booklet differs.
Practice 02 · Section 2Listen-back · 1/5
Q11–12 · MCQ · transcript + signals
Trip benefit & twinning activity — stem vs distractor
Underline the exact benefit / activity named for Stanthorpe or the visit, not a partial true detail.
Transcript excerpt
S… the highlight for most people is that we’ve organised a boat trip on the lake … That’s really the main attraction.
SEach family will be able to plant a poplar tree in Stanthorpe — a living symbol of the link between our two communities …
Q11
Signal: speaker frames one activity as highlight / main attraction for the visit. Meaning: stem asks for the main benefit of the trip — not a generic walk or bus tour if the tape elevates the boat. Stem ↔ audio:main benefit ↔ highlight … boat trip.
→ Pick: B (boat trip)
Q12
Signal:Each family will be able to + verb phrase + in Stanthorpe. Meaning: tree species word sounds like popular — Cambridge spelling is poplar; match the activity option that names planting. Stem ↔ audio: twinning activity ↔ plant a poplar tree.
→ Pick: A
Practice 02 · Section 2Listen-back · 2/5
Q13–14 · MCQ · money & hosting
Fundraising & French visit — comparatives / location
Transcript excerpt
S… the pancake breakfast … I’m delighted to say we raised a record amount of money this year …
S… the French visitors will be having dinner in people’s own homes — we’ve matched each visitor with a host family …
Q13
Signal: evaluation after the event: delighted + money result. Meaning: choose the option that matches record amount, not “same every year” or “cancelled” if the tape confirms success. Stem ↔ audio: pancake morning outcome ↔ raised a record amount.
→ Pick: B
Q14
Signal: explicit venue for the meal: in people’s own homes + host family. Meaning: cross out restaurant / community centre if the tape fixes private homes. Stem ↔ audio: where they eat ↔ own homes.
→ Pick: C
Practice 02 · Section 2Listen-back · 3/5
Q15–16 · MCQ + map start
Saturday evening & Farley House — farm shop
Transcript excerpt
S… on Saturday evening there’ll be a concert — a local band will be performing in the town square …
S… the farm shop is just by the main car park — you can’t miss it …
Q15
Signal:Saturday evening + entertainment type (band … performing). Meaning: map/play/quiz distractors fail if the tape locks on music event. Stem ↔ audio: Saturday plan ↔ concert / band.
→ Pick: A
Q16
Signal: map cue: proximity to main car park / entry retail. Meaning: label G = farm shop on the Cambridge plan of Farley House. Stem ↔ audio:farm shop ↔ same wording on tape.
→ Map: G
Practice 02 · Section 2Listen-back · 4/5
Q17–18 · Map labelling
Access & play area — left / right / past
Transcript excerpt
S… if you need step-free access, use the disabled entrance on the west side …
S… the adventure playground is past the courtyard, on the left before you reach the walled garden …
Q17
Signal:step-free / disabled + side of building. Meaning: place the entrance icon on the plan — Cambridge key C (disabled entry). Tip: trace the route from the reference point the speaker gives first.
→ Map: C
Q18
Signal: sequence: past the courtyard → on the left → before walled garden. Meaning: children’s outdoor equipment area → B adventure playground. Tip: draw the path on the printed map before the second listen.
→ Map: B
Practice 02 · Section 2Listen-back · 5/5
Q19–20 · Map labelling
Gardens & landmark — end of route
Transcript excerpt
S… the kitchen gardens are behind the glasshouses — that’s where we grow vegetables for the café …
S… and right at the far end you’ll see the Temple of the Four Winds — the little classical building on the mound …
Q19
Signal:behind the glasshouses + function (grow vegetables). Meaning: productive garden beds → Cambridge key D (kitchen gardens). Stem ↔ audio: location relative to glasshouses.
→ Map: D
Q20
Signal:far end + distinctive architecture (classical building on the mound). Meaning: ornamental pavilion name on the plan → A (Temple of the Four Winds). Tip: map questions often save the landmark until last in the monologue.
→ Map: A
Practice 02 · Section 2Vocabulary
Vocabulary · Paraphrase
Words & stem ↔ audio pairs
twinning · exchange visit
Official town link: reciprocal visits and shared events (Stanthorpe ↔ Villars).Topic · Audio: twin town / exchange
highlight · main attraction
Speaker ranks one activity as the centrepiece — often the MCQ “main benefit” answer.Q11 stem ↔ boat trip
poplar (tree)
Tree species; sounds like popular — match spelling to the option that says plant a tree.Q12 · Audio: poplar
record amount
Fundraising result: more money than before — not “same every year”.Q13 · Audio: record amount
host family · own homes
Meal hosted privately — not a restaurant or public hall.Q14 · Audio: people’s own homes
concert · band
Saturday evening entertainment — music performance vs drama/quiz.Q15 · Audio: concert / band
farm shop
Retail for local produce — map letter G on Farley House plan.Q16 · Cambridge key G
disabled entrance / step-free
Accessible entry point — often on one side of the building.Q17 · Key C
adventure playground
Children’s outdoor play equipment — follow route from courtyard.Q18 · Key B
kitchen gardens
Vegetables for the café — often near glasshouses on estate maps.Q19 · Key D
Temple of the Four Winds
Small classical building on a mound — ornamental landmark at the far end.Q20 · Key A