1. LEARNING HOW TO DO A
LISTENING EXERCISE
SUCCESSFULLY

2. STEP ONE
BEFORE you listen, read the questions
carefully to know exactly what
information is relevant.
Then, PREDICT possible answers.
Example: ‘What time of the day is it?’
(Possible answers: morning, afternoon,
evening, night)

3. STEP TWO
• Listen to the CD as many times as
necessary but remember that
in the listening exam you will only be
allowed to listen three times.
Do not try to understand every word!
Concentrate only on the information needed
to answer the questions.

4. STEP THREE
Check your answers with the transcript.
Read for specific information.

5. STEP FOUR
Do reading comprehension. Read the
transcript carefully and make sure you
understand everything. You can guess
many words or expressions from the
context. Use the dictionary if necessary.

6. STEP FIVE
• Learn new vocabulary. Choose two or
three useful words or expressions that
you didn’t know. Write a new sentence
or draw a picture to help you learn and
remember them. Make sure you know
how to pronounce these new words.
 I have a black eye because I
got into a fight yesterday.

7. STEP SIX
• Check your pronunciation. Listen to the
CD again with the transcript in front of you.
Are there any words that you thought were
pronounced differently? Underline them
and write an approximate phonetic
translation or copy it from the dictionary.
Here is your receipt. “risíiit” /ri’si:t/

8. STEP SEVEN
• Finally, listen to the CD again and pause it
after each sentence. Repeat out loud to
practice pronunciation and intonation.