The fourth part of IELTS Listening is usually an academic monologue and may be a lecture, lecture or commentary. In this session, candidates need to understand the speaker's elaboration on an academic topic. Here are some tips to help you get more comfortable with this process.
1.Familiarity with academic topics
In the preparation stage, try to cover as many common academic topics as possible, including technology, society, culture, history, etc. Knowing some of the basics will help you better understand the lecture in the monologue.
2.Focus on academic vocabulary
Academic monologues often involve technical terms and subject-specific vocabulary, so it is important to familiarize yourself with some common academic vocabulary in advance. This will help you understand the speaker's expression more accurately. If you know that "sustainable development" means sustainable development, you won't be unfamiliar with this word when you hear it.
3.Capture key information
In academic monologues, key information is often buried in the speaker's discourse. Pay attention to key information, such as special data, important theoretical points, etc., which will help you answer relevant questions. For example, when you hear a scientist mention specific data from a particular study, write it down, as this may be a key point in the follow-up question.
4.Pay attention to the logical relationships
Speakers tend to organize their thoughts through logical relationships in their monologues, which is helpful for understanding the whole lecture. Pay attention to the causal relationship, comparative relationship, example relationship, etc. between speakers. If the speaker mentions the background of the problem and then leads to the solution, this is a logical sequence that will help you better understand the lecture.
5.Practice listening to monologues with different accents
Speakers with a variety of different accents may appear in IELTS listening, including British accents, American accents, Australian accents, etc. In order to adapt to different accents, you can listen to a variety of English materials, including listening exercises and academic lectures. Find some academic lectures** from different countries online to improve your listening skills with different accents.
6.Improves listening speed
Academic monologues are usually spoken at a faster pace, so improving your listening speed is one of the keys to preparing for the exam. You can gradually get used to the rapid pace of speech by doing more listening exercises. In the process of preparing for the exam, you can use some ** listening practice resources to choose more difficult materials to improve your listening speed.
Conclusion
With these suggestions, I believe you will be more comfortable in the fourth part of IELTS listening. Remember, practicing and listening is the key to improving your listening skills, and try to simulate the test environment to better adapt yourself to the listening challenges of academic monologues. I wish you excellent results in your IELTS exam!