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IELTS Listening
Form completion
Two people talk and you complete a form from what they say. Most common in Part 1.
Test instructions
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
What this task is
Someone is booking a course, hiring a venue, or joining a club. You have the form. The details come up in the conversation, and you write them down as you hear them.
Answers are close to the words you hear, so spelling and numbers must be exact. If the speaker corrects an answer, write the corrected version.
The traps
The common mistakes in this question type. Learn to spot each one before test day.
"So that's the 14th... sorry, no, they moved it to the 15th." The second version is usually the answer. When a speaker corrects themselves, change what you wrote.
A price is quoted, then a member discount. A date is offered, then swapped for another. Only one of them answers the question on the form.
If the form shows "£ ......", the answer is the bare number. Write "£38" into a blank that already has the £ sign and you can lose the mark.
What to do next time
- Read the form in the pause before the audio. Guess what kind of answer each gap needs. A name here, a price there, a day of the week there. Then you are ready when you hear it.
- When a name is spelled aloud, write each letter as you hear it. Do not rely on how the name "should" look.
- Check the word limit before the audio starts. "ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER" means "half past three" is already too long. Write 3.30.
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