IELTS 15 Test 1 Listening Test 1 | Complete Test Walkthrough Tips and Strategies. Find more study tips and English lessons on www.listenandlearnenglish.com I made this video to help you prepare for the IELTS test. We are starting with the listening test because it will help you understand 2 main ideas. Get your Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Test Book here: https://amzn.to/3rvzQGK Active listening and Key Ideas/Words. Key Ideas and Key Words help you to know what to listen for on a listening test. By looking at the questions and answers available on the test, we can find and identify the key thing we should listen to in the dialogue or monologue. Key Ideas and Key Words help us know when to pay attention and listen actively. Active Listening is when we know what we should be hearing and are listening specifically for that information. If you know that the winning lotto numbers will be given during a speech, you will actively listen for the numbers. Active listening allows us to focus on hearing the relevant information more clearly and ignoring the non essential information. These two skills are vital for tests like the IELTS exam and other English proficiency tests. Especially tests necessary for university admissions. If you want to get a good score on tests like IELTS and TOEIC, you need to develop your active listening skills and your ability to find key words and ideas in questions. Another way to prepare for the IELTS is to focus on vocabulary. Vocabulary is critical to listening and reading comprehension. With words you have power. You will be able to better understand the context of a test question and the context of an audio portion or reading portion of the test. I am happy that I can help you study for the IELTS and I hope that you enjoy this lesson. If you find it useful, please leave a comment and a like. Share this video with your friends that need help too. Amazon links are affiliate links. They add no cost to you but help me fund the channel. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPhTkUCi3v8

Let's have some fun and improve your English fluency by reading aloud in this speaking practice lesson. Our first book will be Holes. You can get your copy here: https://amzn.to/2PvZMRE For this lesson you will need the book. You can use the E-book, Paperback or any version but you will need a book to read from. Here is how reading aloud with me will help you improve your English fluency. 1. You will get to hear how I break down words to pronounce them. 2. You will get to hear how a native speaker blends sounds and words together naturally. 3. You will learn how to pause to emphasize elements of what you say. 4. You will learn proper tone and inflection to make your speaking more dynamic. 5. You will have fun reading in English and that is what this is really about. Having fun while learning makes you learn faster. I recommend that you watch this video with headphones on and your book. Sit in a place where you can comfortably read out loud and not disturb anyone. This is very important. You must read aloud with me to benefit from the speaking drills. I have used this method for years and my intermediate level English students see fast improvement in their speaking fluency. It also improves their reading skills. This includes affiliate links. They don't add any cost to the totals but help support the channel. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saN7wk_C2qQ