how many sections in ielts listening
IELTS Listening has four parts, and the British Council describes them as two monologues and two conversations. The four parts hold 40 questions in total, and each question carries one mark, so the raw score you can earn in this section is 40.
IELTS Listening has four parts, and the British Council describes them as two monologues and two conversations. The four parts hold 40 questions in total, and each question carries one mark, so the raw score you can earn in this section is 40. In a practice test the four parts are usually presented on separate pages, which is why candidates sometimes count them as four sections.
The four parts also get harder in a fixed order: the first two are everyday conversations, while the last two move to monologues such as a talk on campus or a short lecture. An uneven score across the four parts is normal at the start, and spending a week on parts 3 and 4 separately usually pays more than another full test.