In this lesson I am going to test you on your ability to listen and write down english names. This is very important part of IELTS listening part 1. In section 1, you often need to listen for personal information such as names, addresses, telephone numbers and things like that. Of course you can improve and make sure you get a good score in listening part 1 if you practice. So I am gonna test you on english names. I am going to give you five names. So you need a pen and paper and make sure you written down five numbers. I will only say the name once. That is same in your IELTS listening test. Are you ready? Well let's start your test.
Right, Thats all the five names. Lets have a look at the answer.
1. John Smith
I hope you remember the capital letters. You need did capital "J" and capital "S". If you dont have a capital letter at the beginning of the name, it is wrong. So be careful with that.
2. Simon Brambling
3. Mr Sean Fergus
did you remember the title Mr? if you forgot the title, it is wrong.
4. J.K. Rowling
that was quite difficult, wasn't it? because they are initials not for name.
5. Mrs Hilary Mitchel
That is all five. Now there was some difficult once and a few traps that I put it for you. Of course that is what would happen in your IELTS listening test. So some tips to help you for your IELTS listening test when you have to listen for names:
1. Capital letters
The first one very important are the capital letters. A name always start with the capital letters. You dont forget it. Don't lost the point because you forgot the capital letters.
2. Spelling
The next one is spelling. Of course if it is along name, it will be spelled. And you need to practice your spelling to make sure that you get the name correct. So make sure you practice spelling at home.
The next one is spelling. Of course if it is along name, it will be spelled. And you need to practice your spelling to make sure that you get the name correct. So make sure you practice spelling at home.
3. Common Names
The next one is common names. In the test I gave you, did you know why that some names are spelled and some names I didn't. For example Simon Brambling. I spell the name Brambling but I didn't spell Simon. Why? Well the reason is "Simon is a common name". IELTS expect you to know the spelling of common english names. That means you need to learn and practice them. So if it is a common name, IELTS Probably won't spell it. if it is a longer name, they will spell it. So make sure you learn a common name. Not all names will be spelled.
The next one is common names. In the test I gave you, did you know why that some names are spelled and some names I didn't. For example Simon Brambling. I spell the name Brambling but I didn't spell Simon. Why? Well the reason is "Simon is a common name". IELTS expect you to know the spelling of common english names. That means you need to learn and practice them. So if it is a common name, IELTS Probably won't spell it. if it is a longer name, they will spell it. So make sure you learn a common name. Not all names will be spelled.
4. Initials
sometimes IELTS might trick you and give you initials in state of name. Please be ready for that.
sometimes IELTS might trick you and give you initials in state of name. Please be ready for that.
5. Titles
titles are like Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms. If you are given a title in the test, please write it down. If you forget the title, it is wrong.
Well, that was some practice and some tips for you for listening for names. How many did you get right by the way? If you didn't get all of them right, please don't worry. This isn't your IELTS listening test. This is just a practice. It is better to make your mistake know and improve before you test. Thats all for this lesson. I will see you again in another IELTS lesson.
titles are like Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms. If you are given a title in the test, please write it down. If you forget the title, it is wrong.
Well, that was some practice and some tips for you for listening for names. How many did you get right by the way? If you didn't get all of them right, please don't worry. This isn't your IELTS listening test. This is just a practice. It is better to make your mistake know and improve before you test. Thats all for this lesson. I will see you again in another IELTS lesson.