Tips For Listening Section

The main skill of the listening section is Note taking. If you are able to note down all the important points mentioned in the lecture, there is a good chance of getting almost all of the listening questions correct.

So, organizing what you hear is the most important part of the listening Section. Organize what you hear into three main categories:

Main ideas
Try to recognize the main ideas of the lecture as there is always a question formed around the main point of the lecture.These phrasesand statements signal the introduction of a main topic:
“Now I’d like to talk about . . .”
“Let’s turn our attention to . . .”
“Moving on to the next subject . . .”

Supporting details
A lecturer will present supporting
details in the form of examples or details that develop their
main idea. Keep attuned to these common words and
phrases that often introduce supporting facts or details:
for example for instance in particular
in addition furthermore some
others specifically such as

Lists/Types/Classification
Lecturers often use lists to organize their subject mat-
ter and introduce important points. Numbers can be a
verbal clue that a speaker is using a list:
The three different kinds of burns are . . .
There are four reasons why this happened.
Recent environmental laws have affected our area in
several ways.