{"id":1374,"date":"2015-06-09T10:40:24","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T03:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorous-knowledge.flywheelsites.com\/?p=987"},"modified":"2020-10-10T16:15:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T15:15:56","slug":"ielts-listening-labeling-map-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/2015\/06\/09\/ielts-listening-labeling-map-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Listening- Labeling a Map or Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post will help you answer labeling map or plan IELTS questions more effectively by looking at common problems, useful language and giving you a strategy to use on test day.<\/p>\n

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Source: Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers.<\/p>\n

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This type of question\u00a0could appear in any of the four listening sections but it is most likely to appear in section 2. In section 2 you will listen to just one person talking about a non-academic topic. It is often someone giving information to an audience about an event or showing them around a building, such as a university or a hotel. This section is a little more difficult than section 1.<\/p>\n

Labeling a Map or Plan<\/h2>\n

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Source: Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers.<\/p>\n

This type of question requires you to identify the different parts of the map or plan by listening to and understanding a description or following directions. You will, therefore, be listening to a person\u00a0describing a map or plan or to someone showing a group of people around and you have to follow their directions.<\/p>\n

You might be given a list of possible answers, like above, or not and in this case, you will have to select the answer from the recording itself.<\/p>\n

The information you need to answer the questions is in the same order as on the recording.<\/p>\n

Common Problems<\/h2>\n
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  1. Not being aware of the vocabulary and functional language used to describe locations and directions. See our useful language section below.<\/li>\n
  2. Too much information. This question requires you to not only listen but to also follow a description or directions, understand the map or diagram and write short notes, all at the same time.<\/li>\n
  3. Spelling. A common problem in all IELTS listening<\/a> questions, but particularly in this type of question because you have to do so many things at the same time.<\/li>\n
  4. Visualization. This refers to your ability to form mental visual images. You will be sitting in an exam room and the person talking will be describing a plan you have never seen before. Unless you can imagine what it looks like it is very difficult to answer these questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Useful Language<\/h2>\n

    Below is a selection of vocabulary and phrases you should be aware of before doing the listening test:<\/p>\n