When listening, you should concentrate carefully and focus all your attention on the given passage. Taking notes on the information needed is highly recommended. Remember that all the information that is necessary to answer the questions can be found within the given passage and you do not need to know any prior facts about the topic of the passage. Some questions begin by replying a short excerpt from the given passage, and some of the questions require you to remember what you heard.

To help you understand the passage that you will hear, study the following strategies to build and develop your listening comprehension skills:

- travelling and tourism
- types of holidays
- travel and travellers
- holiday objects
- language signs
- holiday experience
- types of roads
- means of transport

- appearance and personality
- character
- clothes and accessories
- modern trend and fads
- media
- fame
- lifestyles
- fashion
- art(s)
- idioms related to the topic
- similes

- types of houses
- rooms, appliances
- connectors and tools
- furniture and fittings
- renting/buying a house/flat
- parts of a house
- household chores
- architecture and styles
- idioms related to the topic